Paolo for…?

[mihaic]

Just curious, would you guys trade Banchero straight up for Scottie Barnes.

[thelead]

Just curious, would you guys trade Banchero straight up for Scottie Barnes.

I wouldn't even consider it... and I like Scottie.

[tmorgan]

Outside perspective:

The guy you need to invest in is not Trae, Book, or LaMelo. All three are elite self-creators, and Trae is an elite passer, but none of those guys are elite three point shooters.

You want a good passer (doesn’t need to be elite, you’ll run a lot of stuff thru PB/FW), a passable defender (Suggs is the POA guy anyway), and an elite shooter. That plus a rebounding rim protector center, preferably with a shot, but that gets expensive.

I don’t know how you get Myles Turner (a bit soft on the boards, but so be it) and Darius Garland (or perhaps Payton Pritchard?) without touching your big 3 guys. But something like that should be the goal.

[Rainwater]

Just curious, would you guys trade Banchero straight up for Scottie Barnes.

lol, no.

[Skybox]

Outside perspective:

The guy you need to invest in is not Trae, Book, or LaMelo. All three are elite self-creators, and Trae is an elite passer, but none of those guys are elite three point shooters.

You want a good passer (doesn’t need to be elite, you’ll run a lot of stuff thru PB/FW), a passable defender (Suggs is the POA guy anyway), and an elite shooter. That plus a rebounding rim protector center, preferably with a shot, but that gets expensive.

I don’t know how you get Myles Turner (a bit soft on the boards, but so be it) and Darius Garland (or perhaps Payton Pritchard?) without touching your big 3 guys. But something like that should be the goal.

I posted a trade idea recently that brought back Turner and Nembhard...but I have to say the rebounding thing is a concern for ORL. Guys that chase blocks are generally not great rebounders and ORL's two forwards are not big rebounders because so much of their play is perimeter-based...I wonder if a floor-spreading C would move Paolo & Franz into better rebounding position or just be a rebounding calamity..."Cole Anthony got 7 rebounds again, he's really good for a guard" (but ORL loses again)

I'm wondering if some throwback 12 rpg type (like Kessler, etc) would be a better fit...even if limited offensively. If we add that long overdue PG to also find him and draw defenders, a simple brute like that, playing next to Franz and Paolo, would be getting 10ppg just off of dropoff dunks and lobs.

[fendilim]

So Rhonda made tweets about the team? Honestly, I’d consider this a red flag, especially coming from the star players’ side.

[mihaic]

Just curious, would you guys trade Banchero straight up for Scottie Barnes.

lol, no.

I thought so
Although a propose trade I saw here suggests someone would consider it, based on their expected return