I find it funny that people are cooking up trades for the Warriors that net them a star player for D'Angelo Russell plus a pick that may or may not be valuable.
I like D Lo but he is a very flawed player and is about to turn 24. His usage is the highest of his career this season but he is still very feast or famine. His FG% is a touch above his career average however it is fairly low vs a guy who shoots as much as he does. And his shooting from deep has sagged a bit from last year as he has taken more shots. His rebounds and assists have fallen as well. His defense is poor too with the Warriors allowing almost a point more when he is on the floor while the opposing FG% goes up as well when he is not sitting. Some of this is a function on how barren the current Warriors squad is but the reality is, his offensive stats are essentially where they have been for a few years now if not worse.
I am not ready to give up on him yet but NBA GMs are a lot sharper these days and few teams are going to help Bob Myers turn D Lo into another superstar. He can certainly be the centerpiece of a trade but its going to take more than just him and a pick to get most of the names mentioned in this thread.
Finally, people here may be ready to move on from Hayward and I don't doubt Ainge would deal him were the opportunity to upgrade arise. But thus far, we have little indication that he is on the block or will be if he doesn't opt out. The C's have too many wings until one of them goes down and players do get hurt.
I like D Lo but he is a very flawed player and is about to turn 24. His usage is the highest of his career this season but he is still very feast or famine. His FG% is a touch above his career average however it is fairly low vs a guy who shoots as much as he does. And his shooting from deep has sagged a bit from last year as he has taken more shots. His rebounds and assists have fallen as well. His defense is poor too with the Warriors allowing almost a point more when he is on the floor while the opposing FG% goes up as well when he is not sitting. Some of this is a function on how barren the current Warriors squad is but the reality is, his offensive stats are essentially where they have been for a few years now if not worse.
I am not ready to give up on him yet but NBA GMs are a lot sharper these days and few teams are going to help Bob Myers turn D Lo into another superstar. He can certainly be the centerpiece of a trade but its going to take more than just him and a pick to get most of the names mentioned in this thread.
Finally, people here may be ready to move on from Hayward and I don't doubt Ainge would deal him were the opportunity to upgrade arise. But thus far, we have little indication that he is on the block or will be if he doesn't opt out. The C's have too many wings until one of them goes down and players do get hurt.