01-17-2023, 05:11 PM
(01-17-2023, 03:27 PM)SleepingHero Wrote: https://twitter.com/TheNBACentral/status...fA_-osAAAA
Can we please get Deandre Ayton...
No we cannot. We simply do not have the assets. The only way we can improve this roster is by chipping away with many "smaller" moves we need to nail.
Trade 1:
To Dallas: Hayward + McDaniels
Hayward is not the actual prize here. He´s just a throw in, with health upside and a shorter contract than THJ. Dallas get a young prototypical 3&D wing.
To Charlotte: Levert + Powell
Full immediate cap relief and some re-trade value (immediately or summer S&T)
To Cleveland: THJ
They get a high percentage off ball shooter/bench scorer on a team full of playmakers (Garland, Mitchell, Rubio, Neto)
Trade 2:
To Dallas: Bitadze + Duarte
Dallas gets two young players with upside, that have shown glimpes, but clearly have a down year. Bitadze has health and anger management concerns. Duarte is just in his second season, but he´s already 25 year old and having an horrible season. 7 PPG, 33% from field, 26% from three.
To Atlanta: Bullock + J. Smith
Cost controlled roleplayers that can contribute right away. Cap management.
To Indiana: Collins
They get the best player in the deal.
Those are kind of realistic moves, so you end up with....
Doncic/Dinwiddie/Ntilikina
Green/Hardy/Duarte
McDaniels/Hayward/Lawson
DFS/Kleber/Bertans
Wood/Bitadze/McGee