My first reaction was yuck, but probably due to a residual bias towards his brother? Willy could probably fill the role on the cheap. He's clearly better than Luke Kornet. Can score. Big body 5 that can absorb blows from the other big-bodied 5s from around the leagueWouldn’t Willy Hernangomez for PP be a pretty fair deal for both sides? No idea about his defense but he averaged 9 and 7 in 17 MPG last year and is on a modest deal over the next 2 years.
Not sure if New Orleans would accept that deal but it seems workable.
Brad has a bushel of 2nd round picks next season, 3 roster spots and a plethora of TPEs. NOLA may have a bit of a roster crunch with their draft picks and Zions' return.
I don't think you need to trade Payton unless it's for a better bench Center
PP was the best 3pt shooter post All-Star game last season. After a bunch of playoff experience, I'd rather Brad kept him than waste him on Willy
then Whiteside's efficiency lines in over 1100 minutes of "lazy play" were damn good. Just imagine if IME's no-nonsense style of play got Hassan to play with effort.Everyone likes the fun lazy guy. I saw him dog in Utah many nights coming off the bench and playing. Why would he come here to not play and be a positive energy guy? He sure doesn’t fit any part of our system on either end of the floor.
Granted he may not be a fit here, and the odds are long he ends up in Green, but the guy played very well last season as a backup BIG for the 5th ranked WC team.
https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/whiteha01.html