just checked the trades through which we built the 2011 championship team and the trades we made in recent years, and found some interesting similarities in terms of trade partners.
nets: big trade that gave us our 2nd best player (Kidd and Kyrie)
Charlotte: guy who improved our D dramatically (TC and PJ)
Washington: solid role player (Lincoln and gafford)
it might be a bit superstitious but it gives some clue which team we shall seek a trade with. we got Marion from Toronto. we were very close to getting Siakam at a time but got outbidded by pacers. Siakam and OG would have been great but their price tags were just beyond our affordability, knowing each guy would have cost more than PJ and Gafford combined. Olynyk is a good and reasonable choice imho. solid big who plays hard on both ends, with shooting range and decent ball distribution, an absolute upgrade over Maxi.
nets: big trade that gave us our 2nd best player (Kidd and Kyrie)
Charlotte: guy who improved our D dramatically (TC and PJ)
Washington: solid role player (Lincoln and gafford)
it might be a bit superstitious but it gives some clue which team we shall seek a trade with. we got Marion from Toronto. we were very close to getting Siakam at a time but got outbidded by pacers. Siakam and OG would have been great but their price tags were just beyond our affordability, knowing each guy would have cost more than PJ and Gafford combined. Olynyk is a good and reasonable choice imho. solid big who plays hard on both ends, with shooting range and decent ball distribution, an absolute upgrade over Maxi.
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