Guys on rookie scale contracts being big contributors on champions is rarely a thing. Denver had just one of them last year (Christian Braun), and he was the 7th/8th man. Similar for GSW, Milwaukee.I think they are doing a modified "blow it up"...which could end up blowing up in their faces. Ujiri clearly thinks these 20-24 year olds are more valuable than mid to late 1sts, which is probably true. The issue is that the players Ujiri is getting aren't on rookie scale contracts, which could lead to a very expensive team in the middle of the pack doing nothing.
Will be interesting to see what he does with Siakam. On the outside looking in, it seems like they have to move him but Ujiri has been running counter to public opinion for a bit now
The Raps had Siakam/OG/FVV; they're the exception that proves the rule.
The Celtics are the favorites right now, and you have to go down to their 7th/8th guys to find those players. Everyone else is vets getting paid.
As long as your core guys are on contracts for 15-25% of the cap, you can absolutely have 3-4 of them without it being a big deal. Now, to be clear, they better be your actual core guys, or else you're the Hawks.