Plausible destinations for our vets?

Cronin traded Norman Powell (and Robert Covington) for:

Justise Winslow (G-league Wisonsin Herd), Eric Bledsoe (Shanghai Sharks) , Keon Johnson (still in the NBA making about $2 million) and a 2025 2nd-round pick.

Here's Norman Powell's box score for tonight's game:



Cronin traded Josh Hart to the Knicks for basically Kris Murray. Here's Hart's box score for tonight, a triple-double.




Cronin should have no trouble shipping off Simons and Ayton for nothing, which would be good value compared to those trades.

 

I'll just say this, every deadline and draft day that Cronin has managed has been really disappointing at the time. The one time that hindsight has made Joe look better was this last draft. So I'm expecting to be pissed on February 6th but I'm hoping that I'm either wrong to be like I think I was about Clingan or that Joe surprises me and we've made a definitive turn towards our youngest, most promising players and have some assets in return for the vets getting in the way of this rebuild.

 

If we can trade away Grant and Ant I'm on board with flipping Ayton for CJ. Similar contracts but a way better person and teammate. I'd be good with him as a vet on a rebuilding team if he was the only ball dominant one and we didn't have any of Ant Grant Ayton here.

I just really want to see all of Grant Ant Ayton gone ASAP.

 

Potential Ayton Trade Target??? I'd certainly take their 2031 pick!

 

I know your joking but it won't work because Phx is over the 2nd apron so they can't aggregate salary.

Although maybe both centers could be in a 3 or 4 way trade.

 

Can't figure out any Ayton/Nurkic deals... maybe something along these lines

 

Maybe just cut the Suns out of that deal.

The Bulls seem like a stupid franchise that could chase a ball dominant player like Simons. Would be great if we can somehow get our pick back, maybe flip them some 2nds or such.

 

Has Carter even played an NBA minute?

 

Cronin has gotten fleeced by GM’s. Which in turn makes me believe the GM fraternity never wants to get fleeced by him.

At this point getting zero return on Simons and Grant would be a net positive.

I’ve said for a long time building through the draft is this franchises only hope.

 

yeah my expectations are pretty low for any upcoming trades.

 

Nurkic is said to have almost no trade value. And he's about as good as Ayton and makes half the salary.

And players like Simons that score on high volume shooting are a dime a dozen these days.

We may just have to wait for their contracts to expire. Or it's possible their expiring contracts next year have some value.

 

Interesting that Reath could be one of the few guys teams might be interested in.
It’s why I’ve been told that Portland has received early trade calls on reserve center Duop Reath. “He’s really interesting,” one Western Conference executive said.

 

Super cheap salary - so every team could easily trade for him.

Probably worth getting a 2nd round pick if we can.

 

I'd have been interested in reading the article but I'm not going to subscribe

 

not yet he got a pre-draft shoulder injury. sounds like he's ramping up now.

 

I think Joe has to give PHI an offer they cant refuse for their 2025 FRP. Take whatever shit they want to unload but just get that pick. Grant, Shaedon, etc. Anyone but Deni or Toumani.

 

If only you'd bought that bitcoin you could subscribe

 

Philly can't trade their pick - OKC owns (top6 protected).

So OKC could trade it to us but we'd only get it if its #7-30.

Philly can't trade the #1-6 portion because of the Stepien rule.

 

I would take 7-30 but OKC wont trade it. They have no need to.
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