drsd wrote:Pacers Looking For Two First Round Picks For Myles Turner
I would auto-trade the Bulls and Nuggets picks for Turner. For salary, Harris would need to be in this.
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1)Turner has a pretty modest contract, around $18m/ year with incentives for All-NBA and All-Defense. If they want two firsts for him, I'd also consider giving them the DEN & CHI picks, but I'd be hesitant to include Harris' expiring contract with them. How about Bamba and Ross go instead of Harris. Bamba is Turner's possible replacement if his audition goes well...otherwise, he's an expiring. TRoss has value on the court, especially if they move any of their other wings like Levert. I do think we're bordering on overpay as I consider Bamba and TRoss to both be positive assets (not just salary filler), but I like where our team would be positioned, player-wise and financially.
Turner/WCJ/RoLo
Isaac/WCJ/M. Wagner
F. Wagner/Okeke
Suggs/RJ
Fultz/Cole Anthony/MCW
*We'd have a very high pick, Harris' $20m expiring, a large TPE...I'd explore using any combo of these and/or other players to find a long, athletic shooting guard. Turner, Isaac, WCJ is a pretty solid big man rotation (if Isaac is healthy) while still being very young and not fiscally punishing. Turner will have a new deal coming up at the end of next season, so it'd be critical to get some idea of his interest in ORL's present and future trajectory.
2) I'd also consider expanding the deal, as DRSD did to include Levert. I wouldn't add any more picks but how about...
ORL sends: DEN '25 frp, CHI '23 pick (both protected), Bamba, TRoss, Gary Harris, RJ Hampton
IND sends: Myles Turner, Caris Levert
still a young team, still have a top pick coming this summer (unless we trade in another deal), still have all of our own picks...
Turner/WCJ/RoLo
Isaac/WCJ/M. Wagner
F. Wagner/Okeke
Levert/Suggs
Fultz/Cole/MCW
Health & reasonable development expectations permitting, that's an interesting team. Depending on who we draft, should be a playoff team immediately, with even more upside looming. Levert, at 27, would be the oldest of the core guys.