BobbieL wrote:bwgood77 wrote:Jesus_H_Macy wrote:
"If you're going to spend everything on that new car" <-- That's a little scary... If Jones and Bower walk into a dealership and buy a decked-out Corvette do they not only pay sticker price but also take up the finance guy on all of his offers?
Yes, Presti, who got a ton of picks for George and a ton of picks swapping Westbrook for Paul, making a deal with 2nd year GM James Jones....you think he won't work us on this trade? We will likely give up a lot more than we have to. We should call his bluff if they want the 10.
It will be interesting to see how this team does if Paul is out with an injury for awhile like he typically is.
I would be okay if at worst, Jones flipped the 10 for 25 as that does create more cap space. And if they take Jerome and flip the 10 for 25 - that is like 4m or close. But there is no way, they should just give the 10. Waive Okobo, trade Jerome (though I kind of want to see what he does a second year) - but don't just hand it over. Say No and call the bluff
I wouldn't be ok, with it, but if they trade 10 they better get a damn first rounder back...at least I like a lot of guys later...I would like Bane but not sure he lasts to 25. I am not sure how high I am on Riller (as Flex calls him "Garrett Riller")....but he would likely be there.
I, like most who voted, would prefer the trade not go through, even without the pick, for reasons mentioned multiple times. Now if it brings back other really good players somehow, and he stays healthy for 2 years, maybe that's different, but that's unknown and risky to assume...and again, Rubio could stay longer if we don't find a PG for the future after 2 years and Oubre could net something else.
This team still had one of the best point differentials with the Rubio/Booker/Bridges/Oubre/Ayton lineup but didn't play it much early due to Ayton being out, and Saric starting most of the year instead of Bridges.
Then obviously replacing Oubre with Cam didn't seem to hurt much despite the loss of depth and not having Cam off the bench or Oubre's iso scoring...Cam a lot more efficient and the higher IQ player who likely improves more than Oubre next year.
But keeping Oubre would be good, or if not, trading him for something else while keeping the 8-0 lineup without Oubre or Baynes, while getting something else for Oubre and having more FA money, to me, is preferable...I think future upside/longevity is a lot higher with this route even if team might not be quite as good the next two years if Paul is healthy...I think we take step back as he gets older and especially when he is gone. And if we lose that pick too, that further hurts our long term outlook...and then in 2 years after Paul leaves, if we take a dip in that third year instead of gradually getting better and having more young depth, Booker is more likely to leave after the team taking a step back in year 3, one year before his deal ends.
