Pulling a Theo Epstein? He needs to pull another Masai ujiri. Building a contender in large markets that can attract free agents in a sport without a salary cap is easy stuff compared to what Masai has done.
Giving up assets just for the privilege of paying Lindor 250-300 million doesn't excite me too much. So much of his value is defense too so how will he age? He's not an elite hitter like Mookie Betts.
Don't see why they would spend money on realmuto when we have two good young catchers. That would be a signing just to please fans if they don't land any other big piece.
I doubt they'll ever sign a big time FA. In the NBA, the only places that attract superstar FAs are California, New York, and Miami. if Harden is available you do everything you can to trade for him.
AA was a mediocre gm here and and most of the heavy lifting in Atlanta was done before him . Atkins has actually built a young and exciting roster so he's probably better than AA, not a high bar though.
When was the last time the spurs played Harden in the playoffs? Like 4 years ago. All of harden's defensive metrics are fine and he's had the biggest offensive load in the NBA.