this team could use the starpower of a Diggins-Smith. also starpower in the post. there’ll be some options, but they need to be aggressive in free agency given their first-round picks situation for the next couple years.
they’ll really need to pick their next GM carefully in particular, let alone HC.
Add in Diggins-Smith, bring back C Williams, Alanna Smith & Gardner.
PG: Diggins-Smith/Evans SG: CWilliams/Mabrey SF: Copper/Gardner/draft pick PF: Harrison/ASMith/Berstch C: EWilliams/Yueru or Kone
Mabrey ain’t getting benched. adding a SDS likely means letting CWill walk from a salary standpoint, as i’m guessing CWill’s production this year including a proven ability to run the PG spot will cause her price to go up. (hell, the Storm could sign CWill if we don’t sign SDS.)
Looking at Spoon's coaching record, she did well with other people's recruits but didn't do so well when they left. Which means the W is perfect for her.
The fact that she's been a head coach before is huge, and also that she's worked in the NBA.
Sadly, though, she's still stuck with the Sky's roster.
imo it'd be smart of them to cash in on EWill's good year by trading her. that would free up a bit of cap space. i'm sure they'd prefer to re-sign Alanna Smith in a scenario that says they can only keep one.
since they once again can't tank this year, they'll need to go all-in on free agency. if Diggins-Smith and Tina Charles are particularly gettable for Chicago, signing both in a timely manner would at least be something of a starting point – if you're one to think those two don't ruin everything they touch, of course. 😅 although come to think of it, i wonder if there'd be any lingering bad blood between those two stemming from 2022 when Charles divorced her way out of Phoenix and Diggins-Smith was left to fend for herself lmao.