If I am trading Collison to the Bulls I want Tony Snell or Taj Gibson.
Me too, believe me! I want Snell bad. Really Bad. I made a list of defenders who could play meaningful minutes as a SG and SF on our team, who have at least a 8'6 standing reach and who we can get at the deadline by only giving up Collison or Mclemore. Turns out there are probably one and 2 a half guys that meet the criteria.
The first one is Tony Snell. The other ones are McDaniels and Solomon Hill. Since Ive posted a lot trades about getting Snell, I made this trade under the assumption that the Bulls wouldnt trade him. Hence I proposed the trade for McDaniels.
Who would you trade for if we can't get Snell?
Not too often do you see a fan give his team the short end of the stick in a trade, but that's exactly what is happening here.
A fringe starter/great backup PG for a young wing who has played 81 minutes total the past 2 seasons and a 35 year old guard who's contract expires at the end of the year. Sure, McDaniels could amount to something in the future, but we're in the business to win now. If we're moving Collison, it better be for a player who can contribute now.
I agree that we give up a lot for half a year of Hinrich and McDaniels. Because of that I proposed that we may get our pick back in this scenario. And yes, I do like to do realistic trades and make sure that the other teams involved want to do that deal too.
But I disagree with your assessment of the players involved. First, McDaniels actually played 1400 minutes the last 2 seasons. He would be our best wing defender and if Karl stays true to his words, he would play I think about 15 min per game for us. Second, I believe that if you trade for Hinrich now, our chances of resigning him in the offseason will go up a lot (It worked with Rudy and I expect it to work with Rondo. Casspi and Acy returned too) And its not like Hinrich is done. He is still a very good defender, hits his threes and cam give you very solid 15 min behind Rondo.
Third, I admit I'm really down on Collison. Last season, as a starter, he was really great for us but this year? Oh man. I know his stats per 36 minutes this year are almost identical to last years, but it feels like he does not belong out there anymore. But maybe I'm biased, I don't know.
Nevertheless, I think this trade really improves our defense and our balance short-term. With Karls schemes, our biggest need right now are perimter defenders. Karl said it himself, we don't need anymore offense, we need to contain the ball. And with the trade we get two players that specialize in this. McDaniels is also a nice piece going forward as he is only 22 years old.
So is this worth giving up Collison? I came to the conclusion that it is, but I can see why one may think otherwise.
