OT Hawks fielding trade offers for Paul Millsap, Kyle Korver

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  1. Boob-No-More

    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    I've pushing hard for Noel since late October, but pairing Noel at C with Plumlee at PF still gives us ZERO 2-way players in our starting line up. That's not a recipe for success. Harklesss would be the closest thing we have for a 2-way player, but he's average at both, at best. You can't play 2 on five (or 2.5 on 5) at both ends of the court and expect to succeed.

    That's why I'd love to see us pair Noel with a solid 2-way PF like Ibaka or Millsap, someone that is decidedly above average at both ends of the court.

    Korver would just be a temporary throw in to give us some scoring off the bench until a permanent solution can be found. Or not. I'm indifferent on this one, but the thread title says they are shopping both. So, I'd take Korver if it helped facilitate a deal that nets us Millsap.

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    Korver is a great pure shooter. At everything else, meh. And he's old.

    I watched him with the Bulls for a few years.

    He's a tweener that's too slow for SG and plays too small for SF.

    Philly actually played him at PF for a while, for lack of any position he was good.
     
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  3. Boob-No-More

    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    Just two seasons ago, he was the starting SG on a 60-win team while leading the entire league in 3FG% (.492), while playing 32 MPG.

    Because their starting front court consisted of Al Horford, Paul Millsap and DeMarre Carroll, they could cover for Korver's weak defense.

    But I agree, at his current age, he's nothing more than an older, slightly more efficient version of Allen Crabbe.

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    I could see Korver and Sefolosha going to OKC for Sabonis, Payne, and a couple years of swap rights.
     
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    Sefolosha would be a good pickup for that CLE 1st after we trade Crabbe for Noel.
     
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    They won't be trading Sefolosha I think. He's been good, has a favorable contract and it's Bazemore who they should try to offload.

    Millsap to Toronto indeed makes a lot of sense. I don't think they have the assets to get Cousins, even if they offer JV + Ross it is still short of what Sacramento will be expecting. Millsap and JV in the frontcourt looks threatening.

    Korver makes sense for the Bucks as a stop gap signing before Middleton returns in 2-3 months.
     
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    I agree with that personally, but as i understand it, Raptors management appreciates the current state in which the players are happy,the fans are happy, everything is running smoothly and club revenue is only going up.
     
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    LeBron is gonna get so many open looks for Korver
     
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