As much as I think Russell is the perfect fit for this team & would be willing to give up a combination of #12/Hood/multiple future 1sts in order to acquire him, I've finally come to the terms with the that it's not a realistic possibility. Instead, I think the priority should shift to moving up to #6/7 (assuming ORL doesn't take him- although they would if they were smart) for Hezonja. Now, I wouldn't include Hood in a trade to do so (unless it was straight up), but I would have no problem including Burks in the deal. I believe SAC is going to target 1 of WCS, Turner, or Porzingis to pair with Cousins, so it would probably come down to how highly DEN values him. With it looking like they are preparing to begin rebuilding, they may be willing to move down a few spots in order to pick up additional assets (although I'm not sure they would be willing to drop all the way down to #12, but maybe the would be willing to go to #10). My idea would be (as has already been suggested here) to trade #12/Booker to MIA for #10/McRoberts. If MIA was willing to do that, we could then trade #10/Burks or #10/GSW 1st/OKC 1st to DEN for #7 (as long as Hezonja is still on the board. This would give DEN additional assets for their rebuild & give us a potentially elite scorer plus plenty of cap room to fill out the rest of our roster. It may be an overpay but I think now is the time to be aggressive & attempt to acquire that last missing piece.