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Ruzious wrote:Well, he can still come back in time to "help" a team down the stretch or be filler in a trade. It might actually allow him to come back fresh from the usual aches and pains.

Ruzious wrote:I'm thinking Boston might end up having an interest in him - because they're a little thin up front, and they seem to like his brother a lot.

trast66 wrote:To be fair, not many guys from the 2016 draft have been better than Kieff over that time frame.

Eli Babak wrote:

trast66 wrote:To be fair, not many guys from the 2016 draft have been better than Kieff over that time frame.

Maybe, but still it was a terrible trade.

With Markieff they had a 17-13 record and finished 10th, 41-41. Phoenix got 13th pick. Instead they should've traded Dudley for a 2nd and tank to get Sabonis or Pöltl.

Wall/Satoransky
Beal/X/Mac
Oubre/X
Porter/X
Gortat/Sabonis or Pöltl

Satoransky was the only good signing in that summer (Mac was also a good pick from UDFA). **** you Ernie. What the hell were they thinking when they signed Smith, Nicholson and Mahinmi to those awful contracts? ARGH!!

Edit: https://tedstake.monumentalsportsnetwork.com/2016/07/08/a-very-productive-off-season-my-perspective
Okay, sorry about rambling, I didn't sleep enough last night!

Add to the team as needed via trades. We have executed extremely well in this regard, adding the starting frontcourt tandem of Marcin Gortat and Markieff Morris. With Markieff, we felt that we used a sound strategy to take a proven starting power forward who is under contract rather than select a player with the 13th pick. We also used this tactic to add Trey Burke, a very good young guard who was a first-round pick, a member of the All-Rookie team and who will bolster our backcourt. All three players were acquired in exchange for draft picks and helped us mold a strong, balanced roster.

Use free agency to add talent and provide depth. We signed Ian Mahinmi, who was a starter on a very good Indiana team last season, and he will provide defense, rebounding and rim protection. We also signed Andrew Nicholson, a former first-round pick who gives us a budding young inside-outside threat at the four position, and Jason Smith, whose shooting and toughness will add to our frontcourt depth. We also have agreed in principle to enter into a contract with Marcus Thornton, who is a proven scorer at the two-guard spot and showed last season that he can provide instant offense off the bench.

Induveca wrote:Another agent/player “protect yourself now” move before getting traded. Bad character move, but in a dysfunctional setting where he was getting traded or benched it likely saves some portion of his own perceived value.

He either likes DC itself or is trying to outlast Grunfeld and/or Brooks.

montestewart wrote:Sorry, I have to quote this Ted's Mistake masterpiece:

Add to the team as needed via trades. We have executed extremely well in this regard, adding the starting frontcourt tandem of Marcin Gortat and Markieff Morris. With Markieff, we felt that we used a sound strategy to take a proven starting power forward who is under contract rather than select a player with the 13th pick. We also used this tactic to add Trey Burke, a very good young guard who was a first-round pick, a member of the All-Rookie team and who will bolster our backcourt. All three players were acquired in exchange for draft picks and helped us mold a strong, balanced roster.

Use free agency to add talent and provide depth. We signed Ian Mahinmi, who was a starter on a very good Indiana team last season, and he will provide defense, rebounding and rim protection. We also signed Andrew Nicholson, a former first-round pick who gives us a budding young inside-outside threat at the four position, and Jason Smith, whose shooting and toughness will add to our frontcourt depth. We also have agreed in principle to enter into a contract with Marcus Thornton, who is a proven scorer at the two-guard spot and showed last season that he can provide instant offense off the bench.

Three 1st rounders and one 2nd rounder later (at least, so far, by my count) the team has an injured Marky Mo and a benched Yawn to show for all that busy work.

Jimmy Recard wrote:Like he had any trade value before the injury

No competent GM with the slightest clue would give up anything of value for this bum. Not even a 2nd rd pick. It’s still maddening that Ernie gave up a lottery pick to get him. Can’t wait til he’s gone, my most unlikeable wiz player since Blatche.