LastDon

Exactly! If we not Talking KAT KD Booker or some young player of that caliber then I know all this is just talk..No way are the hawks that dumb to give up a future allstar for scraps..

I've changed course after further research I don't wanna give up the Nets pick.. I'm with Schlenk why get Drummond bird rights now and have the option to pay for 5th year which would increase his demands, it would lessen our pick because we will win more games, he also has a player option which protects him from injury..We are essentially playing for nothing this year.. We get Drummond he gets hurt and we are essentially paying a guy to rehab because he would opt in.. Lastly we will have the most cap space in the NBA this summer.. Detroit doesn't want to pay the luxury tax so the 5th year is not an option for Drummond..we could offer him the full 4 year max and are a more attractive destination than Cleveland.. We could probably get him for a discount.. There really isn't a market for his skill set any more.. New York will potentially have Money but aren't really interested in paying full max for a dinosaur center.Memphis? No Raptors?No and the rest of the league is essentially called..

I think we Definitely Need Drummond and Want Drummond..Atlanta knows that offering the 1st round pick now for Drummond would only give the Pistons leverage in other trades..The pistons wont make a move on Drummond till at or near the deadline they will hold out for all they can get..At that point we will offer the 1st round pick/Dead money and try to pry Drummond away.. The pistons currently have 132 million tied up in salary this season..Keeping Drummond past the deadline is risky with potential injuries..He has an op in for 28 million which would put them in the luxury tax again for the 2020-2021 season.. I just don't think we need to out bid ourselves early.. I think that the dead money/pick we can possibly offer is more attractive than the Pistons taking on additional seasons with Randle and Ntlikina.. We really don't need 2 rookies next season with the young prospects we currently have which would make the Brooklyn pick expendable..Acquiring Drummond now would lead to an uptick in wins which would lessen our chance at the number 1 pick..Waiting near the deadline to make best offer is better because it allows us to lose more games for the number 1 pick and also put us in a position to get Drummond at a bargain with dead money and Brooklyn pick..Waiting is the best course of action.. Getting Drummond now for a test drive is good because it allows us a chance to see how he fits in..if he doesn't fit and enter Free agency.. We still could possibly end up with a young center in James Wiseman..Acquiring Drummond really isn't that risky if the price is only dead money/pick..The key is to continue to drive the asking price down till at or near the deadline..

We will be one of only a few teams who will have cap space. If we get Drummond now we have a great chance of resigning him..I think he will be a good fit..JC can play with anyone due to his great inside out game..In games where we struggle with Drummond and spacing we can bring in a stretch 5 off the Bench.. I actually think Collins/Drummond is better fit than Drummond/Griffin.. Griffin need the ball to slash..Collins is comfortable spotting up..

I'm not giving up my stretch 5.. They are a premium if I give up Len I would want Christian Wood in Return.. Atlanta should have Trae/JC/Huerter/Hunter/Reddish/Len/ Parker off limits.. The Brooklyn pick can be dumped. We have enough young talent anyway and we will have our own 1st round pick so Detroit can have the Brooklyn pick/dead money/ and any of the guys not mentioned.

No one ever said Cam's defense is the problem..Cam's problem is needing to be more consistent offensively and making shots at an efficient rate.. People are turning this into an I hate Huerter deal and that's not the case..All I'm saying is that you can't have 2 guys you're hiding in pick and rolls on defense.. We have 2 guys in Trae and Huerter who you basically have to switch and double team for on every possession like how it was when we had Bibby.. The season's defensive stats don't lie..We have been BBQ chicken when it comes to perimeter defense.. The minutes of Trae and Huerter must be staggered or we are going to continue to get drilled by marginal players like Garrett Temple..

I believe what my eyes are telling me when I've watched every game and see Parker being above average guarding on the wing and in the post..Parker has been very active defensively for the Hawks getting steals and hustling..

Parker hasn't been nearly as bad defensively as Huerter and of course Parker is going to struggle in the paint when used at the 5! Jones has been foul prone but has been good at times with rim protection..I would much rather keep our rotation of bigs led by Len than pay 25mil per season for a guy in Steven Adams who doesn't block shots, make 3s or free throws..

The Bigs have played well defensively..They're rebounding and blocking shots..the starting backcourt are the ones allowing too much penetraton night in and night out..

Yea if no external help is going to be brought in then I think we should definitely go back to Cam starting with Collins back in the fold.. Cam defense has been good and it would allow us to stagger Trae x Huerter minutes..but we are forced to play them together because Cam shooting has been so bad..Maybe the 25 games of seasoning without Collins has helped Cam and he can be more effective this time around..

I don't want Vince playing period! The charity minutes for Vince has cost us at least 3 games.. I like Bruno's strength..Last game against Cavs, Tristan came with his typical bulldozer banging in the post and Bruno was able to absorb the contact and maintain his position..

Huerter has the potential to be an elite 3 point shooter like Klay Thompson but defensively he is nowhere close to being a Klay Thompson like defender..He is not strong enough to guard 3s and too slow to guard most 2s and 1s...We can't be a elite team if we don't improve defensively..I value Huerter's shooting but he can't start along Trae..

Our ultimate goal should be to win a championship not just develop players..Competition is always healthy..If there are opportunities to bring guys in to compete and possibly surpass the production we are getting at Sg then we should do it..The Warriors drafted Monta but once they realized that Klay was an upgrade they moved on..Too many of you want to live this pipe dream of Kevin being a superstar..its not happening with the Hawks playing next to Trae Young..Maybe next to Dejounte Murray or some other defensive point he could thrive but who knows?? Kevin hasn't shown the consistency offensively at this point..But what has been consistent is poor defense..It started last year with Dwayne Wade just to name a few..smh

I'm not crying for a rookie, I want another young vet with potential to come in and compete for backcourt minutes

Concerned about Edwards only 6'4? I haven't seen him play. I'm definitely with the Iron sharpens Iron approach..Trae doesn't have a legitimate backup and the SGs in general are under achieving...We need to upgrade Cam, Huerter, Bembry, ET, VC..None of those guys are the answer at this point. They are either over the hill or taking too long to develop.