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@Handlogten's Heros idea of trading Exum and #23 for Bjelica and #40:
One of Paschall, KZ, Okeke, Bazley, King, Admiral, or Jerome will be there at #40. I’m so fine with that unless someone falls hard to #23 and you just can’t pass on it (although I don’t see that happening).
The Kings , I think, would do that trade in a heartbeat. Gotta remember they forfeited their 1st rd pick in a horrid salary dump years ago, Vlade has already dodged a major bullet in only surrendering the 14th pick, but if they could land back in the 1st for just that... and take on Exum, who could be useful there possibly, given then add more shooting at guard too...
KZ and Bazley especially will not be on the board at 40, Jerome too.
Kings also hold 47 and 60 in this draft, if u really look at that deal from their end, i cant imagine why they say no.
Harrison Barnes is gonna opt into that player option most likelly, they'll make a big smoke show about not resigning wcs, and then resign him, will leave them with not much to spend, so they'll get a 1st rd pick, exum, a fa or 2, 2 2nd rd picks... not a bad return for them given the forfeiture and really they hit the lotto for the bagley pick last year so still riding that momentum.. and with buddy heild getting 2 years older this year, exums right on their timeline... all adds up to a playoff team for sure, they are pushing 50 wins if healthy, maybe 55.
That being said, Exum would have a near 0% chance of sticking there past the 2021 summer when his deal expires, where they will give De'Aaron Fox a mega deal and also pay a decent penny on Harry Giles.