Trade & FA 2024-25:

[Ghost of Podkolzin]

GP - "We paid 2 starters and 3 picks for Kyrie, and his stock was at the lowest it's ever been."

100% accurate.

MV in reply - "We paid one first and Din was not considered an asset."

ITEM 1 - GP note that we did pay 3 picks for Kyrie (not 1) was 100% true. The omission of the 2 other picks in reply seems to be intended to deceptively try to make someone look mistaken who was not.

ITEM 2 -  GP note that we paid 2 starters was 100% true. "Din was not considered an asset" is imo very wrong, because the facts all say otherwise. When Kyrie trade went down, there's every reason to think SD was an important part of the package BKN wanted, to step into the lineup in place of Kyrie, and persuade KD to want to stay. Not only was SD a starter every game, he was in the middle of a strong year, with strong positives in one way after another - 17.7 ppg, 5.3 apg, pcts of 46/41/82, PER 16.1, age 29, solid 6'5" 2nd ball-handler, great complement to Luka. DAL was ultimately meh that year, of course, but his 46% shooting and 41% on 3s and excellent 2nd ball-handler made him a very good contributor. None of us knows how others viewed him as an asset, but I would wager both DAL and BKN did, and traded accordingly.

Ya, he seems to just post opinions without checking the facts.  I'm not going to state "the trade was..." without researching it first.  My opinions come from facts.  My facts don't come from my opinions.

My point is that if Kyrie was worth 2 starters and 3 picks (one an unprotected FRP) at the lowest point in his career, he's worth much more now.  How much?  I'm not exactly sure, but perhaps enough to package our 2025 FRP and OMax types.