Trade & FA 2024-25:

[KillerLeft]

That’s actually pretty big news. Dinwiddie, Lowry, DSJ are all options I’d guess.

I think it's interesting where they think the roster might have a slight hole, but given what Gump has been telling us regarding a cushion and that Stein explicitly states Morris is returning, this would require more than just signing one of those guys. Seems like they'd have to move someone else out to do it. Not impossible, obviously, but it still kind of seems like a long shot to me. 

About the targets you mention...I assume that this hole they're looking at is more of a PG hole than a defensive hole, unless Grimes is really more hurt than we realize. If they sign DSJ (knowing what we know about him being wanted by other teams to actually play), I'd view that as an indication that they're worried about Grimes being able to play, personally. 

I think Dinwiddie and Lowry are both good thoughts, if this is true. I wouldn't love the idea of moving off of anyone for either, but Lowry would be my choice. He's another veteran winner and might come in handy if Luka gets injured. 

I just want to go on record as saying giving up on Green AND Hardy in the same off-season might be going too far away from the youth we were all excited about last summer. You can't play Hardy, Exum and Grimes without at least one of them being on-ball, especially with Thompson, Marshall and Washington all being in the mix. If they do this, someone isn't going to get enough time, and I have a feeling it will be Hardy. In a contract year, that means you might as well trade him now. Offers aren't going to improve at the deadline if he's not in the rotation AGAIN. 

Then again, maybe they've already determined they don't want to extend him and that's part of what this is all about. Maybe trading him is part of the point here. If so, I hope they're setting their sights higher than Dinwiddie or Lowry.