FA or RFA I would build around
1. Leonard
2. Butler
3. Jordan
4. Green
Pass on all others..
Number 4 is Draymond Green, right (I know that it's not Jeff Green, lol )? Even if it is, none of those guys are cornerstones/franchise players, imo. Don't get me wrong, they're very good players, but not on the level of Pierce when he was the only one here, or Paul George, etc. That's the kind of player that we desperately need to find. Hopefully we'll get a good pi...oh never mind, lol.
So Leonard (finals MVP) and Butler are not cornerstones, but you wanted to build around Rondo and called him the best PG in the nba. Kindly elaborate.
Yeah, Butler has the makings of a cornerstone player for sure, while Leonard is an extremely capable player in all aspects of the game who can turn it on when it really matters. You have to remember that Leonard has been working his way up from the bottom in a system that requires patience, professionalism, and ball-movement. It is very possible that he could break out in a major way if given a little more leeway.
I agree that it's hard to call Jordan a superstar, but if you put a couple of scorers around him, you have your interior defense and rebounding sewn up for years to come.
There really isn't a lot of risk in any of these guys. While one (or all) of them may prove to be slightly overpaid, they aren't the types I question in terms of effort and ability to produce (ie, I don't see another Villanueva, Gordon Pistons situation).