Trade & FA 2024-25:

[loki]

Deandre Hunter is intriguing, not as a replacement for DJJ, as was being discussed, but maybe to rotate behind PJ and DJJ at the 4/3 the way Grimes will rotate at the 3/2?I'm not sure it's ideal, but it does something for me. I haven't thought about it much though.

I was in love with Patrick Williams back when he went 4th, but he has apparently not developed a bit since draft night. Still raw as the day he was drafted. My Chicago friends hate him. He just never developed any usable skills, and even his defense isn't what you'd hope it would be. If that's the target, I really think just playing O-Max is the better choice.

I'd like to see two offense/defense platoons. Grimes/DJJ and Player X/PJ. It might make sense to start one of the scorers and bring one off the bench. But either way, you've got a ton of flexibility to mix and match lineups.

I go back and forth on Hunter. I want to like him, but I'm not sure he really has any elite skills. Feels like another Harrison Barnes at times.

Williams seems to have some of the Josh Green confidence/lack of aggression issues. That might be a good call on preferring Omax.