I am not saying I want to trade Wood, but that I understand that there is some logic if the right deal comes -- while his trade value is likely highest. I don't want picks because I don't think a team would be willing to give up a high enough pick for me to want to trade Wood, so I was thinking the opposite. Take Denver for example. They are invested in Joker and Murray and now just traded for Gordon. What are they going to do with MPJ? There is a possibility they don't want to give him the keys to the offense and he becomes unhappy because he believes he can be the main scorer. I could see a 3 team trade involving Wood/Ben Simmons/MPJ/Draft capital/other big pieces where we end up with MPJ (I can construct a detailed scenario if you like). I could see Wood/Simmons helping a team like Denver a lot and I'd rather pay MPJ a max than Wood. This kind of trade still allows us to get a high pick this year while accelerating our rebuild -- which needs to happen before we start owing OKC our picks in the Westbrook trade. But go ahead and lolololol SMH because you have the only blueprint in the world to rebuilding a team.
How on Earth can his trade value be highest before he's ever had a single full healthy season? What about playing most of his minutes on lottery teams? So weird how people are willing to cash in an asset at the beginning of its rise.
It's higher than it's ever been. Will it get higher? Possibly, but not by how much? Wood will never ever ever be the top star on a championship level team and as he develops he will demand a max. So there is a cap to his value. Him being on a VERY great contract for a few years at his current production puts him at a very high value. Him being better than he is now on a max contract puts him closer to meh value. Again, I would rather keep Wood than trade him, the way yall react to that comment makes it seem like I am campaigning in big bold letters that we need to trade him. If we have an opportunity to land someone with higher upside like MPJ, who is kind of stuck in a unique situation, then I'd jump at it. The likelihood of that is possible, but very low. I definitely don't want to trade Wood for some #12 pick or something.
So a guy worth $20m per season now has never played a full season or for a winning team, looks like he can play defense, shoots and drives, rebounds will and blocks shots. No way he can be a top 3 player on a contender? Can never be with the max even though all the Superstars are with more than the max? Like no one is going into the season with 3 Lebrons. It is silly to say he's not going to be a top 3 player when guys like Draymond Green, Kevin Love, Siakam, Pau Gasol, Kyrie Irving have won titles in that role. I think you're totally fumbling the asset value and potential growth. The reality is that his value can't get lower. What will happen? questions about winning? Already factored in his value. Injuries? Already factored in his value. Is there any chance he can't repeat what he's shown? No. What are the chances he'll improve after his first summer working out for a team he's sticking with, joining the best rotation he's ever played with, with a team that's more interested in winning than the Rockets or Pistons? What happens if he puts up roughly last year's numbers plus improved defense and plays 70+ games?
