Damaged good Star w/ Ice Trae

[JTB]

Most Hawk fans are in deep hopes in wanting Schlenk and his front office to get a star next to our star Trae Young….but to what degree?…do you just want the name ?  Or the absolute best fit ?

Im not implying that these are good names to throw out there but I just want to bring them up since it’s possible they MAY be available with their team stinking it up so bad. Again I’m NOT making a case for either player I just want to see reactions of how the squawk feel overall.

 

so “damaged good stars”….tell me what you all like and don’t like about these duo’s below:

Trae Young & Anthony Davis

Trae Young & Russell Westbrook 

[Diesel]

26 minutes ago, JTB said:

Most Hawk fans are in deep hopes in wanting Schlenk and his front office to get a star next to our star Trae Young….but to what degree?…do you just want the name ?  Or the absolute best fit ?

Im not implying that these are good names to throw out there but I just want to bring them up since it’s possible they MAY be available with their team stinking it up so bad. Again I’m NOT making a case for either player I just want to see reactions of how the squawk feel overall.

 

so “damaged good stars”….tell me what you all like and don’t like about these duo’s below:

Trae Young & Anthony Davis

Trae Young & Russell Westbrook 

AD = Always injured.  Never in Basketball shape.. which is why he's easily injured.  Game has been declining. 

RW = High Usage player.  Low BBIQ.   

 

I know a lot of people want a star next to Trae.. But in actuality, we need consistent wings.

over the next year or so.. OO will move up and Clint will move back.  OO will be a star.  Clint will be a great BU. 

What we need is a player who can play the wing position and get points and play defense. 

We need it consistently.

 

 

[NBASupes]

There is a massive gap between AD and Westbrook. Westbrook? I'll rather have Dennis back 10 out of 10 times. Hell, I would take Jeff Teague right now. AD, I'll take him but the price has to be right. 

[bleachkit]

1 hour ago, NBASupes said:

There is a massive gap between AD and Westbrook. Westbrook? I'll rather have Dennis back 10 out of 10 times. Hell, I would take Jeff Teague right now. AD, I'll take him but the price has to be right. 

AD is having a down year because of injuries, but he's still one of the most impactful players when he's right, no question. 

[marco102]

I'd take AD. When healthy, he is still a plus on both sides of the ball. He is just never healthy.

[Spud2nique]

10 hours ago, JTB said:

Trae Young & Russell Westbrook 

This would finally end my 37 year run as a Hawks fan. 

[JTB]

7 hours ago, NBASupes said:

There is a massive gap between AD and Westbrook. Westbrook? I'll rather have Dennis back 10 out of 10 times. Hell, I would take Jeff Teague right now. AD, I'll take him but the price has to be right. 

That’s interesting considering that he has a reputation of always being injured….what’s your price in bringing him to ATL if it were possible? 

2 hours ago, marco102 said:

I'd take AD. When healthy, he is still a plus on both sides of the ball. He is just never healthy.

Interesting….what’s your price? Who are you giving up to get him here and is it worth it regardless of the injury history?

[JTB]

6 hours ago, bleachkit said:

AD is having a down year because of injuries, but he's still one of the most impactful players when he's right, no question. 

I don’t disagree.

[Spud2nique]

One thing we aren’t factoring in are the players that will want a “change of scenery” when they get booted out of the playoffs early on.

Players from the:

Jazz (Gobert or the Don)

Bulls (Lavine)

Wolves (KAT)

Lakers (Davis)

Pelicans (Zion, Ingram)

and others…

Stay tuned.

 

 

 

[AHF]

13 hours ago, JTB said:

Most Hawk fans are in deep hopes in wanting Schlenk and his front office to get a star next to our star Trae Young….but to what degree?…do you just want the name ?  Or the absolute best fit ?

Im not implying that these are good names to throw out there but I just want to bring them up since it’s possible they MAY be available with their team stinking it up so bad. Again I’m NOT making a case for either player I just want to see reactions of how the squawk feel overall.

 

so “damaged good stars”….tell me what you all like and don’t like about these duo’s below:

Trae Young & Anthony Davis

Trae Young & Russell Westbrook 

Anthony Davis:  Great on paper.  I'd imagine they'd be killer in 2k.  But real life AD is:

The health risk is huge.  If TS dealt for AD, he would need to do so with the health fully factored into the trade price.  But if he did make that trade, I would be very excited to see what they could do together if AD is healthy.  I'm not one of the people that thinks AD is an attitude problem so it is about health for me.  The fit with Trae on offense is easy to see and AD would be a defensive upgrade for us even though he isn't what he was when he first came into the league on that end.

