Stats aren't everything, but they are an indicator of output and production. Here is Queta compared with Myles:


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Keep in mind:

- Myles is on the first year of a 4y/$108m contract with a $30m player option in 2028-29, when he will be 33. His salary this season is $25m.
- Queta is on the 2nd year of a 3y/$7m contract with the 3rd year (next year) non-guaranteed. His salary this season is $2.3m.

Myles is averaging 12pts/5.5reb on 28mpg shooting 43% overall on 9FGA and 38% from 3 on 6 3FGA attempts a game. So 66% of his shots are from the perimeter. His PER is 13.

Neemi is averaging 10pts/8.2rpg on 25mpg shooting 65% from 7 attempts a game. He doesn't shoot 3s. His PER is 20.

Every other metric - assists, blocks, turnovers, fouls - is a wash.

Their per-36 are virtually identical, as you can see from the graphic.

So basically we would be getting a guy getting paid 10x as much as the guy we already have, who has virtually the same production, but plays much more out on the perimeter as a stretch big, doesn't rebound as much, and has a lower shooting efficiency, and I doubt his contract will age well given his production has been declining since 2022.

And we would also lose Minott in the deal.

Personally if we were to trade Simons I think we could do much better than Myles Turner. I don't think he moves the needle for us at all.

We might be better off trading Hauser and a second for Day'ron Sharpe and Noah Clowney to bolster our depth in bigs behind Queta, and then move Simons for a two way wing that can fit into the Zinger TPE which is $22m, then we can carry Simons's TPE into next season. The emergence of Walsh and Minott has made me wonder if Hauser and his $10m are expendable to fetch us better backup bigs.