J. Kyle Mann

I think we've been saying this about them for a little while now, but they did a nice job of making sure that their defense was just virtually unplayable on most nights.

And so they find themselves at the bottom here again, but yeah,

Laurie just seemed too good in order to keep him out there or to move on from him because he seems like a real foundational player.

Keontae George, as we've talked about several times this season, looks like a real player there.

And so you get Walker Kessler back next season, resign him after he comes back healthy, and you pop in Jaron Jackson.

All of a sudden, this looks like a big old team.

That really could be a force almost as immediately as next year even.

Yeah, I do like that it gives them an identity right off the bat.

And while Laurie has played more at the three, I believe in the Cleveland years, he's basically just a jumbo movement shooter to begin with.

So he really functions offensively as a three to begin with.

I also love the versatility it provides because he's

Kessler, I think is going to net out both in contract and play style, something around like what Jaron Allen is, where he's probably overqualified to only be playing 20 to 25 minutes.

And if you need to size down, if you really want to Jack the offense, all of a sudden Jaron can play five closing minutes at the, at the five and then Lori slots back into the

Now, I do think it's incumbent upon them to find a true blue like perimeter stopper because that spot at the two is going to be absolutely critical.

And I do think like Ace, like we'll see how he kind of fits into all of this.

But Ace himself is huge.

He's like, what, 6'10", 11?

And so like they have like not only like a vision for who they are, they also have a flexibility, which is what we've seen in the regular season is more paramount than most things.

Yeah, I heard some quibbling over whether or not Jaron, like how good of a player is he ultimately, especially because next season is when the extension kicks in.

He's getting paid $50 million.