(06-02-2022, 12:30 PM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: This is where I land also. Filling two holes with our limited assets is really challenging. This does a decent job of filling both holes in one deal. We can extend Barnes and solve the free agent in 23 issue. I think the tougher question is the one Omahen raises...what if they want both picks (or pick swap in 22 and next available first after that).
We'd be locked into this roster for awhile, but I imagine Holmes getting the rebounds Powell didn't and hitting that little push shot when Luka passes to him in the mid roll. I envision Barnes hitting 45% on every 3 that Green or Frank took in the playoffs. And I envision an above average rim protecting center in at all times between Holmes and Maxi and I'm good with locking into this group for a few years. It is pretty dramatic improvement IMHO. How much depends on how off their norm both players were last season in cesspool Sacramento versus what they might be next to Luka.
I'm on board with Omahen. Its an easy call if its this years pick, but I am much less interested if its a future pick. Holmes is not going to be that expensive in assets to get, so we would be effectively trading away future options for potentially one year of Barnes. Even if he doesn't leave he will have a lot of leverage (like Brunson now) as its pay him or lose him for nothing. I would be more interested in sending out salary filler for Tobias Harris than a future pick for Barnes.