Balls of Steel wrote:
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2. The duplication of style with Gay's game is also not a great reason. THey have played together half a season. There's no guarantee going out to get Millsap (the popular choice) with Demar will make the team much better in the immediate or long-term future. I agree the duplication of style is a reason for his eventual trading, but imminent? That would still be hasty to me. Duplication is not a problem that needs to be quickly solved, and is exactly the kind of thing that's good to deal with patiently, waiting to see what the biggest holes are before trading away redundant assets.
Raptor_11 wrote:
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I think throwing young assets around trying to build a better mediocre playoff team around Gay is really, really stupid and shortsighted. Gay is not the future of this team, nor the piece they should build their roster and style around. JV is the future of this team, and while Gay may be worth keeping long-term, pieces brought in need to be put in place with a mind to how they'll blend with JV, first and foremost (including Gay when it comes to considering his extension, which they should not get done this summer).
Even in the case of a PF, I wouldn't rush to trade Demar for Millsap, who I don't think is actually a fantastic fit next to JV. I think the best PFs to have next to JV will be stretch 4s and long quick defensive F/Cs (or a guy who's both). So I would rather hang onto Demar until one of those becomes available. Millsap addresses the need for a postup player now, for those who can't wait 2-3 years for when JV will be a better post player than Millsap anyway. He's not an ideal stretch 4, and not someone you get for his D.
Again, Demar could easily be the most valuable asset the team has to build a package around, so I'd much rather they chase the right player(s) for the long-term. For such a deal to happen this summer, the player coming back would have to be a real no-brainer, more so than Millsap. That probably means just patching up the current roster going into next season, and re-evaluating things before making a deal involving Demar (or Ross for similar reasons). That way they can see what truly needs to be addressed...Do they need a big to strengthen a hole up front next to JV/Amir? Do they need to get a PG who can actually run the pick n roll with our bigs?
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