Bledsoe and Adams were just filler though they moved off of both guys after a year. The picks were years down the line so didn't really help them but they were also in major rebuild mode.
It will be dependent on what else they can get done but yes. I think they will target Bridges and some other guys first... but they could offer a somewhat ****** package of Konchar/Tillman/Green or something like that... we waive Green (he is now $7M guaranteed) We get a couple cheap rotation pieces (I actually like Konchar and Tillman) and we duck the tax... we could use taxpayer MLE in this scenario and still stay under tax.
That's true but Jrue/AD were also guys that fit in with contending level teams and are versatile enough to really fit with any group. Rudy is difficult to trade for because if you acquire him you're committed to building around him and fundementally changing the way you play on both ends of the court.
Teams have been able to just go small and limit his effectiveness on defense and he's not good enough offensively to punish them for it. For a guy that's making $170M over the next 4 seasons I just don't really see a team that he puts into title contention.
I'd be happy with that as well, would be a huge boost for our second unit as a playmaker.
Do it. He can replace Ingles. Make them give us a couple seconds.
But if his primary value is that he defends at a high level doesn't it kind of defeat the purpose if he can only be effective if he's surrounded by other high level defenders?
I'd rather pick up Konchar or Tillman than seconds. Konchar was the guy I said we should go get last year... I believe he was my Caruso "We Should Go Get This Guy" Award Winner. Both of those guys could be in the rotation this year depending on how the offseason goes for Memphis... so they may not go for it.
