Curious why the core 4 are off limits. None of them, NOT one, has shown the qualities of a SUPER star player. They each have some of the qualities but they all have too many flaws to be a game changer consistently. MAYBE Alec can eventually. I dont even know if your core 4 had him in it. But the others are all free to go for a chance at a super star game changer.. We have to get one somehow. None of them look realistically like they will blossom into that. I know us homers want to see what isnt there, but it aint happening.
IF we can keep them and add that game changer, then YES, Im all for that.
I truly think our core are very good and will become even better.
But, again, "very good" doesn't win a ring unless it is led by an alpha male superstar. Which we dont have
Yes, but every player at 8 is even more flawed then who we already have. And no one, I repeat no one is trading a pick higher than four. Orlando might trade with us if they want Smart, that is all.
Of our players, here are quick reasons why:
Kanter- last year of contract, and is widely unproven to the league. Defensively he couldn't help the SAC frontcourt, and would have to be a backup to Cousins. Do you think they would give us fair value for a #3 pick if they viewed him as a backup they only get to try for a year, and then have to turn around and pay? I see Kanter's ceiling as superior to Randle's and equal to slighttly superior to Vonleh's based on desire. Why crossgrade/downgrade on a gamble when our books are in great shape right now. Kanter was drafted as a olayer we would have to spend a lot of time developng, and he is half way there. He is 21 and only logged 4090 minutes in the league compared to Favors who has logged 6899. 20 pts and 10 Reb is still in sight before he is 24. No reason to believe he can't learn adequate positional D.
Favors - is still just 22, and because of that, probably has another year and a half where he is taking steps forward. Last season was his only being a consistant atarter, and he shared that time in less than ideal circumstances, playing mostly out of position next to 3 who was slided to the 4, making his stellar D really hard on him. We inked him to a very favorable deal when considering the new Salary cap increase, etc. He was our most efficient player last year, despite some games where he coasted (MIL). Frankly, he is better than anyone available at the 8th pick. Hands down.
Hayward - 15 - 5 and 5 w/ a couple steals. Shot the ball like ****, but was also completely out of his element. Anyways, he can't be traded until we ink him.
Burks - was our most improved player last year. Thrived with consistant minutes. Same contract situation as Kanter. You just can't trade your unproven players with only a year left on their contract and expect to get their true value back. He and Kanter are worth more to us than they are to anyone else in the league, and unless we are sure they will be crap (which neither have shown), then we shouldn't tack them on to a gamble and give them away as extra wrapping. Burks and Kanter have had less than ideal situations to develop in. Quitting is premature.
Now if it was Wiggins? I would trade picks and a member of the core four, but probably still sweat about it (depending on which core four it was).
I would trade Trey in a heartbeat though.
The #8 pick just doesn't strike me as an upgrade to any of the C4.
