I hardly consider Holmes to be a "premium asset." He's likely a late 1st at best (and that is assuming his legal issues turn out to be nothing).
Also, you acknowledged in the next proposal that Wood is on a 1 year deal as well but that he's probably worth something pretty close to #7 on his own but that logic is not carrying over to Grant here. Wood is a couple years younger, but I'd say Grant plays a more important, harder position to fill (SF/PF). For what it's worth, I don't believe either Grant or Wood are worth #7. I think they're likely to fetch a mid 1st at best (similar to Barnes).
I love Bey and wanted us to draft him before Haliburton slid all the way down to us. He's a full sized wing at 6'8" who is 216 lbs with a 6'11" wingspan. He's a great shooter who I see consistently shooting above 38% on high volume. His passing/playmaking is very promising (3.1 AST/36 min with a 2.43 AST:TO). And he's a good, smart defender. He reminds of Middleton and I see him having that type of potential. I think Bey is worth quite a bit by himself and that we'd be ecstatic if our 7th pick looked as good as him out of the gate.
I also really like the lineup this gives us:
PG - Fox / DiVincenzo
SG - Bey / Davis
SF - Barnes / Holiday
PF - Grant / Lyles / Metu
C - Sabonis / Len
- Scoring options would be solid. We're missing the ideal #1 scorer that you see on championship teams, but everyone in the starting lineup has the ability to average 16+ PPG. Allows us to attack the defense at every position and exploit the mismatch of the night.
- Shooting wise over the past 3 seasons, Fox had a .306 3P% on 4.7 3PA/36min, Bey had a .361 3P% on 8.4 3PA/36min, Barnes had a .389 3P% on 4.4 3PA/36min, Grant had a .364 3P% on 5.8 3PA/36min, & Sabonis had a .305 3P% on 2.0 3PA/36 min. I wouldn't call that elite but it's more than adequate with 3 solid shooter at SG, SF, & PF with your PG & C able to provide a bit of spacing for each other.
- Playmaking would be solid with Fox & Sabonis handling the bulk of the duties, but Bey, Barnes, & Grant are all capable of averaging a few assists per game with a positive AST:TO. Everyone should be able to shoot, dribble, drive, and find the open man.
- Rebounding should be alright. Grant isn't a good rebounder for his position but Sabonis is a great rebounder and Bey would be an added boost by playing him at SG.
- Defensively is likely our biggest question mark as Fox & Sabonis aren't particularly good on this side of the ball and will always make it challenging for us to be a good defensive team, but Grant was known for his defense in DEN when he wasn't asked to be a #1 option. He theoretically is a great defensive fit next to Sabonis with his athleticism, length, ability to guard PFs, and be a rim protector. Bey is also a good & smart perimeter defender with excellent size & length. Barnes is average defensively - not someone who is going to particularly hurt you on that side of the ball.
- The bench would be pretty solid although I'd like us to sign a true PG in FA as I don't like the idea of DiVincenzo being our true backup PG. I like him better in that backup SG role. However, DiVincenzo, Davis, Holiday, and Lyles is a solid bench mob.
PG - Fox
(34 min) / FA PG
(14 min)
SG - Bey
(20 min) / DiVincenzo
(28 min)
SF - Barnes
(16 min) / Bey
(10 min) / Holiday or Davis
(22 min)
PF - Grant
(32 min) / Barnes
(16 min)
C - Sabonis
(34 min) / Len or FA C
(14 min)
Fox = 34 min
Sabonis = 34 min
Barnes = 32 min
Grant = 32 min
Bey = 30 min
DiVincenzo = 28 min
Hoilday or Davis = 22 min
FA PG = 14 min
Len or FA C = 14 min
