Originally Posted by
Pelicanidae
I mostly agree with the OP, so I'm not going to write out too much in response. That said, I do think there are a few spots where I don't quite agree.
- You talk about Miami, and you say
This is part of your reasoning as to why Miami might not be interested. But you miss out the existence of Bam Adebayo, who has been fantastic so far this year and has a game which I think will translate easily into a playoff environment. Adding CP3 to Bam would instantly create a viciously dynamic PnR pairing, including with regards to defending the PnR, which is the kind of thing Spoelstra could work miracles with. We also know that Miami has general interest in CP3, since they were apparently trying to acquire him in the summer anyway. In general, Miami doesn't really seem to care about the luxury tax if they thought it gave them a chance of winning, and CP3 + Butler + Bam is a very strong ''big 3''; not the best in the league or anything, but they're all top 30 players. Given 7 games against any team in the East, I don't see why they wouldn't have a plausible shot at the finals, even if they weren't favourites.
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This a bad trade proposal, imo. Giving up both Redick and Moore would greatly deplete our shooting ability as a team, which is something that will become more important as Zion returns and starts needing space to operate in the paint as a driver. Redick's been very good for us so far this season, and his utility and value will only increase when Zion comes back: moving him is something I would be very very reluctant to do.
Secondly, why on Earth would we include 2 draft picks? Like you said: this deal saves OKC massively in terms of luxury tax and future flexibility. That is their reward for this trade, if they're interested in making it. You don't include extra assets to the team that's getting the flexibility; if anything, we should be asking for a pick (not their pick, but possibly one of the future Clippers picks?) to justify us giving them that massive tax break and flexibility.
Aside from this, I pretty much agree. I don't think CP3 would make us title contenders, but I do think he would make us a better team, I do think he would provide more structure to an offense that kinda needs some structure and consistency, I do think he would benefit much of the youth in terms of development, and I do think he is a leader that would help us in tougher spots.
I also agree that he's arguably the best PG to ever play the game. I don't know if I'd give him that spot personally, there's some tough competition, but he's unquestionably top 5.