Aminu is our most underrated player in the last 10 years. We got back to back 3 seeds with him and never recovered after he was let go.
you always are able to draw insane '2+2=4, so 4+4=77' connections Aminu was a system player in Portland. Was he underrated? Maybe a little, but not by much. He was a below average starting forward. Besides that, I did say "quality-level pair of starting forwards". LMA/Batum were quality level; Aminu/Harkless were not and of course, it wasn't just Aminu who was dumped; it was Aminu-Harkless-Kanter-Curry-Turner-Meyers-Layman. And Olshey decided it was not only a good idea to dump all those players but to replace them with Whiteside-Bazemore-Melo-Hezonja-Tolliver. That kind of massive downgrade in roster talent, depth, & fit is what Portland didn't recover from, not the 'loss' of Aminu
Here's the Ultimate MB trade: Don't trade Malcolm Brogdan. He's actually good, and I want to win. I think he can play some 3. We already have an extra draft pick next year.
Sign him to a team-friendly extension if he's OK with coming off the bench if that's what the coach chooses.
This is an Anferee Simons trade idea, and we keep Brogdon. Magic need some scoring/shooting at guard. We take on a crap contract in JI, and give them a serviceable rotation player for Wendell Carter JR. We then can have a legit 3 man rotation at PF with Ayton/Williams/Carter Jr, and move Grant to SF. We then start Sharpe at SG and let the Scoot/Sharpe era begin for real, with Brogdon backing up both guard spots.
I'm wondering the same thing. In the back of my mind, and I know this won't be a popular idea, I wonder if they start Brogdon and Ant in the backcourt with Tisse, Grant and DA. Brogdon is the perfect guy to fit with Ant. Feature Brog, Ant and Grant early and trade near the deadline. It gives Scoot a couple months of coming off the bench before getting the reins. I don't think it's the worst thing in the world. I wouldn't consider Scoot's experience to be enough to warrant stepping into a starting role right out the gate. Not my personal belief, but I can see it being an option.
You don't think Wendell Carter Jr is a starting PF? He's 24, shot 62/36 last year, is one of the best rebounders in the league. He can pass, he's one of the best finishers at the rim in the league...
We don't really need Issac, he's just a filler. The idea is that we would have a 3 man rotation at PF and C with Wendell Carter Jr/ Ayton and Williams. They are all young and locked in for 3 more years (also with injury issues we may only have 2 of 3 at any given time).
All WCJ and Williams have actually started at PF several seasons, as can Ayton. 3 guard rotation of Scoot/Sharpe/Brogdon 3 man rotation at PF/C of Williams/Ayton/WCJ Grant at SF with Murray backing him up. We go from one of the worst rebounding teams in the league to one of the best.
I think Brogdon will be a Good trade chip at the deadline. Hopefully he’s not injured! It wouldn’t surprise me if Joe tries going after OG Anunoby again at the trade deadline.
No, I think he's more of a center and we have a center better than him already. I like him, but not for us with Ayton and Rob. We have to sell high on Ant. He's going to breakout this season.
I think his value will be much higher than Herro’s by the trade deadline. Herro is the 2nd, and you can argue 3rd option of the Heat. Ant is going to be the #1 option, and is definitively the better shooter. Ant should come out shooting 12 3’s a game, and try to get back to his efficiency on catch and shoots, he could be the best shooter in the game in any given year imo. I don’t think Herro is that caliber of shooter I also have seen Ant in enough games without Dame that I am confident he can be a Fox-level distributor, and haven’t seen enough from Herro to say anything like that. I see a team like Toronto, Brooklyn, Miami, SA offering multiple 1sts for Ant by next summer.
