Call Griffin!!! Tell him ....
Posted: Sat Jul 2, 2022 6:33 pm
... I cracked the code!
Brandon Ingram, CJ McCollum, Jonas Valanciunas, Jaxon Hayes, Tre Murphy, Kira Lewis, and a bunch of picks (they have plenty to negotiate) for Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, and Joe Harris -- won't get better than that for Brooklyn.
The bad: Durant and/or Irving may not report to New Orleans. Ingram and Simmons are not the best of fits. Durant would be forced to lead in New Orleans probably more than he would like and he may not want to rely on Irving. Williamson would have to play center.
The good: Brooklyn could get a ton of draft picks and a 25 year old All-Star. New Orleans becomes an instant contender. McCollum, for Brooklyn, is a much better acquisition in exchange for Irving than the proposed Westbrook deal. New Orleans keeps Williamson, Jones, and Daniels. Brooklyn wraps up the KD/Kyrie "era" in one fell swoop and sends them both West to a place not on their wishlist.
PG - Irving - Alvarado - Graham
SG - Jones - Harris - Temple
C - Williamson - Hernangomez - Matkovic
PF - Durant - Liddell
SF - Nance - Daniels - Marshall
A damn good team.
Brandon Ingram, CJ McCollum, Jonas Valanciunas, Jaxon Hayes, Tre Murphy, Kira Lewis, and a bunch of picks (they have plenty to negotiate) for Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, and Joe Harris -- won't get better than that for Brooklyn.
The bad: Durant and/or Irving may not report to New Orleans. Ingram and Simmons are not the best of fits. Durant would be forced to lead in New Orleans probably more than he would like and he may not want to rely on Irving. Williamson would have to play center.
The good: Brooklyn could get a ton of draft picks and a 25 year old All-Star. New Orleans becomes an instant contender. McCollum, for Brooklyn, is a much better acquisition in exchange for Irving than the proposed Westbrook deal. New Orleans keeps Williamson, Jones, and Daniels. Brooklyn wraps up the KD/Kyrie "era" in one fell swoop and sends them both West to a place not on their wishlist.
PG - Irving - Alvarado - Graham
SG - Jones - Harris - Temple
C - Williamson - Hernangomez - Matkovic
PF - Durant - Liddell
SF - Nance - Daniels - Marshall
A damn good team.