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Feels like a fair amount needs to go right for this to work out well. IF we get Stanley and he stays healthy (unlikely) that's a huge upgrade and, at least for a year, a positive short-term answer.
What seems sensible to me is the implicit move to prioritise OT over guard. I also think, realistically, we just have to use some in-house options on the IOL now, and see what we have with Kingsley and Nourzad. It also seems reasonable to assume this was the most realistic way to free up space to get Stanley.
What I like less is the suggestion the money saved on Thuney just gets ploughed back into extending Smith. Yes he's younger, but he's also nowhere near as good. The previous suggestion doing the rounds of extending Thuney and letting Smith walk seemed the preferable option, as I'd rather 3 more years of an ageing Thuney than Smith, tbh.
I still think, realistically, this was another bandaid year. Patching LT up with a vet like DJ or going younger and less experienced but cheaper, and still an upgrade, with someone like Jaylon Moore, but keeping Thuney next to them. I imagine Stanley would be a 1 year deal, 2 max anyway.
Probably not my preference, but I guess we'll see
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