nevetsov wrote:NavLDO wrote:If our depth chart was...
Bledsoe / Ulis
Booker / Jones Jr. or Jenkins
Warren / ???
Bender / Dudley
Chriss / Len
...next season, I'd be a happy man, as that will have mean we chose wisely this draft. In fact, I'd prefer that be our lineup after the All-Star Break, if we are already out of contention by then.
Completely on the same page. I think our youth is the future and we need to prioritise them developing into their long term roles. That's why I'm ok with dealing Knight, even if it is for negligible return, as imo the true value comes in creating development opportunity for the youth. We are loaded with picks so even if some guys flop, we at least will know where our holes are and can replace via the next few drafts.
I wouldn't be opposed to:
Knight, PJ to Sac
For
Gay, Collison, and the right to swap 2017 1sts
We pick up two expiring veteran placeholders that tide us over at backup PG / starting SF for the year, while Ulis adjusts to the role and Warren fully recovers from injury. Next year we hit the ground running with:
Bledsoe, Ulis
Booker (Barbosa)
Warren
Bender (Dudley)
Chriss, Len, Williams
With picks and capspace to fill in the holes.
The only issue I have with that trade is that Gay would eat up Warren's minutes this season. I would rather target a team with an expiring, overpaid SG and PG for Knight, to make the money work, with both being bench-role type players--picks can be added on either side to even out the value:
Bledsoe / (trade) / Ulis
Booker / (trade) / Jones Jr
Warren / Tucker
Bender / Dudley
Len or Chriss / Chriss or Len
That opens up even more cap space for next summer by offloading Knight (and helps our lockerroom, as clearly, Knight is not happy, and this gives him a chance to start somewhere else).
Now, I have no idea what magical team this is, but to me, that would be an ideal situation. IMO, Warren needs as much time playing with our starters as possible; he should be at least 90-95% by the start of the season, no?
