05-29-2023, 09:10 AM
(This post was last modified: 05-29-2023, 09:50 AM by DanSchwartzgan.)
Interesting idea from "Sir Charles in Charge" site. Plays off of SA's desire to move into the top 10 (presumably to draft a guard):
#10/Bertans for Collins/Graham and Atlanta's 2025.
SA has up to 7 first round picks between 23, 24 and 25. So, it doesn't have to be this pick. Collins is UFA a year from now. He's an interesting name we haven't talked about. Spreads the floor some. Switchable defender (fits scheme) who also blocks some shots. Not a great rebounder and extensive injury history. He has routinely been a net positive on-court even with bad teams. Graham could be the third guard behind Luka and Kyrie. He has two seasons left at about MLE money, but second season is only guaranteed for $2.8mm (so a very positive asset at the TDL).
My question would be whether you'd rather have the depth with Graham, or no returning salary and a TE. It feels like the Collins/Bertans/picks parts of this would be good for both teams (except, you just can't count on Collins being an 82 game guy). Given the value of Graham as an expiring deal (essentially), I'd probably take him. The pick doesn't have to be the Atlanta pick. I'd be very interested in adding SA's #33 as part of this.
Collins Powell McGee
Luka Maxi Morris
Green Reggie Lawson
THJ Hardy Holiday
Irving Graham #33
Note, this team didn't need to spend the MLE and is under the tax. It can trade a chunk of salary between Reggie and Graham at the TDL along with the Atlanta 2025 first and the Dallas 2027.
BTW, if one wanted to still do a deal for Ayton, doing it at the same time as the rest of this makes the deal large enough that THJ/McGee is a trade match for Ayton without the need to include Green.
#10/Bertans for Collins/Graham and Atlanta's 2025.
SA has up to 7 first round picks between 23, 24 and 25. So, it doesn't have to be this pick. Collins is UFA a year from now. He's an interesting name we haven't talked about. Spreads the floor some. Switchable defender (fits scheme) who also blocks some shots. Not a great rebounder and extensive injury history. He has routinely been a net positive on-court even with bad teams. Graham could be the third guard behind Luka and Kyrie. He has two seasons left at about MLE money, but second season is only guaranteed for $2.8mm (so a very positive asset at the TDL).
My question would be whether you'd rather have the depth with Graham, or no returning salary and a TE. It feels like the Collins/Bertans/picks parts of this would be good for both teams (except, you just can't count on Collins being an 82 game guy). Given the value of Graham as an expiring deal (essentially), I'd probably take him. The pick doesn't have to be the Atlanta pick. I'd be very interested in adding SA's #33 as part of this.
Collins Powell McGee
Luka Maxi Morris
Green Reggie Lawson
THJ Hardy Holiday
Irving Graham #33
Note, this team didn't need to spend the MLE and is under the tax. It can trade a chunk of salary between Reggie and Graham at the TDL along with the Atlanta 2025 first and the Dallas 2027.
BTW, if one wanted to still do a deal for Ayton, doing it at the same time as the rest of this makes the deal large enough that THJ/McGee is a trade match for Ayton without the need to include Green.