OxAndFox wrote:
Yeah I certainly agree with the Huerter trade etc.
Mitchell can go either way IMO. At the basement, he is going to be a terrific back up PG IMO. The thing that stood out to me, and something that might hinder Mitchell if Sabonis isn't here which is ironic given I just traded Sabonis lol, is it seemed that Mitchell was a far better playmaker all round when Sabonis got here. I don't know if that's a coincidence.
What we know about Davion is that he has the tools and is most likely going to be an elite defender in the next year or two. His offense isn't there, but isn't too much of a concern to be honest. He needs to lift the efficiency which he would do by getting a starting job, if not here, somewhere else. It will be somewhere else due to Fox, but if you're Davion's agent you don't want much more than 1.5 years as a backup otherwise the league starts pigeonholing you there.
Good news for Mitchell is that Monk/Huerter are good players, but if he improves he can be better than both of them. And on good teams it doesn't matter if you start, it matters that you finish. I see this roster with some versatility -
PG - Fox, Mitchell, Monk
SG - Monk, Huerter, Davis, Fox
SF - Barnes, Huerter, Davis,
PF - Murray, Barnes, Lyles, Metu
C - Holmes, Sabonis, Queta, Lyles, Murray?
We could see lineups that have Mitchell, Fox with 2 of Huerter/Barnes/Murray rounding out the 3-4 spots.
Winning will cure our issues. If you are a backup who plays 30mpg on a team that wins 50 games people still recognize your talent. Think Smart who spent half his career off the bench. Or Poole (when Warriors healthy) who is going to be off the bench his 4th year but likely still going to command a max or near max deal.
