I think it’s a big value buy for WAS. They will play hardball on his extension too with their new FO crew. Makes a ton of sense to me the more I look at it.
Pass. Hate to give up on CB so quickly.As long as we're talking four way deals:
None of those 3 guys can speak sign language, that'd be quite a liability if the entire team suddenly went deaf mute in a game.
finally a sochan trade i can get behindAs long as we're talking four way deals:
As long as we're talking four way deals:
He measured 6'8.5" barefoot at the combine last year with a 7'4" wingspan and 9'0.5" standing reach, so I think in shoes he's probably 6'9.5-6'10". Also Michigan has had the #6 ranked SOS in the country based on Kenpom so I think his competition's been plenty good, it's just that Dusty May has a stacked team and Michigan's been blowing out ranked teams by 30 so he doesn't actually play much. I think it's fair to question how much of his production is a product of the system. His matchup against Duke's front line in the spring will be telling, as will going up against Purdue's massive frontline. I have some questions about his overall athleticism as he does not appear to be much of a vertical athlete, but I don't mind drafting an older prospect in the lottery if he checks basically all the boxes. He also started playing basketball very late so there is a possibility for a Siakam-like late development arc there.
And the Hornets beating OKC, still 4 games behind the Hawks but hey can’t complain about giving OKC another loss
He measured 6'8.5 barefoot at the Combine last year before withdrawing his name from the Draft. So 6'9.75 with shoes sounds about right. He also has an elite 7'4 wingspan and a 9'0.5 standing reach which should help negate some of his height concerns. Size and length won't be an issue for him tbh. Spurs would be lucky to get him imo.
Cam Reddish was selected. lolOn a different note - was Trae exchanging half-court shots with Luka at the All Star Game the highest point of his career / perceived value? It really was looking like the Hawks got close to "equal value" with the Luka trade for a minute there.
Feels like it's been downhill for him ever since then. Imagine trading out of Luka Doncic for a bum and an extra pick
They fumbled it by letting him play these past few seasons....should have moved on two years ago really...Sources: Wizards emerge as a legitimate trade destination for Hawks star Trae Young
Wait, the Hawks would be salary dumping Trae to the Wizards???
Funniest fucking outcome possible lol, how do you fumble his value this bad
They either badly misread the market, or badly wanted to move on from the DJ debacle. The outcome is the same, though, no matter the motivation.
Exactly.... I think there's also a group think perspective that hurts teams like Atlanta who don't control their picks for a couple seasons. There's this 'we can't tank' thought process because that pick might go high for the team controlling it so we've got to stay competitive... its dumb because it puts the focus on making sure another team doesn't benefit from our (atl in this case) past mistakes instead of putting it on 'what can we do to improve our situation from here'.
I would hold onto sochan. Too high a price to pay.
Prying Justin away would be like some other team wanting Julian from us. He wouldn’t be a throw in. You would have to attach some specific assets to get him in return.
I suggested Justin Champagnie several times last season, when the Spurs were trying to add pieces and had more margin for error and time to allocate to developmental projects. With the team's improvement this season I now think they should aim higher, like someone who has a real path to playoff minutes, and at this point Justin Champagnie hasn't shown enough to make me confident he's that.
Julian has proven significantly more than Justin and should be way more valuable. I get that sometimes we try to avoid home team bias, but let's not overdo it.
