06-23-2025, 11:43 PM
(06-23-2025, 11:27 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: Wow, I totally forgot about Henderson. Buuuut, I don't get the vibe that they're acquiring Holiday to flip him, sooooo this is kind of going away from youth, nay? Holiday is coming to take Henderson's job, not Simons', so this is kind of admitting Henderson is a bust, as I read things. Maybe that's the wrong assumption, however.
Simons is better then Henderson, but I don't think that Portland had any interest in giving Simons another contract. While I think Henderson will end up a bust, they'll probably give that at least one more season before making that evaluation and having a veteran beside him might help his progress. Keeping Jrue a year might make him easier to flip as he'll have less years remaining on that contract. I don't think he's fallen off a cliff, but his contract length and number is probably too daunting for most teams. I don't think it was wise for Portland to give up picks in the trade even if they are only second rounders. They should be looking to OKC's rebuild and gathering assets, not sending them out.