Getting Boogie is much easier than getting LeBron. LeBron has never, and will never, be on the trading block. Boogie is. SAC REALLY needs to trade him and the longer they wait the less they'll get for him.
I'd like see Neal try to get Boogie without giving up C.J. I think a big 3 of Dame, Cousins and C.J., makes us very competitive.
Given the fact that SAC needs to trade Cousins, or risk losing him for nothing, combined with the on court tantrums and off court feuds with multiple owners, multiple GMs, several coaches and even his teammates in SAC, Cousins will fetch much less on the pen market that talent alone would dictate. A lot of teams simpy will not touch him with a 10-foot pole.
So, maybe Neal can put together a package around Crabbe, ad couple players on cheap contracts and a couple draft picks (ours a CLE's) and get something done. Crabbe is good enough he'd start for them right now. He's better than Aaron Afflalo and 7 years younger. He's a young piece that can be part if their rebuild, along with those draft picks.
Maybe a pipe dream, but DeMarcus Cousins will be traded and for a lot less than people think.
If we can't get Cousins. I'd rather get Noel from PHI for Crabbe and keep C.J. PHI is desperate to move one of Okafor or Noel and these days, it's Noel that's out of favor with their front office. They also desperately needs guards and outside shooting. Crabbe would give them that, and he's young enough to fit well with their young core.
Noel would not give us a 3rd scorer, but he'd address our interior defense and rebounding, which are our two biggest weaknesses. And, I'm convinced he's gettable without giving up C.J.
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