12-19-2023, 06:29 PM
(12-19-2023, 06:14 PM)Winter Wrote: Where we differ is that I'm unconvinced at the "better options later" argument. And I think the reason Drummond is cheap is because he's not that good anymore. McGee had size and he couldn't stay on the court more than 5 minutes in Kidd's offense. Drummond playing center is not an answer to an extended Lively injury.
But I do reserve the right to see what a trade would entail, because details matter. So you're right to bring up the contract issues.
It was actually "more options later". I don't know if there will be better options than the proposed trade (or if that trade is even an option) but in the offseason we will have two more first, better contracts for trading (Timmy and Holmes will be expiring) and there should be a lot more teams willing to make moves than just the bottom feeders at the TDL.
I agree that Drummond is not great, but given all the bitching about Powell being a traffic cone, might as well have one that can body up bigs and rebound. McGee was a special case. He was a turnover machine and I think Luka hated him. I just checked and he is currently playing 8 minutes a game and has the highest turnover percentage in the league, which is impressive for a center.