[Stein] The Hawks are expected to explore trading Dejounte Murray. “Multiple teams consulted in Orlando believe that the Hawks will explore their trade options with Dejounte Murray over the next six weeks leading up to the Feb. 8 trade deadline.”
The Hawks are expected to explore trading Dejounte Murray.
“Multiple teams consulted in Orlando believe that the Hawks will explore their trade options with Dejounte Murray over the next six weeks leading up to the Feb. 8 trade deadline.”
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FWIW: This doesn’t mean to expect DJM in Toronto; there is just as likely a chance they trade him for something/someone the Raptors like since it’s well known the Hawks want Siakam and thought “they were close to a deal”
DJM gotta be in the deal for Siakam IMO, he is balling this season and plays amazing whenever Trae is out
Orlando should do a YOLO trade. Obviously not empty their assets but maybe something that can push the needle a bit more.
I think I would prefer it as a 3 team trade where Murray goes to a third team, and assets from Atlanta+third team come to Toronto in a Siakam deal.
I wouldn’t mind Murray but I think now, especially with him extended, we wouldn’t get much more than him in a direct trade with Atlanta. Like at best Hunter, Murray, and one of their 2024 FRPs. Kinda meh, unless you’re really high on Murray and like his fit with Scottie (which I don’t really). However, he is under contract for 4 more years after this year so I do see the value in that.
New York has been linked to Murray and man I think that’s a great opportunity to try and land Quickley but I just do not see a deal happening involving the Knicks and us. A hypothetical mock trade if Dolan were to fuck off:
ATL gets: Siakam, McDaniels
NYK gets: Murray, Otto
TOR gets: Hunter, Fournier, Quickley, Bufkin/AJ, 1 FRP from NYK, 1 FRP from ATL
his salary is team friendly, unlike siakam if we were to extend it will be near supermax. this leaves us some room to renegotiate with other players.
Raptors trade incoming
With the reports that the Knicks are interested in Dejounte I’d really like a deal where we could get like Hunter + Quickley + some combination of picks or Griffin or Bufkin the Hawks get Siakam and the Knicks get Dejounte. The lineup would be Quickley/Hunter/OG/Scottie/Jak. Adds more shooting, makes us younger and adds some future assets.
A combo guard like Murray is probably the ideal pairing for Scottie. The Raps don’t want a full blown PG running the offence 35 mpg like some fans have been calling for, Scottie needs to be doing some of that. Murray has had very good stretches at PG and SG and is shooting well from deep on high volume this year. He’s the kind of 20 ppg guard you want to put beside Scottie, I think. He doesn’t fit as well next to Trae, who’s too ball dominant.