re: Pels openly discussing trading Jrue

I think a lot of that is true

I dont see lonzo as a true number 1 and this team isnt going anywhere until they get a true #1

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If you're the Pels and this is real they absolutely need to trade him and let someone else pay him the max.

If you're Jrue how can you turn down a max deal even if it means going to Minnesota?

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Did they mention that Jrue is getting a max extension? I missed that part if so, and we better stay the hell away from that

I want the early pick this year. I think there is plenty of really good talent in this draft, you just need to find them. I'd prefer to have 2 picks this year.
We have future firsts and we have future early 2nds to play around with.
What good is having 3 first round picks all in the late teens early 20's? Boston having 3 firsts this year is an actual problem for them as they don't have the roster spots for them. Moving 26/30 to 20 isn't some great move.

We need to add young talent right now, and we need to be developing that young talent right now. We can be young for another year or two at best, after that it's time to stop being young and be a perennial 50 win team.


And to be clear, i would prefer to have 2 first round picks every year, either to make the picks or to trade them.
We have 1 this year, 1 in 2021, 2 in 2022, 1 in 2023, and 2 in 2024or2025. I'm ok with adding a pick to 2021, but not at the expense of trading away #13 this year.

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the whole point of that article was saying how Minny and ATL want Jrue, but only if he signs an extension.

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Yeah, I saw that, I just missed the part when they mentioned "near max"

On Windhorst's new pod he opens talking about how he's heard that players that will be potentially traded have already had conversations with their new teams about extension numbers, then about 30 minutes into the pod he mentions that Jrue Holiday is eligible for extension. Lends credence to the rumors on the ATL board about extension numbers for Holiday have been discussed.

Could people live with a variation of:

6 + Reddish + Small piece
Jrue + 13

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4 additional years of service from Holiday should be worth a good bit.

I could live with it, I wouldn't melt, but I would want more.

My big question with Reddish is whether what we saw in the last 20ish games is who the real Reddish will be(per 36 of 19ppg, 47% shooting, 40% from three, 83%FT) or that was a late-season mirage, like Wiggins or Solomon Hill have flashed?

As someone that didn't like Reddish coming out, his later-season play has me almost a believer. Guy hustles on D has good mechanics and it looked like things were clicking with him.

I think you're right. They want to keep Reddish.

They likely want to give us Dedmon too, and i don't want him at all. He requested a trade b/c he wasn't playing enough in Sacramento. I can't see him playing that much here either. He was terrible in Sac, and just as terrible in his short stint back in ATL. He's an average at best defender and i wouldn't count on him being some floor spacer. To me, he's a negative asset for us to take on.

I know Hunter was drafted ahead of Reddish, but i think everyone feels Reddish is the better future player.

If they insisted on keeping him, i'd be ok taking Hunter, but the picks need to be nicer.
Hunter + #6 + 21 1st + OKC 1-14 protected 2022 1st + Dedmon for Jrue and the two Cleveland 2nd's.