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.