Draft is one week away, Are we okay with #3+ Avery Bradley for Jimmy Butler now?

[trickybilly]

Completely agree with Shaq.

Dunn is BPA, by far, and is an asset with many, many uses. The lack of workouts mean nothing.

Danny's best play is to draft him, and then sit down with the other teams in search of a guard and say, "Let's make a deal."

Chicago, maybe even OKC (Ibaka), Sacramento (pick swap and Ben Mac)

[Beat LA]

Absolutely not.  That's highway robbery for Chicago, to me, and it's not even about Bradley.  I wouldn't trade #3 for Jimmy Butler.  No way.  I like the guy and all, but still no. 

The best course of action for us, I believe, even though I'm probably wrong, would be to draft Dunn and build around him.  Trade everyone else and hand him the keys to the club from day one.  I realize that some people would probably view this as taking a step back, to which I can only say, from what?  Having a hollow regular season in which young guys don't get to develop and the end result is losing in the first round?  No.  There's a ton of talent in this draft and we have a unique opportunity to stockpile some excellent players who can become part of a new core that could make us a contender rather quickly, imo, but we'd have to hit on every pick to do it, and it is definitely possible, believe it or not.  Any thoughts on what would it take to get 15 from Denver?  Maybe just trade them Amir so that they can create more financial flexibility by not picking up his team option?

[crimson_stallion]

Absolutely not.  That's highway robbery for Chicago, to me, and it's not even about Bradley.  I wouldn't trade #3 for Jimmy Butler.  No way.  I like the guy and all, but still no. 

The best course of action for us, I believe, even though I'm probably wrong, would be to draft Dunn and build around him.  Trade everyone else and hand him the keys to the club from day one.  I realize that some people would probably view this as taking a step back, to which I can only say, from what?  Having a hollow regular season in which young guys don't get to develop and the end result is losing in the first round?  No.  There's a ton of talent in this draft and we have a unique opportunity to stockpile some excellent players who can become part of a new core that could make us a contender rather quickly, imo, but we'd have to hit on every pick to do it, and it is definitely possible, believe it or not.  Any thoughts on what would it take to get 15 from Denver?  Maybe just trade them Amir so that they can create more financial flexibility by not picking up his team option?

With all due respect, you're out of your mind.

Butler is a >20 PPG scorer, a skilled playmaker, a two-time all star, a three time defensive team member, has outstanding intangibles, and is locked in for multiple years on a good contract.

He's worth far more then #3 alone.