Trade & FA 2023-24: HOU Targeting Mikal Bridges again!| Mitchell is LAL #1 Target

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WCJ can definitely dribble.  He's not Kyrie but he has pretty good handles for a big...almost as good as Naz Reid who would work well here.  WCJ's issue will be if he can defend the perimeter.  I am much less certain of that.  WCJ would hide the weaknesses of our forwards who are small and don't rebound.  I think we definitely need another center.  The issue with a THJ for WCJ trade is that we don't have anyone who replaces THJ.  All of Jaden Hardy's potential seems to have dissolved this year.

I also know the least about Stewart.  I like his advanced stats, rebounding and 3-point percentage.  I haven't watched many Pistons games though.  I've tried to watch a couple but I think watching the Pistons could quickly lead to depression so I stopped.

I just don't buy into the idea that size is so important that skill can be ignored to get it. 

You mention Naz Reid. Love him...at center. I think it is beyond a mistake for the Wolves to have THREE highly paid to medium highly paid centers in their rotation, trying to play two of them at a time. I think they have shot themselves in the foot so hard by trying to do that. I believe they will be out of the playoffs in round 1, and I don't feel I need to wait to see who they're playing to predict that. In fact, if I were them, Towns wouldn't make it past this trade deadline on the roster. Having said all of that, at least Reid and KAT can play OFFENSE on the perimeter, even if they can't guard once a team adequately spreads them out. These names we're talking about don't even seem to fit THAT well, as far as I can tell. 

I have no use for two slow, paint-clogging bigs on the court at the same time...on either end of the court. 

The Mavs need to improve shooting, playmaking and above all else DEFENSE (by adding someone who can MOVE, not a bigger traffic cone). I think the FORWARDS who are 6'7"-6'11" represent the more useful rock to turn over. If center is the first position listed for a player, their natural position, I just don't think that's the right guy.