(01-19-2024, 02:08 PM)SleepingHero Wrote: I'm starting to toy with the idea of Deandre Hunter. His defensive metrics aren't good, and ATL fans haven't really said anything positive about him for a while,
But his frame and play style just works next to Luka and Kyrie. He doesn't have to be an all nba defender, just passable.
A 2 for 1 trade with THJ and Hardy+ 2nds for Hunter, then when Hayward gets bought out we grab him, and all of a sudden we are looking very pretty forward wise.
Luka/Curry
Kyrie/Green
Exum/Hayward/DJJ
Hunter/Maxi
Lively/Powell
Is a solid 11 man rotation. Then we prioritize Hartenstein in the summer and we rock and roll.
We then have Hunters contract as a trade piece for the next star and our 3 future firsts.
Hunter would be a significant defensive downgrade from DJJ in the starting lineup. Not sure that is what we are going for. I would also argue Timmy is a better player than Hunter. I'm not sure why we would be sending Hardy + 2nds.