hugepatsfan wrote:There's also a simpler version of this without Porzingis going to MIL that can be pulled out...
BOS gives: Jrue BOS gets: Patrick Williams, MIL's choice of Tyler Smith/Chris Livingston
CHI gives: Patrick Williams, future 2nds CHI gets: Kuzma
MIL gives: Kuzma, PatC, choice of Tyler Smith/Chris Livingston MIL gets: Jrue, future 2nds
SAC or whoever gives: nothing SAC or whoever gets: PatC taken into TPE/MLE, future 2nd
The Bucks make a trade that's likely to make Giannis happy or at least happier than he is with Kuzma. They avoid hard cap at 1st apron this year including a small filler. Jrue makes more than Kuzma next year but offsets about 2/3 of the total. The concern is really taking that 3rd year, but if this buys them some time with Giannis it's worth it. Next year they have Dame either back on the court or more usable in trades since expiring so if they can just get by for a year that's big.
CHI sheds some money so paying the 2nds. BOS sheds some money too but takes back a longer deal and worse player. SAC or whoever gets a decent bench player and a pick.
definitely wouldn't be tyler smith from the bucks, he's fairly promising and a very good fit next to giannis
livingston is pretty much a nothing
again, I'd do this one if giannis promises to sign an extension -- it's a good proposal, but I'm far from loving it
That's fair, that's why I said MIL's choice. On stats it looks like neither is worth much but you never know how teams view development and potential behind the scenes.
Technically, neither is needed in that deal. Including one of them just takes MIL from taking back slightly more money then sending out in a Kuzma/PatC for Jrue to swap to taking back slightly less, which means they get hard capped at the 2nd apron instead of the 1st. Sounds like it's worth it for you guys to include Livingston for that and BOS can take him back as part of filling out their roster even if he sucks.
yeah I'd probably rather send out Livingston for a roster spot than keep him
would prefer the 15h man to have the last name antetokounmpo tbh lol
