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Who Would You Rather Have: Herro or Holiday?

Assuming price is relatively equal, who would you rather have?

  • Herro

  • Holiday

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Tremendous Upside said:
LOL. What is this supposed to be based on? Same goes for the "fanbases have disliked him" stuff.

Then again, by all accounts Brogdon is very smart (comes from an academic family, graduated with a Masters in Public Policy while playing at Virginia) so perhaps that does make people dislike him in the NBA environment.

I've always seen him as the reincarnated Andre Miller, and there's worse things to be.
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Its not an LOL worthy statement. Those rumors/murmurs been out there a while. He is VERY smart... sometimes those dudes are tough to work with as they will challenge those around them. Likely kinda like George Hill... might seem like a good leader but also might be one of those guys that takes people with him when you lose him. When a guy gets cast off by multiple teams for not a lot in return... IDK.

In Indiana the locker room was an issue. It was not all on him but I don't think he is the vet mentor type. Might be fine for a year or two I suppose but doubt he's worth the investment.
 
I think Brogdon is just that weird level of player where fans will always want an upgrade and he's too expensive to be a role player, so he's stuck in this weird in-between that frustrates fans.

*HH is referring to team's liking him, I was just saying fanbases*
 
Tremendous Upside said:
LOL. What is this supposed to be based on? Same goes for the "fanbases have disliked him" stuff.

Then again, by all accounts Brogdon is very smart (comes from an academic family, graduated with a Masters in Public Policy while playing at Virginia) so perhaps that does make people dislike him in the NBA environment.

I've always seen him as the reincarnated Andre Miller, and there's worse things to be.
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No question that my primary impetus for promoting a trade for Brogdon has to do with his on court abilities and his unique and varied pedigree in that capacity. But the combination of injuries, gripes and trades seems to have raised suspicions regarding his character. I can’t go inside the most recent Boston melodrama concerning his trade request but the fact that Stevens defended him publicly and sang his praises has to count for something.

For me though, character is something that extends beyond the sports arena and the PR facet that goes with it. Brogdon has a foundation that is saving lives and creating a better quality of life for poor villagers in Africa. As a young boy he visited Africa and noted the incredible poverty and suffering and then acted on it as a privileged athlete - rare particularly for a guy still lacing em up. This is not only commendable from a humanitarian standpoint but also addresses a major global concern as refugees are currently pouring out of Africa in droves. https://www.ajc.com/sports/state-sp... and,he helped build 11 water wells in Africa.

Nothing but respect here.
 
NBA Sarah indicated that the Jazz wanted Jrue but were unwilling to push in enough assets to win the deal. Preserving picks for a young superstar (conversation went on to discuss Luka).
 
silesian said:
NBA Sarah indicated that the Jazz wanted Jrue but were unwilling to push in enough assets to win the deal. Preserving picks for a young superstar (conversation went on to discuss Luka).
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Was it that or the uncertainty of being able to sign him to an extension?
 
I’m not really buying that. What would trading 2 firsts do to handicap us at all going forward? We still have all of our own picks from 2027-2030, Cleveland’s in 25/27/29. Minnesota’s in 25/27/29, Los Angeles in 2027 and that’s not even including all of the swaps we have too.
 
Elizah Huge said:
We have at minimum 11 trade-able firsts yet we are worried about trading 2? The math ain’t mathin.
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It isn't just the picks. I'm guessing they would have wanted Hendricks as well to go with THT and Sexton as salary filler. I know a lot of this board views THT and Sexton as salary fodder but I have high expectations for both players this year. They also fit the timeline of this team perfectly if one or both blows up this year.
 
Elizah Huge said:
According to Windy, Jrue had a list of 3-4 teams he would certainly sign an extension with and we weren’t on it. I’m pretty sure that was the real reason.
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This. I think we had two prices. One price we would have paid if he was willing to sign an extension and one if he wouldn’t… the latter is likely quite a bit lower than the price that was paid.
 
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