Skybox wrote:
OK that supports my/our point...NAW makes AB expendable or vice versa...AB WOULD have some trade value based largely on physical profile and perceived upside. I do think AB is roughly the same player as NAW today (a little bigger too and younger), but I'd also concede that AB has much more upside (in theory-who knows what he really looks like in 3yrs). I'd be on board with "sign NAW, trade AB in a move for a substantial C upgrade".
Don't disagree with this logic especially if they want to totally go in on this 4 year window as hard as they can. The problem for me is I don't see available centers that I think are clearly going to make us more likely to win than Wendell and Goga. It is basically just Kessler. Then maybe the bet on Claxton returning to form. Maybe Poeltl at the deadline if the Raptors stink?
Definitely feel like clear cut good starting center is potentially a weakness for us, but almost feels like they just have to take shots in the draft if they want to upgrade that. Centers at least have been having success as young players recently. Ware, Missi, Clingan, Edey, Kessler, Post, Lively, Filipowski all drafted recently and playable, some even very good.
Also the fact that Wendell is very capable of switching and playing in Mosley's system. Think we just have to hope for a bounce back. He has been good previously.
I think even if AB doesn't improve, which is an extremely pessimistic outlook, he still has more value to us for the potential defense in the playoffs than most things we could trade him for IMO. I do think we may need a ball-handling guard to go with him though.
