01-04-2020, 09:01 AM
(This post was last modified: 01-04-2020, 10:35 AM by DanSchwartzgan.)
I personally think we are spending time on the wrong Piston. Christian Wood is the much better fit for our system.
Drummond is very likely to forego his player option and become a UFA this summer, so Detroit doesn't have great leverage here. BUT, very few teams have cap room. So, the agent's interest is to get Drummond to a place he wants to be that happens to also be able to either extend him or pay him using Bird rights.
This kind of buy low and retain strategy sounds like a Mav's move (and the agent is an historically cooperative one), but I have serious doubts. Priority #1 is to maximize Luka and this doesn't do it. I don't think Carlisle could have been any more emphatic about style of play and Drummond is really good at what we don't want to do. Drummond MIGHT make the team better, but it would substantially change the nature of the game we play on offense. I also think we'd have huge problems with perimeter defense with Drummond and KP on the floor at the same time.
Either Maxi or Powell would have to go in any deal and both are great fits here. The idea should be to add to what we have and that can be done much cheaper than $30 million. If you do Drummond now, you've limited what you can do this summer...especially if you have to take on any additional salary to balance out the trade. I like fantasy trades, but I don't see this one.
Drummond is very likely to forego his player option and become a UFA this summer, so Detroit doesn't have great leverage here. BUT, very few teams have cap room. So, the agent's interest is to get Drummond to a place he wants to be that happens to also be able to either extend him or pay him using Bird rights.
This kind of buy low and retain strategy sounds like a Mav's move (and the agent is an historically cooperative one), but I have serious doubts. Priority #1 is to maximize Luka and this doesn't do it. I don't think Carlisle could have been any more emphatic about style of play and Drummond is really good at what we don't want to do. Drummond MIGHT make the team better, but it would substantially change the nature of the game we play on offense. I also think we'd have huge problems with perimeter defense with Drummond and KP on the floor at the same time.
Either Maxi or Powell would have to go in any deal and both are great fits here. The idea should be to add to what we have and that can be done much cheaper than $30 million. If you do Drummond now, you've limited what you can do this summer...especially if you have to take on any additional salary to balance out the trade. I like fantasy trades, but I don't see this one.