Trade Devonte?

[ENCPantherfan2]

Since Rozier broke outa nd Monk finally coming around, Graham is on the outside looking in. What do y'all think we can get for him?

[jayboogieman]

Keep him. Odds are Monk will be playing elsewhere next season since JB and Cliff had jerked him around so much before this season. Plus, JB seems to love the guy, which means Graham will be getting a lot of minutes once he returns from injury.

[Chaos]

Graham is a RFA at the end of this season and he's gonna get paid.  The question is, will it be the Hornets who pay to keep him?  I don't know.

[Scott12345]

4 hours ago, Chaos said:

Graham is a RFA at the end of this season and he's gonna get paid.  The question is, will it be the Hornets who pay to keep him?  I don't know.

This is a big deal...if they don’t plan to pay him, he is tradable

i really like devonte

[SOJA]

I would gage how much Monk is going to cost this summer, if you think you can re-sign him then Graham is the odd man looking in. 

[CanePantherHornet]

At this point in time, I like Monk more than Graham if I had to choose one. 

 

Graham got a lot of buckets when he was getting more volume but he has not looked good this year. He pretty much just Leeroy Jenkins it any time he touches the ball.

[WUnderhill]

Unfortunately, I don’t think he has much trade value at this point.

[davos]

I'd rather slap 5 mil on Monk.  I doubt we need to match anyone for him.

Devonta needs to get traded.  Even if it's not the ideal value as we'll likely get nothing for him otherwise. 

[bLACKpANTHER]

Monk will DEF cost more than $5m.. his qualifying offer is $7.3m alone.. But with the way he has been playing - I assume someone will try to scoop him up with a better offer..

Malik Beasley got a deal of 4yrs $60m ($15m avg) last year and they have about the same stats.. if we want to keep Monk, we might have to give him a 4 year $48-$50m deal..

keep in mind Terry and Bridges will be coming up the year after.. and Batum's $9m we stretched for 2 more years ..

If we hold still at trade deadline and don't make any moves:
Cody + Biz + Graham = $20.6m in cap space at end of year
Do we want to retain Monk for $12m-$13m of our space and take the remaining $7m and find a big man?

[HardcoreHokie]

6 hours ago, bLACKpANTHER said:

Monk will DEF cost more than $5m.. his qualifying offer is $7.3m alone.. But with the way he has been playing - I assume someone will try to scoop him up with a better offer..

Malik Beasley got a deal of 4yrs $60m ($15m avg) last year and they have about the same stats.. if we want to keep Monk, we might have to give him a 4 year $48-$50m deal..

keep in mind Terry and Bridges will be coming up the year after.. and Batum's $9m we stretched for 2 more years ..

If we hold still at trade deadline and don't make any moves:
Cody + Biz + Graham = $20.6m in cap space at end of year
Do we want to retain Monk for $12m-$13m of our space and take the remaining $7m and find a big man?

Malik Monk at $12mil/yr for the next 4 years = yes please.  Steal.

[TheMaulClaw]

Just never been sold on Monk.  Guy has shown flashes, but has been remarkably inconsistent.  I don't think we you pay him 12 mil a year for 4 years for a few decent months of basketball.

[Scott12345]

2 hours ago, TheMaulClaw said:

Just never been sold on Monk.  Guy has shown flashes, but has been remarkably inconsistent.  I don't think we you pay him 12 mil a year for 4 years for a few decent months of basketball.

agreed...i still like graham

would like to have them both

monk is gonna hold out for a max deal anyway

Edited March 6, 2021 by Scott12345

[jayboogieman]

I don't like that Monk's growing up just happened to have occurred in a contract year. Monk reminds me a little of Tyrus Thomas in the contract year play. I don't think the Hornets will make the same mistake twice because Monk will probably be looking to leave the team anyway, if for no other reason, than a chance to start. He won't get that as a Hornet as long as Terry, Devonte, and Melo are playing in Charlotte.

[HardcoreHokie]

1 hour ago, jayboogieman said:

I don't like that Monk's growing up just happened to have occurred in a contract year. Monk reminds me a little of Tyrus Thomas in the contract year play. I don't think the Hornets will make the same mistake twice because Monk will probably be looking to leave the team anyway, if for no other reason, than a chance to start. He won't get that as a Hornet as long as Terry, Devonte, and Melo are playing in Charlotte.

Malik Monk turned 23 last month.  When he came out he was considered the most athletic player in the draft, the best scorer in the draft, and the best shooter in the draft.  Read that again and then look at some of the guys in that class (Bam, Tatum, Fox, Mitchell, Booker, Collins, Allen).  Monk started showing it last year and it’s continued into this year.  

The NBA is all about upside.  That’s why you draft 19 year olds with lottery picks.  Malik Monk has as much upside as any player in this league, nevermind when comparing him against a Devonte Graham or Cody Zeller.

Lock Malik up to a reasonable deal ($12mil-$14mil/yr) and watch him blossom into a *superstar* paired with LaMelo from age 23-27.  Those are the prime years and why you draft a 19 year old in the lottery to begin with. 

Edited March 7, 2021 by HardcoreHokie