Re: Revisiting the Chicago trade
Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2017 8:03 pm
Q12543 wrote:I liked the deal at the time and I still like it today, but yeah, it was a little bittersweet because I really liked Dunn and I thought we would miss LaVine's shooting. And while I have never been a huge Wiggins fan, I thought he would turn into a more efficient scorer this year. I was wrong. On the other hand, Zach still has yet to step foot on the court.
I still give Thibs the benefit of the doubt on this one. Also, LaVine was even more of a disaster on defense than Wiggins....
Good points in this thread Q. On the defensive end Butler would HAVE to play SF where a lot of times he gets to play SG or even plays some PGs while Wiggins defends many of the SFs. There are some not particularly dynamic SFs that Lavine could probably D up but having Wiggins this year has let Butler be more versatile as a defender. You likely wouldn't get that long term with Lavine next to him. The offensive fit of Lavine and Butler is obvious and talked about plenty.