(01-21-2023, 01:51 PM)mvossman Wrote: I think Covington has been a better player than Bollock the last couple of seasons, and while he is having a down year, it has not been nearly as bad as Bullock before this last week or two.
Bullocks average is nothing special. But he has traditionally a couple of months of very below average performance and a couple of months of great performances each season. The good months are much better than what RoCo provides as he is more balanced throughout the season. In this light I prefer Bullock in the second half of the season, unless assets are coming my way. For the expiring salary match next season, Bullock or RoCo basically make zero difference.
Another thing - looking at LAC roster, I am not even sure why they would have any interest in RB. They have endless roster of good players that can play on positions 2-3: George, Kawhi, Powell, Kennard, Mann, young guys. Not sure where RB brings improvement. Number one thing for them is to get healthy. Number two, they could perhaps use another center (either back-up or even better one than Zubac).
However, lets assume LAC is looking at Bullock. Here is "my" negotiating position:
Dear Clippers. I know you have the highest expectations this season, if you can get your team healthy. Your stars are getting older and will likely not become less injury prone as time goes by. Us, on the other hand, we have more time. Our only goal this season is to get Luka in MVP consideration, we are not contending. We have time. Bullock is a known offseason player, as you could see last season. He played 40+ mpg, provided great deffense and hit his shots. Not sure where you would use him on your current roster, but it was you that called me. I know he hasn't been good, but he is rounding up to his best version now. He is also a fan favorite and we noticed 10 % increase in women audience caused by his stimulating haircut.
As I said, I am not really looking to get competitive this season and I know you are not calling because you want to trade George. So, looking at your roster, how about RoCo? You have a logjam at PF and he is declining last couple of seasons. He is a year older and costs a bit more than RB. So, taken all of this into consideration, I would need something more to appease the governor and fans. What do you think about Brandon Boston and a second rounder? I could use a couple of cheap bodies next season. Not likely any of them would give us much value, but we have to put 15 bodies on the bench.