Ok, let's see them do it again. The 18th of a 30-part series profiling every team in the NBA.
Off-season Grade: C+. Lee was a cost-cutting move they had to make, partly for cap reasons and partly out of respect to him. Thompson is an adequate-at-best replacement. The reviews were high on Looney early on, but then he had to go under the knife to repair a torn labrum. They never really addressed their lack of depth in the backcourt. They gave Ben Gordon a shot but cut him after 16 minutes of run in two preseason games.