I know some national people said trading Waddle & signing Willis seemed contradictory/incongruous, but I don't see it that way because their plan seems simple enough and rationale:
1) If you see a QB that you think can be really good (as they do with Willis) and get him signed for 3 years at good value, get him in the building ASAP! That's sensible.
2). Collect as many draft picks as you can but hold onto incumbent young building blocks that you identified as building blocks and view as building blocks unless a team absolutely blows you out of the water with a trade offer.
3) Be very selective when you splurge with big $$ in free agency. This team will be built primarily through drafting and retaining productive draft picks.
4) Clear up the enormous cap problems.
5). Don't go into this season trying to lose to land a top QB. They want to field a representative product (it's fair to season-ticket holders) while building up the roster for the longterm and while knowing that not every need can be realistically filled in one offseason. They think Willis could be "the guy" but have flexibility to get someone else if he's not.
6) Get value veterans (at our near the minimum) who have flashed or have a talent that (in 4 cases in the past week) made them second day picks to begin with.
They've done or embarked on a path with all of these things.
I interpret it as it really just being a two year deal and they're hedging their bets.
If Willis doesn't work out - fine. He'll be the bridge guy and they can get out of it after 2027 anyway, and they'll just draft a guy 13 months from now who sits on the bench for a year.
But if he DOES work out despite this lack of supporting cast, then they know they really do have a guy and they use their 2026 pick in a loaded class to improve the situation.
In Wilt's 100 game, Philly was letting NYK score quickly in the 4Q so they could get the ball back and feed the big man.
Kobe took 13 of LA's 17 FGA - and all 13 of their FTA - in the 4Q to get to 81.
No one's ever scored 70+ "ethically". What Bam did is insane and joyous.