Phase 3 wrote:My issue with Blake Griffin or Kevin Love trade proposals is that neither player is a positional fit given that Draymond and Wiseman will be starting at the 4/5 for the foreseeable future. If the Warriors didn’t have Wiseman, that would be a different story.
I like a Blake Griffin trade from the standpoint of trying to shave a year off of Wiggins contract. In that case, it would be nice to find a 3rd team to re-route Griffin to for a guy that fits the Warriors roster a little better.
I don’t want Draymond at the 3 and I doubt Griffin or Love will want to come off the bench...and I doubt the Warriors would want to pay either guy that much to come off the bench.
Totally get this. But I see Blake/Rose as the 6th/7th men to dominate 2nd units. I don't think trading Wiggins gets us a starter level player. But it does open up a starting spot for someone that fits better with Steph/Dray, aka a shooter like Lee or Mulder who aren't as good of players but better fits.
Blake for Wiggins, Paschall, Smiley
Det agrees to send Rose via DPE (maybe add a couple 2nd round picks if we can)
They might do this to cut some money in a rebuild, go with the younger Wiggins, and maybe get a future rotation piece with Paschall and Smiley.
Steph / Rose
Lee / Wanamaker / Mulder
Oubre / Bazemore
Dray / Blake
Wiseman / Looney
Thats an 11 man rotation that can possibly compete for playoffs while being a tough out in round one.