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Warriors Sacrifice Their Future And Strengthen Their Roster | Jazz Gets Their Desired Package | Raptors Take On Wiggins Contract


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Warriors

Warriors

+5 players ($40.7m),
Cap Impact - $10.4M

+1  Wins

-24.03  MPG

+4.23  Off.

+0.27  Def.

Raptors

Raptors

+2 players ($32.1m) +2 picks,
Cap Impact + $1.7M

-2  Wins

+4.05  MPG

-0.28  Off.

-2.39  Def.

Jazz

Jazz

+4 players ($27.9m) +3 picks,
Cap Impact + $13.4M

+1  Wins

+40.60  MPG

-4.90  Off.

+2.47  Def.

Couldn't fit everything into the title so please read what I have to say before commenting. Looking for constructive criticism.

Warriors - With a weakened roster, this off season plan has been focusing on retooling by finding replacements and adding depth to the bench. The management of the Warriors are putting their effort into making the most of Curry's remaining time with the team and are going all in. Currently, they are 'aggressively' targeting Lauri Markannen from the Jazz in hopes of gaining an offensive threat and adding size to the roster. However that is an expensive move and the fact that Utah is the trade partner makes it all more difficult. They are known for selling their players at a high price with an example being Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert. To be precise, Donovan Mitchell was traded for Lauri Markannen, Collin Sexton, Ochai Agbaji along with some picks. That package contained two players who were coming off great seasons especially Collin Sexton who averaged 24 two years prior which hinted that he could be a promising player. Another fact is that Ochai Agbaji was a rookie. Next, Rudy Gobert was traded for Malik Beasley, Patrick Beverley, Leandro Bolmaro, Walker Kessler, Jarred Vanderbilt, 4 picks and a pick swap. I won't go into detail but this goes to show how the Jazz management does business when it comes to dealing their players. The Warriors are no exception. Here, we would have to give up GP2 and Looney to make the trade financially possible and give up Brandin Podziemski, one of our promising rookies who has now been involved in rumours regarding the Lauri trade talks. It has been said that Utah would rather have Podziemski over Kuminga. Now that I have discussed the idea I have gained inspiration off, I want to talk about my own idea. I believe Jakob Poeltl would be a solid pick up who could add size, interior presence, defense and rebounding to the roster which would benefit us as that is one of our main weaknesses. I was looking for a center that could be brought in as I'd rather have Lauri play in a role where he's comfortable and can be good offensively which is the SF position. Trying to think of a fit next to Steph, I tried to look for a player similar to Andrew Bogut. This was difficult as bigs are different now so in conclusion I drifted towards Poeltl who can set screens for players. This allows Draymond to focus on his playmaking and possibly be involved in a double screen if needed. Ultimately this would let Curry get open frequently and thrive through his off ball movement. My lineup would be Steph at PG, Buddy at SG, Lauri at SF, Draymond at PF and Poeltl at C. However one major flaw about this trade is what will happen with Kuminga. I'll let you guys decide that for me so please leave that as an idea and if needed a trade destination. The signings in the trade are mostly to replace the young core and they can invest in Lester Quinones who stepped up when Chris Paul is out and I think is an alright player that needs to prove himself more and Usman Garuba that needs to prove himself outside of the G-League and with the Warriors. The other signing is to gain a center that focuses on rebounding as I'm unsure on the Quinten Post situation and if we have actually got him back. I hope we did but I think Sandro can be a good back up if we didn't and especially now that Looney is gone. Final note, trading Wiggins might be an overpay but we open up cap space to add pieces to the bench by gaining a cheaper salary from Poeltl.

