Trade & FA 2024-25:

[SleepingHero]

You guys like Avida more than Grant, I know he's younger, but I haven't followed much of Avida.

Those in the Avdija camp value him because of his defense and ability to lead an offense Luka style. He isn't a better shooter/scorer by any means than Grant. But he makes the hustle plays that don't show up in the stat sheet. Good box outs, deflections, just a high energy guy. He's also way younger than Grant, by 6 years.

Those in the Grant camp value him for his polished offensive game and history of being a high level 2-way player on winning teams. Though he hasn't shown much of that side the last 4 years, he's still a very talented guy. He's highly mobile for his size, and he just about fills everything we want from a forward. Downsides are his attitude (does he even want to sacrifice/play winning basketball?), defense (can he resume to trying on that end again?), and contract (dude is supremely overpaid).


I lean more toward Avdija, but there are merits for either guy.