Guard Help Wanted

[Who]

Keep in mind player polls with vote more for guys they play against.   It is not that scientific.

Dunn 's performance has been all the place his career.  He has defended pretty well as constant.

https://www.espn.com/nba/player/stats/_/id/2991139/kris-dunn

His career averages are 7.9 PPG, 3.9 APG, 3.3 RPG, 1.6 SPG, and 1.5 TO on 44.3 FG % and 33.7 3P %. in 24 mpg per game.  Is this worth $5,684,800  for his salary?

He has been on six teams in ten years and he is 32 years old.  He is not a free agent so you would need to trade for him

https://www.spotrac.com/nba/player/_/id/20210/kris-dunn

We don't have a ready match for his salary and I for one don't think he is worth taking money back on the cap for him.  You could trade one of Baylor or Jordan for him but that is patently absurd, I think and taking an additional 3.204, 323 back for him is wise.  I would not waste a trade exceptional on him either. 

We need to predatory on teams looking to shed cap space.  Sometimes you can get a decent player for a second round pick in these cases.  We can do way better than Kris Dunn.

My mistake. K Dunn was listed as a FA this summer on the list I was looking at. Too bad. He would have been nice.

[Who]

Let's try this again.

MLE Level Targets

* Ayo Dosunmu
* Coby White
* Anfernee Simons
* Colin Sexton
* CJ McCollum (sounds like ATL will pay him)
* Norm Powell (probably earn more)

Cheaper Targets

* Bones Hyland
* Jordan Goodwin
* Gary Payton II
* De'Anthony Melton
* Bruce Brown Jr
* Jose Alvarado (player option)
* D'Angelo Russell (player option)
* Marcus Smart (player option)
* Bradley Beal (player option)
* Kevin Porter Jr (player option)
* Russell Westbrook
* Jordan Clarkson
* Gabe Vincent
* Brandon Williams
* Jevon Carter
* Aaron Holiday

https://www.spotrac.com/nba/free-agents/available/_/year/2026/position/g

Quentin Grimes is also available. More of a wing than a guard. An interesting alternative.

I'd love to make a strong run at Ayo Dosunmu for the MLE. He would be a nice combo guard. Solid defense. Very good outside shooting. Some ball-handling. Can play PG or SG.

Bones Hyland has been impressive for Minnesota. He has had a slow development in the NBA but it appears he has finally matured. Love the energy he brings his team.

Jordan Goodwin has been great for PHX. Very strong defender with a decent outside shot. He would fit in well here with his D. 

[DefenseWinsChamps]

I guess I disagree with the premise of this thread.

Obviously I'd always love to add talent, and I've been a fan of a player like Dosunmu for awhile. But our primary offensive creators are our wings - Brown and Tatum. After that, we have two really solid contributors in White and Pritchard at guard.

I think we need a big versatile forward to keep Tatum more at guard, and obviously our big position needs improvement.