Wizards/Lakers no Deni, No Kuzma

[Texas Chuck]

Kispert

for

Hood-Schifino
Lewis

Wizards restart rookie clock with a couple of young wings.
Lakers get a shooter for their bench.

[nate33]

Kispert

for

Hood-Schifino
Lewis

Wizards restart rookie clock with a couple of young wings.
Lakers get a shooter for their bench.

Why would these guys have trade value? Hood-Schifino managed to play a grand total of 109 minutes and posted a PER of -1.5. Lewis played 103 minutes and posted a PER of -3.5.

Kispert averaged 19 points per 36 on a TS% of .620 and was basically a clone of Wally Szczerbiak.

The Wizards aren't particularly interested in trading Kispert, but I suppose if they can't get him to agree to an extension this offseason, they might consider moving him for draft assets. But they certainly wouldn't move him for two guys who have yet to show they're NBA players even after a whole season.

You gotta give something to get something. And the fact is, when draft picks are total busts after one season, their trade value declines dramatically. The Wizards could probably get a late first round pick for Kispert. You've got to convince me that Hood-Schifino is better than a late FRP.

[Texas Chuck]

oh if you don't like the player I'm not going to try and sell you on him. You are entitled to not like him. Now I don't think Kispert returns a first on the last year of his deal, nor do I think he is a clone of an all-star and high minute good starter, but as always if you can get it, go get it.

Appreciate your feedback that this is a hard no for you.

[kobe_vs_jordan]

I'm fine with it. Other Lakers fan might balk, but you can swap Hood-Schifino with Max Christie if needed. Both projects either way.

[nate33]

oh if you don't like the player I'm not going to try and sell you on him. You are entitled to not like him. Now I don't think Kispert returns a first on the last year of his deal, nor do I think he is a clone of a multi-time all-star and good starter, but as always if you can get it, go get it.

Appreciate your feedback that this is a hard no for you.

Kispert is a very efficient off-ball scorer, even if he is a poor defender. He has a bit more offensive utility than a mere catch-and-shoot guy like Garrison Mathews or Isaiah Joe because of his ability to put the ball on the floor and finish at the rim with extreme efficiency. His USG% isn't merely 15% like Sam Hauser, Isaiah Joe or Grayson Allen, it's almost 20% like Norman Powell or Austin Reeves.

That said, I'm not under any delusions that Kispert has extraordinary value. His defense is barely palatable and he is the type of guy who will get played off the floor in a second round series against a team with the talent to hunt him defensively. For that reason, he is a bench player. Yeah, he can start on a bad team, but not on a good team.

But a contending team in need of a 7th man might be willing to trade a pick in the late 20's for a guy like Kispert - particularly this year when his salary number is so low. Heck, the Lakers probably would consider it if they were picking 25th or so, but the 17th pick is a bit much for Kispert.

[Ed Wood]

Kispert is certainly a player who is probably much better placed on a better roster for the immediate impact he offers than on the Wizards, even if the organization really does seem to like him quite a lot. I don't think Hood-Schifino should be judged too harshly on the basis of his first year as a developmental guy on one of the most "our window is right now or possibly sooner" teams in the league, but I also think he was a bit of an overdraft and essentially like the idea of a similar move for Kispert in a similar mode to this one, but not this one, a lot more.