04-02-2021, 05:08 PM
(04-02-2021, 03:53 PM)BasketballJones41 Wrote: I don’t think it’s going to take anywhere near a max to get him. I bet we could work out a pretty low-cost sign and trade for him in the off-season. The bulls have moved him to the bench and it’s pretty obvious he doesn’t have a future there. I’d be willing to bet that his price is somewhere around $15 million to $18 million range. He’d give you a lot of the same things that John Collins would but on a cheaper deal. The other thing I like about him is that I don’t believe we would have any trouble convincing him to come here. I honestly wouldn’t be surprised if we were his preferred destination.
Don't really get the point of going after someone like Markkanen. He does not really fit any need, not a great fit as I think we need a high level defender in the frontcourt with KP, will cause us to renounce THJ and JRich and operate under the cap (likely accumulating fewer assets), and we will have to overpay to ensure it does not get matched (and even then we could be surprised).