Post#558 » by Skybox » Sat Feb 13, 2021 4:06 pm
I don't think we need to trade Vuc, but...(assuming GSW not shopping MIN pick anymore due to Wiseman)
To NOLA...Vuc, Evan, Aminu
From NOLA...Adams, Lonzo, Naw, Reddick
Ball was going to be Jason Kidd 2.0. Allegedly, NOLA doesn't play at the pace that suits his generational court vision. Vuc would be great with his floor spreading and defensive rebounding next to Zion and Ingram. Fournier adds shooting and size at SG. ORL gets their new backcourt (along with Fultz and Cole), hopefully, can sign Ball to a reasonable deal AND get the star he was supposed to be in a high-speed offense with Fultz. Trading Vuc would MAKE us re-do our offensive game plan. Reddick could probably be moved to BRK or PHI for Shamet or Paul Reed or 2rp or something (assuming he doesn't want to stay) with Dinwiddie's deal as the ballast (or TPE?). NAW is our great hope for an expanded role. Adams is a placeholder and culture guy without real bball skills but would set monster picks for all of our lightning fast wings and maybe get through to Bamba on the subtleties of hoops and life.
* Obviously, our high frp would be plugged in too. Possibly AG gets us another and maybe a prospect. I like AG into BOS TPE for Nesmith and a (late first) pick. BOS would probably want us to take back expiring salary to minimize their tax hit.
Adams/Bamba/Birch
Isaac/Okeke
Nesmith/TRoss
Fultz/NAW/Shamet
Ball/Anthony/MCW
Adams is really the mismatched piece, in terms of pacing and spacing, but he's only one more year and could probably be shipped out as an expiring at some point if we had a better long-term option. Certainly a different look.