Chi town wrote:Wolveswin wrote:Chi town wrote:I’ve been watching OKC and was at the Dubs game last night. SGA and JW dominate the ball as playmakers and Giddey plays the connector role but in the playoffs I don’t think it will work at all. Can’t have Dort and Giddey on the court as they don’t create their own shots. Also think Giddey is way better than what he’s showing due to rotations and role. He should be first sub out and run the 2nd unit as lead handler.
Giddey is obvious dude to be shipped out for shotmaker.
Giddey + Bertans and at least Jazz 1st returned for Markkanen + Olynyk is obvious trade everyone knows about. Markkanen fits age, play style and positional need. Risk that he doesn’t have RFA status and can’t be extended (salary requirements). But it would round out OKC roster perfectly.
Then the next decision by Presti is who is next disgruntled superstar and does he want to push his chip leader stacks into the middle.
Lauri is worth more than that!
No way Ainge trades Lauri away. He will build something great next to Lauri. He has 3 pieces in Lauri George and Kessler. He needs 3 more and he has the assets and patience to do it.
Ainge can be patient all he wants. Doesn’t mean the superstar he covets will say yes to Utah as a free agent or that Ainge will have assets for best offer in trade. People forget how unicorn acquiring a disgruntled superstar can be. And Utah has even more variables (biggest one being a locked in disgruntled superstar).
Ainge also doesn’t have that great of assets (with Markkanen off the table as you say). Kessler has come back to earth of meh. Hendricks isn’t all world rookie (yet). And his owed draft capital is tied to Cavs and Wolves stubbing their toes in drafts 3+ away (more like 5+ away). We all know he has the quantity to be a top 3 offer, but boy do many things have to align for Ainge to patiently wait for a superstar next to Markkanen (assuming Markkanen doesn’t bolt next offseason).
