Saberestar wrote:cosmofizzo wrote:Saberestar wrote:First option:
Trade for Drummond. I would trade Bledsoe and Chandler for him. He is not perfect but he is one of the best C in the league and he is only 23.
Second option:
If it is not possible to get Drummond, play our youngsters since the beginning of the season. We can not be worse than with Chandler this year, so trade him to a contender and start Chriss and Bender together. Draft a big at #33 (Adebayo or Thomas Bryant) to fill the roster and sign Big Sauce to play at least 20 mpg coming from the bench.
I would sign Len on that second option to give great depth to our team IF his salary is not crazy and we have tons of cap space after trading Knight and Chandler.
Drummond looked pretty bad playing against us a few days ago. Being that bad at free throws is kind of amazing.
Regarding FAs, I hope there's a Willie Reed/Willie Hernangomez/Dewayne Dedmon/Tarik Black out there for us to scoop up. Mike Muscala might be a solid pickup. I'd give up value to grab Chinanu Onuaku. IDK. Starting C is an open roster spot - applications are being accepted.
Not sure if we saw the same game. He gave them 18 points, 18 rebounds and two blocks in just 28 minutes. And he altered a lot of shots around the rim.
Regarding those other options at FA, I prefer Len over all of those players. They are not good enough to invest time and money on them.
Dedmon is a solid role player, I like him but he is gonna be paid and he is older and not better than Len.
You make a decent point about Drummond - no matter how bad I think he looks, he still gets boards and gives you an option inside. It's just pretty clear why, despite his stats, his minutes totals are so low, and his team doesn't win. IDK.
I agree that none of those FAs are worth "investing" in. I'm not advocating for that. I was looking at potential stand-ins. If Len can be had at a discount, we can continue to develop him while simultaneously seeking his replacement. While he's pretty much unbearable on offense, he does provide rim protection, which very few players do. At a reasonable price, we could simply keep him around with the understanding that he is not "the future" at that spot. Just a useful big who can hold the spot down until he's supplanted. I'm fine with that. But note that that's all we would want out of those players I listed - a capable stand-in, waiting to be replaced.
I'm hoping we're able to land one of Fultz or Ball in this draft. I'm hoping, further, that McD is able to turn Bled-Knight-Chandler into real value, preferably in the form of some additional 2018/19/20 lotto balls. If Philly is ready to make a run, maybe they're our trade partner. I could see them having interest in those guys.