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Originally Posted by IrishHand
It's even harder to trade guys like Maggette and SJax when they aren't playing and playing well. The optimal strategy, imo, is to start those two, give them 35mpg and lots of shots while shopping them aggressively. Once they're gone for fodder, you can give those minutes to the younger guys.
Yeah, I agree, but I meant if unable to pursue a trade, you need to just bench them and let the youngsters play. The warriors arent going anywhere with the vets; clearly showcasing them for other teams is the A+ approach, but if that fails, they shouldnt be playing major minutes.
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Evidently, CLE balking because of the cap issue and the C depth issue. I'd recommend SJax+Turiaf for Z. (Also cap-legal - shame on you for proposing cap-illegal deal. Some N2 owner you are.)
Co-owner! Cvig handles the day-to-day, obv!! I'm just the big picture guy, LDO.
Yeah, Turiaf is a nice throw in since he can soak up minutes. Plus if/when he plays the Lolkers in the finals, there's an interesting storyline there for the media.
It makes so much sense but Jeff Bower sucks, so it wont happen.
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0% chance that NJN would even consider this. When you're a bottom-5 team praying for lotto and FA luck, you don't go for a short-term improvement and massive FA-space loss. Wright doesn't come close to justifying it imo.
Meh, that's the whole thing. IF they feel Wright is legit-possible star to pair with Brook, you pull the trigger. You then have a core of Devin Harris, Courtney Lee, Corey Maggette, Brandan Wright, Brook Lopez. This is a young 5 some where you have outside shooting, post presence, ability to drive/finish, etc. Plus you have 2 solid defenders to nullify Maggette, a post defender and a solid weakside helper in Wright. Def a young nucleus which could do damage. (IF you think Brandan Wright is a future all-star; if not, no way they do it)
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DeRozan plays like 14 minutes a game and is a fringe rotation player. Are you that eager to watch Weems get those minutes and hoist a few awful shots each game on the off chance you get a fastbreak dunk?
Yeah, I like what they're doing with DeMar. Limited playing time, but he plays with the starters for important minutes. He's super raw, but he's learning.