Off-Season Rumblings

[Handlogten's Heros]

Jabari Smith is not a blue chipper in my eyes, hard pass. Not sure the #3 pick even gets you a blue chipper in this class (though maybe there is someone there they think is).

Oh I think he is about as close to a blue chipper as you get in deals. Steady improvement... very young. If he did take a big step it would be in the next year or two.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Oh I think he is about as close to a blue chipper as you get in deals. Steady improvement... very young. If he did take a big step it would be in the next year or two.

I would barely put him above Hendricks in terms of future outlook. Hard hard pass. Not to say he wont be good, but he isnt top 3 on a contender good.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Like, if you really want to ensure being bad, trade Sexton.

Not to toot my own horn, but I think my trade idea of Sexton/10th pick to the Pistons for Fournier/5th pick/2028 unprotected (though they could protect it top 4 or w/e, I would get if unprotected was a deal breaker and I would be ok taking slight lottery protections) is probably the best trade that seems realistic and would make the team organically worse while helping with the asset base.

They won't give up a future pick (or shouldn't)... I also had them pegged as a place for Collin but why are they trading for Collin when they have infinity cap space and can likely nab Malik Monk? If we liked Ivey I could see them doing Ivey/5 for Collin and 10.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

I would barely put him above Hendricks in terms of future outlook. Hard hard pass. Not to say he wont be good, but he isnt top 3 on a contender good.

14/8 as a 20 year old starter on a decent team. Solid defender. Average efficiency... he could get there.

 

[Elizah Huge]

Very much this. I am not team Trade Lauri... I am Team Tank. We can tank in a lot of ways. Like you I doubt Lauri is signing up for another two years of nonsense. IF we did land the dude in 2025 then 2026 is less important... but it often doesn't work that way.

My position is we should tank in the most profitable ways. So if the return for Lauri is monsterous because there aren't any sellers out there then that is a legit route to consider. If not go ahead and sell off Sexton/Walker or whatever parts make sense. I might retain Dunn as he could be a trade asset and can help us not be charmin soft. If Lauri will sign the extension and play along for a year his value is still sky high... so if the draft doesn't go our way we can pivot. I would also work to set ourselves up with a huge amount of cap space next season so that when the new rules are in full effect we can take advantage one way or another.

Now this would require a real plan... and not just doing isolated moves that make sense valuewise. So DA may actually have to fit transactions into one them for a year instead of bouncing back and forth.

Yeah, idk about that. You sounded pretty Team Trade Lauri on the pod.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Detroit owes a lotto/top 10 protected pick that likely doesn't convey for a year or two. I think the earliest they could give one is 2029 realistically. They could however do swaps... plan your fake trades accordingly.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Yeah, idk about that. You sounded pretty Team Trade Lauri on the pod.

I'm firmly team Tank... easiest way to do that and the way that we get a big boost in other assets is through trading Lauri. You can interpret that however you like, but I am pretty consistent with how I have thought about it all... at least in my head. I think someone could get wild with a Lauri trade offer. So I would want to know what that looks like.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

They won't give up a future pick (or shouldn't)... I also had them pegged as a place for Collin but why are they trading for Collin when they have infinity cap space and can likely nab Malik Monk? If we liked Ivey I could see them doing Ivey/5 for Collin and 10.

Because Sexton is infinitely better than Monk. I dont want Ivey.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Detroit has a new head of operations, they are going to want to make a splash. There isnt a splash in UFA. Why overpay for Monk when you can get Sexton for a cheap price?

 

[Elizah Huge]

I'm firmly team Tank... easiest way to do that and the way that we get a big boost in other assets is through trading Lauri. You can interpret that however you like, but I am pretty consistent with how I have thought about it all... at least in my head. I think someone could get wild with a Lauri trade offer. So I would want to know what that looks like.

Well, being firmly team tank and saying the easiest way to do that is trading Lauri seems pretty pro-trade Lauri lol.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Because Sexton is infinitely better than Monk. I dont want Ivey.

If we did do it there is no reason to take Fournier. They have infinity cap space so can take Sexton into their space. Fournier is a team option... so they just waive him. So it creates space for us and is the same for them. I'd give Ivey a tryout. If we aren't trying to win those are guys we should look at.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

If we did do it there is no reason to take Fournier. They have infinity cap space so can take Sexton into their space. Fournier is a team option... so they just waive him. So it creates space for us and is the same for them. I'd give Ivey a tryout. If we aren't trying to win those are guys we should look at.

Again, no to Ivey. You dont just take projects on when you already have a ton and a ton coming up on the horizon.

I'll take your word on the cap situation and there not being any benefit for it being Fournier for Detroit.