05-03-2021, 08:05 PM
(05-03-2021, 07:45 PM)Branduil Wrote: The reasoning for Charlotte in this proposed deal is that they probably can't afford to keep all of their guards. Giving up Rozier before he requires a big payday makes sense since they have 3 young, talented guards already who will also need to be paid soon. This is what they did to get Rozier in the first place, in the Kemba trade, which looks quite savvy now.
With Bridges, too, they have some redundancy at the forward spots, with Hayward and Washington also there. At center, OTOH, they have no real talent whatsoever. This trade would allow them to add a quality center as a starter, while only costing them about $10 million in salary, leaving them with still more room to sign a quality backup C (a necessity with KP obviously).
I think Im over-valuing Bridges to the Charlotte Hornets a little bit.
Maybe Charlotte would be happy to include Bridges.