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Now that the draft lottery is set, I still think this is probably the best realistic trade for us this offseason if we’re feeling good about resigning Monk… Kevin Huerter Sasha Vezenkov Chris Duarte #13 For Jerami Grant #34 #40 Grant upgrades our PF spot by giving us more length...

Yeah I mean the only big difference would be that all 3 of those guys can handle, pass, and shoot (to a certain extent). Zion’s outside shot is basically non-existent.

I would think the idea would be that Ingram is the SG considering his ability to handle and pass while also being a bean pole. In fact, Basketball Reference says he played ~70% of his minutes at SG the last 2 seasons which isn’t too surprising since the Pelicans have been finding minutes for all...

I’m not overly opposed to the first trade although Mitchell’s 2nd half performance makes me feel like we’re losing that trade from a value perspective but I can rationalize the general idea/goal. I really don’t like the 2nd trade. I like Portis and think he’s a solid fit next to Sabonis but...

Why is Vivek wearing two gloves?

Although I don’t think BKN would do that deal because they are wanting to keep their 2025 cap space, the idea is similar to one I posted awhile back. See below…

What was the move that you posted last offseason that you think they should have done?

I’m still thinking we should do a trade like… Kevin Huerter Sasha Vezenkov Chris Duarte #13 for Jerami Grant #34 #40 …since there’s nobody I’m in love with and that gives us 3 2nd round draft picks (#34, #40, & #45) to take some swings while at the same time upgrading our starting lineup...

I’m not sure if anyone has mentioned it yet, but if we lose Monk, Bones Hyland might be a really good, low key addition/replacement. In fact, it would remind me a lot of our Monk signing two years ago. He hasn’t really found his place in the league quite yet (similar to Monk at the time)...

I was going to post something similar and basically say that McNair is likely considering upperclassman who can play SG, SF, or PF which leaves us with: PG/SG: Devin Carter SG/SF: Dalton Knecht SG/SF: Kevin McCullar Jr. SG/SF: Terrence Shannon Jr. SF/PF: Ryan Dunn SF/PF: Tristan Da Silva...

Maybe we look at 4 man lineups post all star break to increase the sample size? Ellis-Fox-Murray-Sabonis 306 min 106.5 OFFRTG 105.1 DEFRTG +1.4 NETRTG Monk-Fox-Murray-Sabonis 84 min 110.1 OFFRTG 112.8 DEFTG -2.7 NETRTG

Ellis w/ the Starters 253 min 108.3 OFFRTG 105.3 DEFRTG +3.0 NETRTG Monk w/ the Starters 25 min 121.8 OFFRTG 125.0 DEFTG -3.2 NETRTG

Ellis w/ the Starters 261 min 107.0 OFFRTG 105.8 DEFRTG +1.2 NETRTG Monk w/ the Starters 151 min 115.3 OFFRTG 117.0 DEFTG -1.8 NETRTG Now only if we could find a player with Monk’s offense and Ellis’ defense we’d have a NETRTG of +9.5 ;)

I was looking into some “trade back” scenarios and was wondering if these two ideas might make some sense… TRADE #1 Jonathan Isaac #18 for Kevin Huerter #13 TRADE #2 Deni Avdija #26 for Kevin Huerter #13 Both trades upgrade our PF spot but still leave us an opportunity to draft someone...

Well you need to plan for both outcomes.