06-19-2021, 01:35 PM
(06-19-2021, 01:30 PM)StepBackJay Wrote: Updating my list potential KP partners:
1. Wiz: Bertans, Bryant
2. Orlando: Harris, Ross
3. Pels: Adams/Bledsoe
4. GSW: Wiggins
5. Hornets: Hayward
6. Cleveland: Love, Allen (Mavs would need to add more assets)
I put them in the rough order of likelihood in my eyes. The first 3 are pretty much straight dumps but you get rotation players and clean up your cap with those moves which is important.
I am not sure why Orlando would need so many bigs (WCJ, Bamba, KP, Isaac). I put them on the list because they are more likely than others to take gambles, especially if they are only giving up future cap space basically (altho Ross is a small asset).
I picture them in a similar position to the Mavs a few years ago when they were open to taking on money for a guy with star upside. I could see Orlando having a similar mindset.
Checking in with @"KillerLeft" who has been on the dump KP bandwagon for a while. Would you trade KP even if its one of these dump-style trades?
The only one of those that is a positive return in my eyes is Adams/Bledsoe, although given what we saw last night with Gobert, I'm nervous about any traditional center. Holmes (who is a great perimeter switcher) is probably the closest to an exception. Bam, but he's not available last time I checked.
I think trading KP into cap space would be better than any of the other moves presented. If that's how low his value is, you arguably *have* to hold on to him in the hopes that his value increases.