05-29-2021, 11:55 AM
I'd love for KP to stay here as the #3 guy. But if he does have value and you can get a true #2 in a trade this summer, you got to do it no matter if you really like KP or not.
Your obvious candidates for trade based on them being in FA next summer are Lavine and Beal. Beal seems unlikely after they surged and started to look pretty decent and make the playoffs. If they are improving, a super max is hard to turn down.
So Lavine is the big target that's probably available. I realize the desire to trade him for a bag of chips... But if you can't trade for Lavine who are you getting that's giving you an efficient 20 ppg?
Is Sabonis available? Wiggins was fairly efficient this year. I don't want Wiggins over KP. I think Wiggins and Minny pick for KP is a pipe dream. But I'd be interested in that deal if not.
The problem with trading him for a bag of chips in order to get him off the team is the stuff he does do, isn't easily replaceable and certainly not with zero assets.
Granted if he plays like he has in the playoffs all the time that's a different story...
Your obvious candidates for trade based on them being in FA next summer are Lavine and Beal. Beal seems unlikely after they surged and started to look pretty decent and make the playoffs. If they are improving, a super max is hard to turn down.
So Lavine is the big target that's probably available. I realize the desire to trade him for a bag of chips... But if you can't trade for Lavine who are you getting that's giving you an efficient 20 ppg?
Is Sabonis available? Wiggins was fairly efficient this year. I don't want Wiggins over KP. I think Wiggins and Minny pick for KP is a pipe dream. But I'd be interested in that deal if not.
The problem with trading him for a bag of chips in order to get him off the team is the stuff he does do, isn't easily replaceable and certainly not with zero assets.
Granted if he plays like he has in the playoffs all the time that's a different story...