(12-04-2019, 08:08 AM)DanSchwartzman Wrote: The nice thing about OPJ is he can shoot better than DFS and is bigger and can better play some PF. I've long been a fan. He was supposed to be the perfect fit in Chicago too. The dropoff since his 17/18 season has been sizable. Why? Same contract situation as THJ. Can you do an opt-in and extend at smaller $. Neither is very old yet. I'd like to do a Porter trade that doesn't send out THJ, but you have to find a little over $9 million to send out on top of Lee. Sending out Lee, Curry and someone else in a mid-season deal would be a really large trade. As has been stated in the past, absorbing the Felicio contract could be a sweetener for Chicago. It also adds six fouls to our C/PF rotation on nights we need another body.This trade works:
Lee, Wright and JJ (can add a second or 2, but not the GSW 2nd IMO)
for
OPJ and Felicio
Chi needs a PG in a pretty bad way. Having someone who is the clear cut PG could possibly help alleviate the flair up between the coach and LaVine.
Giving up Wright after just signing him hurts and in all honesty, I don't think the FO would think this was worth it, but in order to get something, you have to give up something and the G position is one of strength where we can afford to lose one. It gives Brunson the full reigns as THE back-up PG, where that group is his to run. We then have a good 9 man rotation with situational players in JJB, Boban, Broekhoff, Felicio and Roby that we can go to in a pinch.
Would then love to upgrade the Powell spot in the starting rotation and Favors is coming available this offseason. That's my target for FA, while I'm calling NO to see if we can acquire him at the TDL or before so as to be able to get the inside track on retaining him in the offseason.