MPM wrote:Random considerations - just food for thought after casually monitoring benches. Not an exhaustive list of realistic bench gets but a list. Sure, I'd love a guy like Brogdon but tough trade. Actually tough trades all around - even in the dregs zone below - maybe some teams see value in Bouk's expiring, or taking a flyer on a very young project under contract in McGowens, a 2nd or 2nds as sweetener, etc.
Backup PG depth
Tyus Jones – only because he doesn’t make a lot of sense for Wiz. Good backup playing as a starter on an expiring for a rebuilder probably eying lottery balls.
Kira Lewis – forgotten man in NO
Dosunmu – tougher get but Carter, Caruso seem to be seeing the bulk of bench minutes. Combo guy but will put him here.
Wing depth
AJ Griffin – mystery.
Reggie Bullock Jr. – old man on young team.
Svi Mykhailiuk – loved Svi when he was here – not playing much in Boston. Not sure Celts would move him – cheap one year deal for a smart shooter.
Kenyon Martin Jr – athletic, rim runner – good cutter, strong weakside defender. Seems to be a man without minutes and an easier get.
End of bench bigs/3rd string centers
Jericho Sims – no real minutes this year
Bamba – no real minutes this year
Richuan Holmes – no real minutes this year
Bruno Fernando – no real minutes this year
Aleksej Pokusevski – seems to have been moved to bench. Likely not as cheap as above.
Not a bad list, I don't think of the centers on this list are better than Richards though, so if we are talking about 3rd centers then sure. I also think we can probably just grab a 3rd center from the Gleague at some point this year and put him on a 2way.
Hawks probably would want a first for Griffin still, only 20 years old. Probably not in a rush to trade him whether he is playing or not. Svi, KJ and Bullock don't feel like they are making us any better. If we are going to make a trade for a wing I would want a clear cut top 8 type of guy. I like all 3 pg options, but Washington basically traded KP for Tyus Jones when all was said and done. Doubt they are ready to sell low on him, he also would be taking a pretty large step backwards in role as he is playing 9 more mpg than Theo right now and starting.
Kira has been pretty bad, maybe Bouknight and 2nd would be enough to just give each a fresh start.