Also no idea if Houston would move both Eason/Cam with Mikal extension upcoming.

But while playing with trades Whitmore for Deuce worked straight up - which intrigues me.

Not sure if Houston would do that but for us Whitmore would give us a more volatile off the dribble scorer with more size vs Deuce (basically a legit wing).

Figure we could find a Deuce replacement in FA with guys like Trent Jr., Kennard or maybe a Merrill, etc…etc.

Who would trade Deuce for Whitmore?

Not sure when Whitmore deal needs to be re-done.

LivingLegend wrote:Was fooling with some trade ideas on the machine —- initially was wondering if #s might work in a Mikal for 2 Houston kids (say Whitmore and Eason) but $ aren’t even close because Mikal makes too much.

Also no idea if Houston would move both Eason/Cam with Mikal extension upcoming.

But while playing with trades Whitmore for Deuce worked straight up - which intrigues me.

Not sure if Houston would do that but for us Whitmore would give us a more volatile off the dribble scorer with more size vs Deuce (basically a legit wing).

Figure we could find a Deuce replacement in FA with guys like Trent Jr., Kennard or maybe a Merrill, etc…etc.

Who would trade Deuce for Whitmore?

Not sure when Whitmore deal needs to be re-done.

Deuce for Cam makes a ton of sense actually.

Knixkik wrote:

newyorknewyork wrote:

LivingLegend wrote:Was fooling with some trade ideas on the machine —- initially was wondering if #s might work in a Mikal for 2 Houston kids (say Whitmore and Eason) but $ aren’t even close because Mikal makes too much.

Also no idea if Houston would move both Eason/Cam with Mikal extension upcoming.

But while playing with trades Whitmore for Deuce worked straight up - which intrigues me.

Not sure if Houston would do that but for us Whitmore would give us a more volatile off the dribble scorer with more size vs Deuce (basically a legit wing).

Figure we could find a Deuce replacement in FA with guys like Trent Jr., Kennard or maybe a Merrill, etc…etc.

Who would trade Deuce for Whitmore?

Not sure when Whitmore deal needs to be re-done.

Deuce for Cam makes a ton of sense actually.

On paper it does for both teams. But we are in win-now position and can’t take that risk, despite the upside.

A risk would be trading Mikal for a package of Jabari & Cam etc. Swapping Deuce for Cam isn't much of a risk.

VDesai wrote:Whitmore feels like Reddish 2.0.

That said if he is surplus to Houston, how the heck did Phoenix not ask for him in the KD deal

Nah, Reddish in 28mins would only nab like 3-4 rebs while shooting 40% or under from the field and 30% from three.

Whitmore seems more like Miles Bridges from Charlotte.

Suns have Booker, Green, Beal, Brooks cover the wings. No room for a Cam. The #10 pick made more sense for them which they drafted a needed Center. Before they made the move for Williams.