Post#80 » by Thaddy » Fri Jan 19, 2024 4:24 am
It would suck to give up a high pick to the Spurs. I would keep Brown until the off-season, unless there's an offer that blows us away. The Raptors were looked at as big talkers that didn't want to pull the trigger. That stigma is likely gone now. We lost on the Siakam trade and broke even on the OG trade but we can play the margins here.
Brown, Poeltl, Trent, Boucherand Schroder are all solid vets that would contribute to playoff teams. We can definitely get a first round pick for each one of them (maybe 2nds for Trent and Boucher). I'm pretty happy with a core of Barrett, IQ, and Barnes. They will all continue to improve and we can try to become contenders within the next 3 years.
We need to continue collecting picks and developing young talent like Barnes, Barrett, Quick, Gradey, and the three guys we pick this off-season. I'd throw a big contract at a target this off-season just to make another team react and go into defensive mode and fix themselves into a bad contract.
Good things are coming soon. There will be growing pains but I can see Scottie being a LeBron type of talent that can will a team into the playoffs. We need to try and consolidate as much talent as we can in the form of picks and assets before that happens.
Brown to New York for Grimes, Fournier then redirect Fournier with a the lesser pick between Utah/OKC/and the other two teams for Bertans or an expiring big man.
Trade Poeltl for Zubac and LAC's 2030 1st (unprotected).
Trade Schroder to Suns for a future first.
Trade Trent Jr for 2nd round picks to whoever will take him for an expiring or TPE.
Zubac - J. Porter
Barnes - Boucher
Barrett - OPJ/Thad
Grimes - Dick
Quick - Lewis
That team wouldn't be the bottom barrel of the league but they aren't competing either. But an addition 3 1st rounders to play with in the coming years and some more young talent that Darko can unlock wouldn't be bad.