Caruso can defend the wing at a high level too. Right now they are practically smothering on every level of that defense. Jalen Williams isnt a particularly strong defender, but they should be ok with that.
They still have some moves they need to make. They need to get tougher on the glass and they could probably use some vet bench scoring. Outside of picks they also have a couple moderately attractive young players that arent getting playing time
Yup. Issue is with a 6'5 startying PF and an offensive 4 type at the 5 it is tough to defend the paint and rebound.
I really thought that would be the first move they made.
This move actually makes them a little smaller as Caruso is 3 inches shorter than Giddey.
BUT Giddey was benched during the Mavs series and it can be hard to repair that type of relationship.
Of all teams in the NBA you'd love to be OKC the next 5-7 years with those players and trade assets.
The challenge for Presti is always the running of the operation once you have achieved success and stockpiled assets.
How do you handle success and paying everyone and keeping all these guys happy?
But it is a problem every other team would gladly take.
