No, but it's not because I think Green is better for Asik, I just don't see how getting Asik is in our best interests long term.
I actually think Asik has more value than Green. Quality size always trumps everything else when comparing two players of similar overall talent in the nba. He can be a defensive anchor and force on the boards, while chipping in any easy buckets that come his way. But where is there room for his game to go up? This is the best Asik is going to be. His offensive game isn't going to suddenly bloom and as a defender and rebounder there isn't much room for improvement.
Green on the other hand still has the slight chance to develop into a fringe star, although it's probably an outside chance at best at this point. Nevertheless, he has the ability to dominate games with his spot up shooting and is dangerous in transition, but is consistently failed by his inconsistency. I still think that having been given the reigns of this young team this year he is going to be able to try and work on that consistency since he is going to get his shots night in and night out and work on finding that "killer instinct" that he seems to be lacking.
But the real issue for me is this: Asik has 2 years left on his deal and Green has 3. The C's aren't going to be legitimately competing over the next two years, so if Asik is going to be making any sort of real contribution it's going to have to come during his next contract and he is probably going to demand more than the 8m he is making now and mroe years than I'd be willing to give a defensive center pushing 30 with only one stellar season under his belt.
Alternatively Green has 3 years at similar money left. If he continues to play at his solid, but inconsistent level he is making exactly what he is worth. If he manages to improve and become more of a fringe star than a complimentary piece he is going to be a steal at 8m. On top of that 3 years down the line this C's team could have restocked enough to be a legitimate contender in the east and Green at 8m could be a key cog in a machine run by some "real" stars.
So at the end of the day, I'd rather keep Green. He still has the opportunity to try and move to that next level of talent or at least be a major role player when we're relevant again and if not he is great trade bait.The only real reason I'd be at all interested in Asik over Green is that he could probably bring back more in a trade. If we were buying (relatively) low on Asik, only to let him pad his stats on a bad team and then to subsequently ship him out for more assets I'd be interested, but I'd rather have the guy with similar trade value who could still possibly contribute in the near future on his current contract.
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