2020-2021 ROSTER TALK: Archived

[cjeter24]

Building on the report that there will not be a McCollum trade. I think it increases our chances of a trade centered around Nurkic and Porzingis.


Nurkic + Jones + Little + Blazers 2023 1st round pick. Added a pick, since it now seems the Blazers are committed to go ALL-IN.

We gain full cap flexibility for 2022.
We can trade all our future picks, cause we own a 2023 pick again.
We get a 26 year old starting center.

Sign Markkanen.

Trade THJ to Philly for Korkmaz/Hill

Doncic/Brunson
Hill/Korkmaz
DFS/Jones
Markkanen/Kleber
Nurkic/WCS

It´s still no true #2 option superstar, but we now own all "our" picks going forward, maybe we can build up some trade value with the "rookies", so we can finally build an attractive trade package at the next opportunity.

I like it and I'm the camp of don't KP for nothing. 
But a 2023 unprotected pick opens up 22, 24, 26 picks which basically gives you 2 extra 1sts. Nurkic is solid and an asset too. I think you could take those guys and flip them at the deadline too. 

But most importantly you have to view it as 2 1sts plus cap space next summer. Dwight is expiring and Kleber is non guaranteed. Easy to wipe this off your books. You essentially only have Luka locked into your cap somewhere around 40 mill. Cap near 120. currently projected at 116 but I bet it goes up do to a surprise return to normal sooner. 

So roughly 80 mill to spend over the next 2 offseasons. Quite a bit of roster flexibility. That's a giant reset button. 
Of course you like alot of your guys so you probably keep several of them. But you don't have to if you have better options.