Any interest in Harrell, Bryant or Dinwiddie?

[Big333223]

The Wizards have reportedly made Montrez Harrell, Thomas Bryant, and Spencer Dinwiddie available in trade talks.

Harrell is a tough, hustle guy but would be another undersized big. Dinwiddie might be a nice complimentary guard but has never shown the ability to shoot. Bryant might be the most interesting piece but I assume the only reason he's available is because of his injury history and he's about to get expensive.

[Celtics2021]

Not really.  Dinwiddie is expensive and a very questionable fit.  The two bigs are fine, but I'm not sure they'd be in the rotation.  Maybe they'd steal a few minutes from Grant, but he hasn't really been the problem, and it's only a few minutes because he spends most of his time at the PF these days, where Harrell and Bryant should not play.  They'd be upgrades over Kanter, but that's expensive injury insurance for Al and Rob.

Maybe there's a team out there that likes Dinwiddie more than we do, and has something that we might like more than the Wizards, enabling us to somehow get involved, but I don't see much out there.

[todd_days_41]

Nah.

[nebist]

Of the three, I'd have the most interest in Harrell. But I don't really see a deal there with any of them.

[perks-a-beast]

I'd like to get Kuzma, but I don't really see any realistic deals which get him here.

BOS gets: Kuzma
WAS gets: D. Shroder, E. Kanter, R. Langford

Is the best I could come up with...

[RodyTur10]

Deni Avdija. That's someone I'd be interested in.
Of course he could be part of their rebuild or retooling, but that's a player who may be on the point of a breakthrough.
A lot of young slow starters in the NBA who don't put up big stats, but seem decent can really put things together in their 3rd year and 'explode'. Now Avdija is still a buy-low candidate.

[liam]

Of the three, I'd have the most interest in Harrell. But I don't really see a deal there with any of them.

Ditto. Bryant is so injury prone...

[PAOBoston]

If there’s a role player on WAS that would help the Cs, it would be Kuzma. Can play the swing position and possible 6th man guy too.

[Vermont Green]

I have no interest in Dinwiddle but have long been interested in Thomas Bryant.  He was an up and coming big just a couple of seasons ago.  Seems like forever ago though.  If you take his last 3 seasons (66 games) he is 12.4 pts, 6.6 rebs, on 40.5 3p% in about 24 min per game.  Beyond the stats, I recall a player who was really improving and looked to have a legitimate future as an NBA starter.

I don't know what is up with the injuries or his overall durability.  Not sure how we can trade for him now either.  Maybe Bol Bol and a protected second, fitting into the Thompson TPE, but that puts us well into the tax.  Probably not worth it for Bryant.  The real advantage would be to have his bird rights as he will be a UFA.  Not likely there is a way to get him this season but someone to watch in the off season.

[wdleehi]

I like Bryant but he will likely cost to much in salary for his next contract.   (too much in terms of being a backup)

[Moranis]

I'd probably do Horford and Langford for Dinwiddie and Bryant or Harrell (fit wise I'd prefer Bryant as he can stretch the floor and thus could theoretically play with Williams, while Harrell almost certainly could not).  Boston gets out of the tax and gets some rotation pieces (I'd have to feel ok about Dinwiddie's knee getting stronger and him looking more like pre-injury Dinwiddie than post-injury Dinwiddie).  Washington gets out of the extra years of Dinwiddie and the uncertainty of their other guy leaving while getting a young guy to take a look at.

[Vermont Green]

I'd probably do Horford and Langford for Dinwiddie and Bryant or Harrell (fit wise I'd prefer Bryant as he can stretch the floor and thus could theoretically play with Williams, while Harrell almost certainly could not).  Boston gets out of the tax and gets some rotation pieces (I'd have to feel ok about Dinwiddie's knee getting stronger and him looking more like pre-injury Dinwiddie than post-injury Dinwiddie).  Washington gets out of the extra years of Dinwiddie and the uncertainty of their other guy leaving while getting a young guy to take a look at.

That is an interesting trade.  It would be pretty disruptive to do this mid-season.  Dinwiddie had like 1.5 good seasons with BKN on bad teams, and at very low efficiency.  I am really not interested in him at all.  I would rather try to get Bryant and then give some money to him if he plays well and is healthy.  I much rather give money to a big at this point than an inefficient combo guard.

[slamtheking]

if they were replacing Dozier, Bol and Fernando, sure, would love to have them.  in exchange for anyone in our rotation?  no

[moiso]

For what it's worth, I recently read that Dinwiddie's teammates can't stand him. 

[Big333223]

I have no interest in Dinwiddle but have long been interested in Thomas Bryant.  He was an up and coming big just a couple of seasons ago.  Seems like forever ago though.  If you take his last 3 seasons (66 games) he is 12.4 pts, 6.6 rebs, on 40.5 3p% in about 24 min per game.  Beyond the stats, I recall a player who was really improving and looked to have a legitimate future as an NBA starter.

I don't know what is up with the injuries or his overall durability.  Not sure how we can trade for him now either.  Maybe Bol Bol and a protected second, fitting into the Thompson TPE, but that puts us well into the tax.  Probably not worth it for Bryant.  The real advantage would be to have his bird rights as he will be a UFA.  Not likely there is a way to get him this season but someone to watch in the off season.

Yeah, I remember his names being floated as someone who might be a candidate to break out and be a star. And then the injuries...

I think you're right that the C's aren't going into the tax to bring him in but I wonder about a sign-and-trade this summer as another big with long arms but who can stretch the floor. Horford can't be in the long term plans.