Fans and the media are getting way too focused on the 'need a superstar' thing. There's also a strategy you could call the 'incremental upgrade'. That is you upgrade piece by piece as opportunities become available.
The team has good young talent, a newly minted star who's still improving, no bad contracts and lots of picks and flexibility. They only way I mortgage the future is for another proven young star who's just entering his prime. We already have one of those guys in Thomas. He needs help but not necessarily Horford/Howard help that has asterisks attached.