re: NBA Offseason officially kicks off, Ingram’s days in NOLA coming to an end per Stein

Does this do anything for the Jazz for future trades ie salary etc

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I'm rather chocked dlo doesn't have more value. A 18/3/6 pg who shoots 40+% from 3 over the past 2 years. While only making 18mil?

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Have you ever watched him play? He has games where he looks like an all star and other games where he’s just flat out awful. He’s not consistent enough to be your starting guard, probably best served as a sixth man.

Some fairly interesting nuggets for comparison

Daniel Theis INTL Stats

Karlo Matkovic INTL Stats

I’m just looking to gauge expectations without having the summer league performance affect my thinking. If the euro league stats for the two are any indication, Karlo could indeed be an upgrade over Theis.

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The player the Grizzlies traded up to take while the Pels slid back and got Trey Murphy III

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He has started 50 games for the Grizzlies. Solid low risk move by the Nets.

He oddly was a good Ingram stopper as a young player and then started getting injured repeatedly. He also likes men.

Just listen to 1-2 interviews of Ziaire and it’s pretty easy to spot

I like Joe Burrow, so I guess you are technically right

I would like to mention another option not talked about enough…..Day’Ron Sharpe with the Brooklyn Nets. Here is a well done breakdown of his third year in the league:

Sharpe breakdown

22 years old, making $4 million this year and restricted afterwards. The Nets just locked in Nic Claxton at nearly $30 million per to be their center and are in full rebuild.

Per 36, Day’Ron was:

16.2 points, 15.2 rebounds, 1.7 blocks, 3.3 assists, 57.1% FG

He’s not the tallest at more like 6’9, but he’s an athletic above average rebounder and rim protector. I think he’s perfect to do all the little dirty work things we need, and even gives you strong interior passing.

I might even like him more than Kessler for us.

I think Reaves is a better all around basketball player and I would be doing everything I could to use Hawkins salary slot for a young center if I could. Call me crazy.

We just need to be patient and wait until preseason to reevaluate this. That gives Hawkins more time to work on his handle or some other new skill, and the team will get a chance to see Reeves against real NBA players in practice and preseason. Then you can see if Reeves makes Hawkins expendable.

One thing to consider though is if the plan is still to trade BI at the deadline, which I have to assume it is unless they just win all the games, then does trading Hawkins now when the Pels are desperate for a center sell low on him?

I still think Hawkins is destined to be traded unless he actually adds some new skills this summer, but you want to trade him when the other team is desperate, not when you are. Just like how Dyson helped you trade for Dejounte.

Trading for Duren or Kessler with extra picks because the Pels are desperate would be a wasteful move if some form of BI for Allen is coming 4 months later. In fact, I could see regretting the Hawkins/Center trade and wishing you had more shooting on your bench after instead of an extra big.