Trading him for a collection of role players? I’ve long bandied around this idea, including posting some in the off-season that got panned, but I’m going to post some again!
First would be a potential move with Dallas:
https://tradenba.com/trades/JCWJlqGnhBoston sends: Kemba Walker, 2023 1st round pick
Dallas sends: Tim Hardaway Jr., Josh Richardson, Dorian Finney-Smith
Would leave us with:
Tristan Thompson / Rob Williams / Daniel Theis
Jayson Tatum / Dorian Finney-Smith / Grant Williams
Jaylen Brown / Semi Ojeleye / Aaron Nesmith
Tim Hardaway Jr. / Josh Richardson / Romeo Langford
Marcus Smart / Payton Pritchard / Jeff Teague
Would give us some crazy flexibility, adds shooting and a lot of defence too.
Asking for DFS might be a bit much, so I’d be open to cutting DFS and turning that 1st into a second. I think Dallas is, or at least should be, realising that they need to turn their plethora of role players into something more because KP isn’t entirely reliable health-wise, but those two could form a truly nasty duo to help off of Luka’s crazy offensive magnitude.
I’d also enquire about something with Denver. Something like:
https://tradenba.com/trades/SxV9EflHqBoston sends: Kemba Walker
Denver sends: Gary Harris Jr., Will Barton, 2023 2nd round pick
Would leave us with a pretty fun team of:
Tristan Thompson / Rob Williams / Daniel Theis
Jayson Tatum / Grant Williams / Semi Ojeleye
Jaylen Brown / Romeo Langford / Aaron Nesmith
Will Barton / Gary Harris Jr. / Javonte Green
Marcus Smart / Payton Pritchard / Jeff Teague
I think Murray is more suited to the 2 position, as he’s not a great creator for others, and that guard duo would be super potent besides Jokic in career-best form.
I’m only really messing around, as I want to see how we go when Kemba returns, but I’d love for us to add some role players that would seemingly fit super well alongside the Jays