Kyle Lowery
Karl Anthony Towns
Devin Booker
Deanglo Russell
Chris Paul
(Clint Capela)
(Steve Adams)
Paul George
There's a difference between surprise and pipe dream.
Kyle Lowery - I can see it
Karl Anthony Towns - Signed a 5 year extension that hasn't even kicked in yet.
Devin Booker - See KAT
Deanglo Russell - he's an FA
Chris Paul - I can see it
(Clint Capela) - not an All-Star, won't net an impressive enough return
(Steve Adams) - not an All-Star, could get something respectable for OKC
Paul George - Possibly, but the optics on it would be a complete disaster for Presti and OKC.
I can tell I’m going to have to break down everything I post with you. I put Steven Adams and Clint Capela in parenthesis for the exact reason you listed. D-Russell can still be sign and traded as yes he’s a free agent but he’s restricted. If they get Kyrie over there and he wants to play with AD or KD or whoever else a sign and trade is an option. I’ve already explained KAT in another thread. Booker...sure cal it a pipe marine.
The premise of the board is discussion, no? If you don't want to engage and discuss, don't quote me. I'm just not seeing a reason for Phoenix or Minny to trade young players that they have signed. The whole point of team building is to get a young talent to make your franchise cornerstone. You draft the guy, develop him, get him to commit for 5 years and then... trade him? There's no logic there.
Not a superstar but someone close. I'd add CJ McCollum into this list.
If Portland can't find a way to upgrade their SF position, and they start slow, they might be open into moving McCollum to try something different around Damian Lillard.
I think if a wing of similar talent becomes available, they'd move CJ. In theory, I'd sniff around Ben Simmons in Philly. Then Philly could let Reddick go in FA, and bring back Jimmy and Tobias. Maybe sign Pat Beverley to a midlevel deal. For Portland, they can slip Ben into a more natural forward role, but allow him to be a secondary ballhandler next to Dame.
