2021-2022 ROSTER TALK: [ARCHIVED]

[ItsGoTime]

I literally think that trading KP for a 33-34 year old Kyle Lowry is nuts.  I really do....  It seems that these KP trades just are going down the hole of "well, if we can get a can of beans for him, let's do it."  Oh my word. (I don't think that Kyle Lowry is a can of beans, but I'm talking about the direction these trades are heading toward.)

I like Kyle Lowry and I'd love to have him on this team, but I'm not giving him $25-30 mill/year, as Woj predicts his contract will be.  

https://twitter.com/TheNBACentral/status...50017?s=20

I think if we come out of the off-season with Lowry as our big signing, we are in for Luka leaving in 3 years...and if we trade KP for it, and are running the superstar duo of Lowry and Luka, I wouldn't blame Luka for leaving at all.  I don't dislike Lowry at all, but I don't want to over-rate him either.

To me, we are into the full on "grass is always greener on the other side of the fence" scenario for a lot of people with KP.  I think a lot of people have gotten so irritated with him that it's literally more emotional than intelligent right now.   I'm reminded of a quote...from all people, Jerry Jones. "Don't let your money get mad."  The meaning is to warn against talking yourself into emotional driven decisions that are not factually smart...and I think that's exactly where a lot of people on this board are with KP.

I think trading KP for a player in their 20s (anywhere) that is a clear cut #2 to be here long-term is totally acceptable, but trading him for a dude on the last leg of his career, starting a max deal, just isn't wise, to me.  I could completely be wrong, but I can't go there with you.

I'm with you on this to a point. IF we were to get Holmes or a good replacement with Cap money/secondary trade AND extract a couple firsts from Tor in the deal (very doubtful, however, the biggest target for a first is a 2023 so we can have our full arsenal of picks back), I'd be ok with this type of deal AT THE END of doing the other stuff, not before. Too many years of getting kicked in the Gortats to leave anything to chance. 

Either that, or, making a KP and some other player(s) trade for Lowry and one of Siakam/Boucher/Anunoby. Something like KP and DFS for Lowry and Boucher then having the money left over to sign Holmes or some other PF/C type.

Basically I'm good with trading KP by looking at an overall offseason value, but if the actual trade doesn't fit high compensation for him, I want picks included to make it up.