old school 34 wrote:I'm relatively okay with the rumors that Wolves may be holding tight until they know for sure they're out on Simmons...as it seems that they have a cap as to how far they will go for him &/or just don't have enough to facilitate the type of deal anyways.
The next move would be either Grant or Barnes for me with the thought of moving Bev back to the bench instead of Vando.....that gives us that extra length with our starters & let the Bev-effect bleed into our bench as he would be huge for a super young bench.
I really like a Grant/Olynyk trade for Beasley/Prince/Layman/future 1st & 2nd.
Grant 2 yrs younger than Barnes & Olynyk better fitting 2nd piece....Det might value Beasley a little more if nothing else as future asset & they don't have Hield already on roster?
Wolves rotation looks more like:
PG--Dlo/Bev
SG--Ant/Nowell
SF--Grant/McDaniels
PF--V8/Grant
C--KAT/Olynyk
Spotting in: Naz, Okogie, JMac
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I find the idea interesting, but would consider adding to it. We throw in Leo, they throw in Bey. The thing about Bey is he has been horrible this year. His defensive numbers are bad, his shooting is way down, and their attempts to turn him into an effective shot creator have failed. From their perspective he had a good season last year and is simply in a sophomore slump, why would they trade a valuable young piece for someone like Leo who has underwhelmed thus far?
Answer, for us he adds adds depth and potentially shooting. We get him back to catch and shoot and use him in our defensive scheme. His long arms and good instincts will help with the long close outs that we are becoming known for. He is in theory a small ball 4 but can could also probably play with MCD. He and MCD are both known as catch and shoot but MCD is better off the dribble and in theory Bey is better at shooting overall (when he is not slumping.)
Why they do it. Leo is younger, has longer on his rookie contract, and has shown multi-positional defensive talent. The Pistons PGs are all mediocre at best, Leo could be given minutes in the hopes of turning him into the two way PG we hoped he would be. Also from what I saw of Bey’s numbers his value is plummeting this year. If he doesn’t turn things around they may not be able to get another offer for a good young player in similar draft position. There numbers with him on the floor are abysmal and he is not developing into the shot creator they want. Leo might be able to fill that role (albeit as a bit smaller player.)
I am not sure either team goes for this, I just thought it would be interesting to discuss. Thoughts?