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khans2k5 wrote:I'd rather trade up Jackson than keep him.

Det - Ricky, Bazz
ORL- Jackson
MN - Ibaka

khans2k5 wrote:I'd rather trade up Jackson than keep him.

Det - Ricky, Bazz
ORL- Jackson
MN - Ibaka

CoolBreeze44 wrote:

Q12543 wrote:If we get Jackson, be prepared to lament that [insert your favorite wing] isn't getting enough touches. I hear folks complain now (well, mostly Cool) about Wiggins standing in the corner for stretches and not getting enough touches and that's with one of the most reluctant shooting PGs in league history! Just wait until we get Reggie Jackson. Wiggins may go missing for weeks at a time!

I think Jackson is a talented player, but is he the right fit for our current roster? This would be the second team he's burned bridges with. Not a good sign.

Tough week for Cool on here. I've certainly complained about that, but it's been a while. I think I've come to a reluctant acceptance of it. I'm just not sure where the majority of the fault lies, with Wig himself or the scheme. I do know we should be running a lot more than we do now.

worldK wrote:

khans2k5 wrote:I'd rather trade up Jackson than keep him.

Det - Ricky, Bazz
ORL- Jackson
MN - Ibaka

I want ibaka as well. But what will orlando do with payton?

khans2k5 wrote:I'd rather trade up Jackson than keep him.

Det - Ricky, Bazz
ORL- Jackson
MN - Ibaka

I want ibaka as well but what would the magic do with payton? Can they get good value in return for payton? is there a market for elfrid payton out there?

WildWolf2813 wrote:

monsterpile wrote:Trading for Jackson doesn't mean they made the wrong pick of Dunn or they are low on him at this point. Jackson at this point is simply a more talented player than Rubio. You can debate which guy helps his team more but if this was a year ago and we traded Rubio and Bazz for Jackson I think most people would have been THRILLED. Jackson has the game that would be terrific as a 30mpg 6th man. You can't say that about Rubio.

Lavine has been basically playing with the bench in a pseudo 6th man role imagine if you put Jackson as the 6th man. Would Jackson come off the bench this year or in the future? Idk but based on his rotations this year there is a possibility of Jackson playing plenty of minutes. Would he give up some of his usage and pass the ball enough? Idk it would be interesting to see if Thibs could make it work. If Jackson started Suddenly Diengs complimentary unselfish play would become a more significant asset.

As for the other stuff that comes with Jackson. That's a big concern and it's a big deal. He would have to buy in bigtime and I don't know if he is capable of doing that. If he did...wow that would be a heck of a trade. Zach Randolph was a guy with baggage and Memphis took him on because they had cap space and man that turned out to be great. It would be a gamble. I also wonder if he would be a guy that would be able to be dealt again if it didn't work out. At this point I think he would have more value than Rubio does but his value could be worse.

How would it not be an indictment on where Thibs is on Dunn? We're about to enter a draft class filled with young talented PG's. Our PG's values get torpedoed with a move like this. First of all, Dieng making $64 mil and Jackson with an $80 mil contract when both ideally would be off the bench is a poor allocation of salaries when this team needs a starting PF and possibly even a SF if Wiggins and LaVine fail to play well together.

At the very least, it would be hard to trust Thibs with draft picks since apparently he has no real clue what he wants.

khans2k5 wrote:I'd rather trade up Jackson than keep him.

Det - Ricky, Bazz
ORL- Jackson
MN - Ibaka

Q12543 wrote:

CoolBreeze44 wrote:

Q12543 wrote:If we get Jackson, be prepared to lament that [insert your favorite wing] isn't getting enough touches. I hear folks complain now (well, mostly Cool) about Wiggins standing in the corner for stretches and not getting enough touches and that's with one of the most reluctant shooting PGs in league history! Just wait until we get Reggie Jackson. Wiggins may go missing for weeks at a time!

I think Jackson is a talented player, but is he the right fit for our current roster? This would be the second team he's burned bridges with. Not a good sign.

Tough week for Cool on here. I've certainly complained about that, but it's been a while. I think I've come to a reluctant acceptance of it. I'm just not sure where the majority of the fault lies, with Wig himself or the scheme. I do know we should be running a lot more than we do now.

I don't think there is fault to be had, as I'm not sure how one can argue that Wiggins isn't given enough touches. The two other 20+ PPG he plays with are just as gifted offensively (KAT more so) and are more efficient. Not many teams have three players like this, so it's inevitable that there will be stretches without seeing the ball much. Certainly this happens with LaVine too.

However, my larger point is that if you add Reggie Jackson into the mix, LaVine and Wiggins will be the ones who get less shots, not KAT. Reggie and KAT will run a ton of pick and roll together. LaVine and Wiggins will be parked in corners more often.

Is that the best use of their skills? Does less workload offensively lead to better defense? Or does a lack of engagement affect other parts of their game negatively?

Things to ponder......