Miggs
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It has to be Clarkson imo.
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It has to be Clarkson imo.
I think a Nance for Royce swap would be big. I know a lot of people would have beef with it and the values may be closer, but having Nance gives us the ability to run a defense that was elite in the same way it was when we ran the Rudy/Favors combo. It would allow Rudy to contest more because there was someone bigger who was covering for him on the defensive glass and also covering he lane that opens up when he contests. It can’t be defeated by small ball and the things like a Capela or Ayton lob are much more neutralized. Despite being a worse three point shooter, he’d play the same role on offense because he still would have to be guarded on the perimeter and it’s fine if he’s shooting open threes, and that’s how Royce is getting them. Royce isn’t shooting as many threes to begin with and Nance would help with more offensive versatility. Ability to secure rebounds in clutch situations would change. It would also force Quin to find another option to guard small guards. If you were able to get an OPJ or Craig to fill in then that’d be huge. I know some of this is considered heresy.
This would be awesome.
I think a Niang S&T to Orlando for OPj S&T at $4-6 million for a year (or two?) might make a lot of sense, specifically because I think Orlando is starting to see the light on the importance of spacing and I seem to remember Niang going off on them a couple of times.
Miggs
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I don’t think we can trade Royce. We need more of those guys on defense. Not less. If we traded Clarkson for someone far, far cheaper and a pick, and then signed Batum to the MLE, we’d be a better team IMO. Or Nader even. I just don’t think we have this huge need for Clarkson’s instant offense as much and the additions of Butler, Doke, and Batum or Nader should help in that regard. Our bigger need is on the defensive end and trading Royce hurts that. Even if it is for Nance.
When my grandma died I inherited a large amount of whiskey that I’d be willing to use to grease the wheels on this trade.
I think it makes us better on defense because you add a guy with great size and rebounding and then force Quin to use someone else on small guards.
Miggs
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If we traded Clarkson into space for a pick(s), wouldn’t we then be below the tax (if Conley’s deal is in fact 20 per) and have the non-taxpayer MLE? And we could then split it on OPJ and Nader. Or use the full one on Batum if we can get him to bite. And maybe coerce Nader into the vet minimum.
campaignist
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I really think people are forgetting how wretched the bench’s offense was before Clarkson arrived. Trading him without at least one more scorer/creator off the bench (which they don’t currently have) would be a disaster.
Ineptimusprime
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I would be very surprised if anyone else besides Bogey or Ingles were traded this offseason.
Miggs
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Who? That’s my point. Donovan? Conley? Don’t love the idea. I think we can dump Clarkson’s one dimensional play for a pick(s) and a lesser player. We can then use the MLE to get one or two guys who are more complete players.
Miggs
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We’d have Mike, Donnie or Bogey who could sub early and play with the second unit. Probably Bojan.