I came up with a trade idea that may sting a bit (Ellis)...
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DAL Gets: DeMar DeRozan
DAL Gives: Caleb Martin, Naji Marshall, Dwight Powell, & Olivier Maxence-Prosper
Why for DAL? The Mavs add a super 6th man in DeRozan who would bring some much needed scoring & playmaking to help keep the Mavs afloat while Irving rehabs. The Mav's size, length, and defense in the frontcourt complements DeRozan well and can help hide his defensive weaknesses.
PG - Irving / Russell / Exum / Williams
SG - Thompson / Christie / Hardy
SF - Flagg / DeRozan
PF - Davis / Washington
C - Lively / Gafford
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NYK Gets: Caleb Martin, Naji Marshall, & Keon Ellis
NYK Gives: Mikal Bridges
Why for NYK? The Knicks move off of Bridge's expiring salary avoiding having to give him a big payday and jamming up their cap situation. As compensation, they get an excellent 3&D 25 year old SG who immediately slots in as a starter next to Brunson. Ellis can easily take the more difficult PG or SG matchup every night allowing Brunson to conserve energy. They also get another solid, versatile forward in Marshall who furthers their defensive identity, can handle the rock, pass, and score for them. Martin give them another bench wing/forward who can do a little bit of everything. In a nutshell, they replace Bridges with a starting level 3&S SG, but they also add more depth to give them a chance at contending for a title (McBride, Clarkson, Martin, Marshall, & Robinson is a MUCH better bench than they had last year).
PG - Brunson / McBride / Kolek
SG - Ellis / Clarkson / Dadiet
SF - Hart / Martin
PF - Anunoby / Marshall / Yabusele
C - Towns / Robinson / Hukporti
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SAC Gets: Mikal Bridges, Dwight Powell, & Olivier Maxence-Prosper
SAC Gives: DeMar DeRozan & Keon Ellis
Why for SAC? The Kings do this to get the best player in the deal and replace DeRozan with a younger, longer, more athletic, better shooting, better defending wing in hopes of improving the chemistry of their team. Losing Ellis hurts, but getting Bridges could be worth it if he can be retained. Plus moving Ellis helps clear our log jam at guard and gives us a guard rotation of Schroder, LaVine, Monk, & Carter. Powell gives them some extra depth at C considering Valanciunas was shipped out and Prosper gives them a low risk swing on a young forward to see if he can develop a 3&D game someday.
PG - Schroder / Monk
SG - LaVine / Carter / Davis
SF - Bridges / Clifford / Prosper
PF - Murray / Jones / Raynaud / Saric
C - Sabonis / Powell / Eubanks
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