I'm not interested in being just "competitive". The 80s and mid 90s Blazers; milquetoast squads that rarely went past the first round of the playoffs with no hope of ever being elite. I'll buy a full rebuild before I buy that.
I'm actually a big proponent of blowing it all up rather than trying to limp along with what we have with some minor tweaks, but in the meantime, I think it would make sesne for Cho to flip some of these expiring contracts we have and some of the guys well over thirty for some younger, slightly more dynamic players before they lose all value. The real trouble is that this team can't really be blown up with Roy's massive contract (the years and the money) and the state of his degenerating knees -- it's an overimplistic analogy but it's something like a fishing boat getting its nets caught in the screws; there's not much you can do to fix it until you get a tow and lift it out of the water. It's not what anybody wants to hear, but being "merely" competitive is maybe this team's best bet for the next couple of years, minus getting lucky in the lottery and landing a true franchise type player to replace Roy.
Batum definitely, Matthews also, since his contract gets smaller starting next year, maybe Rudy if they can convince him to play for them... they might take a flier on Roy, but I doubt it.
Boobie Gibson for the spark off the bench and 3 point shooting and maybe take a flier on Powe. Of course, Varejao as well.
