MasterIchiro wrote:James Gatz wrote:Lamelo's efficiency needs to improve but his handle is elite. He'll often be the best ball handler on the floor most games he plays.
Also something that never gets mentioned with him is AST/TO ratio (2.73) which is surprisingly excellent considering how many homerun passes he makes. Not to mention, he averaged 7.6 rpg as a point guard.
He's an elite playmaker which is why he doesn't have to become a three point shooter. Shot looks broken but he's going to make his teammates better and you need to do that if you can't score efficiently.
I don't think he's a fit here because while we need a second ball-handler we still lack a go-to scorer. He's a really really bad fit here. So I like a trade down with the Knicks. I'd want Mitchell Robinson + 8 + right to swap 2021 firsts.
Why are we worried about fit? Maybe we can tank into a superstar in 2021? I think it'd actually be good for us to give Devonte most of the scoring duties so we can evaluate him for his next contract. Right to swap firsts sounds like a bad deal to me. 3 is worth a lot more than 8.
http://nbasense.com/draft-pick-trade-value/2/kevin-pelton-2
Draft Pick Trade Value Raw / Normalized Values
Pick Value Normalized
1 4000 100.00
2 3100 77.50
3 2670 66.75
4 2410 60.25
5 2240 56.00
6 2110 52.75
7 2000 50.00
8 1910 47.75
9 1830 45.75
10 1720 43.00
11 1600 40.00
12 1500 37.50
13 1400 35.00
14 1320 33.00
15 1240 31.00
16 1180 29.50
17 1130 28.25
18 1080 27.00
19 1030 25.75
20 980 24.50
21 920 23.00
22 860 21.50
23 800 20.00
24 750 18.75
25 700 17.50
26 660 16.50
27 620 15.50
28 570 14.25
29 520 13.00
30 470 11.75
