Two Trade Idea

[LoPo]

Considering they aren't in cap hell, don't need a (crappy) PG, and losing a lottery pick? Yes.

I of course would be thrilled to be wrong.

I respect your opinion. I just feel that Hood is more of a sure thing than a pick in the 7-12 range. And he fits with Hield and Fox for the long term.

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[Handlogten's Heros]

I respect your opinion. I just feel that Hood is more of a sure thing than a pick in the 7-12 range. And he fits with Hield and Fox for the long term.

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Kings will be drafting in the top 5 doe. They may want to offload Hill to ensure more losses.

 

[LoPo]

I don't see any scenario where they would swap picks with us. Hood is redundant with their young guys... they Hield, Bojan, Justin Jackson, Richardson all that can play minutes at the two. Plus they have Garrett Temple (a vet they'd like to keep happy).

I'm not sure they'd do Rubio for Hill straight up... I think it is an awful fit for them. I know they would not do Hood for a pick swap.

Well in that case, Hill is probably not an option.

Rubio for Hill straight up wont work financially. Who would we add? Would we dump a Udoh, Royce, Neto, Bradley or another to get Hill?

Favors and JoeJ for Hill would be ignorant unless we got their pick.

Can't see any other logical breakdown for Hill without going 3rd team. Regardless, we have to send out more than Rubio to get Hill.

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[Handlogten's Heros]

Well in that case, Hill is probably not an option.

Rubio for Hill straight up wont work financially. Who would we add? Would we dump a Udoh, Royce, Neto, Bradley or another to get Hill?

Favors and JoeJ for Hill would be ignorant unless we got their pick.

Can't see any other logical breakdown for Hill without going 3rd team. Regardless, we have to send out more than Rubio to get Hill.

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The difference is small enough that it could easily be solved, but I think a three team trade in that scenario makes more sense. They would also have a roster crunch so they'd have to waive Carter or send another player back. So maybe Epke/Rubio for Hill and Richardson. I don't think they want Rubio though. I think they'd just turn it over to the young guys.

Its the Kings though... nothing ever makes a lot of sense with them.

 

[LoPo]

We all know our schedule is brutal. If our record is brutal in mid-January, we need to consider moving some vets or expiring for any assets we can. Especially if Gobert and Mitchell end up needing extra time to completely heal. What are the thoughts on these two trades aimed at the future:

Trade #1 http://www.espn.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=ycsowef2
Derrick Favors
for
Jordan Clarkson

Why for Lakers - if they dump Clarkson's deal, they have enough room to sign two max players this summer. The Lakers would love to move Deng, but that contract is probably too much to move right now. And it's doubtful that the Lakers would trade Ingram to move Deng.

Why for us - Our team lacks scoring, and Clarkson does that really well. If Hood can move to the starting lineup, Clarkson becomes an excellent 6th man for us. A future lineup of Exum, Mitchell, Hood, Ingles, Gobert with Clarkson as the 6th man would seem to be pretty dynamic. Clarkson is better than any player we can afford to add in 2018 free agency.

Trade #2 http://www.espn.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=y9n4n2dt
Joe Johnson and Thabo Sefolosha
for
Channing Frye, Cedi Osman, Ante Zizic, Jose Calderon, and Cleveland's 2018 1st round pick

Why for Cavs - they are still in win now mode as long as they have LeBron. Osman and Zizic have the potential to be good, but JoeJ and Thabo help the Cavs win close playoff games now.

Why for us - JoeJ and Thabo deserve a shot on a contender especially if our season continues to slide due to constant injuries. Osman has a good amount of potential and arguably helps us more next year than Thabo would. Zizic is still quite the unknown, but we could groom him as a contributor or an asset. Udoh is too good to stay at the $3 million bargain he is. Zizic and/or Bradley can represent long term depth at center for us behind Gobert since they are on cheap rookie deals.