MKWB wrote:Let's say Griffin grows a pair and wants to make a big win-now trade to take this team to the next level. The major shift is making Murphy III available in trades, since he will have a lot of trade value but isn't consistent enough to have a tough contract negotiation with soon.
What's your trade to add a core piece with assets of Murphy III, Daniels, Hawkins, and many picks to offer? Nance as epiring $10m expiring contract filler. McCullom can be traded, too, but in this scenario the idea is to keep him with the core of Zion, Ingram, Herb, McCullom (for now). Ownership has let you know they are willing to go into the tax for a true difference maker.
Lauri and/or DeJounte are the main ones that come to mind.
See this gets back to my fixation of a point Zion lineup…I don’t think I can imagine a 3rd option for that lineup that will be as good and as cheap as Trey. Lauri is gonna need to be paid in 25. DeJounte has shot well but he’s not as big as Trey and he hasn’t sold out on defense in forever.
People talk about the fit of BI and Z but in a lineup like that I think the fit is better.
Lauri would be amazing for this team but I don’t see how is gettable.