Cleveland and Minny.
Two deals w Portland.
Noel, Fournier, and Reddish for Bledsoe and Hart
Or
Randle and Reddish for Bledsoe, Hart, and the earlier of their two lotto picks.
TSK TSK TSKBledsoe?
SERIOUSLY? Are you looking to stock up on crippled 32 year old PGs. Do you believe that Derrick Rose is feeling lonely? What do we do with Grimes and McBride?
I like Josh Hart. But call me silly, as I would rather develop Reddish and Grimes, much as we developed RJ and IQ and Obi.
Might Dallas be interested in a sign and trade, say, oh, Mitchell and Kemba? For Brunson?
Would hate to give up Mitchell. But Brunson is a PG who checks all the boxes: plays with pace and intensity; defends; good three point shooter; can penetrate and create off the bounce in the midrange, get to the FT line and convert at a high rate [179-213, .840%]. Unlike fucking Bledsoe, he is not a gimp, and turns 26 in August. Roughly the same size as Deuce [6'1" 180 versus 6'2" 200].
Mitchell? We still have Jericho and Taj, and perhaps Noel. And it opens the door for Julius to play the 5 with Obi at the 4. Thibs' concerns about rim protection at the 5? Is Taj Gibson a rim protector? He's the same size as JR and Obi. And was our defacto second string center/power forward for much of the season.
Don't know if someone like Jalen Duren of Memphis would fall to us, but Duke's Mark Williams or Auburn's Walker Kessler or Jaylin Williams of Arkansas or Christian Koloko of Arizona should all be there at #12 or available lower down the food chain in an IQ/Grimes styled trade down or slipping intot he second round. Let alone raw Mitchell like African projects such as Kenturcky's Oscar Tshiebwe or Ibou Dianko Badji of Bareclona.It is a very deep draft for centers. Fairly lean for PGs.
I'm not anticipating that the God of Abraham, Issac and Jacob is going to allow Leon Rose to move up to the top 4 for a shot at Chet Holmgren. We looked interesting the final five games as Jericho, RJ, Obi and IQ were playing with a lot more PACE. I do believe Julius would benefit from greater motion and pace, as you have pointed out, so it's not standing on the perimeter waiting with no movement for a pass, so he can begin his step back war dance.
You seem enchanted with spare parts. If we are going to offload Fournier and Rededish, or Randle and Reddish, Josh Hart is a pretty meager return. DUMPING JULIUS, let alone Fournier, seems imprudent.
PS: Once again, you project someone just wily nily giving us a Top 4 lottery pick. Dream a little dream for me.
PPS: My own phantasy, if we could not work a deal for Brunson, would involve starting Quick, keeping Rose for at least the one more year on the 2 +1/Option we are committed to him, developing McBride, retain Burks, and let Jokubaitis play one more year in Spain, before bringing him over in the summer of 2023. Maybe pick up a competent third string in case of busted PGs, break glass/emergency vet, like an Ish Smith, or Satoransky.
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