Monroe, Pau, Durant, Avery, Thomas

[KG Living Legend]

 Crowder #16 #23 for Monroe. Draft Hield or Dunn third.

 Who would you pick #3 with this team. Bender would be nice behind Gasol. Hield provides a knockdown shooter. Dunn is probably BPA.

 Monroe Olynyk
 Gasol Bender
 Durant Hunter
 Bradley Smart
 Thomas Rozier

 What a versatile frontcourt that is.

[Irish Stew]

This may be just me, but I wouldn't trade Crowder alone for Monroe. It may not be entirely his fault, but teams with Monroe seem to underperform. IMO he's a one-way offensive player with no upside. He is what he is. Crowder is also on a great contract while Monroe will make $17 million this season and has a $17 million option for the following year that he will likely opt out of and seek an expensive long term contract.

[mr. dee]

Terrible defensive front court and Crowder is a better player than Monroe right now.

[Bobshot]

lots of free agents out there. of all types.

[Bobshot]

 Crowder #16 #23 for Monroe. Draft Hield or Dunn third.

 Who would you pick #3 with this team. Bender would be nice behind Gasol. Hield provides a knockdown shooter. Dunn is probably BPA.

 Monroe Olynyk
 Gasol Bender
 Durant Hunter
 Bradley Smart
 Thomas Rozier

 What a versatile frontcourt that is.

better to sign a FA than trade Crowder for a year of Monroe. Don't want to mess with the D chemistry.

[max215]

This may be just me, but I wouldn't trade Crowder alone for Monroe. It may not be entirely his fault, but teams with Monroe seem to underperform. IMO he's a one-way offensive player with no upside. He is what he is. Crowder is also on a great contract while Monroe will make $17 million this season and has a $17 million option for the following year that he will likely opt out of and seek an expensive long term contract.

It's not just you. Monroe is approaching the point where he's a negative asset. Look, for example, at the trade that Pelton floated out for him : #31 and #51. Giving up one of the assets listed in the OP would probably be an overpay.

[BitterJim]

I'd rather keep Crowder and trade #3 for Noel+another asset (2017 pick?)

[guava_wrench]

This may be just me, but I wouldn't trade Crowder alone for Monroe. It may not be entirely his fault, but teams with Monroe seem to underperform. IMO he's a one-way offensive player with no upside. He is what he is. Crowder is also on a great contract while Monroe will make $17 million this season and has a $17 million option for the following year that he will likely opt out of and seek an expensive long term contract.

It's not just you. Monroe is approaching the point where he's a negative asset. Look, for example, at the trade that Pelton floated out for him : #31 and #51. Giving up one of the assets listed in the OP would probably be an overpay.

It is the salary and player option that makes his value so low. At $8m, teams would take him in a second for better assets. Or change the player option to a team option and there would be a lot more interest.