06-19-2021, 09:00 AM
(06-18-2021, 09:18 PM)StepBackJay Wrote: Best potential KP partners:
- GSW: Wiggins-based. GSW may not see enough of an upgrade for the risk of KP but you never know.
- Wiz: Bertans, young guys, probably third team involved. Wiz are desperate enough to make a big move and the pieces they are giving up aren't that great.
- Hornets: Hayward-based, similar situation in Charlotte and they have a surplus of wings, guards but no center.
- Pels: Adams/Bledsoe. Pels need spacing and I think would like the upside of KP. Adams/Bledsoe are basically dumps. Adams fits Dallas much better. Dallas also gets their cap sheet in order given the much easier-to-move contracts. Pels have a surplus of picks. They could easily dump KP next year if it didn't work out.
That's ab it. I don't see an OKC deal. I think Horford would have been the target there, but Celtics already made that deal.
So the other fantasy trade I forgot to put on here that I have been thinking about is one that involves Kevin Love and Collin Sexton. Sexton could be your young second star besides Luka. Love is just 1 year away from being expiring and I think its possible we see him all of a sudden play more like a player who cares about basketball if/when he gets traded or bought out (see Blake Griffin who unsurprisingly is playing well).
Sexton is a good player that doesn't really fit into Cleveland's long-term plans. The package would be Love/Sexton for KP + other pieces. Love/KP are swapping contract dumps though KP has way more upside but only one more year on his deal.
Brunson would make some sense but then I don't know that Cleveland would have confidence they. could keep him as a UFA. You might need to sell off Maxi, Brunson elsewhere to have enough assets to pull this off.
Bottom line is you would have your (hopefully?) long-term front court mate but there's risk there. It's unclear if Sexton and Luka would work together but its one avenue towards getting a young guy with star upside.