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I just put a deal together with JC to NY, Fournier to Wash, Wright and Avdija to Utah. Wash also picks up their own pick from NY and we send the Minny pick.

He's pretty awesome and looking at his numbers he's super unique. On a smart organized talented team he might shine even brighter. 2 firsts and more salary flexibility is a solid haul for them with where they are. They will be collecting assets for 2-3 years at least. They have no urgency to do a deal unless he is miserable but they also aren't going to benefit in a huge way from how good he is. Maybe they move Kuzma instead and give Deni a bigger role to make him happier. IDK but I think they are in asset collection mode and we have assets for a player that might be the swiss army knife we need?

Oh I definitely think we could use Deni. I just think that if I’m WAS, I’m definitely wanting to hold onto him. It would be an extremely hard pill to swallow to trade one of their only bright spots for very distant picks. Deni isn’t just good now, but he has a good amount of potential to get better for the reasons you listed.

I can only see him getting traded if he’s super frustrated….which might be true body language wise. He’s definitely not a fan of the Poole party.
 
Oh I definitely think we could use Deni. I just think that if I’m WAS, I’m definitely wanting to hold onto him. It would be an extremely hard pill to swallow to trade one of their only bright spots for very distant picks. Deni isn’t just good now, but he has a good amount of potential to get better for the reasons you listed.

I can only see him getting traded if he’s super frustrated….which might be true body language wise. He’s definitely not a fan of the Poole party.
I would put the 2025 Minny pick on the table. That isn't that far off at all. IF they twist my arm I can part with Ochai.

They should hang on to him but I could see them viewing it as selling high or selling while he has momentum. They are stuck with Poole and if there is an issue there I could see them swapping for a more liquid asset. If Deni's shooting dips back down he would lose a little luster as well. IDK I just make sure to have a good convo there if there is a convo to have.

They are also so early in their rebuild that I think these types of deals would still be tolerable. They also don't really have any extra firsts (the GS one they got was a fake first). So getting a pick back and one for the coffers is the type of stuff they are supposed to be doing.
 
Man... how much better would Washington's outlook be if they didn't do the Poole deal. The cap is one thing... subjecting young guys to his ******** is another.
 
I would put the 2025 Minny pick on the table. That isn't that far off at all. IF they twist my arm I can part with Ochai.

They should hang on to him but I could see them viewing it as selling high or selling while he has momentum. They are stuck with Poole and if there is an issue there I could see them swapping for a more liquid asset. If Deni's shooting dips back down he would lose a little luster as well. IDK I just make sure to have a good convo there if there is a convo to have.

They are also so early in their rebuild that I think these types of deals would still be tolerable. They also don't really have any extra firsts (the GS one they got was a fake first). So getting a pick back and one for the coffers is the type of stuff they are supposed to be doing.

I get where you're coming from, WAS is a mess, but I'm still telling other teams to kick rocks if I'm WAS and teams are calling about Deni. A 2025 pick from one of the best teams in the league and a 1st that turns into seconds is not doing it for me. Deni could be worse like anyone could be worse, but the team that believes in him the most is probably WAS themselves and I'm sure they're more inclined to believe he will keep getting better.
 
I get where you're coming from, WAS is a mess, but I'm still telling other teams to kick rocks if I'm WAS and teams are calling about Deni. A 2025 pick from one of the best teams in the league and a 1st that turns into seconds is not doing it for me. Deni could be worse like anyone could be worse, but the team that believes in him the most is probably WAS themselves and I'm sure they're more inclined to believe he will keep getting better.
I would take calls on everybody if I am Was.... but would have a higher price than what I outlined. I do think talking heads would be like "two firsts for Deni Avdija?!?!?!" but I don't think real GMs would see that as wild.

OKC is a team that I could see really liking Deni and offering more and there is obviously a relationship there.
 
I would take calls on everybody if I am Was.... but would have a higher price than what I outlined. I do think talking heads would be like "two firsts for Deni Avdija?!?!?!" but I don't think real GMs would see that as wild.

OKC is a team that I could see really liking Deni and offering more and there is obviously a relationship there.
Jazz Twitter would meltdown if we did that lol.
 
Jazz Twitter would meltdown if we did that lol.
for sure...

"you mean we got John Collins for free and Avdija costs 2 firsts!!!!!"

I haven't watched Deni this year because he's with the Wiz. Based on the numbers and his previous play it likely irks him to play the kind of winning basketball he does/could and lose every game while Kuz and Poole show off for the baddies.
 
Rookie wall may have hit Bilal a bit. Hadn't looked at a wiz box score for a while.
 
If I'm the jazz I would be hesitant to make any move. I feel like we are best off riding out this current hot streak and seeing where we settle just before the deadline. If we cool down then we sell off Olynyk and Clarkson and focus on getting younger guys minutes and keeping our pick. If we continue at even close to this pace then lets just roll with this core the rest of the season and evaluate in the offseason.
 
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