TDL Archived: The 2nd Rnd Pick Yankee Swap

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While OG is certainly desirable, it's hard to see him as a looming all-star. You don't tend to get selected without stellar numbers especially scoring. Nor is he particularly efficient offensively.

I'm also not convinced a player like him (whose primary value is defense) will ever command "all in" offers of picks and players like is being talked about here. While that's the going rate for a proven all-star, it's not what you pay for a good (but not elite) starter. He's a primary player - but not even the best - on a team that isn't even play-in caliber.

I agree that his numbers certainly don't scream all star right now but I would also say that while he isn't the most efficient offensive player out there, he also isn't what I would consider inefficient and there certainly seems to be room to grow.  The kid is already averaging 19 points a game as what is basically a 4th option, I think if you plugged him into Hardaway's role here that that number probably bumps up closer to 24ish points a game and when you pair that with his defense I think he would start to get all star consideration.  Could be wrong, just kind of making a gamble.

I disagree on what it would cost (although would be super stoked if I'm wrong about that) simply based on all the news coming out of Toronto on what the cost would be (I believe they said "a shitload").