I don't want to put too much stock into Summer League, but the value of our young core could rise with a strong performance from Simons, Trent, Skal, and Nassir. I'm still unsure if we should go all-in by trading away potential stars (major Drazen and Jermaine flashbacks) for established ones already. I do think Neil waits until Baze and Hassan's contracts are able to be moved and a month or two of regular season action passes to see just how close we are to contention as well as the internal development of the aforementioned young core plus the likely starting power forward in Zach Collins. The worst thing we could do is move a player like him now and miss out on his (potential) breakout year (ie: Pascal Siakam).
Lastly, and most importantly, we have NO idea on what Nurk's timeline looks like or how long it'll take him to regain his pre-injury form. It may take a full season so going all in this year would be a waste. With Kawhi not joining the Lakers, there are no super teams in the NBA and it looks to be very much open for a plethora of teams to challenge for the title for the foreseeable future. We have maintained our cap flexibility with our summer moves to date and could make our move next summer. I know a lot of us don't want to wait, but we might have to given what we have in terms of assets (Young Core) and Nurkic.