 

Russell Westbrook:  If we had the cap room and someone offered to give us him and a mid second round pick for our late second round pick I'd say "no thanks."  There is zero fit on either end of the floor with those two and Westbrook is a high usage chucker who is inefficient as a scorer.  He has a .498% TS% this year and had a .509% last year.  

Not enough people puking in this gif but it starts to convey my feelings towards a Trae / Westbrook pairing.

[Spud2nique]

20 minutes ago, AHF said:

I'd imagine they'd be killer in 2k. 

Wow, I didn’t even think of that. I don’t change rosters like everyone I just stick with the regular but that would be an awesome 1/2 punch on 2K. 
 

I’d have to go straight to the Utah Jazz playbook from 85-99.

22 minutes ago, AHF said:

Russell Westbrook:  If we had the cap room and someone offered to give us him and a mid second round pick for our late second round pick I'd say "no thanks." 

I’d pay them to not get him. Like an avoidance tax or something. ADAM, don’t even think about it!!!! 

 

22 minutes ago, AHF said:

Trae / Westbrook pairing.

Like I said I’d leave after 37 years and wait for Seattle to open up shop. I’m gonna be the first Seattle Unicorn fan! @kg01 FIRST!!!!!!! I say! 
 

https://theneedling.com/2021/04/27/nba-narrows-seattle-expansion-team-names-to-blue-moon-tavern-unicorn-and-the-crocodile/

 

We think locals will absolutely fall in love with the completely original names we’re considering for a future Emerald City expansion team: The Blue Moon Tavern, The Unicorn and The Crocodile,” said NBA Commissioner Adam Silver. “We feel that each of these names in some very abstract way also honors Seattle’s roots, all while coincidentally sounding like nice places to eat and drink.”

“First, we went to Yelp.com, then we typed and searched ‘Places Kurt Cobain maybe once pissed,’” Silver said. “Then we copied. And, finally, we pasted.”

May I just state that ADAM SILVER IS AN IDIOT WRAPPED IN A MORON. 

[tomac]

3 hours ago, Spud2nique said:

One thing we aren’t factoring in are the players that will want a “change of scenery” when they get booted out of the playoffs early on.

Players from the:

Jazz (Gobert or the Don)

Bulls (Lavine)

Wolves (KAT)

Lakers (Davis)

Pelicans (Zion, Ingram)

and others…

Stay tuned.

 

 

 

I've wanted Lavine in a Hawks uni for a very long time. He's the perfect 2 next to Trae.

[Spud2nique]

1 hour ago, tomac said:

I've wanted Lavine in a Hawks uni for a very long time. He's the perfect 2 next to Trae.

So you’re the one. 

Were you the dude on realgm with the threads?

[Peoriabird]

Just give me a 2 way center and shooting guard

[JTB]

4 minutes ago, Peoriabird said:

Just give me a 2 way center and shooting guard

Ok so I guess you’d be all for AD if he were obtainable since he fits the “2 way center” category.

What kind of SG? Offense? Defense? 

[Peoriabird]

4 minutes ago, JTB said:

Ok so I guess you’d be all for AD if he were obtainable since he fits the “2 way center” category.

What kind of SG? Offense? Defense? 

AD isn't a center so no

[JTB]

55 minutes ago, Peoriabird said:

AD isn't a center so no

 

but in this era…....never mind.

[Spud2nique]

If I were guaranteed that AD would play 60/82 games on average for the next 3 years and would be available even 75% of our playoff games, sign me up. Trae and Ant would be a different level that we’ve never experienced in Atlanta basketball history. Hell, we’ve only had a Trae once and his name was Nique, never a duo this prolific.

Having said that, AD is super soft and he sits games out and doesn’t have that drive or IT factor to match his superb skill level. His lack of “giving a darn about his city or team” worries me.

Otherwise, top 8 player in the league hands down.

[Peoriabird]

10 hours ago, JTB said:

 

but in this era…....never mind.

Anthony Davis doesn’t want to play center, and his fingerprints are already all over this Lakers roster as a result

Davis has said throughout his career that he prefers not playing center because of the physical toll the position takes on his body. 

Lakers head coach Frank Vogel has agreed with Davis' sentiment about playing the 5.

[JTB]

9 hours ago, Peoriabird said:

Anthony Davis doesn’t want to play center, and his fingerprints are already all over this Lakers roster as a result

Davis has said throughout his career that he prefers not playing center because of the physical toll the position takes on his body. 

Lakers head coach Frank Vogel has agreed with Davis' sentiment about playing the 5.

Fair enough