It's not that much of a stretch. It's DA going after 3 small scoring/ball dominant guards in a relatively short stretch. I've seen people make a lot bigger stretches over DA's preferred player type.
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*next to a high-level rim protector
We are setup pretty good for building something lasting.
I’m mostly saying I wouldn’t. Because I wouldn’t. And if I were to backtrack, I would only do so under the idea of flipping him.
If you could situate him to be the one of the greatest 6th men of all time, that might be another. But none of these scenarios exist in reality so it’s all whatever.
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IT was traded for Kyrie. Kyrie and Kemba were both disasters with Boston. Taking those three examples and extrapolating that he'd like/want Trae Young is absolutely a stretch imo. But your last sentence is well taken.
Not taking Trae Young for free is like not taking 4 draft picks for free.
I just said I would be happy to flip him.
Which is why, backtrack or not, it is an insane opinion to have in the first place.
But if you could get him for free, you wouldn’t be able to get the picks (the Hawks would trade him for the picks).
This has become inane. But in any event you can’t talk me into wanting that garbage on my team.
IDK how IT/Kyrie being involved in the same trade negates anything or the fact that Kemba fell off. The point is just that being a small scoring guard isnt necessarily a turn off (or at least not to the degree of DO NOT TOUCH) for DA. That's pretty clear to me.
I totally reject this idea that any player we get has to be a perfect match long term. If we got Trae for free, it's an imperfect match and I'm not sure there is a perfect match for him. But he would make us a lot better instantly. If it turns out we can't build a championship team with him, you can always pivot and trade him down the line. The Jazz just traded two imperfect stars and a got a boatload in both trades.
Most important thing right now is not to try to make the picture perfect team that will stick together for years. It's to continue to make asset positive moves. Trae for free (which is a ridiculous thought in the first place) is a massive asset positive trade.
Most important thing right now is not to try to make the picture perfect team that will stick together for years. It's to continue to make asset positive moves. Trae for free (which is a ridiculous thought in the first place) is a massive asset positive trade.
Listening to the exit interviews for players, Simone said his ankle was ****ed up for a lot of the season and he was disappointed with how he shot.
Said he has to adjust to the athleticism of defense on how he shoots.
Feel like he could be really good next year.
Said he has to adjust to the athleticism of defense on how he shoots.
Feel like he could be really good next year.