Not enough talent to contend. Too weak of a conference to tank. Strap in for perpetual mediocrity.
Oh hell, we're probably top-3 in overall raw talent, but it just has not been properly cultivated due to p--- poor coaching all season long. A failure to appropriately define roles and address the chemistry concerns just tainted the entire season and threw all of that talent down the drain.
Blame that on Danny. Try and pick his brain and see why he allowed the roster to get to this point...
Stockpiling talent? I get that...but at what cost?
My gut tells me that Kyrie comes back next season..he won't quit on us. But this roster needs an overhaul.
I think you see both Kyrie and AD or neither. If we don't land AD for whatever reason, I think you see Kyrie walk and we go young, likely trading Horford and/or Hayward if the right deals present themselves.
That said, I could just as easily see us missing out on AD, Kyrie walking, and then just running back with this same basic team to see what it can give you, even signing Horford to a longer-term, lower-money deal given how good of a vet he is to have around.