re: What about Bradley Beal...

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I’m with you.

Hell I think Jrue value is as high as it can be right now.

I also think if you trade AD, you make yourself look good to agents around the league and trade Holiday while he’s still in his prime to a contender.

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Agreed.

I just think the organization still wants to have their cake and eat it too. Despite needing to have all options on the table. Demps is too tethered to Jrue to consider trading him. Which is likely another argument in favor of bringing someone new in sooner rather than later. One not emotionally anchored to past decisions.

One of the signs to me of a GM that has lost "it" is when they get too emotionally attached to players and choose half arse strategies around those biases. I first saw it with the way he over-valued Ryno and wouldn't give him up without a kings ransom, even as it was clear we couldnt retain him and the market was there, but not there.

I'm not sure what Jrue would fetch, but I would imagine you could possibly get a three or four way trade going that could better balance the roster if you went after Beal. Arguably open up additional offseason flexibility in the process by getting Jrue's salary moved and a bad contract or two off the books.