09-14-2020, 07:11 PM
(This post was last modified: 09-14-2020, 07:12 PM by StepBackJay.)
(09-14-2020, 05:16 PM)omahen Wrote:(09-14-2020, 05:11 PM)StepBackJay Wrote: I just know OKC will be in sell-off mode.
Sure. But as you said in sell off mode. Not in give away for nothing mode
So Omahen what about when the Thunder traded Carmelo Anthony to the Hawks for Schroeder? The Hawks at the time were happy to shed Schroeder after some off the court stuff. They got a protected first-round pick from the Thunder not bc Dennis was so great but for the favor of getting OKC out of luxury tax. Even though both Carmelo and Schroeder were names that previously had success, they were getting dumped in both directions.
Any star out there can eventually get Carmelo status. So while I agree to an extent that you don't get anything for nothing, there is a tipping point where even a name player (Westbrook, Love, Griffin, Wall, etc) becomes such a negative asset that you can dump them for "nothing" or maybe even have to use a pick to unload them. It can absolutely happen and it's not crazy to speculate about it.