Originally Posted by
Pelicanidae
''We need to trade Jrue, Jrue sucks, the team plays so much better without Jrue, Jrue holds Lonzo back, yadda yadda yadda''
Reality:
Jrue has not been nearly as great as his past two seasons this year. But the fact remains that even at this, somewhat disappointing, level of production, he's been one of our best players and his impact is obvious and tangible. When he's on the court, we're better than when he's not.
The idea that trading him for Gary Harris (who, by the way, for all of those who get annoyed by Jrue's inconsistency, is also massively inconsistent) would represent an on-court upgrade is a joke. Harris has been worse than Jrue at almost everything for the last several years, and while he is cheaper than Jrue, it's not by a massive amount: he still has 2 more years on basically $20m per after this. It's not like he's some budget friendly option.
Meanwhile, Woj seems fairly consistent on the fact that Denver is not moving MPJ, so that option seems unlikely. If they move him, it's not going to be as a throw-in.