08-21-2022, 03:06 PM
(08-21-2022, 01:33 AM)ItsGoTime Wrote: This statement goes both ways and is the reason I said the hold up isn’t Grimes as the title was saying. If the picks aren’t worth much it should be fine for Utah to lower the amount of picks they’re asking for, when they hypothetically are demanding Grimes.
Now, I know Ainge isn’t the type to budge on that, he’ll want both Grimes and all the picks he can get.
But I don't think it's an either or, for such a premium star player. Ainge expects to get the young developable players (Toppin, Quickly, Grimes) plus expiring filler (Rose?), accompanied by a suitable pick package (and since NY's picks are junky, it will take quite a few to add up to any value).
I don't think Ainge will cave, even if NY's hometown writers tell him he must, and in NY the question will then become if they really want Mitchell (because you know the price, and you pay it or do without).