Terrible deal! Kristaps is even more injury-prone than Kemba, and the difference in play between the two is absolutely marginal. Timelord, PP and a 1st make this a catastrophic overpay. Dallas would be laughing with glee
I disagree on the Kemba/Zinger part. Not so much the injuries, but the difference in play. I think what the Zinger would bring to the team would be significantly more than what Kemba does. A 20/9 floor spacing, shot blocking big man is far more valuable than a score first PG that isn't an elite shooter. FAR more valuable. Pritchard and a late 1st don't have a ton of value. So it really comes down to Williams for me. He has certainly looked like he could be a solid player, but he isn't a scorer and obviously has had a ton of injury issues himself.
I think I'd probably do it. You absolutely know what Porzingis brings and I think he would be a better compliment to Tatum and Brown long term and would increase the championship likelihood.
too rich a price. Zinger's health is a well-known issue. he goes down and now we've got nothing at center or a PG that can score.
we don't have a center that can score now so that isn't an issue. Why do you need a PG that can score, but isn't a passer or elite shooter. At least flat earth was an elite shooter.
my point is that if Zinger goes down, and with his history it's practically inevitable, you no longer have a PG that can score nor a center that can score with both Kemba and Timelord moved in the deal. Kemba, for all his inconsistency this season, is still an offensive threat the other team needs to guard and Timelord is a definite threat around the rim and has shown a pretty consistent 15 foot jumper that we don't utilize as much as we should.
post-trade with Zinger out for any stretch with health issues, you're now down to just the J's and Fournier as scorers with only 2 on the floor at any time. I'd certainly consider Zinger for Kemba straight up since we're dealing with 2 players that both miss time on the court and Zinger's offensive skillset could work with Timelord's since one is primarily an outside shooter and the other is in the post.
true, but I'd also assume that Boston would you know sign or trade for a PG in the summer. This trade can't happen till the off season, so I don't think the team would not have a PG on the roster. Also, I believe Dallas still needs to send out salary as what is going out is around 40 million vs Zinger's like 30 million. Adding Trey Burke to the trade makes the dollars work and give Boston at least a respectable back-up PG on the roster. Maybe you role with Smart as the starting PG. So you have Smart, Fournier, Brown, Tatum, Zinger with Burke, Langford, Nesmith, G. Williams, Thompson, Wagner, and Edwards as the only players under contract. Perhaps the team looks to move Smart for a more natural PG. Maybe something like Smart and Thompson for Beverley and Zubac.
So do the Dallas trade (Zinger, Burker for Walker, Pritchard, R. Will, 1st) and the the Clippers trade (Smart, Thompson for Beverley, Zubac)
PG - Beverley, Burke, Edwards
SG - Fournier, Langford
SF - Brown, Nesmith
PF - Tatum, Ojeleye, G. Williams
C - Porzingis, Zubac, Wagner, Kornet
Plus an open roster spot for a rookie or a free agent (and potentially more if you don't bring back Ojeleye and/or Kornet).
That to me looks like a team that has a much better shot at a title both next year and in the future as it has a very strong top 3 in Tatum, Brown, Porzingis complemented well with a pretty nice 6 players after those 3 i.e. Beverley, Fournier, Zubac, Langford, Burke, Nesmith without even accounting for any potential free agent, rookie, etc.
Porzingis to me just raises the ceiling of the team. Certainly a greater potential for injuries with him, but it isn't like Walker or Williams are pictures of health and Porzingis is just flat out better than those guys and probably will be for at least 5 years.
