ConSarnit wrote:MessiahUjiri wrote:When you look at this roster, there’s a clear glut at the 2/3/4.
A lot has been said about the wing glut between RJ/Jakobe/Dick/Ochai. But there isn’t that much convo about how Mogbo doesn’t really fit with CMB on the team.
Both Mogbo and CMB play like undersized non-floor spacing Centers. CMB is clearly the better prospect.
As constructed, Mogbo can’t play extended mins at either PF or C.
We’ve talked a lot about trading RJ. Since there’s no market for him, IMO Mogbo is actually the more likely trade prospect (athletic hustle big on a rookie deal). They are guaranteed to make a move to duck the tax. It’s possible we send them out together in a star deal, when you think about this logically.
I’ve already started wondering where Mogbo might end up (Chicago? Sacramento?). He won’t be here past the trade deadline.
I would argue that when you think about logically we aren’t getting star back based on an RJ package.
If a star becomes available and our package is RJ + picks then that package is going to get beat by a plethora of teams. If a star becomes available we are far down the list as a front runner.
We tried to trade RJ for Ingram and even the dumbass Pels didn’t want him. I firmly believe RJ doesn’t have much value around the league given what we’ve seen scoring + questionable defense guards go for this off-season.
As for Mogbo I say we hold onto him. We won’t get back a better pick than we used on him so might as well keep hoping on his upside.
The Pelicans didn't want RJ, because they were looking to unload salary. The whole point in trading BI for them was they could not afford all the contracts that were building up for them. They preferred the flexibility of BB's expiring deal, and KO's deal, which only had one year left. If money wasn't a concern, they would have just resigned BI.
