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There is a reason he does not start at Indiana over players like Lamb, Harris is a starter on the league, McDermott is not, he is not s good defender

I have been saying that Hawks main FA targets should be Joe Harris, Corwder, Bertans and Christian Wood. I am happy they are considering Joe Harris, he would be a great improvement for the team, don't know what would be the cost, Miami and NYK can do one big signing not more. I really hope we invest money in someone like Harris and not on someone like Milsap. I also think Huerter should be gone for the right price, I don't think he fits.

I am sorry but Hunter, Cam, Huerter have not shown enough to consider them as a full time starters in the Hawks. Only Collins and Trae have shown real star potential and Capela at Houston as well. If we think we have a shot in the draft at a star wing we really need it. Only Cam has shown in my opinion enough on the court to be considered a future reliable starter wing and even with that his stats and metrics are awful as they are for Hunter and Huerter. I consider Hunter could become a starter and will be a contributor for years but he still has not shown enough.

If you have a top 5 pick you just take the BPA, is not that we have a long term solution at SG, Huerter is a backup at best and a pooe fit for Trae. Hunter has had a poor season, I am not sold on him yet as a full time starter. Reddish I think can be a long term starter and he can play SG and SF, why would you not add a player with star potential at SG? Same applies to Wiseman, Capela and Collins are your options, after that ther is nothing, why not draft a possible future big star? We have no real stars other than Trae, we need to go BPA. Sure I also see Trae, Reddish Collins and Capela as capable starters next year but they need help

If Travis think Skal is our backup PF there is no point in drafting Toppin. Toppin is a bad defender, if Parker did not work here, Toppin neither. Our holes are at backup PG and another wing, is also questionable is Dedmon is our backup solution at C as I think after next year he is gone to have cap space for 2021. Haliburton, Okongwu, Edwards, Wiseman, Hayes all fill the need. About backup wing I do not see anyone worth spending a high draft pick.

For me Obbi Toppin is Jabari Parker, he is compared to Drew Golden too. Okongwu is Bam Adebayo Wiseman might be lower version if Anthony Davis Edwards might be Oladipo okoro is compared to Justin Anderson Haliburton is compared to Dejounte Murray Hayes is compared to a better version of Dante Exum. Those are some reasons why my top 5 are Wiseman, Edwards, Okongwu, Halliburton and Hayes.

Ummm I don't think so, Okongwu can play C and start with Collins in my opinion

Harrell has played a significant role on the Clippers all season, playing 28 mpg on a deep team all season, one of the better teams. Wood played 15 mpg till February when Pistons traded Drummond and he started and played 33 mpg on 11 starts. 11 starts is a small sample and the production he got was much greater than on November to January. Christian Wood on November to January was a good reserve probably worth 5-8m $, now after 11 starts we are talking about much more, even more than double.... but as I said 11 starts is a small sample and it has to be noticed that Pistons lost nearly all those games, they were 1-10 on that run. That is why I think Harell will get more money but remember I was the ine suggesting signing Wood as I think he will be the better player longer term, is just that I think he can be signed much cheaper. Those are the facts, cold data. Now you can argue about what you saw on those 15-16 mpg till February, hey I saw the same, but that is only an opinion.... even Rotoworld was praying to unleash Wood and trade Drummond but his performances were not great till he started on February. That is the fact.

Start, play 30 mpg

Market will value that Harrell played a significant role on a winning team. And matket do also realize that Pistons are not winning starting Wood. That is why I think Harrell will be paid more. Also Harrell has been performing all year while Wood has only played 15 games with significant role, no team will pay 20 million for a player with such a small sample. That is what I think their market value are now. Having said that is difficult for me to understand why Wood got so small attention this summer after a similar explosion and also difficult to understand why he has played so low minutes for 45 games. I always thought that his ceiling was real high, in my opinion higher than Harrell but the lack of winning is concerning. Is also true that Pistons roster is trash. I really believe Wood cam be a significant player on the league and has thought the same since he was MVP of the summer league 2 years ago.

Knicks are not going to give him 20 million with Randle, Portis, Gibson under contract and risk their chances on 2021. Pistons might take the chance but which is the biggest contract we can offer? I think you give him 3 years 48m$ and is yours and as I said he is a much better fit than Harrell, Milsap or whatever big is in the market.

I don't think he will get 20 million with Harrell and other bigs on the market. I think he will be on the 12-15 million $ range. If that is the case we should definately offer him a good contract. Wood is a good defender, long, can block shots and shoot from the outside, can play both PF and C position and is a good firlt for either Collins and Capela. I have been praying to sign him already for 2 seasons, he is going to be an impact player.

My list for the draft Top tier: Best talent, Wiseman and Edwards, if they are available take them and run specially on that order Second tier: I select this tier because of fit, Haliburton, Hayes and Okongwu. Haliburton and Hayes can be the defensive guard we need, they have decent upside too. Okongwu is an Adebayo clone, can play PF and C, will be a fantastic player. Third tier: Not much difference with second tier on talent but worst fit. Toppin, Advinja, Cole Anthony, Ball. Not a fan of any as I don't see more star potential thsn 2nd tier and duplicate what we have. Think about taking them if we are able to trade for a late fist, Carney Jr if we go with a G and RJ Hampton if we go big.

