06-01-2023, 08:02 AM
(06-01-2023, 07:23 AM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: I could see THJ/10 for Collins/15 from the Atlanta POV (it would be nice if we could also send out McGee). They can claim they got good value for Collins (finally) at a time of year when fans are rabid for the promise that is the draft. What they are really doing though is sending 3 years of Collins for two years of THJ at less money. Between Hunter, Johnson and Bey, they have plenty of guys who can play the four. They have to stagger Young/Murray in the same way we do Luka/Kyrie. So, while BB and THJ seem to duplicate one another, there is a spot for both to get minutes.
Dallas fans can feel like they now have a big who can stretch and play PnR. It would be nice if he rebounded and defended a bit better, but he isn't a C-Wood level disaster on defense. He is a reclamation project (undervalued is another way of putting it) because the 3% declined so much and that finger. I have that same injury on the pinky of my non-shooting hand. He'll definitely get better medical attention than I did and there are ways to improve what he was living with last season. But, it will always have a bend to it. The good news is it won't always be painful and there isn't any reason it should impact his shooting. I think a change of scenery would do him a world of good and while he's not a traditional rim protector, he does fit the scheme we seem to want to run.
I think Maxi fits the bill for what you are talking about in limited minutes. You'd still have #15 and the Full MLE to add the big you are talking about and a wing defender (Bullock has to be replaced in a year). Thybulle/Brooks/DiVincenzo are candidates at the MLE and you draft a big at #15. Or, I'd throw more money than Philly wants to pay at Paul Reed and go after go after a wing defender in the draft. Reed doesn't shoot 3's, but he would dramatically help the D and rebounding.
If this is something that on the table, I think Dallas would consider this very hard. My only ask if they trade back from 10 are two things: 1) you don't bypass a player that you have really highly rated and 2) if you move down, you have 3-4 guys you really like. Because if you are only targeting 1 player, there is a good chance he is taken before you pick. You also need to really like John Collins and think a change of scenery will really help him.
One of my favorite plays right now, is teams really in love with a player but fear OKC at 12. Teams like Toronto, OKC, Orlando and Pelicans tend to like similar players.
Orlando- Probably not likely but what if they don't want to wait to 11, could you get a small asset to move back to 11? They would move up to 10, because Dallas is trading the pick and they fear a team is targeting their player
OKC- I would hate to let OKC get a player they target, but could you get Kenrich Williams or Jeremiah Robinson Earl or a future pick?
Toronto- Asking for Precious or Boucher is a big ask, but do they really like someone?
Pelicans- Larry Nance?