Major caveat: Will managing partner Vivek Ranadive keep his sticky fingers out of the picking?
The young core for next season is composed of Buddy Hield, Bogdan Bogdanovic, Willie Cauley-Stein, Skal Labissiere, Georgios Papagiannis, and Malachi Richardson. The terrific upside of these “works in progress” must be tempered with the expectations of a necessary growth curve.
Returning veterans are Kosta Koufos, Arron Afflalo, Anthony Tolliver, Langston Galloway, and Garrett Temple. This is a solid core of proven players.
Veterans not under contract are Tyreke Evans, Darren Collison, Ty Lawson, and Ben Mclemore.