King4Day wrote:Question. And this is jumping ahead a bit. Let's say next year we flame out again.
Assuming the Nets were open to it, would you trade Booker to the Nets for out controllable picks back?
Pick swaps are basically out since we've got them tied to multiple teams.
But doing this at least allows a semi-reset.
Just for our controllable picks back alone as the centerpiece of a deal? I'd have to say absolutely not! It really depends upon what players and salaries would also be coming back additionally?
For me, I'd at the very least want something back along the lines of either:
1- Book for Bridges/Johnson/Thomas/Sharpe/ PHX 25 1st/ PHX 27 1st/ 2029 DAL 1st.
2- (Salary Dump) "blow it all up" scenario:
Simmons $40 million expiring/ Cam Thomas/Day'ron Sharpe/ PHX 25 1st/ PHX 27' 1st/ Philly 27' 1st (1-8 protected)/ DAL 29' 1st.
So basically Simmons 40 million expiring, two young talents in Thomas and Sharpe, And 4 premium 1sts. ***Then I'd look to offload Simmons expiring to a team in need of cap relief for more young players and assets. And I'd trade KD to either OKC or New York for even more young players and draft assets, and IF Beal then decides that he doesn't really want a long rebuild, and is willing to waive his "No trade clause", I'd look to trade him to a team for whatever we could get back? Seeing as Miami did previously have some interest in him before he decided to come here and they switched to pursuing Lillard whom they ultimately lost out on, Maybe we could trade Beal there to give them another big name, and we'd take back:
Beal/Roddy/Eubanks for Herro (29 million)/ Rozier ( 24.9 million)/ Orlando Robinson/ LAL/26' 2nd. Not truly great! But at least we'd break up Beals' $50 million into multiple younger players/contracts that would be tradable compared to his. Herro could be our young Booker replacement (Book 2.0)?? Rozier could be our somewhat cheaper starting scoring guard (sans the injuries), And Orlando Robinson is a very promising and talented, versatile young 7'0 4/5 big man project. The draft asset package that Miami has truly sucks, but perhaps we could finaggle a 1st from them on draft night per stepien rules (they'll make the selection for us). Maybe ask for 2026 or 27' perhaps.
And of course we get the bulk of our rebuild assets from trading KD to OKC or New York, and the Book trade to BRK?
1-
KD Trade- (To OKC)
KD for Dort/Giddey/ Dieng/ Wiggins/ Miami 25' 1st ( 1-14 protected), DENV 27' (1-5 protected)/ OKC 27' 1st/ MIL 28' 2nd.
2-
Book Trade- (Brooklyn or New York)
IF Brooklyn:
Book for Bridges/ Johnson/ Sharpe/ PHX 25' 1st/ PHX 27' 1st/ 29' DAL 1st.
IF New York:
Book for Randle/Bojan (20 million expiring)/ 25' Wash 1st (1-10 protected)/ MIL 25' 1st (1-4 protected)/ NYK 27' 1st/ BRK 25' 2nd/ 29' 2nd (via Indy or Wash).
Beal Trade: (To Miami)
(Beal waives his trade clause)
Beal/Roddy/Eubanks for Herro/Rozier/ Orlando Robinson/ Miami 29' 1st/ LAL 26' 2nd (no protections).