Nance Jr would fit into GW's minutes pretty well, he's longer and more athletic, but not as good a shooter as Grant has been this year. Christian Wood would really fit there, but I can't think of a reason Houston would trade him.
Finding minutes for Powell means no minutes for Langford or Nesmith, or running a smurfy lineup. I guess if you really think we're contending a veteran shooter makes the most sense. Not as good as Wood though.
Maybe we need a fake trade thread.
I'm the one saying this so I have to imagine almost everyone agrees given my stance on Grant Williams... I prefer Grant Williams to Nance. Honestly, at this point, you shouldn't be looking to replace Grant's minutes anyway. You should be trying to guarantee him 25 mpg when everyone is back and healthy. He's the closest thing to a sharpshooter that the team has (ignoring Jays). He's also been very good at the role and while I doubt he's going to continue shooting .432, since the playoffs in 19/20, he is 95/231, .411 from 3. That's a good enough sample size for me to feel comfortable projecting him to be around at least a .370ish shooter. On his current volume, that's fine. If he's closer to .400, he's basically the guy who is a threat to hit 4 3s on any given night. He's already done so twice this year, in addition to having 3 an additional 5 times. That's 7 out of 24 games with 3+ 3s. 5 of those have come in the last 12, where he's been playing 26.6 mpg.
I dunno, I've been defending Grant Williams all year long and I feel like I shouldn't be. The last few weeks, people have really warmed up to him again though and seems everyone is on board with him being the 8th man and getting more minutes.
I know people are high on Romeo, but I think his minutes could be replaced. I wouldn't replace them with Nance. I'd be up for moving Langford in a deal for Powell, though it might take 2 separate deals. People keep commenting on his improved shooting and how his corner shot is a big thing for the C's, but through 24 games this year, Romeo is 8/21 from corner 3s. He's also only had 36 3PA for the year. I'm not entirely sold yet. I also doubt there's anyone who thinks Romeo is in Powell's class as a shooter/scorer/offensive player but I could be wrong. Powell's D was also more than passable in Toronto so some of it is definitely playing alongside 2 players who don't play D and even if they did, wouldn't be very good at it anyway.
For reference, Grant is 21/39 from corner 3 this year. He also has 81 total 3PA. Romeo's 3.9 3PA/36 is only ahead of Freedom and TL. It's 0.6 behind JRich and 1.2 behind Shroder and Smart. 0.2 behind Jabari Parker. To be fair, sometimes players build up the accuracy before they add the volume. That and if he continues to hit 3s, he'll get more opportunities to do so. Grant himself went from 3.3 3PA/36 to 4.1 to 5.5. For a true "sharpshooter" type Grant would be between 7-8 but not everyone can have a Joe Harris and teammates play a role too.
Anyway, this team shouldn't be actively looking to replace Grant Williams minutes. Especially not with Larry Nance, Jr. I can't see it unless Grant is part of a bigger deal or if he's dealt for a player of equal value but a better fit. The latter deals almost never happen. This team should be looking to add a shooter/scorer without subtracting from the core 7 and ideally keeping on to Grant in the process. I'd probably move Grant Williams in a deal for Norman Powell if the Blazers insisted. I'm going to guess Powell has a bit more value than Evan due to being signed for 4 more years after this one. For trades, is Powell's salary for this year the figure they use? I'm pretty sure it is. 15.5 isn't hard to match. With the 25% rule (that's a thing right?) I'm pretty sure Juancho, RL, PP gets there. If it doesn't, you can always add Bruno or Jabari. I don't really know what Powell would go for. Maybe some would balk at RL+PP, whereas I'd might add a first. I think Powell fits this team nicely though. Only slight concern I have is his age. He's under contract until age 33.