05-03-2022, 10:55 AM
(05-03-2022, 09:09 AM)mvossman Wrote: I'm not sure I would call Turner a proven volume 3 shooter. He has shot well under NBA average from 3 for the last three seasons.
Our biggest issue right now is interior defense and Maxi is our best interior defender (by a lot). If we send him out in a trade its his defense that we will most need to replace. I think if we swap wood for Maxi we would still have significant interior defensive issues.
I'm not sure what Maxi market value is other than expiring. He had his worst shooting season since his rookie year, is going to be 31 and has struggled with injuries. Personally I think he is more important to us than we could get in a trade.
I was thinking other teams would at least play a little close and try to contest to make sure Turner never gets wide open 3s, but after looking at his recent wide open 3pt% they may not.
I don't want to trade Maxi but honestly, if DFS at the 5 ends up being the best lineup, might as well just do what it takes to go get Wood. Really no mythical creature out there that is the perfect center for this team anyway. I think Wood would be fine in this Phx matchup. There's really no Shaq-like dominant bully bigs in the league anymore and they get cooked by Luka anyways if they're on the floor. I thought the defense with KP was fine and he can't even back down a guard. Wood is pretty long at least and is close to the perfect offensive center. Worse defense, better offense (even rim runs), and less than half the salary of KP.