At most Id add a 2nd round pick swap if they need to be enticed into taking McGee. Phoenix is kind of in a corner with Ayton. Productive player you dont want to give away, but that type isnt valuable in the modern NBA. Kind of a weird player. He was supposed to be a stretch 5. Thats why he was #1 overall. Never happened. Should also be able to provide better rim protection than he has. You do have to ask yourself with Ayton if these skills can still be mined, or if he is what is he is
I wouldn't even offer to sweeten it at all.
Ayton has played himself off the court 2 playoffs in a row.
He is obviously a better talent than the Mavs have at C but the Mavs just tried the CWood show and it is much the same issue.
Player wants to be a major scoring option and the rest of his game flows off of that.
His on/off splits last year were actually worse than Jock Lansdale.
He shoots a lot from mid-range and while he isn't bad there it is still the league most inefficient shot.
Defensively he was good in 2021 but has had two poor years in a row.
And he is a bottom 10 player for number of minutes last season spent in foul trouble.
So I am only in if I get a sweetheart deal to take that cash on.
And moving off both Holmes and McGee would do that for me.
