Would you prefer Garland or Trae Young? [https://bvmsports.com/2024/05/16/darius-garland-could-seek-trade-5-possible-landing-spots/](https://bvmsports.com/2024/05/16/darius-garland-could-seek-trade-5-possible-landing-spots/)
by aflo112
@San Antonio Spurs
14 Comments
Trae Young is so much better than Garland lol
I’d prefer neither tho at this point
Could literally just draft Dillingham at #8 and give up virtually nothing if we want a good offensive 6’1 PG that’s bad at defense. No need to give up assets for Trae or Garland.
He has 163,225,200 left on his deal with a 15% trade kicker. No.
If you believe Garland’s decline in play this year was due to some combination injuries and other health issues (and the weight loss that accompanied it) and the hinky fit with Mitchell, you’d be a fool not to pick up the phone and see if there’s a deal to be made. His trade value, while not negligible due to the years of control, is lower than it’s ever been in the past.
I do think he’s primed for a bounce back in a new environment and the fit with Wemby is pretty obvious, so I’d like to see it. Wouldn’t empty the cabinet but I’d try to make it work.
Would definitely prefer him over Young considering how much less it would likely take to do it.
FWIW, fans are fans, but there’s a few people over on the Cavs sub who seem to think Keldon + Collins + two firsts (either this year’s or futures, in some combination) is a pretty reasonable approximation. I think the Spurs would be crazy to turn that down if the Cavs called up and offered it tomorrow.
I don’t see the cavs giving up on their 22 year old all star fifth overall pick especially considering he has a weird health thing this season that affected his play
2 of the 5 spots listed on that site don’t make a ton of sense.
Timberwolves already going to be in cap hell. Who are they sending for Garland and his 40m/yr? KAT?
I don’t know why Cavs would entertain a Garland for Beal swap even with 2 picks. The Garland and Mitchell fit is not great, but Mitchell and Beal would be worse while Beal makes more money, is more injury prone, and a decade older.
If Cleveland is trading Garland, you listen to trade options, but realistically, they will want too much for him because they are in win now mode.
Trae is so good that this is crazy talk
He was an All-Star prior to the Mitchell trade. Those two have not meshed well together for obvious reasons.
I’d be all for getting Garland for a reasonable price. He would fit sooooo well.
I just don’t think we have what they’re looking for as a win-now team. Trading Garland for any package of reasonable players (i.e., not Wemby, Vassell, arguably Sochan) does nothing to push them further in the East.
If they were blowing it up, we have plenty of assets to offer. But since this seems to be contingent on Mitchell staying, I don’t think we can reasonably give them a package that makes them better in 2024-25.
Garland and it’s not really close
I lean Garland. There are reports that the Spurs aren’t super interested in Trey and Pop has said before he likes players that are over themselves, so I wonder if the front office has system/culture concerns about Trey. I think Garland also has two extra years on his contract if you count Trey’s player option, which is noteworthy. I also wouldn’t mind passing up a chance to get Dillingham because Garland is kind of like the best possible version of Dillingham – a ceiling that isnt guaranteed to hit – and Spurs wouldnt have to wait for Dillingham to develop. But for Garland to be available, the Cavs have to extend mitchell, which means Cavs would be trying to win so a package focused on draft picks wouldn’t get it done. Maybe a 3-team trade? Or would the Spurs be willing to part with Sochan?
TLDR? I ain’t clicking thru that shit.
garland all day, he’s more getable and fits better with wemby to the point that we won’t go bald every time trae shoots from mid court