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Poor Man's Commish's avatar

Love how the above analysis just basically says Siakam wouldn’t be a good fit as-is. There are even more red flags, for me, from other angles:

1) Myers already said he’s not trading Wiseman, who is on an attractive/advantageous rookie deal. It’s also not that easy to go out and find a replacement for him, which is probably why Myers went ahead and said what he said in front of reporters.

2) We’re getting more and more indications that playmaker James Bouknight is a “solid” consensus pick at No. 7 and while the proposed trade would occur before the selection is made, it sure feels like giving away a playmaker who would make our second unit one of the most lethal in the league, a starting center and Wiggins — who isn’t THAT far behind Siakam — is a bit rich. More on Bouknight in a future article.

3) This Draft should be deep enough to find some length, athleticism, and defense in the mold of Siakam, probably at 14 if the trend of Bouknight at 7 by the foremost Draft prognosticators remains.

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fzwinter's avatar

Do not give up on Wiseman. I'm old enough to remember the trade of Robert Parrish and the #3 pick (which turned out to be Kevin McHale) for the #1 pick (Joe Barry Carroll). Wiseman's as green as they get but he's only 20 and the Dubs need to play the long game here.

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