12-17-2020, 09:28 AM
(12-16-2020, 05:54 PM)DanSchwartzman Wrote: They've done 17 teams so far and if you focus on players between 6.5 and 7.5 (High end starters), I'm not coming up with many new names. My theory is below 6.5 isn't worth giving up THJ plus something for (lateral move) and above 7.5 is unattainable unless the all-star is UFA (like Gobert/Dipo). Here's what you have so far between 6.5 and 7.5:
Gallinari
Collins
Smart
Walker
Hayward (injured again?)
LaVine
Drummond
Love
Draymond
Turner
Brogdon
Dipo
Sabonis
Jaren Jackson
They did the rest of the teams. Here are the additions:
SGA
Vucevic (Fournier and Gordon are just "solid starters")
Ayton
Nurkic
McCollum
DeRozan
Aldridge
Anunoby
FVV
FWIW, they rated Gobert higher than Mitchell. Tobias was upper end of "Solid Starter".
To repeat the theory...we don't have the wherewithal to trade for anyone who is all-star level or higher...giving up THJ and some other asset for a "Solid Starter" is lateral (and also not worth disrupting what appears to be a good locker room). If you pursue someone in free agency, you are also essentially "trading" THJ for him. But, there are some guys in the High End Starter and All Star Candidates classes (and above) who are available. Those include Anunoby (restricted), Collins (Restricted-Schwartz), Gobert (UFA) and Dipo (UFA)