12-28-2023, 05:18 AM
(12-28-2023, 04:59 AM)F Gump Wrote: We'll just have to agree to disagree whether using a 2nd to move off of Holmes is cheap or not, and whether getting that done via a deadline deal would be cheaper or not. And we'll also disagree on the pricing they faced when trying to dump McGee (I think if the cost had been merely a 2nd, they would have done it in a heartbeat, and that they were looking for that very sort of deal but couldn't find a taker).
I think the equation will be the same with Holmes as with McGee, ie he will NOT be a "useful filler" for some imagined trade, and if you can find a way to get him off your payroll, do it. They painted themselves into a corner with McGee, until they just ate his contract (but did so where it will handicap them for years). I don't want to see that happen again.
I would certainly PREFER a deadline move that lands a splashy upgrade, but I'm skeptical one is going to be out there. So I want to move Holmes' dead weight if we can. Find someone offering something good for THJ, Holmes, or both and I'm all in. But I'm not holding my breath.
No problem for me to accept you have a different view. Just a couple of more cost cutting moves this past summer:
- Bullock to SA for pick swap and 2 seconds coming back
- Collins to Utah, Atlanta received a second round pick
- Oladipo for 2 SRP
- Harris to Pistons for 2 SRP
Prime example from two seasons ago would be NY clearing cap space to sign Brunson