Kyrie Irving: we already named a city after him!

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Yesterday afternoon I was ready to go all in with the rest of our remaining picks.    This team clearly has a ton of holes: big PF/wing, rim protector, backup creator, more shooting, more wing defense, etc.

Although, the more I think about it, it may be best to take a step back.  Trades right now are such a premium for the good, not great players on the market. Even teams like the Nets with extra picks are looking for upgrades.  Dallas is at such a disadvantage right now in trade talks.   The players they can get are more complimentary players.  Do you really want to use our remaining first for those?

So unless there is a player I really like, lets stick to the player for player swaps.  Even those are challenging with this roster.   It may suck because this season may continue to be a slog with the current roster, but it may be best to wait until the offseason where you are not paying such high prices for good, not great players.

Good call using a real estate analogy, this is a sellers market, not a buyers  where the sellers want ridiculous money for a home that's not worth the price. Every team is looking for moves to put them in a position of strength. So teams like Detroit, Toronto and others has some assets other teams can use, but they can sit on them if they don't get what they demand back in trades. It puts teams in a tough position giving up draft capital for moves that have no guarantees of working out. Personally, I wouldn't have touched Kyrie. You're always waiting on the next shoe to drop with him. He's a narcissist who only cares about himself. It just seems like a panic move by Dallas, which didn't have a choice to try to stay in the playoff race. Hope it works out.