Fake Trade Thread #7

[JDR720]

Call Nico Harrison and try to send Melo to Dallas for AD or something.

[amcoolio]

Melo and Miller and 3 firsts for Flagg, **** it

[fatlever]

Call Nico Harrison and try to send Melo to Dallas for AD or something.

silly trade season

melo, miles, tre, 2026 mystery pick
for
ad, pj, and filler (brandon williams)

[fatlever]

Trae at least plays games. The issue with him is he is the worst defender in the league. The Hawks on paper should be just as good as Detroit, but they're playing 4v5 on defense.

A part of me would rather have Ja but trading for him after the Miles stuff is just dumb.

So... Melo better get healthy lol.

trae has 2 yrs on contract
melo has 4 yrs

shorter deal digs us out quicker. trae at least keeps us entertaining in interim.

[JustBuzzin]

Melo and Miller and 3 firsts for Flagg, **** it

I hope this is a joke

[Hornet Mania]

If we're moving off Melo due to availability issues Anthony Davis is not a player I would want in return.

[JMAC3]

But I do genuinely believe that mentally and internally the Hornets are probably ready to go in a different direction, especially with the rookies looking solid. How they go about doing that is the big question. They have been talking about changing the culture for 2 years now. And that to me has always felt a little bit like a dog whistle saying, melo/miles are part of the culture problem from the previous regime.

The rookies looking solid if anything, would be more of a reason to keep Melo. They are all role players for the most part who are going to be valuable right now on rookie contracts, so we should try to win now. Trading Melo and going further in the tank makes little sense because you aren't building around the rookies- they are complementary guys but if they have nobody to complement, then they aren't that valuable.

[Diop]

Melo and Miller and 3 firsts for Flagg, **** it

I hope this is a joke

because Dallas would laugh at it and hang up

[Diop]

to get anything decent for Ball, we have to add something juicy to him to encourage another team to take the risk.
depending on what the team has learnt about Miller, I would consider including him.

So Garland for Lamelo, Miller for Strus. Has to be separate trades due to the 2nd apron for Cavs. They get an instant increase in size for their backcourt with Ball and/or Miller, as well as talent for the finals.

Garland gets the keys as a dynamic scoring point guard. I would definitely be booed and ridiculed for doing it, but unless I get some truly encouraging miraculous news from Dr's, I'm ready to move on from the injured duo.

Garland, Sion, Kon are our starters.
Harper was another target I'd try, but I doubt Spurs would want Ball there.

I'd give up one of the 2 for Sarr for Washington. He could play alongside both Kalk and Moose as a 4/5, he continues to grow well. Again I doubt they give him up.

It's a little grim. Need the struggling side with the ambitious owner.
The target has to be reasonably young as well I believe, we aint winning **** this year, its about developing for a year or 2 ahead.