winforlose wrote:Gonna respond to both here if that is okay. I would need to work out the money on adding extra players besides Gobert back. I know we are hard capped because we used the MLE to sign KA. Assuming the money works, what is the goal of Utah at this point. Are they trying to tear it down and rebuild or separate Gobert from Mitchell and get valuable pieces in the process. It would be helpful if you could give a trade proposal so I could machine test it.
Turner isn’t that good on offense. He sit 33.3% from deep last season and 34.9% for his career from deep. His on ball skills are better, but his rebounding is significantly inferior. The best part about Turner is his rim protection. The best rim protector in the NBA is Rudy Gobert. All the big name teams either go crazy high money (GSW pays more in tax than we pay in payroll,) or they sell their picks and go all in. Turner is a half measure who might make us better for a year (and could leave at the end of it, or demand a sign and trade and we get back a fraction of his value,) whereas Gobert makes us a contender. Even without KAT for a few games Ant, Gobert, and whoever else we have left is formidable.
A couple of things.
One, the Wolves, from my knowledge, did not use the MLE on Anderson. He was offered slightly less so the team could put the remaining into a deal for Minott.
Two, because Turner can shoot from behind the arc, the opposition is forced to come out and defend him. Again, I'm fully aware Gobert is the superior defender, however, his price (both in acquisition and annual salary) is significantly more, which you seem to simply poo poo. You didn't even address what happens if the Towns/Gobert pairing fails.
