HOU/ATL
Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2021 7:26 pm
Seems like ATL is loaded and primed. Very strong starting five of: Capela, Collins, Hunter, Bogdanovic, Young.
Lots of very old and very young depth: sg Huerter, sg LWilliams, sf Reddish, pf Gallinari, c Okongwu, c Dieng. Rookies: pg SCooper, f JJohnson.
The roster has solid contracts - exception Gallinari but he is only another year (and then $5m buyout).
I was trying to come up with a trade to boost them this year and not kill them long term with salary problems.
Hou sends: Wood, House, Augustin
ATL sends: Gallinari, JJohnson, 2022 OKC 1st (top 14 protected, becomes 2nds), 2025 BKN 2nd, 2026 GS 2nd, 2027 LAC 2nd, 2022 ATL 1st (top 14 protected becomes 2nds in 2026 and 2027).
(or ATL could keep all the picks and send SCooper).
HOU adds JJohnson, who was projected to go higher. The picks are low value but HOU needs some seconds and other low value picks for deals. Galli could join Wall and Gordon in the waiting to expire category.
Hou sends two expiring quality veterans in Augustin and House. Both provide short term quality depth to ATL - and might be kept based on results. The big acquisition is Wood. Unicorn that can fill in at pf or center. Will give what they hoped to get from Galli.
ATL:
pg: Trae, Augustin, SCooper
sg: Boggy, Huerter, LWilliams, DWright
sf: Hunter, House, Reddish
pf: Collins, Wood
c : Capela, Dieng, Oko
The picks are low value (should be a low first and five seconds) and no salary help for Houston. The big get for HOU is JJohnson.
Houston has a stud sg in Green and another stud that can play 1-3 in Porter if he keeps his head straight.
Projecting rookies as at least high quality backups: Chistopher g, Garuba pf, Sengun c.
Other solid players: Theis c, Tate sf, KMart f.
Seems like JJohnson would round out the forwards. HOU would still need a pg playmaker (some like Porter or Green here in which case a 3&D guy would work) and a big center (Theis is short at 6'9 and Sengun is not that big either (6'10 with short arms)). Garuba will outmuscle most big men but is only 6'8. Luckily ESPN is projecting 5 of top 7 picks next year as centers.
Lots of very old and very young depth: sg Huerter, sg LWilliams, sf Reddish, pf Gallinari, c Okongwu, c Dieng. Rookies: pg SCooper, f JJohnson.
The roster has solid contracts - exception Gallinari but he is only another year (and then $5m buyout).
I was trying to come up with a trade to boost them this year and not kill them long term with salary problems.
Hou sends: Wood, House, Augustin
ATL sends: Gallinari, JJohnson, 2022 OKC 1st (top 14 protected, becomes 2nds), 2025 BKN 2nd, 2026 GS 2nd, 2027 LAC 2nd, 2022 ATL 1st (top 14 protected becomes 2nds in 2026 and 2027).
(or ATL could keep all the picks and send SCooper).
HOU adds JJohnson, who was projected to go higher. The picks are low value but HOU needs some seconds and other low value picks for deals. Galli could join Wall and Gordon in the waiting to expire category.
Hou sends two expiring quality veterans in Augustin and House. Both provide short term quality depth to ATL - and might be kept based on results. The big acquisition is Wood. Unicorn that can fill in at pf or center. Will give what they hoped to get from Galli.
ATL:
pg: Trae, Augustin, SCooper
sg: Boggy, Huerter, LWilliams, DWright
sf: Hunter, House, Reddish
pf: Collins, Wood
c : Capela, Dieng, Oko
The picks are low value (should be a low first and five seconds) and no salary help for Houston. The big get for HOU is JJohnson.
Houston has a stud sg in Green and another stud that can play 1-3 in Porter if he keeps his head straight.
Projecting rookies as at least high quality backups: Chistopher g, Garuba pf, Sengun c.
Other solid players: Theis c, Tate sf, KMart f.
Seems like JJohnson would round out the forwards. HOU would still need a pg playmaker (some like Porter or Green here in which case a 3&D guy would work) and a big center (Theis is short at 6'9 and Sengun is not that big either (6'10 with short arms)). Garuba will outmuscle most big men but is only 6'8. Luckily ESPN is projecting 5 of top 7 picks next year as centers.