We know virtually nobody in here wants to trade #6 for Jerami Grant, that's been made abundantly clear. I know that many would like to keep the pick, and add some young talent to the roster, and make trades with any other assets/cap space. But let's eliminate keeping it, who WOULD you trade the #6 pick for, or what package of players from a team do you think we can get? Preferably reasonable options, we'd all move it for top stars.
There is that CJ guy on the Pelicans that would work with Lillard. I bet we could get him with the #6 pick.
If the Lakers blew it up, I'd gladly trade that pick and a package of players for AD, even with his injury history. John Collins would be a good get. Siakam? Maybe. Sabonis?? There just aren't many good options out there at PF.
This is a really fun question, so thanks. The problem is we don’t really know who is realistic and or available So I will say that the type of player I’d trade it for is a young, long, athletic freak that plays the 3/4, and has a high motor but no major injury history I still think Ben Simmons would be a Godsend
The thing I keep coming back to is the idea that if Cronin is still in charge during the draft we might trade our pick should it land 6-8 to the Hornets for the 13th and 15th. Then Cronin would trade one of those two picks for Grant and use the other to draft a promising forward with the other pick.
I mean, I guess I'd possibly be willing to do that but we're giving the Hawks a ton of cap relief after this upcoming season and if they like the player available at 6, 7 or 8 I don't know why we'd have to add a future first to that cap relief and a top ten pick. If we're sending Bledsoe's contract out with our pick I think it's important to keep future draft assets available so we can still take advantage of the ~21M TPE.
My response here: I don't think any players of commensurate value will be available. Especially considering the max salary they can really make (for us to take back with the TPE) is ~21 mil.
I might look to move slightly back if there was a player we could land with our TPE. Something like 6 and 36 for Barnes and 7, or 6 for Avidja and 10. 6 for Randle, Reddish and 11. I'd want more back from Charlotte than just 13 and 15. PJ Washington and Jalen McDaniels as well? But, ideally, it is for a clear starter at the 3/4, like others have said.
Yuck. Show me stats that show that Collins is more than an average NBA player. I feel about him about the same as I feel about Grant.
I can still see us trading Lillard for Simmons (particularly if the Nets get bounced by the Celtics), but maybe not until midway through next season.
Minor point, but we are also > 3x more likely to drop to #7 than keep #6. Statistically speaking, our most likely pick following the lottery is #7, by a substantial margin. ~30% shot at #7 ~20% shot at #8 ~10% shot at #1, 2, 3, 4, 6 ~4% shot at #9 < 1% shot at #10
Gross. Same with Collins. If I can't get Siakam or Simmons, I roll the dice and draft someone I can keep on a rookie salary for 4 years.
SAC is hellbent on making the playoffs or play-in but they're so far away. How about... Bledsoe + Keon + 36 for Barnes. our pick + TPE for Sabonis. Dame/Ant/Barnes/Sabonis/Nurk with Hart/Nas/etc off the bench (Sabonis has shockingly decent defensive metrics)
