Not really interesting or exciting, but you need big contracts if you're talking about a 3 for 1 kinda deal.
Not if you're using Turner as your largest salary (i.e. Not Bradley).
By the way, Turner, Sully and Babb (presumably plus a low pick) works for DeRozen.
Yeah, sure, I'm just not sure who's gonna trade us anybody that makes a deal worthwhile if the Ohio State duo is the heart of the package.
Might mean DeRozen is too ambitious. But I doubt the Raps can get a meaningful package for Him.
This. DeRozan is one of the most perennially overvalued players on this board. There's not a huge market for an expiring, inefficient, SG who can't shoot or play defense, and wants an inordinately large contract next year. Furthermore, the Raptors aren't even that committed to him. 'Prying' DD from the Raptors won't be that difficult.
Since when has Derozan been a guy who "cant play defense"
Derozan has been a solid defensive player pretty much his entire career. He's an immediate upgrade over Turner on that end of the court and is probably at least on par with Crowder.
That's a bit reason why he is so valued - he's got decent size, he's got elite athleticism, he's a 20 PPG scorer, he plays solid defence, and he's only 25 year old.
DeRozan's DRtg, DWS, DBPM, and DRPM were all worse than Turner's from last year. Additionally, he has a reputation for being a lazy defender who seems disinterested on that side of the court. While the anecdotal evidence doesn't really mean anything, the advanced stats paint a picture of both Turner and DD being poor defenders, DeRozan being the inferior of the two. I'll say it again: I'm not opposed to getting DeRozan. He provides scoring that we desperately need and I think CBS
could turn him into a more efficient scorer. However, we shouldn't view DeRozan as some sort of superstar, and we definitely should not overpay for someone with his flaws and contract situation.
