2021-2022 ROSTER TALK: [ARCHIVED]

[Jakeospikez]

He might hit a 3 at an above average rate, but the issue is he literally cannot score anywhere else. He has a career average 37% from the field overall. He takes 12 shots a game! At that efficiency, no offense can work well. 

His biggest detriment is his size. It totally nullifies him in the playoffs. He only played 10mpg this year, versus the 29 he was getting in the regular season. I also don't find it a coincidence that Charlotte got a lot better as soon as Graham left and let Roizer (and mainly Ball) get more opportunities.

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I  don't see why Hayes is worth taking on a guy who literally won't work here. Hayes is fine. He's a good roller, but to invest 11 mil in dead money + whatever assets it takes to get him? Too rich for my blood. 

If anything Larry Nance is probably just as available, would cost way cheaper in a trade, and we don't have to take on Graham for him.

I don't see Nance as being more available. He was huge in their playin & playoff games. They definitely want to keep him. He has versatility to fit with whoever they're playing with including Zion. They need to keep their vets, they're out of time to continue developing Hayes and he is not going to want to stay there continuing to play in a situation that doesn't fit him. Their fans are looking to trade Hayes, not Nance.

Graham is horrendous from 2. He's got that early Kemba Walker like inefficiency on 2 pointers. Undersized and doesn't know how to finish over NBA bigs. I don't think he'll ever be anywhere near the level Brunson is at scoring inside. Probably look more like Josh Green did going against Gobert than Brunson. It'd be 11 mil of dead cap for sure. NO does have way too many picks now though, maybe a rebuilding team takes on Graham and some of those picks in a multiteam deal. I just threw together something quick with Portland. Mavs have a lot of expirings to help facilitate deals too. Surely Nico can come up with something.