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Hawks trade T. Prince
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This seems like a boneheaded move, a mid first round pick in a weak draft? Huh? Prince is much better than this Crabbe guy at much cheaper. Do. Not. Get it.
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I don't see giving up Prince as a big negative. The worst part of this deal might be taking on an extra 14 million in salary this coming season then Crabbe becoming a free agent.
Of course what we do with the 17th pick this draft and The Nets' 2020 1st rd pick will determine how this will work out. The Nets' 2020 pick is lottery protected, so that blows.
Looks like a good trade for the future, get #17 pick this year and lottery protected 1st round pick next year, and Crabbe only has one year left on his contract. With three first round picks last year and three more this year, the Hawks are giving themselves a good chance at finding some young players that can help them. Since they’re unlikely to attract any top free agents anytime soon, they are going to have to build through the draft.
This trade is brilliant. They trade an eventual 6th man, at best, for two first round picks and a contract that drops off in a year. The Hawks have two max slots. They also had enough draft assets to move way up in the draft or acquire an impact player.
Love this trade. Two firsts for TP and salary dump is a huge victory. Trust in the Schlenk
This doesn't make any sense as a ''salary dump''. Prince makes around 3.5 million this coming season and under 5 million in 2020/2021. They took on a 15 million contract for this season.
The only way this makes sense is if the picks we acquired pay off.
I just don't think prince fits in the direction the Hawks are heading. He isn't a great wing defender and his offense doesn't make up for it. No reason to keep him when you can get a 1st round pick
Great trade because u had better b looking for the best 3 and D guys and a rim protector who can hold his own on switches and stretch the floor offensively. With 6 First Rd picks in the next 2 drafts, I'm betting Sclenk will unearth AT LEAST 2 more core pieces to surround Trey Young and John Collins with.
The thing with the NBA salary cap is they have a minimum amount you have to spend each season. Since Klay Thompson isn’t coming to Atlanta, you would have all of this money and no one to spend it on. So if you can make move that helps you acquire new young cheap pieces, and a player that will eat some of your salary cap space for one season, it’s a good move.
It used to be so easy to be a GM. Way too complicated now...much easier when the owners ran everything and there was no such thing as free agency. Thanks, Curt Flood. s/
Actually Flood was a bit of a hero. Flood and Andy Messersmith changed pro sports forever.
I like the trade. The Hawks are thought to be eyeing Reddish with the 8 pick. Depending on how they feel about Hickson and whether he will be available at 10, they may see the best player available at 10 as another wing. Huerter will take most of the minutes at one wing with Baze also in the picture. With Prince and possibly 2 young guys that they want to develop sharing minutes at mostly one spot, the trade eases the log jam. They took Crabbe to help the Nets free up some money and get two 1st round picks. I would look for the Hawks to go all out on packaging 2 of the 3 first round picks and maybe one or two second rounders to try and move up to the 3rd pick in the draft for Barrett. Having the expiring contracts of Plumlee, Baze, and Crabbe may also be attractive for maneuvering in trades going forward.
I like the idea of trying to move up for Barrett, Culver or Hunter, I hate the idea of drafting Reddish.
Not exactly a deep thought I know, but WHO we draft is key here to scoring the trade. We have a lot of picks now. I hope we can evaluate and draft well.
Hawks need to move up with all these picks for a good wing player.
Gresham. The GS Warriors's highest pick was 6th when they built their roster. No doubt evaluating prospects is a huge part of building a championship roster. The team needs to hit on at least 1 elite player and a couple more good role players in the next 2 drafts.