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Originally Posted by EricaLubarsky
Noel and McRoberts for Monroe comes to mind. A few smaller moves that would make us immediately better. Borderline starters and solid bench guys are certainly there to be had.
Best we can do for trading down is probably second rounders, but I could see us nabbing someone like Monroe, seeing who we get in the draft (Ayton/Bamba) and either offering him a backup spot or starting spot with us. In the short term, having a starting center would make us better, though, and would make it harder to tank for top 5.
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Monroe is exactly the kind of overpaid/underperforming player I was talking about -- his contract is expiring, so trading for him doesn't do anything for us unless we're either shedding longterm salary by sending back Wes/Powell, or if we're getting picks in return... He isn't a longterm roster upgrade, so there's no other reason to trade for him. The FO no longer has any delusions about making the playoffs at this point.