The 2023 trade for Jakob Pöltl startled - and angered - many. It was not Pöltl, the player, sparking the ire, but the implication.
Masai Ujiri thought otherwise. It was not the construction of the core...the problem. Rather, the failed centreless experiment.
Pöltl helped. The team starkly more efficient at both ends of the floor...Fred VanVleet benefitted most: a behemoth screener and capable roller.
Trade 'Em. The case for trading Pöltl is simple economics...the League has once again leaned into size.
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