6 team trade (GSW-TOR-MIL-NO-LAC-HOU)
Posted: Wed Dec 4, 2024 11:54 pm
Clippers out: Norm Powell, Derrick Jones JR, PJ Tucker, LAC 2031 unprotected 1st
Clippers in: Ingram, Kuminga, 1 MIL Minimum guy
Why: Ballmer pays both guys this summer to give them starting forwards around Harden and Zubac (and the ghost of Kawhi) to keep a decent team in the new stadium, probably even a threat if Kawhi can ever get healthy for an entire playoffs. Powell is 31, Ingram is 4 years younger and Kuminga only 22, so this sets them up for a few years and is thus worth losing the unprotected pick and Norm playing this well.
Bucks out: Middleton, MIL 2031 unprotected 1st, 2 minimum guys)
Bucks In: Norm Powell, Davion Mitchell, Derrick Jones JR
Why: Bucks give up Middleton and a 1st for a healthy scorer in Powell, a decent wing in Jones and a great defender in Mitchell to cover the guards Lillard can't. Powell being 31 is fine, Milwaukee is trying to keep Giannis and contend for the next few years.
Pelicans out: Ingram, (2 minimum guys)
Pelicans in: Melton, Payton JR, Kyle Anderson, MIL unprotected 2031 1st
Why: With this start, they really might as well pivot to a tank for this season. They get expirings apart from Slo-Mo and a 1st for not paying Ingram, this might be the best offer on the table.
Raptors out: Davion Mitchell, Chris Boucher
Raptors in: PJ Tucker, Jeff Green, MIL 2nd, top 40 protected HOU 2nd
Why: Helps their tank (Mitchell is doing well because of his defence and being a veteran, Shead, like damn near all rookie PGs, is killing them) and gets them a pair of 2nds for 2 expiring players.
Golden State out: Kuminga, Melton, Payton JR, Kyle Anderson
Golden State In: Middleton, LAC unprotected 2031 1st, 2 NOP Minimum guys, 1 MIL Minimum guy
Why: They gamble on Middleton getting healthy, bank a 1st, eventually probably try to move 1 of Middleton or Wiggins, the LAC 2031 pick and 1-2 of their own (and maybe Moody or Podziemski) for the next star available. Curry-Hield-Middleton-Wiggins-Draymond is enough of a 3pt shooting threat as a team (bench stills okay with Podz and Moody covering the 1-3 minutes, Looney and Jackson-Davis at the 5, Middleton and Draymond play the backup 4 minutes) to maybe pull off some upsets this year.
Houston out: Jeff Green, Top 40 protected 2nd
Houston in: Boucher
Why: They get a depth big who makes some sense next to Sengun and can be the backup 5 if they want to go small. Only costs them a top 40 protected 2nd.
Clippers in: Ingram, Kuminga, 1 MIL Minimum guy
Why: Ballmer pays both guys this summer to give them starting forwards around Harden and Zubac (and the ghost of Kawhi) to keep a decent team in the new stadium, probably even a threat if Kawhi can ever get healthy for an entire playoffs. Powell is 31, Ingram is 4 years younger and Kuminga only 22, so this sets them up for a few years and is thus worth losing the unprotected pick and Norm playing this well.
Bucks out: Middleton, MIL 2031 unprotected 1st, 2 minimum guys)
Bucks In: Norm Powell, Davion Mitchell, Derrick Jones JR
Why: Bucks give up Middleton and a 1st for a healthy scorer in Powell, a decent wing in Jones and a great defender in Mitchell to cover the guards Lillard can't. Powell being 31 is fine, Milwaukee is trying to keep Giannis and contend for the next few years.
Pelicans out: Ingram, (2 minimum guys)
Pelicans in: Melton, Payton JR, Kyle Anderson, MIL unprotected 2031 1st
Why: With this start, they really might as well pivot to a tank for this season. They get expirings apart from Slo-Mo and a 1st for not paying Ingram, this might be the best offer on the table.
Raptors out: Davion Mitchell, Chris Boucher
Raptors in: PJ Tucker, Jeff Green, MIL 2nd, top 40 protected HOU 2nd
Why: Helps their tank (Mitchell is doing well because of his defence and being a veteran, Shead, like damn near all rookie PGs, is killing them) and gets them a pair of 2nds for 2 expiring players.
Golden State out: Kuminga, Melton, Payton JR, Kyle Anderson
Golden State In: Middleton, LAC unprotected 2031 1st, 2 NOP Minimum guys, 1 MIL Minimum guy
Why: They gamble on Middleton getting healthy, bank a 1st, eventually probably try to move 1 of Middleton or Wiggins, the LAC 2031 pick and 1-2 of their own (and maybe Moody or Podziemski) for the next star available. Curry-Hield-Middleton-Wiggins-Draymond is enough of a 3pt shooting threat as a team (bench stills okay with Podz and Moody covering the 1-3 minutes, Looney and Jackson-Davis at the 5, Middleton and Draymond play the backup 4 minutes) to maybe pull off some upsets this year.
Houston out: Jeff Green, Top 40 protected 2nd
Houston in: Boucher
Why: They get a depth big who makes some sense next to Sengun and can be the backup 5 if they want to go small. Only costs them a top 40 protected 2nd.