Thanks, Jazz - just as easy working it out with you and Sonics.
Now, time for the rationale....
First off, I love Danny Manning, but I love taking risks abit more
and I have higher hopes hanging my Nets hat on Pryz as a prospect than I do Danny. I got the sense during the past year that he and MJ were fighting for the ball causing the ungodly number of TO's that the team experienced. That, and Manning also got abused by alot of 3's, so I'm hoping for a bit more D from the guy that is replacing him.
In this exchange, I move Manning for what basically amounts to Dan Majerle, Kyle Dial, and the #11 pick this year (I also hope to get abit of a pick upgrade in 2028 - we'll see, and got rid of some roster clutter in Risen and my 2nd).
I lose: 4 inches of a better offensive small forward (losing about 4ppg atm), and a little on the REB side - a modest amount.
For that, I gain: a guy at the same position who protects the ball better (1/2 the TO's) and who has just as much upside imo; the reigning DPOY who takes good care of the ball himself and fits my lineup like a glove; and a pick that will get me a nice player at a position of need.
I've wanted Dial since last off-season when I had an extremely lucky day one of FA, and made a much bigger Day 2 bid on him than he eventually took, so I'm lucky again to have actually gained some ground contractually - which is nice. Dial and Pryz will make one helluva frontcourt on defensive side with Koncak in the wings who is no slouch himself on that side of the ball. And when Dial starts to wind down, I hope to still have an improving Koncak and Wanzer doing their Jekyl-and-Hyde act on DEF/OFF to hold down the fort.
On the offensive side, I lose a certain top two option player, but am able to establish MJ abit more as the go-to guy, and feel very confident that between Pryz/Majerle/Wanzer I have at least two more scoring options before the FA season.
I have a pretty versatile lineup, with Majerle and MJ will be interchangeable at the 2/3 I hope, and look forward to seeing what kind of piece is available at 11 to fit into the mix.
Lastly, I've preserved enough cap space that I can still make a run at a max free agent and hopefully lock into this roster for awhile. Very excited to see how it all plays out.
