06-02-2025, 04:37 PM
(06-02-2025, 04:22 PM)Chicagojk Wrote: Yep, I am going down with the ship with Lively. I think he is a winning player and is the type of guy you want more of, not less. Of course, he may be injury prone and it may bite you. Jones may also be the better player. Although, the fit with him would still be odd. I just think Lively is not a player you trade. I think he has the skill and leadership to be on the floor at the end of a championship series.
I'd like to see Lively for another season and if he continues to miss games at the same rate, I'm fine moving on, but at the point if our front office decides to trade him, I'm guess most other teams are going to believe in the same narrative. Herb Jones seems like a finishing touch to a rotation type of player with a roster not near this construction, so the trade would mostly be about #7. So are there can't miss prospects in the 5-9 range that you'd love to have instead of Lively's potential and hopefully better health as he's finally coming into his man body? I'm in no rush so I'd rather just see what Lively is this year, but also don't know much about this draft class. Everything I've read says beyond #2, it's a bit of a crapshoot.