12-13-2024, 03:32 PM
(12-12-2024, 04:15 PM)mvossman Wrote: We got DJJ on a vet min deal. We sent 2nds and a THJ salary dump for Grimes. We spent well under the MLE for Naji in the open market. I recognize that Herb is an elite defender while those guys are just very good, but Naji and Grimes are probably better on the other end of the floor. I'm struggling to see that Herb is worth that much more in assets over those guys. In my mind those assets need to be reserved for the eventual Kyrie replacement.
My best guess for defensive reinforcements is still Thybulle around the trade deadline.
We signed him last year and we keep going after guys we love, his value is down because he‘s injured, he doesn’t fit Portland‘s timeline and he’s a guy you can put on Shai for 30 minutes. I hope he doesn’t cost more than Kleber, Hardy and a second rounder.