zoyathedestroya wrote:I don’t understand the fascination with Stewart either. Not worth all that trouble and price (trade cost + tax implications). Just give me PJ Tucker on the buyout. Someone you can throw in for 8-10 mins situationally.
Anyone we add midseason better be someone Joe is gonna use in his rotation for sure and can help us win now (like when we traded for DWhite). Otherwise, it’s just a huge waste.
I think we add someone who fits the Grant TPE at best and/or a buyout minimum guy.
He's an affordable, obtainable, relatively modern big man who is locked in for 4 more years after this one and has a solid floor with upside.
You'll struggle to get teams to part with guys better than him and guys worse than him aren't likely to feature in your playoff rotations. He's this year's Jakob Poetl but locked in longer/cheaper.
Tax is a real consideration as to why not to try and get Stewart, but if ownership are willing to pony up the money, the benefits of adding him to the rotation and locked in for years to come could be significant. Same reason we should have kept Grant Williams: solid roleplayer with some upside, good insurance for our bigs and a decent sized salary slot that we wouldn't be able to create easily in the future. He gives you a lot of options in terms rotations and roster construction.
