cl2117 wrote:Hal14 wrote:cl2117 wrote:He was a playoff rotation piece for us last year. He's not your usual end of the bench player. He's a Brogdon injury away from being slotted back into a similar role again.
And he's asking for a trade.
So trade him.
There's lots of guys out there we could get to replace him as a deep bench, emergency back up guard. Get someone like RJ Hampton, or sign Derrick Rose to the veteran's minimum.
The Kings have Matthew Dellavedova playing a similar role for them. The warriors have Ty Jerome as a deep bench guard. The Sixers have Shake Milton. These types of guys aren't hard to find. Maybe we sign Patty Mills to a minimum deal, or Goran Dragic.
Hell, what Pritchard gave us this season - we could even bring back Kemba or IT and have them do it. Better vibes that way, too. Or we could even bring back Carsen Edwards or Tremont Waters to do it.
Or just have Davison and Madar compete for the spot in summer league/training camp.
It's just bad asset management to give him away. Again not saying you shouldn't trade him or that he's not replaceable but just that you shouldn't give him away. You're a weak GM if you're acquiescing to trade demands from guys like Pritchard to the detriment of the team.
What kind of deal are you expecting to get for him? I think there is a genuine chance you can get a solid return but you might need to hang on to him longer than you'd like.
I never said to just give him away for nothing. I said "take the best deal you can find".
I trust Brad to find a deal that will net us market value for Pritchard. Especially since rumor has it there were 4 teams interested in trading for him at the deadline - so there's a good chance a team will make us a decent offer.
