So do all the people who want to trade Sexton want to trade him to tank harder? Cash out after playing well? Or dont believe in him? I am surprised that many people want to trade him.
Well is there a young SGA that could be gotten through a trade at the moment?I really dont get this following the OKC path. They tanked and picked up great players, but the real difference maker is their MVP level player in SGA that they traded for and got lucky. Without that level player you are following a very different path.
No.Well is there a young SGA that could be gotten through a trade at the moment?
If there is one, then trading Markanen to get him would also be a great option as the young budding star would be a better for fit our timeline.
Might be right and if you are then we probably need to trade LauriI was thinking this too "the time for full tank was 2 years ago". I felt like we wasted 2 years doing half hearted tanks.
But - had we gone full tank 2 years ago who were really franchise changing (except Wimby)? I don't see it.
Also this year's draft hasn't shown me anyone who could potentially turn into a top 10 or even top 20 some day.
So maybe the time to tank is really from this year onwards rather than the past 2 years.
The point is to really commit to it and no more half hearted tanks from now on.
Or a Jalen brunson?Well is there a young SGA that could be gotten through a trade at the moment?
If there is one, then trading Markanen to get him would also be a great option as the young budding star would be a better for fit our timeline.
I'm sure Okc, San Antonio and Houston feel great about their quick tank job rebuilds.**** tanking. I'm sure Detroit is thrilled with that approach right now
Houston felt so good about it they went out and overpaid for Dillon Brooks, FVV, and attempted to on Brook Lopez.I'm sure Okc, San Antonio and Houston feel great about their quick tank job rebuilds.
Or a Jalen brunson?
The answer to your question is maybe.
There is simply no way to know. When OKC traded for SGA they didn't know he would be an MVP level player.
Clippers didn't know sga was going to become an MVP level player or they wouldn't have traded him.
There might be a young player out there who will be a future MVP candidate that a team would be willing trade to us but no one knows what player that is.
Same thing with draft picks. Other than rare exceptions (LeBron, wemby, etc)
Btw we kind of almost did it when we traded Donovan. He was all star level but not MVP level and we traded him for a guy nobody thought all that much of that was underutilized and that player (Lauri) was quickly an all star level player.
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The Jazz traded for Lauri, who became an all-star.Yeah so off the top of my head the "OKC strategy" might be to follow the following steps 1-4:
Step 1. Trade for (or Draft) a potential future All Star
Step 2. Accumulate picks as many as you can
Step 3. Be really bad a few years to develop young players
Step 4. Fill in the blanks and shoot for the moon
We currently have 2 and are starting to do 3, and 4 can be done relatively easily.
But we don't currently have Step 1.
It requires skill and a bit of luck for sure, but we now really need to focus on accomplishing Step 1 be that through the draft or trades.
I almost spit out my water I was drinking when I read this.5. Keep Sexton
Hardest choice of them all. It would be much easier for me to trade Sexton than Lauri. If we moved up in the draft to take a Castle I would move him. If he somehow got us a starting quality wing, I would move him.
My turn on Sexton has been well documented even though some enjoy just acting like I'm only a hater of his.I almost spit out my water I was drinking when I read this.
My turn on Sexton has been well documented even though some enjoy just acting like I'm only a hater of his.
He's really good and trading really good players is generally not a great idea if you're trying to build your team up. It's a weird position because I would like to trade him (becaues I genuinely believe size is the most important thing to build around and small guards are one of the easiest value propositions when acquiring players), but I need a team to really recognize his value.
I think he is talking more about getting an MVP caliber player rather than an all star caliber player thoughThe Jazz traded for Lauri, who became an all-star.
Meant to say Super Star. Like a potential top 10 player.The Jazz traded for Lauri, who became an all-star.
Yep you got the gist of it, thanks.I think he is talking more about getting an MVP caliber player rather than an all star caliber player though
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On the other hand..... How does one become an MVP contender?Yep you got the gist of it, thanks.
I saw this on the Facebook