I actually like the deal. Magic bring in an Allstar calibur player and move a player in a loaded position allowing Isaac to continue to grow. They can also compliment Derozan’s inside game by surrounding him with frontcourt players that can shoot Isaac, Vucevic, Bamba, Okeke.
Spurs have been rumored to be interested in moving Derozan and looking for young starter calibur player with upside. Turner has DPOY talent now with room for offensive growth and would fit well with their young nucleus.
Gordon gives the Pacers another scoring option that can impact the game from different areas than Oladipo and Malcolm Brogdon while clearing up their logjam at Center.
Dont see why Augistin would be included in the deal. He wouldnt add much value to the Spurs and is a huge part of the Magics lockeroom. Better off including someone else in that deal if they need to make salaries work.
A few things I think would need tweaking though. Derozan doesnt get too much respect and is labelled as a choker but losing him would leave a void i the Spurs offensive production. A huge void. So they would either need to have a 2nd move on deck to add some offense and playmaking or be ready to go straight into rebuild mode. Im not sure Augistin fills that void.
I personally think Turners defense is more impactful for Indiana than Sabonis however its a catch 22. Without Turner Indiana’s defense takes a huge loss and without Sabonis Indiana’s rebounding takes a huge loss.
Interesting trade idea though I must say.
OhCanada- 6 years, 11 months ago.
