03-27-2021, 01:37 PM
(03-27-2021, 01:23 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: For the life of me, I don't get this. They weren't going to be able to use it - they won't have the roster space. I mean, MAYBE they could've used it in a better trade over the summer, maybe not. This is the kind of trade you DO use a 2nd on, imo.
He's 36, on a bum foot and doesn't want to be here (that doesn't mean he will not be a pro and suit up for us once he's healthy). It's a squandered asset for someone that's going to play less than half a season for us, doesn't really raise the team's ceiling, and has zero long term value. You don't have to draft someone with a pick to make it a valuable resource. You can always trade it for a future second if you don't have the roster spots and the way NBA executives treat the value of picks, they are always useful ammunition for getting other deals done.
Using our expiring contracts to take on short term bad money (random example: Bledsoe) and acquiring additional assets in the process would have been the smart play. We just don't make smart moves. Boston uses their record setting TPE and two second round picks for Fournier. Look at what the Mavs did with their record setting TPE and the last three second round picks we've traded.