TDL Archived: The 2nd Rnd Pick Yankee Swap

[mvossman]

Who knows what the true value here is.  Certainly not me.  

I don't think Indy nor the half dozen teams looking for a center care where our preferences lie.  The cost is the cost.  You either pay it or you don't.  I get the desire (especially this time of year), to avoid complicating future drafts.  But Turner is a massive upgrade to what we had.  Not a single piece of the outgoing contributed anything to the WCF's run and we are also essentially adding another player in THJ for all intents and purposes.  That is a lot of incremental improvement.

So, we add Turner and Hardaway to the six who brought logged major minutes for two complimentary pieces a pick swap and 2025?  I wouldn't let 2025 stand in the way of that.  I'd do it and sign the extension with Turner, sign Brunson and call it a day.

I would let 25 stand in my way.  That will negatively impact our asset pool for years.  As much as I think this team would be better with Turner and Timmy, and I can squint and see a contender there, I still think we really need that 2 way wing to put us over the top, and this move makes it much harder to get that player.

If we were going to do something like this, no reason to send out Green.  Not sure Rick values him much, we are already sending out 2 firsts, and we have plenty of expiring contracts we can send out in his place.