
Originally Posted by
bartron_44
I actually said Drummond and a pick vs the crap from philly and a pick. So I didn't give up the pick, just the salary fillers Philly needs to include in order to get Lowry. I would rather just have a large expiring in Drummond that helps us (imo) this season than the packages rumored from Philly. It isn't my love for Drummond, just my dislike for any package Philly can offer.
This team needs help on the glass....BAD!!! Over the last 6 weeks, they have been rolling. After their 2-8 start they have gone 14-9. Which for a team without a true home court is actually very impressive. Drummond is one of the best in the NBA at vacuuming up rebounds. Also, the guy has never been on a good team. He was stuck rolling with Greg Monroe and Reggie Jackson for years...and then with a has been Blake Griffin. The Pistons haven't gotten better after getting rid of him this year and replacing him with a very good Jerami Grant. Cleveland didn't get better after sitting him down this year. Jarrett Allen has played really well and they still getting waxed on a regular basis. So I don't think them losing was on Drummond.
He isn't worth his contract, but not many 30M dollar players who are actually become available. I think in this environment under a coach like Nick Nurse and surrounded by shooters like FVV, Powell and OG spacing the floor he can be a different player than the guy we have seen in Detroit. He prob isn't someone they can play at the end of close games (just like Baynes) because of his FT%, but it would allow them to stop relying on their small ball lineup so much.
He isn't the ideal return for losing the heart of your franchise, but I like him better than the packages being rumored from Philly to go with our current roster. If you make that trade with Philly straight up, you are still stuck playing small the rest of the season...unless they trade someone else for a better C than Bradley.
I am open to other ideas, Drummond was just the extreme example of how much I don't want Green and Curry crowding up the SG position for Powell.