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So strange that as big as he is he doesn't get many rebounds

Out of place, lack of effort or something else?

 

With that pick being a young rim defender that can play defense and I can see it working

 

Lack of springs and not quite great lateral quickness. Vando suffers from the lack of springs too. If those two guys had maybe an extra 2-3 inches on the vertical...they'd be entirely different animals. Or Banshees

 

I'm greedy..I'm trying to keep Ayton. But if he gets a better deal somewhere, that Missi and a FRP trade works for me.

 

i've been wondering how many picks it would take to get missi and herb jones for vando and knecht. negligible impact on cap space/aprons, potentially big impact. NO may ask for everything we've got, though.

 

Maybe two?

 

I will say these last 2 performances have really got me thinking what would happen if at some point you did get off of Austin and just surrounded Luka with A++ role players. Maybe 1 being a fringe all star level player though.

 

Can't combine players in the S&T

 

Give me Herb, Messi + Bey while taking Vando + DK and I'm willing to give them two firsts and swap.

Herb = 1
Salary dump = 1
Messi + Bey = multiple 2nds (which is the swap that either won't convert or downgrades to 2nds)

That addresses our baseline needs and then whatever we go out and spend after that solidifies the team and we're operating from more of a position of power at that point.

 

This might actually be one of the lower hanging fruits. The Pelican might want a firs-round pick, and we might wan't to cash our pick in for players that Redick is more likely to use.

Missi obviously provides both rim-protection and lob-catching. His contract is only about 3.5 million. and next year will be his age 22 season.

Herb provides that "second" Marcus Smart archetype that I feel is the priority for this team, although his 3-pt shooting is not ideal. He has shot around 30% from 3 in two consecutive seasons, but he has recently brought his volume up to 6 attempts per game. He has also been dealing with injuries. I think between recovery from injury, playing with Luka, and a lot of practice, Herb could stabilize as a 35% 3-pt shooter, on about 6 attempts per game, which is all we would need him to do. We just need him to make 2+/6. Next year he makes only 14.9 million, but his extension kicks in the year after that, which is part of what maybe makes him expendable to New Orleans.

I would offer Vanderbilt, Knecht, #25, the 2031 1st, and the 2033 2nd and take it from there.

As of right now, Missi alone is probably worth #25 and the 2033 2nd.

It probably costs at least the 2031 1st just to get off of the combination of Vando and Knecht. And we absorb Jones in the process. It might cost a little more, but this is a good baseline offer. A lot of addition by subtraction in there, which is great. The trade arguably sets us up to be "too deep", which is arguably not a problem anymore in today's NBA, where players play about 65 games.

 

You can as longer as they aren't getting a max deal. We are a cap space team now..that apron restriction doesn't apply.

 

If you really want to maximize this roster for Luka you trade Reaves for two players.3-D wing and a ball handler. Unpopular for sure but truthful nonetheless