TDL Archived: The 2nd Rnd Pick Yankee Swap

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It's a very interesting situation. 

I think they are worth late firsts in a market flush with them. But, with all the teams who'd want such players trying to save picks, and all the teams who have picks not being the type of destination where those players would be happy or helpful, I'm not sure they'll get 1sts for them. 

Since Utah is doubtlessly hoping to be the worst team in the league (their own first is one of the prizes in the recent trades) they really need to unload those guys (especially Conley, I'd think). Plus, those guys are for sure hoping to get traded to any team where they'll have a chance to matter - we can assume that. 

It would take an enormous dickhole to hold onto these guys because the market doesn't yield the return he's hoping for, especially since Utah will probably have to bench them a bit to have the kind of season they're hoping to have. 

But, Ainge might just be that type of dickhole. 

I'm super fascinated by stuff like this.