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I’d send out Moore/Randle for Mathews and DSJ, or Randle/Hill/1st top 10 protected. Prefer sending out Moore and keeping the pick if possible.

DSJ
Jrue
Tatum
Niko
Smart
Baynes
2 picks in the teens
Cap space

I can get behind that.

But it is interesting that the parts they are talking about are some of the same pieces MM suggested as part of a bigger deal for getting Barnes. IIRC it was something like

Mavs - Randle/Moore/Dunn
Bulls - DSJ/Matthews
Pels - Barnes/Holiday

Unfortunately Justin Holiday just got traded but I'm sure you can find a replacement.

I also wonder if the Milwaukee interest in Randle is strong enough that you could get both Bledsoe and Brogdon out of them. I have to think if they offered Bledsoe like that they don't plan on keeping him long term. Maybe you can do Randle/Moore for Bledsoe/Brogdon?

I don't know whether it's a mandate from the top, or maybe even just a bargaining tool "I can't trade the first", but it appears to be there. So if your trade isn't bringing back Bradley Beal don't plan on using a 1st in it. Something like Randle/Moore and the buyout market are probably the Pels best bets for adding talent the way things are looking now.

There are 2 problems with the buyout market though. First, 3 of the wings I was thinking could be there are on teams fighting for the playoffs, Temple and Holiday now in Memphis and Matthews in Dallas. On top of that the Pels would be a hard enough sell to them as the 8 seed. They'll need to make up ground on their own before they have a shot at getting buyout market help.

With the exception of Washington falling apart, this season is going about as worst case as possible as far as external factors that could help the Pels.

I don’t think he’s either truly. Not a leader, but also not a bad guy in any way. Is great friends with Cousins, which is amusing to me. I would have killed for Bledsoe last season lol. Now, meh. I like Payton honestly.

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I like Payton too and don't think Bledsoe is someone you have to bring back next year. To me the long term benefit here is changing Moore into Brogdon. Moore is the wing we have Brogdon is closer to the wing we need. He's bigger than Moore and is more of a creator while still having a respectable 3 point shot. He's still not your ideal starting SF, but he's a better starting SF than Moore.

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I would agree that Brodgon would be the future piece that we would be getting. How much he would cost to re-sign could be an issue.

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He'll be an RFA and that tends to scare off most bidders. I would hope you'd be able to keep it in the ballpark of the MLE.

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That would be a relative bargain for him, especially if you could lock him up for 3-4 years at that level.

I may have spent too much time on this lol. But if they truly offered Brogdon, Maker and a second, what about:

Pels trade: Julius Randle and Wesley Johnson

Pels receive: Brogdon, Robin Lopez and a second(from Bucks)

For Pels- obviously we get the longer term piece in Brogdon, while also getting a true center to bolster our rebounding and defense from the bench. Second can go elsewhere if needed, but added bonus.

Bulls trade: Robin Lopez and Marshon Brooks

Bulls receive: Thon Maker, Jason Smith and Wesley Johnson

Bulls- they trade the expiring Lopez for expirings and a flyer on Thon Maker. Adds a young talent.

Bucks trade- Brogdon, Maker, Jason Smith and a second

Bucks get- Julius Randle and Marshon Brooks

Bucks- Same trade from OP, but one that actually works salary wise. I am guessing with the outside game of Brook Lopez, they are enamored with the inside game of Randle(not that he’s bad from outside either)


This would have to be two trades due to aggregation rules.

#1- Pels get Brogdon, Bucks get Marshon Brooks, Bulls get Maker (Brogdon into the Cunningham exception)

#2- Pels get Lopez, Bucks get Randle, Bulls get Wesley Johnson and Jason Smith


Is that too good to be true?

I don’t see him getting bought out, and if he does, I certainly don’t see him coming here. So not sure how that really impacts anything. We are getting two rotation players for one this season, and long term pieces in Brogdon and the second.