Post#4 » by gom » Wed Nov 30, 2016 5:42 pm
Let's talk about the trade of Dragic for a potential lottery pick. The problem is that trading Dragic can take a team that is missing a good point guard or has an injured point guard and take it out of the lottery. Drafting #12 in this draft can net you a PF like Hartenstein. Drafting #20 maybe someone like Grayson Allen. It's a good draft.
I have read in some story that (because we suck so badly) we had a 2nd round pick in 2017. That's simply not true:
31-40 goes to Memphis (to complete the dump last year), 41-60 to Atlanta (for James Ennis) in 2017
31-40 goes to Atlanta (for James Ennis), 41-60 to Memphis (same) in 2018
We already have a draft speculation thread for our pick (which looks good and I'll be adding to that too soon). I think we really should look at getting a 2nd in this draft though as well.
So which teams can we target:
Lakers pick (PHI has it): Problem PHI isn't contending, but the Lakers pick isn't the gold it used to be.
New York pick: If Derrick Rose gets injured (that never happens), then we can pay him while they get Dragic. Dragic/Melo/Porz is actually a decent 3. I think New York is a postseason team by the end of the year, so we'd pick in the high teens low 20s.
Dallas pick: This would be gold now. Dragic may not get them into the playoffs, so it would be a lottery pick. I know that Cuban doesn't want to tank, but he's looking at the same draft class as we are. This won't happen.
Bucks: (since DoM mentioned it) You're trading Dragic for a high non-lottery pick and you're bringing back Monroe, which is a huge price to pay for dumping our excellent point guard. Bucks will be in the postseason. If we did this, we need to get something besides a draft pick and Monroe back. You may need a third team here.
Wolves: This is a potential good deal and might yield a pick, but where is there incentive? Their team is young and their coach wants them to contend sooner rather than later. They have Rubio already and may want to dump Pekovic on us.
Wizards: They have Wall.
Kings: (just no - they can't trade their picks until 2021 aside from finishing in the bottom ten now (which they won't with Dragic-Cousins) and then it becomes two seconds).
Pelicans: I like this one more. I think it's worth exploring. We'd bring back Tyreke Evans and a pick. The Pelicans, however, are not a postseason team even with Dragic. Also they have Jrue Holliday (who isn't a PG) playing SG and Tim Frazier (who is doing well) at PG, so if they are doing the same as we are (playing for a pick to put next to a great asset - AD), we aren't doing a deal.
Suns: skipping because of the heavy irony.
Pistons: Already a huge investment in Reggie Jackson. Won't happen.
Nuggets: Right now they are investing in Mudiay. They have an asset to exchange though in Danilo. They also have a ton of young assets, so don't need the pick as much as some other teams. Nuggets may want to dump MEM pick instead.
Chicago: If there is an injury to Rondo for example, but that pick would be in the mid to high 20s. Not worth it.
Utah Jazz: Would possibly deal the GS first. They have Exum and Hill, so this would happen only if there is a disaster.
No real point in Hawks, Pacers, Hornets, Blazers etc. I honestly don't see a deal here, but if I could choose a partner it would probably be the Wolves. I think Dragic would do pretty well there honestly.
I remember 11-30 with these guys. ^
