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Originally Posted by powderjunkie
I only see 3 conceivable landing spots Tre might have sold Gio to, the last being the only realistic option:
NJD - moo since Graves became available
WAS - they ended up protecting bargain contract Trevor Van Riemsdyk over Schultz and Dillon. I doubt they had an appetite to take on significant risk for a modest asset gain.
NAS - Gio would be their 6th D protected in place of 24 yo undrafted forward Tanner Jeanot
The only play I could see is NAS paying a 3rd+prospect for Gio pre ED. Then hoping to flip him for a 2nd+prospect at full salary (or 1st+ if retained) post ED. Essentially a short-term investment play...high risk-low reward for a team like NAS, hence the low acquisition cost.
Gio + Kylington (etc) out
3rd + prospect in
vs.
Gio out
The margins are thin on any deal to recoup value.
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This idea that Gio had to be protected or noone would trade for him doesn't make sense. Every year teams buy rentals at the deadline. If they lost him then he's a rental. That may even be an ideal situation for some teams.