Post#1075 » by Alatan » Thu Dec 17, 2020 12:12 am
I dont think the Nuggets should trade anyone until we see them on the floor for a longer stretch of games. Im really excited about our current roster. We have so many talented guys that it would be hard to convince me to trade anyone. The trade deadline is in late March so we might get a better picture of the roster by then. Here are my opinions:
Jokic - Untouchable
Murray - I hope he has finally arrived at the star level but if he starts the season slow and inconsistent as he has previously id be open to include him in a trade for a perennial allstar type player.
Harris - I hoped he would get healthy and regain his athletic ability and jump shot but it seems his injuries have took their toll. Now he looks like a solid player on both ends but not remarkable. He is also has great chemistry with the team and knows the ins and outs. If an opportunity to upgrade his position with a MUCH better two way player arises i would do it but it probably isnt going to be the case.
MPJ - We need to see him on the floor. Period. Only if a team offers the likes of Giannis etc i might be willing to include him in a trade.
Bol - I might be in the minority but i regard Bol in a similar way as i do MPJ. Even more so. IMO he is even more talented than MPJ and his value around the league is not great. All the deals where he is thrown in as a sweetener infuriate me. I would not include him in any trades until i see him on the floor for at least half a season.
Dozier - I like his two way potential. Would not trade him until i see his development path. He can be included only in trades for a perennial allstar type as a consolidation move.
Nnaji - Same as Dozier. Looks to be a nice two way player.
Marcus Howard - Has incredible shooting ability. Pretty good scorer even at his height. Could develop into a 6th man of the year type player. Value around the league probably isnt great so id not include him in a deal.
Campazzo - Fast, tenacious, smart. Can be lead the bench squad and provide defensive stoppage minutes. Wish he was a better shooter but for the bench it might not be an issue. His size might be a problem in the playoffs but if the refs let it play our rough he could be ok. Id keep him unless he gets played off the court.
Millsap - He is our vet and even as he has declined as a player he can be useful as a player coach. Currently his best role is as a backup 4 or even maybe the 5 but if he declines even further he can mentor the young guys in practices. I doubt that teams would value him much so i dont see a trade where we could include him. The only teams that would value him as a player would be contending teams and those would offer only 2nd or very late 1sts at best. Trades for very late 1sts might come to an agreement but i doubt that there will be any and we have plenty of young guys that need playing time.
Green - Just got here and with his player profile he could be useful next to Jokic. Jokic rises the value of roleplayers and we might see Greens value rise up like Grants has. Later on in the season we might be able to include him in a consolidation trade for a star/borderline star player if we dont intend to keep him.
Whitington - I was going through some of his footage and the guy looks very promising as a two way player. His shooting might take some time to adjust but his 1v1 defense looks really nice. He might shoot up through the ranks and even become a starter. Would hold on to him.
Hastenstein - He doesnt strike me as a positive player. Looks like the type of player the NBA has phased out. I might be wrong and he could become a decent offensive bench piece. His value is that of a throw in to a big deal.
Cancar - Similar story as Hartenstein but Cancar has more girth and lower skill. We might hold on to one of them as the 3rd big and spot minutes in certain matchups that need size. Since id rather have a low cost bruiser as the 3rd big it might be Cancars spot.
Morris - He is a solid bench pg that doesnt really raise the bar in the playoffs. He is not a great fit next to Jokic and we might have a better bench PG in Campazzo. He could play next to Campazzo but id rather leave those minutes to develop some of our younger guys. For now i regard him as the safety net PG if Campazzo doesnt fit in but if he does then Morris might be the one guy id look to trade. There are a few teams around the league that would need what he brings but they dont really have much to offer back. Late picks or underwhelming young players is the best we could hope for. Id rather add him to a consolidation trade for a good player.
Barton - He is one of our few vets and that might be important for the playoffs. Even so i dont like his fit next to Jokic and there were some talk about him wanting to be a starter. We need to see how he looks coming back from the injury. He could be really useful as a scorer of the bench but i dont know if he want to accept that role. He is one of the players id be willing to trade and his value might be decent yet again i dont think that teams would be able to give back much for him. So the best solution would be to include him in a consolidation trade.
Trade targets:
There are not many good players other teams would be willing to let go. Even less ones teams would trade for a reasonable price. Usually its the disgruntled players that teams are willing to trade or those with an uncertain future coming back from a serious injury. Id stay away from the later type.
Giannis, AD, Doncic, Tatum etc are not getable.
Kawhi, LBJ might be available for an insane price witch would probably backfire quickly.
Harden, Hield, Lavine, Derozan, Cj, Booker, Beal etc dont really fit well next to both Jokic and Murray. So the only possible trade would be to swap Murray for one of them and in most cases that would make us worse not better. Only Harden, Booker and Beal are currently better than Murray but considering chemistry and playstyle i dont know would it be worth trading Murray for them. Probably not.
PG might be available but due to his contract and health concerns (shoulder) i would not be willing to trade for him.
Lowry, Holiday, CP3, D Green etc. are players over the hill that could fall of at any point. I would not be willing to trade anything significant for them.
Love, Griffin, Rose, Hayward, Oladipo, Wall, Cousins, Westbrook, Thompson are big names that are washed, close to washed or shells of their former selves on big contracts. Id stay clear of those.
Towns, Embiid, Gobert etc cant be played next to Jokic even if we got them for free.
Good players on rookie contracts are most likely of the table excluding trading our own start to get them.
Players like A. Gordon, Tobias Harris, Sabonis, Rubio are overrated and overpriced. Id stay away from them.
Curry and Butler might be really good in Denver but for a short window. We would also need them to want out and to pay a price.
Siakam, Adebayo, Simmons could be a nice fit next to Jokic/Murray but would deplete our assets/roster so i dont know would it be good to trade for them.
Other players are not really worth trading for as we have enough young promising players that could fill our needs.
Isaac might be a nice gamble is Orlando is willing to let him go.
TLDR we have a bunch of young promising players that id like to see us develop and would not trade almost anyone except for a really good all NBA type player that fits next to Jokic.
