TDL Archived: The 2nd Rnd Pick Yankee Swap

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I would be totally fine with sending them Timmy and an expiring Powell.  Given our minutes situation, we could start Hayward but keep his minutes limited.  We also have the Casey factor.  Charlotte gets to shed some cash, get a backup big, and get a good player on a descending contract.  I could see that as a win/win.  Then we get the best center we can with the tax MLE and maybe Dragic.  Perfect offseason.

I may be interested in this as well.  A few things, I am in the camp of holding steady unless I find a clear upgrade.    This may not be a clear upgrade due to injury concerns but it does make the roster a cleaner fit.   Plus, maybe there is some hidden upside if you can get and keep Hayward healthy.  Big if.

Charlotte is one of the irrelevant franchises I am really interested in what they do this offseason.    They may not be in a spot right now looking for trades as they have some egg in their face with their coaching search.  They also have picks 13 and 15 in the draft.  Do they get their center with one of those picks or do they make a trade?  If I was a Charlotte fan, I would be hoping Duran and Sochan fell to me with both picks.   That would be a nice pairing imo.  There are others I would like there too.   If they keep both picks, they would be adding two more rookies to go with the two rookies from last year.   That is a lot of young players for a team trying to win now.   Does MJ swallow the bullet and give Bridges a huge payday?   Do they extend PJ Washington?  

I could see Hardaway playing well under Dan'toni (if hired), but I am not sure they would be interested in taking on those additional years.   

Interesting idea though.