07-27-2020, 10:19 PM
(07-26-2020, 01:52 PM)fifteenth Wrote:(07-26-2020, 01:01 PM)StepBackJay Wrote: Gordon is out of position as a SF in today's NBA. I think he is a piece Orlando knows they need to move while he still has value. Mavs have many options for pieces they could throw at Orlando to get a deal done. I have been of the mind that only KP, Luka are truly untouchable but I am warming up to the idea that Curry is also untouchable save a move that returns a true star (Gordon or Oladipo do not qualify). I think Curry is a core piece. Everyone else is movable for the right deal.
I always think of Gordon as a PF in today's game
As far as foundational pieces, I don't see any reason to part with any of Luka, KP, Seth, THJ, DFS or Maxi unless it brings back a no brainer. Gordon is not a no brainer.
Eh, obviously you aren't trading Luka for anyone short of prime Kareem or Jordan, and you're only trading KP if you get three top 75 players in return. Seth and Maxi I only let go as part of a package for a top 50 player. Seth's uber-elite three point shooting and Maxi's big man three and D identity are that valuable. THJ and DFS are far more expendable. I like THJ, but it depends on the price of his extension, and if you can get a binarily better player - like Aaron Gordon, tbqdh - you trade him regardless. DFS, I like, and he has something of that Brad Davis quality in that we got him as an undrafted rookie and developed him into a marginal NBA playoff starter, but if you can get a better player back, then of course you trade him. What makes him seem a bit more valuable than he actually is is that he and THJ are our best wings. Horrors. Desperately need two superior players to fill those slots, and yes, AG is one of those guys.