THE CRUCIFIX: Cato: Wood isn't thrilled w/ his role...Will depart in the summer

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Just to be clear, it was 26 right?  Not 18.  And I think it would almost definitely have been Hardy there, so it's even harder for me to get worked up over what might have been when we probably already have it.

On the other hand you could also have traded down from 26, maybe acquired 33+37 and picked Hardy + Koloko/Nembhard, who all look pretty good. There is definitely a strong case to be made, that the strategy was poor again, if the end result is Wood walking for nothing.

Koloko is probably better than McGee already. You don´t have to give up future assets. Maybe you use the full exception to sign Jalen Smith. Smith is averaging 11/7 compared to Wood at 16/8.

I think there is a strong case to be made that Koloko, Smith plus two future second round picks (you get to keep) is a superior outcome to Wood/McGee minus a first round pick.