Obviously depending on exactly where we land in the lottery but everything should be under careful consideration with asset management right now.
Randolph + Shumpert + 1st
For
O. Porter + 1st
If Washington underachieves in the PO's they might consider changing things up. A high pick and cap space would definitely intrest them under those conditions. For us we get a sure fire SF locked up . BTW I want to specify especially if the pick is top 5 I don't make a deal without the pick swap because Porter isn't a all star level player but he checks alot of boxes for us.
Next year we step to the plate with a roster that's ready to put our best foot forward.
This type of trade makes no sense for us. We might have our future PG in Fox and possibly our SG in Bogdanovic, but we aren't a player like Otto Porter away from play off basketball.
Now I could understand the Mavericks making a move like this because they've got their PG in Smith, a solid veteran in Matthews, a good young forward in Barnes who can play both spots, and Porter can slot in and form a decent quartet. They might decide to use Noel at C and Dirk off the bench.
This sort of trade might appeal to the Mavs if they slip a few spots and want to get better next season (plus factor in wanting to try in Dirk's final year?), but it doesn't really make as much sense for us because we still need to upgrade our PF and C positions and need to commit to developing our young talent including our first round pick in this year's draft.
Porter is a 5th year vet but he's only freaking 24 years old! I agree the players should be peaking around the same time so for comps he's the same age as Buddy and WCS who are also 24. Jackson, Mason and Skal will all have birthdays in a few days and be 23, 24 and 22. Bogdanovic will be 26 this summer. Really only Fox and Giles are the "kids" at 20 and 19. He couldn't fit in better and would swing match ups our way.
We aren't Otto Porter away from being a play off contender. We might get to that 30 win barrier if the team grows, but Porter doesn't have a particularly high ceiling, and we still wouldn't have a go to player. So the deal doesn't make sense unless you believe that Fox, Bogdanovic, Porter, Skal/Giles and WCS can become a play off team because a couple of them ascend towards all star status.