02-06-2024, 12:26 PM
(02-06-2024, 12:10 PM)vfromlmf Wrote: I'm not wild about any deal that doesn't turn THJ into a longer, more physical, more athletic starting Forward.
I'm totally fine with GWill and DJJ as backups but if Dallas is starting and closing games with Luka, Kyrie, Exum/Green, and Lively, the lineup needs more length and athleticism than GWill can offer and more physicality and floor spacing than DJJ can offer.
We should be able to land one of Kuz, Wiggins, PJ or similar with some combination of THJ, Hardy, OMAX, 1st and filler. A deal has to start with THJ. It's just a matter of how more much we give.
I agree that is the area of weakness and that any one of those guys would help that area, but I think in order to contend, any one of those guys would need to be upgraded. On the one hand I can see the argument for incremental improvements, but on the other I think trading assets for one of those guys, and then turning around half a year later and trying upgrade that player with less assets will be more difficult than keeping our all of our assets and going after a contention worthy starter. I realize there is risk that we can't get that upgrade in the offseason, but worst case we make a move like the one we are talking about now, but from a stronger position (better assets, more options).