Simple question - who do you want?
If I'm the C's I'm trying to pry the following guys away from their teams:
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Meyers Leonard
Giannis is grabbing 18.4% of available defensive rebounds, despite being a guy who can play shooting guard for long stretches. He contests shots at a very high level. On the other hand, he can't really shoot right now. His early success shooting 3s is a mirage, and he's getting exposed as an inconsistent shooter, which limits his usefulness in the present, especially on a team that has fringe-to-average shooting everywhere on the floor. But he's only 19. Milwaukee needs guards in the worst way. I'm sure they like the kid, but.... 1) they're also the Bucks, and 2) they are reportedly having problems financing a new arena. So a package of players who can play now and not 3-4 years in the future would be appetizing. I'd give up a future 1st and Crawford to snag Giannis, plus sweetening.
Leonard is buried on the bench for Portland who in contention right now. They need contributors, something which Leonard is not. We need bigs with upside, something Leonard is. He's athletic as hell and has some measure of skill, but considering he isn't even in rotation for the Blazers, the asking price for him can't be too high.
To me both of these players are interesting, not only because they have talent, but because they have more athleticism than skill, and I believe that such players will be value-added buys in the world of Stevensball.
Who do you see around the league that you want to get in on?
If I'm the C's I'm trying to pry the following guys away from their teams:
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Meyers Leonard
Giannis is grabbing 18.4% of available defensive rebounds, despite being a guy who can play shooting guard for long stretches. He contests shots at a very high level. On the other hand, he can't really shoot right now. His early success shooting 3s is a mirage, and he's getting exposed as an inconsistent shooter, which limits his usefulness in the present, especially on a team that has fringe-to-average shooting everywhere on the floor. But he's only 19. Milwaukee needs guards in the worst way. I'm sure they like the kid, but.... 1) they're also the Bucks, and 2) they are reportedly having problems financing a new arena. So a package of players who can play now and not 3-4 years in the future would be appetizing. I'd give up a future 1st and Crawford to snag Giannis, plus sweetening.
Leonard is buried on the bench for Portland who in contention right now. They need contributors, something which Leonard is not. We need bigs with upside, something Leonard is. He's athletic as hell and has some measure of skill, but considering he isn't even in rotation for the Blazers, the asking price for him can't be too high.
To me both of these players are interesting, not only because they have talent, but because they have more athleticism than skill, and I believe that such players will be value-added buys in the world of Stevensball.
Who do you see around the league that you want to get in on?