Reverse Tim Duncan - The Dwight Howard Thread

Post #101 » by **Diop** » Wed Jun 21, 2017 2:11 am

jdm3 wrote:I love the trade but I do fear it means we are going to screw up the 11 pick. Now if we pull this into a FF and Frank Jackson combo I would be thrilled with the offseason start.

you had full faith in our drafting before the trade?

BeesWax · Post #102 » by **BeesWax** » Wed Jun 21, 2017 2:13 am

Diop wrote:
jdm3 wrote:I love the trade but I do fear it means we are going to screw up the 11 pick. Now if we pull this into a FF and Frank Jackson combo I would be thrilled with the offseason start.

you had full faith in our drafting before the trade?

No but we were not short a unatheletic shooter wing. I was scared to death we would pass a good to great prospect to draft Kennard or Mitchell but now I feel almost certain we will pass a superior player for one of them.

Post #103 » by **JDR720** » Wed Jun 21, 2017 2:17 am

Read on Twitter

There was a 3-way deal being talked about, I would almost guarantee it.

Braggins · Post #104 » by **Braggins** » Wed Jun 21, 2017 2:20 am

Ummmmm, I can't believe this trade ended up not being terrible. This seems like a potentially great move. I can't believe we actually got rid of two scrubs and moved up in the draft. You could have talked me into doing that trade with salary filler just for the picks. I'm honestly not really into Howard too much at this point.

316Hornets · Post #105 » by **316Hornets** » Wed Jun 21, 2017 2:22 am

At worst, this just puts us in do or die mode. If Howard doesn't work out, we rid of him in 2 years and will be able to rebuild around Kemba with his next contract. 3 years of Plumlee was just too much and this is going to keep us competitive for the foreseeable future. #11 this year, if Howard bombs, we'll have another high pick next year. Or, we get playoffs and cause some havoc with finally having a big center that is able to protect the rim. Zeller is still going to be able to thrive, but we finally have someone to disrupt pf/c from just overpowering us in the paint.

Post #106 » by **JDR720** » Wed Jun 21, 2017 2:27 am

Wouldn't be shocked at all if we traded cody and/or mkg for shooters and try to recreate the Orlando Dwight team.

Braggins · Post #107 » by **Braggins** » Wed Jun 21, 2017 2:28 am

yosemiteben wrote:Yes, I'm calling this a win on the Marco trade and rolling with this being the plan all along.

I'll allow it.

BeesWax · Post #108 » by **BeesWax** » Wed Jun 21, 2017 2:29 am

JDR720 wrote:Wouldn't be shocked at all if we traded cody and/or mkg for shooters and try to recreate the Orlando Dwight team.

Pure curiosity has me wondering what Cody could get. If we could get someone then take Collins as our backup C to Howard that could work ok. I value Cody enough that I don't think finding a good value match would be easy.

SLATER · Post #109 » by **SLATER** » Wed Jun 21, 2017 2:33 am

Happy for the Hornet but this trade is bizarre. Is something happening with Dwight behind the scenes? This one isn't adding up...

Braggins · Post #110 » by **Braggins** » Wed Jun 21, 2017 2:34 am

Now what do we do if Markkanen drops? Surely we wouldn't take Mitchell or Kennard over him, right? As of now all I want is for Monk or Ntilikina to fall and to find a backup PG. Patrick Beverly would be a great fit next to Kennard and Monk.

Kemba/Beverly/Weber
Batum/Monk/Graham
MKG/Lamb
Marv/Frank/JOB
Dwight/Cody

I'd be pretty damn happy rolling into next season with that. My only issue is that I feel quite strongly that Cody should be the starter, but I feel like we will almost have to start Dwight to keep him happy. Hopefully he makes it worth it.

I would definitely not be looking to trade MKG or Cody. We have the ability to be a top 3-7 defense with the players we have and we should have plenty of spacing with our draft pick and whoever we get with the MLE.

nymets1 · Post #111 » by **nymets1** » Wed Jun 21, 2017 2:37 am

Wonder what things be like right now if Dwight stayed his whole career in Orlando, Dwight was having a good career with us.

TinmanZBoy · Post #112 » by **TinmanZBoy** » Wed Jun 21, 2017 2:40 am

Dwight's success and happiness will solely depend on Nic...

Mystical Apples · Post #113 » by **Mystical Apples** » Wed Jun 21, 2017 2:43 am

I'd expect another significant move with Cody, MKG, and both picks in play.

LofJ · Post #114 » by **LofJ** » Wed Jun 21, 2017 2:43 am

nymets1 wrote:Wonder what things be like right now if Dwight stayed his whole career in Orlando, Dwight was having a good career with us.

I'd be willing to bet that Dwight really regrets leaving.

Post #115 » by **yosemiteben** » Wed Jun 21, 2017 2:45 am

Mystical Apples wrote:I'd expect another significant move with Cody, MKG, and both picks in play.

My thoughts as well.

Shock Defeat · Post #116 » by **Shock Defeat** » Wed Jun 21, 2017 2:46 am

LofJ wrote:
nymets1 wrote:Wonder what things be like right now if Dwight stayed his whole career in Orlando, Dwight was having a good career with us.

I'd be willing to bet that Dwight really regrets leaving.

Dwight was going to suffer debilitating injuries and lose his athleticism either way. Sure he'd be more liked around the league but he'd still be a marginal NBA center these days.

316Hornets · Post #117 » by **316Hornets** » Wed Jun 21, 2017 2:48 am

I don't see the team trading Zeller with his injury concerns and Howards as well. Having both of them increases the chances a great deal that we'll always have a healthy center. We all saw how bad the team was without Zeller last season.

Braggins · Post #118 » by **Braggins** » Wed Jun 21, 2017 2:48 am

Mystical Apples wrote:I'd expect another significant move with Cody, MKG, and both picks in play.

I really hope we don't move Cody. He should still be our long term plan at center imo. I don't trust Dwight and I don't think hes good enough to make us want to part from Cody. I'd be more open to moving MKG, though. With Dwight I no longer feel like losing MKG would be a death knell for our defense.

Mystical Apples · Post #119 » by **Mystical Apples** » Wed Jun 21, 2017 2:48 am

Denver, Phoenix, and Minnesota add ideal partners. Ideally and wing shooter and a PnR point glad.

Or just go nuts with a blockbuster.

Braggins · Post #120 » by **Braggins** » Wed Jun 21, 2017 2:50 am

MKG + 11 + 31 for Rubio + 7