I'm fine with that. I'm not really thrilled with Monroe anyway, but I do think we need to do a consolidation trade.
That's a huge downgrade. That'd be awful. I think we're more likely to trade Plumlee or Davis for a future 1st. (Preferably Plumlee, as he'll get a big contract next year and it'd help clear up our C logjam). A 1st is easier to throw into a consolation trade because picks have value to every team, where every team may not want to pay or have Plumlee. Basically it'd set us up better for when a consolidation trade actually presents itself and it would open up minutes as well. Heres teams that could use a C off the bench: Chicago: (Plumlee over Felicio) New York: (Plumlee over Hernangomez) LA Clippers: (Plumlee over Speights) Toronto: (Plumlee over Poeltl) Charlotte: (They like White Big Men) Atlanta: (Plumlee over Splitter, fits their system well) San Antonio: (Don't want to help them. They need a backup C though) Golden State: (See above) New Orleans: (Would be a really good fit next to Davis. They need a future starting C) We could get a 1st from at least a couple of those teams. We might be able to get more if theirs more suitors. That's a lot more likely than trading away depth for a bum like Greg Monroe.