Fred VanVleet Rumors (original) (raw)

What does the start of this year feel like for you compared to last year? It’s your second year versus your first, and the expectations have obviously changed. Darko Rajakovic: That’s really good perspective. Really good question, because last year we had some new faces to the organization. In the summer losing Fred VanVleet, adding Dennis Schröder, having some of the guys that were here for a longer time. New coach, getting players used to that system. It was really trying to find a balance of how to move the needle offensively with the ball movement, playing together, while at the same time competing and trying to win. We entered the season with the mission to really compete for the playoffs. And then when everything started changing, when we decided to go into the rebuild, the mentality changed.