After draft, Where to from here?

[R Howe]

OK, I am trying hard to go with what happened today.  My assumption is that there are more moves to come to balance the team. 

Remaining assets:

1. G. Green - Biggest loser post trade, playing behind R. Allan, T. Allan & Pierce. May get some PT until T. Allan comes back healthy or when given opportunity really steps up his development like A. Jeff did last year, barring that welcome development I think he is the loser to be the primary backup to Pierce & R. Allen, if only because T. Allan is our best defender if healthy.  

2. Ratliff contract, need to use before mid-season, the ultimate trade facilitator for someone trying to unload an unhappy overpaid but good player. 

3. Future picks in weaker drafts? unless of course we end up bottom feeders again.

Thats it ! 

Perks/Gomes? good role players and oh yeah only bigs besides Al Jeff that the C's have, Ok we still have Scal and Kandi. We have Rhondo but after today besides a 2nd rd rookie he is all we have at the point, so he becomes untouchable. A Jeff who should be untouchable but isnt, Pierce, R Allan? what equal value do we get for them with long term contracts and the draft finnished? T Allan is more valuable to us than what he would fetch considering the injury he is coming off from.

Contrast this condition to before making this deal:

Heading into today, besides the above mentioned assets, we had Wally's and his next years expiring contract, a fairly well respected West and the 5th pick in a loaded draft that many teams were looking to trade up in, with  our needs being at the 3-5 positions along with a backup PG. what do we end up with? a sweet shooting, cap killing, older two guard that will have to blend his game with Pierce......... ok I am trying to calm myself back to whats next for our C's?

The most obvious follow-on moves would be for big salary targets often mentioned before the draft (KG, O'Neil, Matrix, Amare) but what do we have left to entice players/teams when we now have two near max salaries, no enticing 5th pick to package with Ratliff and lets say a Green which appeared to be the admission to just talking for such players especially when that was in essence what we paid for R. Allen. 

So my question remains where to from here? 

       
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