(03-01-2020, 01:27 AM)SleepingHero Wrote:(03-01-2020, 01:22 AM)IamDougieFresh Wrote: Kind of crazy to think about... if the Clippers don't win a championship with George and Leonard, the trade with OKC may go down as the worst ever.
While the Clips did give up a boatload of picks, I don't think any trade will beat the Nets trading 3 first round picks and a pick swap (along with everything else) for 36 year old Paul Pierce and 37 year old Kevin Garnett.
Clips at least got a superstar still in his prime in return for all of their picks.
While it's true that trading for two washed up players is worse than trading for Paul George, at the end of the day the only thing that matters is if you win it all. If Brooklyn made that trade and won the title that year, it would have been worth it. Easy to say it was terrible in hindsight, but on paper, D-Will, Joe Johnson, Pierce, KG, Lopez would be considered a scary lineup that should have been able to at least make it to the east finals.
If the Clippers win, it was worth it. If they fail, the traded FIVE first round picks and two pick swaps. They will be starting their rebuild in 2027 and their GM better hope he has a title or two by then.
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- IamDougieFresh (05-20-2023, 04:39 AM)
- IamDougieFresh (05-20-2023, 04:39 AM)