And in my trade iteration I did say we'd add a pick. Collins/THT and the lesser or second best of our picks in 2025 or 2027... that type of thing. Give some salary relief and a mid player at a different position with a pick. White has been balling and when LaVine comes back someone is taking a step back... White Derozan or LaVine.
If we are going to use our picks in trades for stars as has been stated by many then I think we'd be willing to put in one pick (I mean some will tell you we already have "too many" picks?) for a guy who was an all-star. Will an all-star player under contract (even though its pretty gnarly) ever come available for as little as what Zach might go for?
It is just kind of inconsistent in my mind to say we are going to do the process and keep Lauri... which seems to be what Locke and others are pitching right now. We don't have to pick a lane now but its coming. I could see DA talk himself into saying we have Lauri/LaVine and the young guys that will develop plus a lotto pick this year... that plus the picks can allow us to be competitive and rebuild.
I'm not married to any of this but I think LaVine's value is going to be surprising if he is moved.
Honestly, I think that's something we should do. I think it's more realistic, however, that instead of Collins it's JC and KO.