First let me say that I agree with the Capt 100%. At some point you have to develop a core group of players. You can't keep trading out one player for another in the future that you think, with emphasis on think, will be better than what your trading. Some of you are seriously under valuing Willie. I won't argue his weaknesses. There's no disputing his poor rebounding at times. And no, he doesn't block a lot of shots, but that has a lot of how he's used. To block shots you need to be protecting the basket, and Willie plays away from the basket for the most part on defense. And folks, that's by design.
Willie can do things on defense that Bamba will never be able to do, and that's not a criticism of Bamba. He simply doesn't have the lateral quickness that Willie has. And neither do most of the centers in the NBA. Willie is a freak of nature, who is still figuring out who he is as a basketball player. That means, that he still has a lot of upside left. He's just now starting to tap into his potential. Now is not the time to trade him. I'm not as high on Buddy as I'am Willie, but I'm not willing to throw in the towel on him just yet. His inconsistent shooting bothers me, but mostly its the dumb turnovers that he continues to make.
I wonder how long it would take before some of you would be proposing trading Bamba for some future pick, when you find out how limited he is in some areas. Yes, he'll probably block a lot of shots around the basket, but can he guard on the perimeter? What happens when an Anthony Davis pulls him away from the basket? You can't just stand under the basket and block shots in the NBA. They have that silly 3 second rule. I'm not saying he won't adapt. I think he will. I actually like Bamba. But I think he would set back the progress of this team more than a year or so.
If your going to make a serious move, you wait until you know what you have in Giles. What if Giles is a good shotblocker? I know he can rebound because I saw what he could do in limited minutes at Duke when he wasn't even back to health. He's reported to be a terrific passer as well. So what if he's the perfect compliment to Willie. If so, then you don't need a Bamba. Problem is, we don't have the answer to that yet and won't until next year some time. Sometimes I feel like I'm watching that game show where the contestant is sitting there with $50,000.00 that he's won, and he's being asked if he would want to trade it for what's behind door # 1, door # 2, or door # 3? Insanity!