TDL Archived: The 2nd Rnd Pick Yankee Swap

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If you think he’s being highly overrated, you’re reading too much into defending him against THJ’s skillset, especially for this team. Bogdan is basically a lesser JB who would come off the bench. He’s basically what we need THJ to be. I also believe he is worth more than THJ. That’s the basis for adding Maxi to the trade (that and I believe Collins has more value than Wood) and I didn’t want to add draft capital to the trade as I don’t think Atl is really looking for that.

"you’re reading too much into defending him against THJ’s skillset" .... I don't know what that means.

FWIW I wasn't trying to do a comparison of who is better of Bogi versus THJ at all (because I think ATL is done, making the idea moot), but was just reacting to the descriptions of Bogi vs what I have seen when he plays (and his numbers say the same thing).

I see Bogi as pretty much a traditional 2-guard. THJ too. And I don't think a 2-guard skill set fills this hole on the roster, any more than THJ would. Instead, they need another 1-guard, having discovered something when having the manpower to play 2 of those at a time, all the time. It really unlocks Luka's significant advantage he has when he can play off the ball, and abuse smaller or slower defenders in the post. Or use his gravity to open the floor elsewhere for opportunities for others, without him needing to handle the ball to do it.