re: Pels Interested in Faried?

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Evans ( he's gone after this season anyways) a 2nd round pick, and Diallo.

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I don't think you're properly valuing future cap space into the equation. We need Tyreke and Asik's space combined plus Galloway and Cunningham opting out to add a good starting caliber player. Adding Faried to the guys they just signed locks you into a mediocre core.

I also think you might be overvaluing Faried. He's never averaged more than 28 MPG. Guys like him can be essential to contenders, see Tristan Thompson, but unless AD is ready to GOAT it up, I think we need to stay flexible and keep trying to add a player better than Faried.

The path to contention requires adding a 2 way wing that can score and create. With any luck that will be Buddy, but if it isn't you have to hope for a guy like Hayward or Butler/George, or worse comes to worse trade for a Middleton and hope he Jrue and Buddy can be the #2 and #3 guys by committee. You won't be able to afford adding a Faried/Tristan Thompson, you'll have to develop one, which is exactly why you don't trade Diallo. It's not that he's untradeable or the deal you proposed is bad value, it just doesn't lead us where we all want to go.