At some point I really believe we need to grab a blue-chipper from seed, but rack up enough big moneyball wins and maybe you can parlay them into that.So after processing the Porty rumors I think the guy to target is actually Simons. If Toronto doesn't send Pascal maybe they just make the pick. It sounds like Simons could be had at a fair price as they want a backcourt of Sharpe and Dame.
I've said I think we can get John Collins and 15 for KO and 28... If we were able to route Collins to Portland for Simons (Atlanta would not want Simons) I think it meets the roster shuffling requirements. We probably add something for Portland and maybe we can't get the pick swap. Looking at Simons though... I think that's a guy that could absolutely pop in the right situation. He is playing next to Dame for a pretty bad coach and has been efficient and productive. Put him as the lead guard with Lauri and Kessler and IDK maybe that's the next guy that has a major glow up. Maybe the better prize to target (and more realistic) is Simons.
That being said, I’m not a big Simons guy but that is a totally from-the-hip assessment.