06-27-2024, 08:18 AM
(06-27-2024, 07:54 AM)KillerLeft Wrote: Grimes could potentially steal minutes/developmental time from Hardy (although not necessarily), so if it had to be done, I'd reluctantly include Hardy there.
A deal with Portland for Grant would absolutely steal minutes/developmental time from O-Max, so I'd be open to including him in that one.
That is where I come down also. You need one more salary if you do something for Grant (THJ/Green or THJ/Maxi) and OMax covers that need.
As I survey things, if Detroit won't play ball, we may be back to....
1. Waiting on cap room teams to see what else they can get (meaning THJ is their sloppy seconds)
2. Doing the Shamet deal and S/Wing the smaller amount
I still see a path potentially with Atlanta. If they trade Trae or Murray, they could use Green. If they want to clean the books a bit, THJ for Bogdan B. makes sense. AJ Griffin appears to be out of their rotation and makes that same $4mm-ish that Grimes makes. It doesn't quite get you to the NT MLE, but it may get you close enough. Griffin probably isn't as good as Grimes, but you are getting Bogdan, who solves quite a few things for us.