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Originally Posted by dalmations202
Unless it there is an additional deal, I'd have to say no way.
Dallas' Center situation is OK but no where near a big strength. Move Diop and it easily becomes the weakest part of the team. Combine that with the fact that your SG is below avg and that isn't good.
All that for a backup or #3 PG (depending on if he beats out Berea).
Not for me. PG is not the problem right now, so why weaken a position?
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Not every trade is about this season. PG could very easily be a problem next season. If you can somehow flip Diop (who is playing a whopping 13 minutes a game this season, and falling) for a 24 year old starting caliber PG you do that in a nanosecond. I mean it's an absolute no brainer. Honestly if you could get a team with cap space to just TAKE Diop for say a second round pick, THAT'S a no brainer.
There's really no data that indicates losing Diop would be anything but a plus for this team on the court. His season long plus minus is horrible, and still sinking. In fact he's approaching Stackhouse's incredible -72.
Plus if you read DLord's article, the numbers straight up don't match. Filler would have to be added on both sides, which is where you can get a guy like Joe Smith from Oklahoma, who would step in quite nicely for Diop (although that's not saying much, anyone could step in for Diop at this point).