Potential Trade Targets

[KqWIN]

I’m down to add more shooting. You can never have enough shooters.

Right, I’ve been on record saying THT wasn’t even bad this season….and he does provide injury insurance to some extent. But there’s no chance he’s resigning with us and he+his agency would probably see it as us doing them a solid if we let him move on. If we can use him in a trade to get another shooter for depth I think it makes sense for all parties.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Would they be interested in a THT/KO package?

Nah I don't think they'd go for that. I'm not super interested in Hield in a trade. I don't know what we do to upgrade per se without going for Murray. I think we see more of a sell off one of the pieces type move even with the good vibes. DA ain't care about vibes unfortunately.

If we do a deal I think its either a big swing for a "star" (term used really loosely... but like someone that is viewed as our 2nd or 3rd best player) or a sell off to open up more roles and playing time for others while collecting some side assets.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

It sounds like the Hawks are trying to attach Capela with Hunter or Murray in a deal. If you eat his deal that would mean less draft capital going out.

They are so effing rudderless. Bouncing back and forth between "win-now" and "save money sell stuff" is a great way to remain mediocre for a decade plus.

 

[KqWIN]

It sounds like the Hawks are trying to attach Capela with Hunter or Murray in a deal. If you eat his deal that would mean less draft capital going out.

I said this in the summer….the guy they really should have been looking to dump was Capela. They probably could have gotten a team to give them compensation for it too. John Collins trade solved some money issues for them, but they still have a logjam with Capela+Okongwu.

 

[Elizah Huge]

They are so effing rudderless. Bouncing back and forth between "win-now" and "save money sell stuff" is a great way to remain mediocre for a decade plus.

They don’t own their pick next year so they really should look to take a step back this year to get the best pick they can.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Hunter has been better before his injury (another theme with him). That wouldn't be any kind of deal breaker for me in a Murray deal. The issue is it complicates a Lauri extension as we would likely be out of any functional space.

Just not sure why they want to move that much salary. I get they got pricey but you need some of those players and it doesn't look like anyone outside of Johnson is ready to step into a much bigger role.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

They don’t own their pick next year so they really should look to take a step back this year to get the best pick they can.

Yeah which is why it makes sense to sell now on Murray before he loses value but taking less value to sell low on Hunter or Capela is weird. I don't think they can open up functional cap space and you need some players. Tear it down to Trae and Johnson and lose some of the draft assets you could have received to get off some meh contracts is just not real helpful. You'd almost be better off just moving Trae and pivoting that way (maybe his value sucks though).

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

It sounds like the Hawks are trying to attach Capela with Hunter or Murray in a deal. If you eat his deal that would mean less draft capital going out.

I’d kill to get Hunter but I’m not at the price of taking Murray or Capela

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

I’d kill to get Hunter but I’m not at the price of taking Murray or Capela

Murray is considered the draw you know that right. If you wanted Hunter they'd happily oblige in a John Collins type of manner I'm guessing.

 

[Elizah Huge]

Murray is considered the draw you know that right. If you wanted Hunter they'd happily oblige in a John Collins type of manner I'm guessing.

We were rumored to have liked Hunter in the past.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

We were rumored to have liked Hunter in the past.

I mean is the thought that his contract is "under water". I get it with Capela but I think Hunter would still be like neutral salary or close to it. If its seen as negative and we are compensated in the trade as such I think I'm more in.

But this is what I don't get... Hunter and Capela are more beneficial to Trae than the returning value they would get back imo. I'd just move Murray for what I could get and hold on to those guys unless I get a get out of jail free card. If they take back one less first to stuff Capela in the deal I don't think it opens up space... ditto for Hunter. Maybe they can move one in this deal and another later or they move Bogey separately.... but at that point what is left?

I think the ownership is real dumb out there... I think the nepo-baby son has a big voice in the front office and they are going to do dumb stuff... so we should absolutely keep calling them.

 

[infection]

Capela only has one more year left on his deal. El oh el if they’re trying to dump that, but never count the teeth of a donated horse.



GSW is sending some of the additional draft compensation to Atlanta. We’ll pick up the balance.