Texas Chuck wrote:BelgradeNugget wrote:xxSnEaKyPxx wrote:So the Pacers downgrade two players for a super late pick in a terrible draft?
Well, what is the right price for your 3rd best guard (or 4th depending what you expect from Ben Sheppard) and 5th best big? 5 unprotected 1st and 3 swaps? If late 1st is not enough, ok I undrestand but you won't get better offer for them, and there is good chance neither will be on your roster after next season. BTW Reggie Jackson is upgrade over Isaiah Jackson.
With 1st rd pick, Reggie's expiring + something more you add, you could try to find 3nD guard your team needs, right?
Please don't be reductive. Pacers fans can not like you deal without your claiming they are demanding unreasonable return.
Some disconnects which might help you:
They don't see Jackson as an upgrade on McConnell
They don't want to take on the Nnaji contract and a late 1st for taking that on isn't great value even if they were willing to take on the dead weight, but they are a good team so unlikely to want to do that.
I reacted to this:
"So the Pacers downgrade two players for a super late pick in a terrible draft?"
If he tough they don't won't Zake/Reggie + 1st I undrestand. He could say so. If he tough Nuggets should add something more, Ok he could say so.
EDIT:
Here are answers I gave And1
louc1970 wrote:Not sure I would trade Micic from Charlotte given Ball’s injury history
Scoot McGroot wrote:
Aggregating Zeke and Reggie together would hard cap Denver at the 2nd apron. And McConnell makes more than any player Denver sends out, so they’d have to match at 110%, which would hard cap them at the first apron.
Regardless, I doubt Indy would have interest in eating Nnaji’s contract right now, not giving up McConnell? For much the same reasons Nnaji can’t get on the floor in the playoffs for Denver, he wouldn’t get on the floor for Indy, who would prefer to re sign Obi Toppin for only a little more in salary than Naji would get?
basketballwacko2 wrote:No I don't think Indiana would be interested in that.
HornetJail wrote:honestly prefer to just keep Micic than give him away in a swap of a bunch of fringe stuff, and I don't particularly want to be on the hook for 4 years of Zeke Nnaji
Dan Z wrote:
That's fair, but I don't think what the Nuggets give up in this trade really does much for Indiana.
But one answer was not like others do you agree?