STChaser wrote:Agreed. But I brought those two names up because they appear to be spare parts and we NEED a backup 3 and perhaps backup 5. If you look at the depth, we have a possible PG in Lou behind Miller. We now have Green, Ivey, and potentially Rush backing up Iguodala. We only have Iguodala (who's already a starter) backing up Thaddeus; We have Speights, Evans, and Smith backing up Brand, and we have only Smith to back up Sam - I don't see Speights as a 5. That being the case, I would rather jettison some of our extra pieces for more urgent needs.
Again, I LIKE Evans. But my concern is that Evans is going to take Speights' minutes and I see Speights as being able to contribute now, regardless of what has been said by the front office.
As we've all seen before, success in the summer leagues doesn't necessarily mean that Speights is actually ready for the NBA - not to mention the length of the season. Having Smith and Speights be the only backups at 4 and 5 is actually not enough in my opinion. Evans allows you to give both Smith and Speights minutes at the 5, which either one is perfectly capable of handling in limited backup minutes.
The same goes for WG - playing WG at the 2 allows you to move Iguodala up and create more time/flexibility to use Iguodala, Young, or now (presuming he is signed) Rush at the 3.
My point is that if you're not getting any value for WG or Evans, why bother even thinking about trading them? They might not play the 3 and 5 positions you think we need, but they both allow the flexibility to have others fill those spaces. Unless you're getting equal (or better) value - there's no point. You're better off just signing FAs to fill that 3 or 5 spot you think is a hole instead of trading Green/Evans for lesser or no value.