06-26-2022, 04:36 PM
(06-26-2022, 04:20 PM)Okstate819 Wrote: No argument that Jrue would be ideal. To me, Dejounte Murray is a younger Jrue in many ways. Regarding trading for such a piece, I think the asking price of 3 1sts and John Collins highlights how unrealistic it would be to think expirings plus picks could get you there.
Jrue is actually a better fit than Murray. He is a better perimeter defender (Murry is still good) and a much better perimeter shooter. Murray is a better distributer and rebounder, but that is not as necessary next to Luka.
No way they are getting Collins and 3 firsts. I think those were two separate tweets. Its not asking prices you need to compare to (which are generally higher than what is actually achieved), its actual trades that you should use for comps.
As an example, next offseason somebody like Siakam, who will be expiring and 37 mil will not cost more assets than we have. Assuming Toronto sends Anunoby out soon they will likely be in rebuild mode. Expiring salary filler and a couple of firsts would probably be enough. There are plenty of other options like this.