TDL Archived: The 2nd Rnd Pick Yankee Swap

[DanSchwartzgan]

Been trying to wrap my head around this.  Wouldn't the protection STILL mess with this? 

Yeah, I got carried away in my haste to post in a small window of time.

Having an unprotected first from Miami counts as our 23.  It doesn’t have to be ours.  But, you are correct that we would have to unprotect the NY pick to be able to trade 25 and 27 now.  

Speaking to the board in general now…I feel like Miami needs THJ to sub for injured Robinson more than they need the pick.  The question is whether Dallas has something lined up that requires picks in 23, 25 and 27.  For instance, you probably don’t eat Robinson for THJ (this season or long term) for just a pick.  But, if I told you that pick was the difference in getting Siakam or not?  Yeah, I do what I can to get that pick…including the downgrade from THJ to DR.  

There are all sorts of ways to juice the Dallas side.  Maybe it is pick plus something else.  I mentioned Jovic (leave out the Hardy part if you want) and a McGee/Dedmon swap.  Maybe it is multiple things.  Maybe Jovic goes to Toronto.  The good news is Miami probably needs this to happen sooner than later given the Robinson surgery.  

I really don’t think this is Lowry centric.  They have no way to replace him and what he does.  As FGump points out, Herro is playing well.  We’d be paying A LOT to do a THJ/Herro swap (and we don’t have A LOT to give).  And that is before you consider the Poison Pill aspect of this.  Robinson is all that’s left, but to me, he is more a means to and end (a bigger deal to come) than a target in and of himself.