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I mean the reason you trade AD is not to be better in the next two years.  Its to be better in year 3 and beyond.  I'm willing to trade a couple of playoff series wins over the next two seasons if it starts the contention window a year or two earlier.  But in order for that to be the case, it has to be a legit trade return.  I have never advocated for trading AD for whatever you can get.  I would not take any of those crappy ESPN deals.  But if you can get a reasonable haul for him (like one of the Ringer deals) I think they should pull the trigger.

Bingo. You've identified the right trade off, it's just that I don't know that I feel confident that mission will be accomplished. 

In fact, I believe I've reached a point where I think it's MORE likely that "a couple of playoff series wins" might be bested on the current course than "starting the contention window a year or two earlier" will actually happen via the other route. That's my thinking at the moment, anyway. I'd at least like to see all three of the guys together for 20 games before I DECIDE they can't contend next season.

Either way, there isn't a "right" way to do this until around 2030, sadly. That's how I feel, anyway, based on currently available information.