Daniel Sedin or Henrik Sedin
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One dynamic in the NBA is you're not going to draft all of your superstars, but you probably have to draft at least one to attract the other guys.
So like as a lure, it's like, oh, hey, I could go play with Giannis in Milwaukee.
I wouldn't normally go to Milwaukee, but if I can go to go play with Giannis, that all of a sudden becomes pretty interesting.
And I think there's a similar dynamic where your roster is part of it.
Can players who are looking to go elsewhere see a path to winning?
You need to have that in place, and drafting is going to be part of that if you can hit on a superstar.
Like San Jose, obviously, is all of a sudden a much, much more attractive destination than it would have been if they hadn't drafted Macklin Celebrini.
But to your point, part of it is all of the off-ice stuff and the amenities.
And maybe first and foremost among that is a practice facility.
You need it to appeal to top free agents.
You need it to be... And, you know, appealing to top free agents is not necessarily just about...
July 1st, right, as we've seen.
the superstar players often move a year out during that pre-agency stage.
They've signed those bridge contracts.