Would you trade LMA for Covington, Dieng & a 1st?

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LMA for Covington, Dieng & a 1st?


With 3 or 4 ball handlers on the perimeter next season, it seems a rim runner like Poeltl would be the best fit & it looks as though he's now a starting calibre Centre. Dieng would be an ok backup to Poeltl & obviously Roco being a DPOY candidate earlier in the season and a good outside shooter would help a lot defensively & with spacing at the 4.

[cjw]

Only two years left on Dieng’s contract at $16.2-$17.2 per year, so would be okay adding him. If he had 3-4 years left then no way. On/off numbers aren’t great on him, but that’s also a result of him not playing with Towns. He’s a good backup center, albeit expensive.

Covington is who he is offensively - a passable offensive wing that can spot up and score without killing your lineup. Minnesota has been significantly better defensively with him on the floor and numbers prove it out. There’s real value in that, especially if the Spurs could tick up that 3pt percentage.

Bigger question is why would Minnesota want to pair Aldridge with Towns?

I’d consider the trade depending on what first rounder we were talking about. Aldridge is aging but still is an All NBA caliber player (regardless of if he makes it or is one of the first guys out).

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Only two years left on Dieng’s contract at $16.2-$17.2 per year, so would be okay adding him. If he had 3-4 years left then no way. On/off numbers aren’t great on him, but that’s also a result of him not playing with Towns. He’s a good backup center, albeit expensive.

Covington is who he is offensively - a passable offensive wing that can spot up and score without killing your lineup. Minnesota has been significantly better defensively with him on the floor and numbers prove it out. There’s real value in that, especially if the Spurs could tick up that 3pt percentage.

Bigger question is why would Minnesota want to pair Aldridge with Towns?

I’d consider the trade depending on what first rounder we were talking about. Aldridge is aging but still is an All NBA caliber player (regardless of if he makes it or is one of the first guys out).

Yeah that's the question. How much 4 could Aldridge play, particularly at this stage of his career. The temptation from Minny's standpoint would be having that much talent in the frontcourt (two top 15-20 players) & hoping they could make it work.

[TimmyBuckets]

Yes.

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

If by the trade deadline next year Spurs suck and are committed to tanking then sure. Otherwise no way.

[phxspurfan]

Weird and horrible trade idea.

[TheGreatYacht]

Covington, Murray, White all in the starting lineup

Even if RoCo isn't included, I'd still take the 1st and Dieng. Im on board with building thru the draft with numerous first rounders. Celtics could've had something special if Ainge wasn't the worst drafting GM in league history

[cd021]

Covington, Murray, White all in the starting lineup

Even if RoCo isn't included, I'd still take the 1st and Dieng. Im on board with building thru the draft with numerous first rounders. Celtics could've had something special if Ainge wasn't the worst drafting GM in league history

Have to think Minnesota would be a playoff team with Aldridge and Towns.

So you'd take on one of the worst contracts in the NBA for a pick in the late teens/ early twenties? That's hustling backwards if I've ever seen it.

[cd021]

Weird and horrible trade idea.

Yep, yep.

[Ignazzz]

Bad bad offer.

[Chinook]

10, Cov and Dieng for Aldridge and 29 probably isn't a terrible trade. It'd have to be followed almost immediately with a DeRozan deal, though, because there's no way the Spurs are playoff contenders with DeMar as their only All-Star. At 10, Hachimura is a real target, and there'd be an outside chance of one of the top forwards falling. In reality, Cov only make sense to the Spurs as a buyer. Something like Beli, Metu and 18 for Cov and 43 seems like a fair deal, though I'd prefer to give up 29 and another protected first instead. Cov's stock has fallen quite a bit, but a good role-player, a middling prospect and a decent first seems to be a nice package.

[XDT76]

Can I use Mills and Belli to trade just RoCo instead?

[Em-City]

Demar for Covington and Dieng makes more sense tbh

[RC_Drunkford]

Why would you trade your best player with 1 year left on his deal? Give them DeRozan

[exstatic]

Yes, let’s trade for a SF pushing 30 who just had knee surgery, and a backup center who makes 8 figures, annually.

[r0drig0lac]

Yes.

[Seventyniner]

Covington is only useful if the Spurs keep both LMA and DDR. No deal.

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Demar for Covington and Dieng makes more sense tbh

This is clearly a better trade. , throw in the Raptors pick. Not sure why people are so eager to trade LA. He's pretty much the only reason we made the playoffs either last year or this year. He's only got one more fully guaranteed season and then a partial. He plays defense night in and night out.

This effort to ship him out is just dumb.

[jjktkk]

Weird and horrible trade idea.

[$pursDynasty]

Demar for Covington and Dieng makes more sense tbh

This!!!!

[$pursDynasty]

This is clearly a better trade. , throw in the Raptors pick. Not sure why people are so eager to trade LA. He's pretty much the only reason we made the playoffs either last year or this year. He's only got one more fully guaranteed season and then a partial. He plays defense night in and night out.

This effort to ship him out is just dumb.

any way we can throw Patty in on this deal too, Demar's not bad but if we could rid ourselves of Patty Bills

[R. DeMurre]

I'm on the fence with Covington... advanced stats are kind to him, but Philly didn't want him and Minnesota didn't improve after he arrived. I'm not sure he adds more wins than Rudy Gay (he doesn't according to most statistical models), so I don't know how him replacing LMA does anything. He does have a good contract-- I'll give him that.

[spurraider21]

it would make sense if derozan is moved, as chinook said first

[Kobe'sAchilles]

Short answer is no
long answer is NAH

[Arcadian]

Nah.