Goga is an underrated baller. I’d love to have him (Clint plus second(s)) I’m also intrigued by Day’Ron Sharpe (again Clint plus one or two seconds). Underappreciated big with a decent contract
both players would be an upgrade over Clint. Haven’t watched Sharpe as much, but Goga is for sure a better defender and rim protector than Clint at this stage of his career. One thing for folks to consider: Getting some real rim protection would help Reed out a lot on the defensive end. If someone blows past him I’d feel a lot better having a real rim protector down low. Right now we are pretty vulnerable.
Tari Eason is a much better player than Malik Monk. Why would we trade Tari and a first for Malik Monk? That's a terrible deal. I agree about Ime ****ing things up though. Our offense is limited by personnel but also limited by poor offensive coaching. We would have benefited from bringing in a proven offensive coach who could be responsible for the offense. Having Ime run that side of the ball has led to really poor offensive execution at the end of games. Giving the ball to KD and letting him get off a shot can't be the answer every time.
The best option to add at the trade deadline is Ayo Dosunmu. Others have suggested him as well and after some research, I think he's the best fit overall. Our flaws are painfully obvious. We are currently 29th in the NBA in both 3-pointers taken and turnover percentage. These numbers would be slightly better if Ime would just play Reed more minutes but Ime probably won't figure that out so we need to shake up the roster a bit. Dosunmu is hitting almost 46% from 3 on over 4 attempts per game. He would greatly improve spacing. He also is a low turnover player with a turnover percentage just over 9 percent this season. He's a secondary ball-handler but that turnover percentage is similar to FVV last season. That would also greatly help our offense. Our ideal trade would be: DFS and Clint Capela for Ayo Dosunmu and Jalen Smith Smith would give us a 5 who can shoot on a decent contract. We'd have to add a first to make this happen. I think the 2027 Phoenix first would be fair.
Tari is a better player than Monk if he can stay on the court. I also think Monk can be extended and believe the Rockets think Tari is gone after the year, no matter what. Monk also plays a position of dire need, Tari does not. It may be an overpay, but you are punting this year if you don’t sign a backup guard. Alvarado might be cheaper from a player perspective, but it still will cost a FRP and he is not as good a player as Monk. Both Monk and Alvarado move the needle. Some journeyman minimum level contract won’t. I don’t believe that Ayo will be made available.
Does utah do this deal if we add a pick? Will Hardy would make Sengun look like a super star, just look at how well he makes Nurkic look. They can pair him with a guard in next years draft which is loaded at the 2/3 spot. Lastly they could also afford to pay Tari Eason in the off-season which we probably can't and it seems the relationship is souring between the Rockets and him. Markkannen and Sensabaugh give us tremendous amounts of shooting. Don't think Ime would like it because he hates offense but being able to space the floor with Reed - Markkanen - KD there would be incredible. Imagine the the driving lanes for Amen.
Markkannen is terrible at defense and has one of the most untradeable contracts in the league. Utah has been trying to move him for 2 years. Kessler is a complete stiff, backup center at best for his career. This is way too much to give up much less adding a pick.
1 out of 4 sentences is true. Markkannen isn't terrible on defense, and Utah's high asking price has kept him in Utah. Even if you believe he's terrible at defense (big difference and terrible and what he is in my opinion...terrible is just hyperbole), other teams have tried to acquire him so much so that he waited to sign his extension just to get some peace for during last season. Utah let him sign an extension late enough that it was impossible to trade him last season. So 2nd sentence is false. Utah has had a high asking price for Kessler as well. Teams with actual stiffs have tried to acquire him. Last sentence is true, but debating should not include hyperbole.
IMO Kessler will be traded after season; suspect Danny Ain’t wanna extend him. He’ll bring a decent return.
LM keeps saying he doesn’t want to leave; if on market he’d get traded for quickly and for a dear price. Utes cannot afford to let good ballers who want to stay leave; too few want SLC.
yeah but Danny is straight greedy. He often over values his players. LM never fit their timeline. I think he gets moved soon, but not for what they hoped because of the contract. They didn’t like what they were getting offered 2yrs ago so they extended him to maintain control, but with the new CBA rules and his injuries, now no one wants to take that on. Ainge is a really smart GM but they kind of screwed up with both Markkanen and Kessler imo. They should have a treasure trove of picks for those guys by now.
I don’t think Clint and seconds move Magic to trade Goga. Like why would they don the trade.. The trade that might work is DFS for Goga and Tyus Jones. But I don’t want Tyus, he sucks so bad now. Also trading DFS when his value is the lowest is not the smartest move.
Danny is reputedly the most difficult to deal with. He does not believe in win - win. He’s a killer who often performs Aingeicide on worthy deals for his team.
Monk is a good offensive player and his contract isn't terrible. He's a really poor defensive player though and would immediately become the worst defensive player in our rotation. Even Reed Sheppard is better defensively. I don't think Ime would care for him. I think he'd be in the doghouse quickly. He's exactly what we need on offense though- elite 3-point shooter who doesn't turn the ball over often. I'm cool with Alvarado as well. I follow the Pelicans as well and he's a really fun player to pull for. He hasn't been great this season but a Reed/Alvarado platoon at PG would solve some problems for us. It's hard to say what the Bulls will do. Dosunmu is on an expiring deal though so I imagine they'll listen to offers.