I don't think Nwaba starts over Reddish, sorry no way. I think Reddish starts and Nwaba runs with 3rd unit. Probably 2nd unit is looking more like Ferrell/Huerter/Hunter/Milsap/Dedmon until Haliburton shows what he has

I like the plan. Really like Haliburton as draft pick, fits well our roster. I also think Ferrell, Nwaba and Caboclo are creative picks with some upside that can produce on our system. More question marks on Ingram and Milsap. I am ok going after Ingram but if we do not get him and let's be honest I think we are not getting him, what is plan B? And 12m$ for Milsap? He is already 35, his production has drop significantly, I think we should use that money on someone like Christian Wood or Bertans, players with more upside and real legs, Milsap is going to be challenged everytime on the court next season. We are talking about 4th salary on the team, let's get someone that can really produce and have some upside, Hawks need to get Wood.

I think that might be what would happen. Halliburton or Hayes as draft pick and sign someone like Crowder, Wood or Bertans for the forward position. It might happen also that Skal takes that backup PF position or even that we go on draft day with a PF like Toppin or Okongwu. My dream scenario would be to draft Halliburton and sign Crowder and Christian Wood.

That is not bad but I would prefer Draft Haliburton Korkmaz on a short small deal Wood for 4 years 12 m per year Crowder on a short loaded deal.

I don't think Trez is a good fit for the Hawks, at a lower price I think Woods is better at defense, rebounding and floor spacing, better fit for Capela and Collins. And he can be had cheaper than Trez. Trez offensively works on the same space as Capela, I don't see both playing at the same time

I don't think we are trading rhe pick if is top 6. I don't see anyone offering anything valuable to trade the pick and I am intriguing with Wiseman, Edwards, Ball, Okongwu, Haliburton and Cole Anthony.

I really think this team with Capela and Collins for 72 games and 1 additional year on Reddish and Hunter will make the playoff next year. Not doing anything great but keeping Goodwin, Huerter, Dedmon, Fernando and adding 2 Forwards (one might be Skal) will make the team a playoff team, if we add valuable pieces on FA like Wood, Ibaka, Bertans, Crowder or Harris and we hit our pick we might surprise a few and if we trade Huerter for equal value but better fit (less offense, more defense) watch out.

If you are going to build around Trae you need good defenders specially at SG and C. I think we might have that on Reddish, Hunter, Collins and Capela. The problem is that we need 2 years to develop our 2 rookies and we don't know how is going to work Capela and Collins. What can we do in the meantime, I agree the intention is to sign a max FA. Is there any at 2020? I don't think so. Ingram is a not a good defender, I prefer to wait for Reddish and Hunter. Drummond, I prefer the value of Capela at his salary that Drummond at max contract although I agree Drummond might be a better player. Is there any at 2021? I think so, Davis, Giannis, George, Leonard. All would be a huge upgrade. I think on 2020 the goal must be to keep adding pieces to the team and develop th core pieces. Sign key role players that fit our team like Wood, Bertans, Ibaka, Baynes, Crowder, Harris, Bogdanovic... Sign at a reasonable price not jeopardizing our chances at 2021. And finnally and most would not agree but Huertee need to go, his lack of defense do not fit, trade him now while he has some value.

Well he is starting with Lowry and is working fine, he could do the same with Trae. Not my preferred option though. Dunn is a bad basketball player although I agree might work for us on 10-15 min. Other options might be Mudiay and Clarkson. Miney must be invested on players playing a meaningful role, I can see that on Wood, Beasley.... not so much on Harris, Crowder.... if Reddish, Huerter and Hunter meet expectations. Beasley I think is better than Huerter honestly speaking.

Bertans and Van Fleet I think are going to ve at 15m$. If they go down to 10 million range definately are worth a gamble. I like Wood more than Bertans. Van Fleet is the best PG option, no doubt. He can start with Trae and bring defense.

No, no I meant 10 each, sorry. 10 for Wood is a good price for me, 10 for Harris, too much for me, I would go for Korkmaz or someone else. 10 for Crowder, no way, look for other cheaper option

I haven’t changed my mind. Frontcourt help: Christian Wood, Bertans and Ibaka, best fits for us. We could even go with Baynes. Best prize is Wood. Wing hell: Joe Harris, Crowder, Bogdanovic, Korkmaz PG options: Don’t like any, perhaps Dragic, too expensive. Napier is the best but I am not sure about the fit with Young, ideally we need a big PG with good defense that can run the point but Napier is really a good player. Dream scenario for me Wood, Crowder, Joe Harris and draft Halliburton. Sign all of them for less than 10m$ and keep cap space for next year FA class. I would add that real dream scenario would involve trading Dedmon for a good PG and sign Baynes for a really cheap contract Young/Backup/Haliburton Reddish/Huerter/Halliburton Hunter/Harris/Crowder Collins/Wood/Crowder Capela/Baynes/Bruno 13 guys rotation with 2 spots for a young PF and a young wing like Skal Labissiere and a Nwaba for example.