Counter This: Kenneth Faried’s Top 5 Realistic Trade Options
By Tim Hart
#5: Kenneth Faried to the Washington Wizards
This player-for-player swap would represent the goal of the trade. The proposition is incomplete, as it would put the Wizards over their salary cap. But still, if both teams were determined to land the other’s PF, then they could make it happen.
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ESPN’s trade machine suggests that if the Wizards were to throw SF, Otto Porter JR into the deal, the salary cap issue would be resolved, and the Wizards would still be looking at a projected +2 wins.
Morris to the Nuggets
Though projected to lose some games through this deal, the Nuggets would actually stand to gain a lot. This comes mostly from the recently explored success of their Jokic + Nurkic front-court.
The trade machine may not yet be able to account for “Jurkic”, as the duo has only recently been employed. With this in mind, giving up Faried for Morris (and maybe even Porter JR too?!) seems like a no-brainer. Adding a starter-ready stretch-four to the roster should be a priority. It would set the Nuggets up ideally for the option of a completely adjustable starting 5 against any team.
For Washington, accepting this trade may be a more difficult notion. They have been weak at the forward positions for a while, and adding Faried into the mix could help solve that issue. However, they did only recently acquire Morris, and they are more likely to thoroughly test him out before looking to trade.