doclinkin wrote:penbeast0 wrote:Range of opinions so far. Non Wiz fans generally think this would be a steal; they thought that about Trae Young too.
Trae + Sabonis + Alex makes us good enough to win. But not good enough to contend. I’m greedy. I want a chance at a chip.
That and:
Adding Sabonis this year and playing him at all jeopardizes the tank. He adds the rebounding we need in the non JC minutes. I would not trade the chance at a top 4 pick to add Sabonis. Maybe in the offseason after we see if we are drafting Boozer or Caleb.
Exactly.
I'm not necessarily opposed to the concept of acquiring Sabonis for mostly just cap space, but I object to the timing. Sabonis would win us games in the short term, which would be a disaster. And Sabonis might be redundant on our future lineup if we end up drafting Boozer or Wilson.
The time to contemplate a Sabonis acquisition would be this summer after the draft. If we draft a ball-handling wing like Peterson or Dybantsa, then maybe the addition of someone like Sabonis could make sense. I'd still rather use our cap room to get a younger free agent like Kessler or Peyton, or a more defensive-minded big like Hartenstein, or trade a future pick for Sorber; but if all that failed, I wouldn't mind going after Sabonis. It would get us up to the salary floor and I like that his contract expires just as Sarr and Kyshawn need to be extended.
I'm not so sure a Sabonis/Trae tandem would be all that effective, however. They both need the ball. To be honest, I'd rather just have Sabonis and try and get Trae to opt out, particularly if we draft Peterson. I'd be pretty psyched about a starting lineup of Peterson, Tre, Kyshawn, Sabonis and Sarr. We could run the offense through Sabonis, but over time, diversify it more through Sarr, Kyshawn and Peterson. In two years, Sabonis moves on and our young guys have the experience to take over. By then, our young guys will all be stronger and could make up for the loss of Sabonis' toughness and rebounding.
