HEAT: THIS MOVE IS BASED PURELY ON FIT. MURRAY IS YOUNGER AND COMING OFF HIS INJURY. HOPEFULLY WE GET A LARGER SAMPLE SIZE OF HIS PERFORMANCE BEFORE THE FEBRUARY TRADE DEADLINE, BUT HE COULD POSSIBLY RETURN DECEMBER/JANUARY. I BELIEVE MURRAY IS AN OFFENSIVE THREAT WHEN HE IS ON THE FLOOR, AND COULD TAKE PRESSURE OFF HERRO AND ALLOW HIM TO EXCEL AT WHAT HE DOES BEST. MURRAY IS A DECENTLY RELIABLE FACILITATOR, AND CAN GET TO THE BASKET. THOUGH I THINK NORMAN POWELL IS AN EFFICIENT SCORER, I BELIEVE MURRAY FITS THE HEAT'S NEEDS BETTER, AND THEY SACRIFICE ZERO PICKS.

PELICANS: I BELIEVE JEREMIAH FEARS WILL STEP INTO THE PG ROLE PRETTY NICELY, AND MURRAY WILL BEGIN TO LOSE HIS VALUE WITHIN THE FRANCHISE. HE'S ON CONTRACT FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS AND LIKELY WON'T FIT THE TIMELINE OR GOALS OF THE FRANCHISE FOR MUCH LONGER. HAVING JORDAN POOLE LIKELY STARTING AT PG THIS SEASON ANYWAYS, HE WILL ADJUST TO WILL PROBABLY ADJUST TO THE ROLE. R.J. CAN COME IN AS A SECONDARY FACILITATOR AND BUILD ON A CHEMISTRY THAT HIM AND ZION FLOURISHED WITH, IN COLLEGE. HE ADDS MORE SIZE AND LENGTH TO THE TEAM, AND CAN BE A DECENTLY RELIABLE SECONDARY SCORER. THOUGH HIS MEDIOCRE SHOOTING MAY NOT BE A PLUS TO THE TEAM, THEIR BENCH PLAYERS CAN STEP-UP OR R.J. CAN SPLIT TIME IN THE STARTING AND BENCH LINEUPS. THEY ALSO GOT A 2026 FIRST ROUND PICK, WHICH THEY LOST AQUIRING DERIK QUEEN.

RAPTORS: THOUGH THEY MESS WITH THE TIMELINE A LITTLE BIT, I DON'T BELIEVE HAVING R.J. BARRETT FOR THE NEXT 5 YEARS WILL TUNR THEM INTO A CHAMPIONSHIP CONTENDING TEAM. I BELIEVE HAVING TALENT THAT CAN'T FIT WILL NOT HELP THEM, AND THEY STRUGGLED MAJORLY WITH OUTSIDE SHOOTING. POWELL IS ON A CHEAPER DEAL, BUT IS STILL PUTTING UP ALL-STAR NUMBERS. I THINK HIS FIT WOULD BE GREAT ON THE TEAM, AS HE DOESN'T NEED THE BALL TO OPERATE WELL. THEY ALSO GET MORE SHOOTING WITH FONTECHHIO OFF THE BENCH. THOUGHT THEY SACRIFICE A FIRST I BELIEVE THEIR ROTATION IS ALREADY PRETTY DEEP. GRADEY DICK IS THE TEAM'S FUTURE STARTING SHOOTING GUARD, AND HE COULD LEARN A LOT FROM NORMAN POWELL WHO WAS PART OF THEIR 2019 CHAMIONSHIP WINNING TEAM.