01-06-2023, 04:43 PM
(01-06-2023, 03:29 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: He's expiring, likely never wanted to be there in the first place
He went there because KAT and him are supposed to be great friends. KAT wanted him. Of course it is very possible KAT will be traded in the summer.
(01-06-2023, 03:29 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: I do think Russell is getting traded at the deadline (especially now that I know he's expiring) and I doubt there will be a huge bidding war for him
It will be certainly difficult to trade him. His contract is big and it is difficult to get adequate salary in return. Teams will not give up great players on longer deals for his expiring and Minny doesn't have any picks to trade. They have a couple of interesting cheap youngsters though. I don't think they can afford to lose McDaniels, but Reid is expandable as long as they have Gobert. He is likely to walk in FA anyway. But Russell + Reid package makes sense for Minny only, if they get better from what they receive back. I just don't see many possibilities. Detroit has some big contract vets but not sure Reid is best they can do for Bogi.