06-20-2024, 10:40 AM
(06-20-2024, 10:27 AM)F Gump Wrote: I'm glad you put these 2 ideas side-by-side, because it highlights a point I've been wanting to make. Which is ....
...If you are a team wanting to turn cap room into a "human TPE" as you term it, why isn't THJ as good for that purpose as DJJ or anyone else? And does THJ being an offensive player perhaps add to his desirability, vs DJJ's lack of offense?
Even though I hear people saying these ideas repeatedly (being said separately), I have a hard time accepting that a team will invest a 22M contract in DJJ, in preference to 16M for THJ.
I think it comes down to the trade after the trade.
I think the Detroit that wants to push space into 25 and wants a local hero who will take a lot of shots on a bad team takes THJ.
I think the Detroit that wants to target a player they think will be the next Siakam in a TDL deal looks at the larger number (DJJ at $22mm plus Stewart at $15mm for Ingram?).