Derrick White Trade Ideas Thread

[Phantom255x]

There is one for Jaylen, I thought of creating one for White. I personally think the way to go is trade White, Hauser, and/or picks in 1-2 different deals to both add another big man to PP/Jaylen/Tatum/Queta, and to also open up some more playing time for others like Baylor if Hauser gets shipped out in a trade (or basically just salary dumped). White + Hauser make a combined 40M, so you could essentially have 40M to play with in terms of what you get back and any other cheaper FA signings mixed in.

What ideas do people have?

I'm thinking of guys like Naz Reid of the Wolves, or Sabonis from the Kings, or even potentially a deal with the Nets where the C's get back Claxton and another role player.

Kessler has always been my dream target from Utah but idk if the Jazz would even trade him, or if he's part of their core. Also not sure if they'd want White in a trade if they are truly going full youth and White turns 32 next year, but in theory he could be a nice veteran to add and help them grow too.

[Who]

I am not sure there are any D White trades that make this team better. D White is a guy with more on-court value than trade value. If we were to trade him, trading him for youth / prospects / picks would likely be the best path but that is a rebuilding trade not a contending trade.

D White is a great glue guy. Teams tend not to give up stars for glue guys. Yet, D White is much more valuable than most other glue guys. It is hard to get an equal return for him.

[Who]

I'm thinking of guys like Naz Reid of the Wolves, or Sabonis from the Kings, or even potentially a deal with the Nets where the C's get back Claxton and another role player.

(1) Naz Reid = I wouldn't trade White for Naz Reid. Naz is a solid scoring PF. Or a solid scoring bench PF/C. But he isn't a starting center. His defense is too bad. Particulary his team D. Minnesota's defense tends to die whenever Gobert isn't on the court to keep their interior defense together. That is because Naz doesn't play much D.

(2) Nic Claxton or other centers like him who I would describe as no offense / all defense players (Kessler is another one). Basic rim runners with little to no offensive skill. I am not trading D White for a defense-only player. It must be a two way player.

(3) D Sabonis is a consideration. He is somewhat of a one-way player as well but a more dynamic one. His passing is exceptional. He can shoot. He can drive. He can post. He can rebound. He can't play defense. My biggest concern with him has been his poor play in the playoffs for Sacramento. He has been very good in the regular season but underwhelming in the playoffs.

I trust D White more in a playoff game than D Sabonis. I am not sure I make that deal.

[Who]

Trey Murphy was talked about in another thread as a trade target. He would be someone I would consider trading D White for. A two way player. A good offensive player and a very good defensive player. More of a scorer less of facilitator than D White.

I doubt NOP would be interested in 32yo D White though given the early stage of the rebuild they are currently in. White would be a nice fit on their team. Play a two PG backcourt to help co-ordinate the offense.

G: D Murray, J Fears
G: D White
F: Herb Jones
F: Zion, S Bey
C: D Queen, Y Missi

[Who]

I am trying to think of guards you could trade D White for.

Point guards = there are about 10-12 star PGs in the league. I don't think White gets you any of those guys. And White is the next best PG in the league. So anybody else would be a downgrade.

Shooting guards = Bane. Swap D White's all round brilliance for the superior shooting & scoring of Bane. But I doubt ORL would trade Bane so soon after giving up so many draft picks for him. I am not sure there is any other SG in the league I would consider. A couple of stars in Ant, A Reaves (FA), S Castle who they wouldn't give up for White. Knueppel too young and valuable for White. White is probably the next best SG in the league alongside Bane. Anybody else would be a downgrade.

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Ohh, I got one ... that will make people (un)happy:

D White for Kyrie Irving.

Dallas are likely to rebuild and move on from White. That would make Kyrie one of the few star guards that might be gettable for White. I am not sure if Dallas would be interested in White if they are going full youth. But if they were, D White would likely be a competitive offer. I don't think Dallas will get offered much for Kyrie. Likely offers less than D White.

Kyrie similar to D Bane in this sense. Swapping D White's all round brilliance for superior scoring / shooting. Kyrie more one-on-one offense than Bane. Less size on defense.

[Goldstar88]

I am not sure there are any D White trades that make this team better. D White is a guy with more on-court value than trade value. If we were to trade him, trading him for youth / prospects / picks would likely be the best path but that is a rebuilding trade not a contending trade.

D White is a great glue guy. Teams tend not to give up stars for glue guys. Yet, D White is much more valuable than most other glue guys. It is hard to get an equal return for him.

Knocked it out of the park, Who. White was also named by his peers as the most underrated player in the NBA. Not someone I would trade.

[Who]

Gobert is the one defense-only center I would consider giving up D White for. The reason being his defensive impact is much larger than the other defense-only centers.

However, Gobert is about to turn 34yo so he is 2yrs older than D White and guys like Gobert tend to fall off a cliff around this period in their careers. I am not sure how well he would age. That could backfire spectacularly.

I feel confident about D White aging well because he is a big PG who can transition to playing SG full time. He could have another 4-5 years of strong play in him.

[Who]

D White for Julius Randle

Minnesota

G: D White, Bones Hyland
G: Ant-man, Donsunmu
F: Jaden McDaniels, Terrence Shannon
F: Naz Reid, Slow Mo
C: Gobert, Joan Beringer

Minnesota fixes their guard problems. They elevate Naz Reid to a starting role. They have good young bench players on the perimeter. Slow Mo is an adequate backup PF. Joan Beringer is a good long term prospect at center but may or may not be ready to play a role next season.

Boston

G: Pritchard, (FA)
G: Jaylen, Baylor
F: Tatum, Hugo
F: Randle, J Walsh
C: Queta, (FA)

Boston adds more beef. More physicality. Becomes less 3 point heavy. Now has 3 isolation guys SG, SF, PF. A point forward in Tatum. Lots of rebounding. Pritchard the only true guard on the roster.