psman2 wrote:NYG wrote:SD2042 wrote:.psman2 wrote:.VCfor3 wrote:.
If the Pelicans became a realistic KD destination, would you save the assets on the downgrade from KD to Brandon Ingram as the third team? If so, what would you give for Brandon Ingram in terms of matching salary + possible picks?
Obviously much rather have Durant so unless NO is offering something we cannot I rather cut out NO unless the price is just too high or Durant doesn't want to come to Memphis. But if for some reason we cannot land Durant then I would offer something decent for Ingram but I'm not his biggest fan so I hope that we don't pay a premium for him. I think NO would try to send Ingram to the Eastern conference and not improve Memphis if the packages are close.
Something like I would put on the table.
Jones/Dillion + 4 assets...like 3 picks and a one young player.
Yeah I'd go for matching salary that involves some combination of Green, Tyus, and Brooks and then look at adding in one young guy,
or two depending on the young guys, plus three 1sts (23 MEM, 24 GSW, 25 MEM lightly protected). I'm not adding more youth to Ziaire but probably would for the others. I'd also try to balance the places by position so we don't lose both backup PGs for example.
Ja
Bane
Ingram
JJJ/Clarke
Adams
That's a great top 6 and elite top 4. Ziaire would be great to keep as our backup SF, but I don't know if we can pull it off. Tyus or Kennedy as backup PG. One of Aldama or LaRavia as the backup 4 (Clarke and JJJ cover most of the backup C minutes plus maybe a min vet). Konchar as the backup SG or if you lose Ziaire he may be the backup SF and have to find a backup SG. Memphis also would have all their 1sts but one after this offseason so could still make moves around the edges.
Nets likely want to reroute Brooks for another 1st/asset. Cleveland I could see as being interested as they need a SF and he is great on-ball defensively, but I don't know if they have an asset that would interest the Nets enough. Maybe LAL considers Dillon+Tyus+Nets player for Westbrook+draft compensation. I'm sure other teams would have interest too.