penbeast0 wrote:I put this out in the T&T board and the Wiz board; though I should put it here for completion.
NENE FOR JOSH SMITH STRAIGHT UP
Nene seems clearly the more impactful player minute for minute. He was a key in Washington's playoff victory and is a high basketball IQ big who plays both ends of the floor. On the downside, he doesn't play volume minutes anymore, he's about 3 years older and he can't play on a front line with Monroe and Drummond as a SF (though that didn't work well for Smith either). Sometimes he disappears and gets passive.
Smith is younger, more athletic, and capable of playing 30+ mpg. He's an extremely active defender and will run the court with Wall (or Jennings) more easily than Nene. On the downside, he's been in the league a while and is still making the same dumb decisions so he's unlikely to develop into a high IQ player. He will play you out of games at times.
Both are signed for appreciably more than they are worth; Smith is probably worth more on the open market but his contract runs an extra year.
Straight up swap might benefit both teams.
Need to find a 3rd team to take Nene and trade a perimeter player to Detroit. If we can't find a better trade then this isn't bad but certainly not a 1st option.









