Getting rid of Wes would make me a little less disappointed in getting Waiters there at that spot. Still I bet the more like scenario is a cheap player with some upside like Elliot or Freeland.
Could be a good pick. I do think at 40 and 41 there are going to be a few bigs that can play in the league. This draft is sort of weak but deep IMO and the guys at 40/41 are not that much worse then the guys mid 1st.
We will agree to disagree on this one. Looking at PER and offensive and defensive ratings, as well as win shares.....he's not that good, IMO
My theory is that this is a bluff to try to force the draft to fall in our favor. I don't think anyone truly believes that we'd take Waiters over Beal, so if Robinson at #2 is a given amongst the GM community, we could be floating this to get Cleveland to bite on jumping to 2, fearing that our jump to 3 would be for Beal (sidenote: if we actually DID jump to 3, I don't see how it wouldn't be for Beal) If all goes according to this plan, Cleveland jumps to 2 to secure Beal, we pull out of the trade, draft goes Davis, Beal, and then some arrangement of MKG, Barnes and Robinson our choice of Lillard or Waiters falls into our laps, just like we wanted it to... If you think about it... Sacto and Washington should be all on-board with this scenario, so there would certainly be a lot of rumormill firepower.
Wes shot 38% from three on a bad year. Beal shot 33% from college line. Wes is taller, stronger and a better defender. I'll keep Wes and use the pick for something else.
Evan Daniels @EvanDanielsFOX Wonder who @KyrieIrving prefers for the Cavs pick? Harrison Barnes is one of his best friends. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist is a HS teammate.
$6mil for a player that should be coming off the bench is too much. Wes is an inconsistent role player.