Jazz - As I mentioned earlier, the Jazz will gain the package they want with Podziemski and 3-4 picks (3). This is pretty self explanatory. They will gain a long term player that is capable of starting and can fully rebuild. The Jazz will have a young core of Keyonte George at PG, Brandin Podziemski at SG, Cody Williams at SF, Kyle Filipowski at PF and Walker Kessler at C. Personally, I wouldn't trade Walker Kessler despite the trade rumours as I consider him as a young player that can still grow and is on the same timeline as the other players. On another note, I think this is a good step into another direction as they also have other players such as Isaiah Collier, Brice Sensabaugh and Taylor Hendricks which gives them a solid rotation. I can see Taylor Hendricks starting as well but I'm not an expert and unsure of how the Jazz would manage this core so I'll leave that up to you. Isaiah Collier could also become a good sixth man for this roster. Now to complete this, the Jazz also have multiple players they could potentially flip into picks and include Kevon Looney and GP2 into those packages. For example, they have the former sixth man of the year Jordan Clarkson, John Collins and personally they should also move Collin Sexton despite the possibility that he can still grow and bring back his previous averages in terms of scoring. But that would be difficult and they can get value out of him if he's traded. Either way I like this for the Jazz and absolutely love the backcourt of Keyonte George and Brandin Podziemski. Just give the keys to this young core and Keyonte can get better as the main ball handler which would compliment Podziemski's game as he is great off ball and refrains from bad shot selections. Don't forget at one point Podziemski led the league in charges drawn, I believe he still does which goes to show his impact on defense. Reliable to defend a guard in the perimeter and always hustles. I think I've seen him on the floor multiple times going after a ball and successfully getting a steal for him or the team. He even gets boards. He can develop into something and you can see he puts in the work to develop his skills. For example in the summer league he worked on his finishing and throughout the season it got better. I think he fits next to Cody Williams too who is one of my favourite rookies of this class ever since I got somewhat familiar with his game.

Raptors - Honestly, I feel like I can include more but I can't put my finger on it. I feel like Kuminga can be included however I don't see his fit here. But first, I can't lie I can see them taking on Wiggins contract and flipping him possibly alongside Bruce Brown. This seems to be a tactic they are confident in as they have already obtained a few vets in their recent deals such as Bruce Brown and Kelly Olynyk. But other than that, Scottie Barnes pairs up with his former teammate back in Montverde Moses Moody. Personally, Moody has been one of my favourite rookies out of the Warriors young core but lacks playtime. He deserves it and can be a good 3&D player for the Raptors. He is good on both ends of the floor being able to get steals, hustle and stay on his defender in the perimeter and offensively he's great in transition and can hit the three during a catch and shoot. In Montverde, Moody averaged 17.7 points, 3.9 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.6 steals. I think he can pull a Donte Divincenzo and take a leap especially due to the chemistry factor that would occur. This could possibly bring the Raptors into the direction the Knicks are taking where they took in the Villanova players. Maybe attract the attention of the likes of Cade Cunningham and give Day'Ron Sharpe and Caleb Houstan a leap in performance as well. However that's hypothetical. Moody can play both SG or SF and be a replacement for Gary Trent Jr. Once again I will show my appreciation for what he's done and confidently say he's proved himself whenever he is called to start but his PT is never consistent and only occurs during a player injury. At this point I'm done waiting on a similar situation like Kuminga and ready to see him blossom else where. I won't say he's a perfect player or superstar calibre but he can be a good role player at the least and a solid 2nd or 3rd option at best. Just like every player he will have his ups and downs but I can really see potential in him.

This is my analysis of my trade, I made an attempt at explaining the strengths of each player included in the trade specifically the ones who are brought in for their performance. For the players I consider not apart of the teams plan, I explained their use in the trade as financial pieces to match contracts and how they can be flipped. A negative in this trade is that I left the Jazz with a negative $10 million in cap space. I'm not sure how to completely make this trade successful without surpassing a team's cap space and I thought it's realistic due to their plans of gaining players and flipping them for other assets. Overall, this isn't perfect but I tried my best to be creative with the Warriors Lauri trade and put my own spin on it that I think can benefit all teams. I consider this unfinished and please let me know of further actions you would do to make this complete and satisfy all teams. I also will apologise if my descriptions of the Warriors players seem exaggerated, in my viewpoint these players are quite talented and these are my observations during games so it may not match any expectations you have of the player. But I am aware that they would most likely be sold at a lower price compared to other rookies so I put effort into making this trade fair for all teams and as a GSW fan, I only added signings to them as I have more knowledge on their situation rather than the other teams. Also, some of these picks may not be allowed to be traded due to the stepien rule however I'm not that knowledgeable when it comes to that topic so there may be mistakes.

Thanks for reading this and don't forget to leave criticism.

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