01-15-2021, 09:45 AM
(01-15-2021, 09:22 AM)omahen Wrote: Exactly my thoughts, but I can't write them down with so many arguments. I see an opportunity to trade Powell in this kind of trade, as you need salary to match 28 million of DeRozan. It will be interesting to see if Powell remains as top 4 big or falls out of rotation behind KP, WCS, Kleber and JJ. If he does, it makes absolutely no sense to keep him, unless he is really, really, really, really indispensable for the locker room. If I assume Johnson+Powell+Brunson+1FRP trade, spots 1-3 would be occupied by Luka, THJ, JRich, DeRozan and DFS. Burke and Green as deep bench. 4-5 rotation would be KP, WCS, Kleber with DFS or Luka spot minutes.I think the problem might be that he is really really really really impossible to trade. We gave up two 2nd round picks to get rid of Wright, who has more legs and less years. The only way to get rid of Powell is to salary match a long-term deal like Love, Blake or Westbrook, if you are into injury-prone or/and washed-up performers on big deals.