05-26-2023, 07:45 PM
(05-26-2023, 05:54 PM)SleepingHero Wrote: I love the weekly inner thoughts omnibus of Dan.
Rui is way more interesting, but my excitement wanes if he's going to come on a deal bigger than 4/55. He's an okay player, but again he's flawed.
You also have to demand Vanderbilt in such a trade. His archetype of defense and hustle does fit around the most important player on the roster, regardless of whether or not he fits next to a center we're trying to wrangle.
Rui+D-Lo+Vanderbilt+29+#17 makes sense for the Mavs on paper. But I have a feeling seeing Kyrie jump ship in less than 4 months here can't bode well to keeping Luka happy. Who knows?
War and Peace baby. If you put yourself in LA’s shoes, they aren’t sending out Vandy and Rui. If Ayton is coming here, we saw in the playoffs Vandy can’t play next to a center who can’t spread the floor (and AD has more of a mid-range game than Ayton). I personally think you are asking too much of LA.
It is really important to assign actual numbers to things, especially if there is a S&T involved in the deal. That first apron can’t be breached and if you have Luka/Ayton and either of KI or D-Lo/Rui, you get to the Barrios r very Quickley. I do like THJ and Turner to Phoenix and posted something along those lines earlier in the week. Getting them to take Bertans is probably a bridge to far for what they are receiving.