TDL Archived: The 2nd Rnd Pick Yankee Swap

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BSPN trade machine says DP for Jae works.  Also says +6 wins for PHX and -5 wins for the Mavs.  Huh?? 

I doubt PHX would even consider that trade.  Probably want RB.

Hollinger's numbers in the Trade Machine love Powell, who has a high PER and plays a lot of minutes. As a result, it always gives wildly weird evaluations for Powell trades.

As far as trading for Crowder, he's not as good (or valuable) as you (and others here) seem to think from afar. His shooting is incredibly blah (he's closer to Brick-and-D than 3-and-D) and he's nothing more than average-to-mediocre overall. He has a career average 12.7 PER (when league average player is 15), and he's been even worse than that in PHX. He's pretty much just a try-hard guy, kinda like Powell in that regard.

He would probably be a good fit as a backup, rotating behind DFS and Bullock. But OTOH, he has no upside, and Green has a chance to be as useful, but with more future -- that's relevant because Crowder would keep Green from getting minutes.

One more issue - the Suns would probably be looking to include him a trade that brings them an upgrade in some way, and Powell isn't likely to be their answer.