2020-2021 ROSTER TALK: Archived

[mvossman]

I like this way of looking at it.  Too many combinations to account for all of them.  It looks like your grades are based heavily on the talent of the #1 target.

Are there any other guys similar to what you are envisioning Noel to be?  Theis?  

Is there a second option that makes Graham as the first option (at less money than the other #1’s) that gets you anything above a C?

If you got Ball or Conley and then traded for Oubre using JRich, is Oubre so bad that he drags down Ball to a C?  Same question with Dinwiddie as the second acquisition instead of the first.

Is there a fit for Holmes with KP here still or does that only work if KP is traded.

The grades are entirely based on the first guy.  The second guy is simply who I think the best fit of the (roughly) MLE level guys.  Part of the goal is to have at least one of the two be a younger (under 30) guy.

Graham should probably be on the list at probably a Fournier level.  Can't think of anyone out there that makes a big enough difference to add with him over the MLE guys (just not a lot of guys in the 15-18 range).  

I think Noel is right on the edge as far as playing 4 next to KP.  A big part of his draw is that he is young, he will be cheap, and he can fill in at center if we trade KP later.  I like Theis as an affordable big, but not sure if I want to pair him with KP.  Holmes is also on the edge, but he will be a lot more expensive.  If Graham is the best we can do as first option, a Graham/Holmes pairing might be closer to a B (because I like both players) but probably makes more sense if we trade KP (and possibly Brunson).

Oubre would be a full grade hit over any of the MLE candidates I have listed above.  Don't feel like he is a starter quality player.

Dinwiddie as the second option in JRich trade is more interesting.  I don't think he makes a lot of sense with Conley or Ball, but a Collins/Dinwiddie offseason would be adding a lot of young talent.  That would be crazy good offense, but not sure defense would be good enough to compete.