01-06-2023, 03:39 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-06-2023, 03:41 PM by KillerLeft.)
(01-06-2023, 03:32 PM)ItsGoTime Wrote: I'm there with you on OG. One of the other things to point out is OG won't cost as much as Siakam in trade, so it wouldn't fully be an all-in trade, we would have a draft pick or 2 left over afterwards.
I just don't see how you can make this claim.
Either he's a "near future all star" in which case he won't get traded or will cost MORE than Siakim due to age...or he's what I think he is - a very nice role player who's pretty good at everything who will cost less than Siakim.
Either way, I'm not into it. Unless he costs a LOT less than Siakim. Like, a LOT. I think OG is 3 picks, 1-2 swaps and at least one of Green and Hardy, so that's the price that scares me.
(01-06-2023, 03:37 PM)F Gump Wrote: I'm also not convinced a player like him (whose primary value is defense) will ever command "all in" offers of picks and players like is being talked about here. While that's the going rate for a proven all-star, it's not what you pay for a good (but not elite) starter. He's a primary player - but not even the best - on a team that isn't even play-in caliber.
When you put it like this, I can see the point.
I still think he'll go for a haul the mavs can't afford to offer in their current state, but might be wrong about that. An "all-in" move for a normal team and one for the Mavs, who are literally still paying for Porzingis, are two different things in my mind. I think the next big one needs to be an absolute no-brainer.