Replace Gallo with Pritchard, and I wonder if Danny would give us Vanderbilt for Pritchard and only our 2023 2nds?
What would also be interesting is if the Hawks are really trying to move both Young and Collins, in which case roping the Lakers into the deal would be quite interesting (although unlikely, like most four team trades):
BOS In: Vanderbilt
BOS Out: Pritchard, all 2023 2nds
LAL In: Young
LAL Out: Westbrick, 2026 LAL 1st, 2028 LAL 1st, 2029 LAL 1st swap, 2023 LAL 2nd, 2027 LAL 2nd, 2029 LAL 2nd
UTA In: Collins, Pritchard, Bogdanovic, (2) 2023 BOS 2nds
UTA Out: Vanderbilt, Clarkson, Olynyk, Conley
ATL In: Clarkson, Olynyk, Conley, Westbrick, 2026 LAL 1st, 2028 LAL 1st, 2029 LAL 1st swap, 2023 LAL 2nd, 2027 LAL 2nd, 2029 LAL 2nd
ATL Out: Young, Collins, Bogdanovic
If Atlanta wants to join the Wembanyama sweepstakes, it makes sense to unload these three now, maybe move some of these other guys they’re getting, struggle the rest of the season, and possibly win Wembanyama or Scoot in the draft. Pairing either one with Dejounte Murray is a much brighter future than thinking they’re ever getting off the treadmill with their current core.
The Lakers make the move because they need to do something and to heck with that future if LeBron thinks him, AD and Trae Young could get them into title contention.
Utah obviously wants Collins, but I also bet they’d love Pritchard and Bogdanovic, especially if they can dump Conley in the process.
Regarding us, my concern with moving Gallo is it may make it more difficult for us to attract MLE free agents in the future, so I am leaning more towards moving Pritchard than Gallo. If Gallo recovers, we are absolutely loaded with ten-deep next year—and picture all the rotations we could roll with given below:
Smart/D-White
JB/Brogdon
JT/G. Williams
Vanderbilt/Gallo
Timelord/Horford
Bench: Hauser, Kornet, Davison, TBD, TBD