01-09-2023, 10:47 AM
(01-09-2023, 10:10 AM)Branduil Wrote: The problem with THJ is you can't bench him or his play sinks like a rock, but he's not really good or consistent enough to be a starter. At least not on this team. And as long as he's here he'll be blocking guys like Green or Hardy from starting.
I think that’s why he only works as a trade piece for the Cavs at the moment as they have a glaring hole at the wing, feel that Lavert doesn’t give them what they need and think Okoro isn’t ready yet. So in their case he absolutely is good enough to be a starter.
For the record, I do think he is good enough to be a starter here and it’s crazy how much we’ve needed him because of DEFENSE during this stretch where everyone is out but I’m ready to start moving towards a future roster state with Luka and that begins by moving Green into the starting lineup to see what he’s really got. I for one do not think Lavert would start here and be brought in as a rental for bench production (and hopefully as a means to extend Wood).
I mentioned this before but if you can finesse Okoro into this deal using Frank and SRPs then you have put yourself in a position to go hard after any player in the 18-25 mil range without giving up Green or Hardy.