Swapping players to help their identity: BOS-DAL-ORL

aguiar95 · Post #1 » by **aguiar95** » Tue May 6, 2025 2:17 am

BOS in: KCP, WCJ
BOS out: Holiday

Why? Get their cheap Horford/Holiday replacements, giving up a bigger role to Pritchard to run PG with White.

Pritchard/#28 (Philon)
White/Caldwell-Pope
Brown/Hauser
Tatum/Carter Jr.
Porzingis/Queta

DAL in: Holiday, Bitadze
DAL out: Thompson, Gafford, Martin

Why? Get a POA defender in the 3-year timeline they're in and a cheap backup to take some of C minutes when AD/Lively aren't there.

(Irving)/#11 (Jakucionis)
Holiday/Christie
Washington/Marshall
Davis/Prosper
Lively/Bitadze

ORL in: Thompson, Gafford, Martin
ORL out: KCP, WCJ.

Why? Get two possible starting pieces to help their duo.

Suggs/Black
Thompson/#15 (Clifford)
Wagner/da Silva
Banchero/Isaac
Gafford/Wagner

Godaddycurse · Post #2 » by **Godaddycurse** » Tue May 6, 2025 2:19 am

aguiar95 wrote:BOS in: KCP, WCJ
BOS out: Holiday

Why? Get their cheap Horford/Holiday replacements, giving up a bigger role to Pritchard to run PG with White.

Pritchard/#28 (Philon)
White/Caldwell-Pope
Brown/Hauser
Tatum/Carter Jr.
Porzingis/Queta

DAL in: Holiday, Bitadze
DAL out: Thompson, Gafford, Martin

Why? Get a POA defender in the 3-year timeline they're in and a cheap backup to take some of C minutes when AD/Lively aren't there.

(Irving)/#11 (Jakucionis)
Holiday/Christie
Washington/Marshall
Davis/Prosper
Lively/Bitadze

ORL in: Thompson, Gafford, Martin
ORL out: KCP, WCJ.

Why? Get two possible starting pieces to help their duo.

Suggs/Black
Thompson/#15 (Clifford)
Wagner/da Silva
Banchero/Isaac
Gafford/Wagner

Too much salary going to Orlando. This also isnt cheap for Boston. WCJ makes more than Horford esp after this year. Dont think they can afford him either

ReggiesKnicks · Post #3 » by **ReggiesKnicks** » Tue May 6, 2025 1:13 pm

Godaddycurse wrote:
aguiar95 wrote:BOS in: KCP, WCJ
BOS out: Holiday

Why? Get their cheap Horford/Holiday replacements, giving up a bigger role to Pritchard to run PG with White.

Pritchard/#28 (Philon)
White/Caldwell-Pope
Brown/Hauser
Tatum/Carter Jr.
Porzingis/Queta

DAL in: Holiday, Bitadze
DAL out: Thompson, Gafford, Martin

Why? Get a POA defender in the 3-year timeline they're in and a cheap backup to take some of C minutes when AD/Lively aren't there.

(Irving)/#11 (Jakucionis)
Holiday/Christie
Washington/Marshall
Davis/Prosper
Lively/Bitadze

ORL in: Thompson, Gafford, Martin
ORL out: KCP, WCJ.

Why? Get two possible starting pieces to help their duo.

Suggs/Black
Thompson/#15 (Clifford)
Wagner/da Silva
Banchero/Isaac
Gafford/Wagner

Too much salary going to Orlando. This also isnt cheap for Boston. WCJ makes more than Horford esp after this year. Dont think they can afford him either

I think it's important to remember Horford is likely retiring while Porzingis continues to be an injury risk, missing around 30% of his career games and entering his 30s.

If I am Boston, I would have to ask myself if WCJ is a long-term center answer, and for me the answer is a swift no. I would prefer Goga and #25, though that then leads me to ask why Orlando doesn't get creative and look to add Holiday to their roster while Boston should be adding the lob threat, something Tatum/Brown have never really had consistently.