06-25-2024, 07:24 PM
(06-25-2024, 05:49 PM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: So many questions....
I think we have to start with what could Detroit possibly be thinking. I don't buy that they just like THJ and want to take him off our hands and give us a younger and better player for a second round pick. Sorry. This has to be part of some bigger plan for them. Maybe it is moving up in the draft. Maybe they need a 2025 pick (they don't have one) to move up or to make a deal for LaVine or Grant or Kuzma or some such. Whatever it is, it isn't just a Dallas/Detroit thing because someone once said something nice about Hardaway.
I don't think we have to worry about Nico giving away a completely unprotected pick for Grimes. I love Grimes and think he's be a great fit. But, that isn't Nico's MO. Kyrie? Maybe. Not Grimes.
I do think 2025 is probably in play here. Pretend DJJ played for someone else and just had the season he had. Pretend also that he was signed for 3 years and $33mm. Would you turn down a deal of THJ/2025 protected first for Grimes/DJJ? That is essentially what you are getting here. I'll say it again. I don't see that happening for just a second rounder.
I wonder what such a deal means to Hardy and/or Green. Many seem to think of a Grimes acquisition as a sign Green is going elsewhere. Maybe. My mind first went to Hardy. Hardy and Grimes o the floor together feels small. Grimes isn't a PG, but it isn't like Hardy is either. If we are going to continue to keep one of Kyrie/Luka on the court, I like them playing with Grimes and Green more than I do Grimes and Hardy...especially with Kyrie and especially in the playoffs.
I tend to agree. Would not be a fan of the 25 first round pick but you and SH made compelling thoughts about a protected first. I also wouldn't be a fan of losing Hardy. Green? I would need to see what we get back, but I don't know if I view Grimes as an upgrade.
The previous season before last when we played the KNicks, I made a comment on this board that Grimes looks like a 15-18 million dollar player that every team wants. Good shooter, plays a role, good defender, etc. He has really not been that player over the last year. So I really don't know what to think of him. He is not a creator, so I still think we would need at least one more wing who can create. I guess what I am saying, I don't know if this happens. If it does, it is probably more than we want to give up. I just hope it is not one of our few assets (25, 26, Hardy, Omax)