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Garland is a huge downgrade from Harden even considering age. That OKC Clippers pick suddenly looking good again

If we're talking Castle's value right now to me, for reference, I'd trade him and a bunch of shit for Boozer in this year's draft, but that's because I think Boozer's literally the perfect fit next to Wemby not just from a skills standpoint but also a personality standpoint I'd trade him and a...

I think once the playoffs start, we'll get the answers to some of these questions. In theory, Mitch can be doing with Castle exactly what Pop was doing with Sochan - force feed him touches to try and develop him in the regular season to try and unlock something for long term benefit. Spurs may...

What are your ideas for an attainable shooting rebounding big and what would you be willing to give up in a trade like this? In your mind what does a realistic trade for this sort of player look like?

While I agree with the fact that McDaniels is probably that player that can get the spurs over the hump, I disagree with trying to meet the likely asking price (3 FRP) for McDaniels. I think the key similarity between Denver, OKC, and Boston acquisitions is that they gave up marginal or no...

Would be 100% for this if it only cost a second round pick. Bitadze's legitimately good as a defender, prevents you from getting completely fucked if either Wemby/Kornet have an ankle sprain causing them to miss a couple games during the playoffs or back half of the season when everyone's...

Realistically speaking, what are peoples' assessments of Castle and Harper's ability to shoot in the future? For reference, Jrue Holiday in his 20s topped out as a 35% shooter on 5.7 attempts per game in his age 29 season. Jalen Suggs had 1 season shooting close to 40% and has been around 31%...

It's an interesting question for sure - I think compared to Boozer, you're right that AJ moves a lot more fluidly and profiles as more of an on-ball creator. They're both not good defenders, as Boozer seems to be more stiff on the perimeter while AJ gets lost a ton. I may be biased by the last...

You seem like you know what you're talking about and are very confident in your assessment! How confident are you that AJ will be the better player than Boozer in their mid-career? Would you be willing to lay 4:1 odds on that? 10:1? I personally have all 3 as fairly close but have Boozer as...

This draft is so damn strong at guard that if the Spurs end up with a top 10 pick they might get some really excellent offers from a team looking for a lead guard. Not just Peterson, but Flemings, Wagler, Mikel Brown, Acuff, Philon. If the Spurs have a guy the love they should take him, but...

A lot of this depends on how Castle and Harper develop and it’s a problem that may take care of itself honestly. If they continue to be poor shooters, then yes Vassell is more critical, but honestly they shouldn’t be offered rookie maxes. If they continue to develop well and their shooting comes...

You better hope VJ makes the playoffs this year I don’t want OKC getting yet another lottery pick

So I agree it's unlikely to happen. However, one argument for why a team would, would be if they think that Castle can be a 6'7" two way lead guard (rarest and most desired archtype of all), and see Boozer as a "role player" at the next level. I've seen people on this board comp early season...

If Castle reverts back to early season form where he's an 18-6-5 guy on decent efficiency but still struggles from the 3, and the Hawks pick lands around 8-12, does anyone do Castle+Hawks pick for Boozer (top 3)? Is that lopsided in either direction or do you have to think about it? Would never...

He'll be fine - these struggles were honestly not wholly unexpected, they just came earlier than I thought they might. His most realistic comp pre-draft was never Cade or James Harden based on his strengths/weaknesses (high level rim pressure, very questionable OTD jumper), imo it was actually...