HELL no are you high? Not giving up that much for an average player.
Derozan isn't an average player dude.
He averaged >20 PPG last year on a playoffs team and he's a pretty good defensive player too.
He's not superstar by any means, but he's definitely a very good player who (at 25 years old) still has potential to improve.
I'd be a little concerned by his outside shooting (or lack thereof) though. His career high 3PT% (after 6 years in the NBA) was 30.5% and that's pretty bad. We'd be giving up Bradley and Olynyk in the deal - who are two of out top three outside shooters.
If we did this, it would be absolutely IMPERATIVE that we find a way to obtain multiple outside shooters to put around him including either a stretch 4 or stretch 5.
Yet you don't want Tobias Harris. Lol, ok
Derozan:
a) Is a very good defensive player
b) Has proven he can be a 20+ PPG scorer on a playoff caliber team
c) Has proven his scoring is no fluke (5+ seasons averaging > 17 PPG)
d) Has solid 'court feel' (> 3.5 APG to 2.3 turnovers)
e) Is on a cap friendly deal for the next two years ($10m / year)
Tobias Harris:
a) Is an average (at best) or below average (at worst) defensive player
b) Scored a career high 17.1 PPG playing for a bottom 5 team
c) Has had only one good season in four years in the league - happens to be in a contact year
d) Lacks 'court feel' (1.9 assists to 1.8 turnovers)
e) Will probably require a drastic overpay in order to acquire
There is a very high amount of risk in giving Harris any offer over about $11m - $12m per year, since he's not yet proven that he's good enough to earn any more than that.
Derozan has done plenty to prove that he is WELL worth the $10m he's earning over the next two seasons.
Yes but has he done enough to prove he is worth $10
Million and the huge pile of assets you are willing to give up to get him?
It's debatable, which is why I was 50/50 on whether I would make the move or not.
It's not one of those moves that I would just jump on without a moment of hesitation. It would likely be dependent on whether we can find other guys out there to fill the roles of those guys we trade out (mainly shooting, for Olynyk and Bradley).
The offer proposed was for Bradley, Turner, Olynyk and 2016 Brooklyn Pick.
Derozan essentially replaces one of Bradley or Turner (depending on whether you play him at SF or SG). Lets say turner, since he's not much of an outside shooter either (so you aren't losing much).
That basically means you are sacrificing Bradley, Olynyk and the 2016 pick.
So in this case the question becomes:
A) Can we find another back-court shooter to replace Bradley?
B) Can we find another stretch 4/5 to replace Olynyk
C) What is the value of the 2016 pick to us?
My answres would be:
A) Maybe, depending on how Young and Hunter turn out
B) No, unless Bass or Sully can emerge as serious three point threats
C) If BKN pick becomes as good as Derozan would you be happy? I would, so I say the pick is worth sacrificing.
So i would hunt through free agency / trade market to see if I can find a guy who could be the solution to question (B) and if I can find that, then I would pull the trigger. If not, then I'd pass on it.