12-15-2025, 05:03 PM
(12-15-2025, 04:11 PM)F Gump Wrote: ATL really wants to move Trae ... and no one wants him ... but would you take him in this trade? I might. I'm not sure..It barely gets me to the "minimum" value I would expect for AD, but I think it gets there.
Upside: Trae is younger. His value might get better. (Kidd is really good with PG's.) He might create much-needed offense. The pick should add a young player to go with Flagg. The cap situation improves a bit (depending on where the picks would fall). Risacher might end up decent (although so far he's very iffy).
But many potential downside things to consider: Gotta swallow this season and one more of Trae's contract. The big men and defense become a potential weakness rather than strength, with AD gone and Young instead, Lively's health so iffy, and the desire to trade Gaff for Mathurin (I assume that would not happen, if AD was traded).
The trade:
AD - Hardy - Exum
FOR
Trae - Risacher - NO 2026 1st -might also need a 2nd
And when Kyrie comes back? Trae's your backup? And Nembhart waits patiently for one of them to get hurt.
In some ways I don't actually mind that - even though that's got to be the smallest PG trio in the NBA. That trade is probably more of a concern at our center position.