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  • ImDKingSamaB
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    10 months ago

    I’ve been looking at our draft assets recently and although I think our rotation is good, I just feel like Brad will definitely make a trade because the man always maximizes the roster any way he can, he hasn’t gone a deadline without a trade, he’s the anti-Ainge. The TPE will expire after this year, and this is also the last year they can aggregate salaries in a trade while in the second apron, I just don’t think Brad will let all those opportunities go by.
    We also have some sneaky good 2nds that are not only assets but make some of our firsts more expendable.
    Our picks:

    First rounds picks: 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028 (Spurs Swap), 2030
    *****only 2 of these picks are tradeable due to Stepien Rule, you need to have 1 pick every other year.
    Second round picks:

    • 2024: More favorable of Bulls/Pelicans, Mavs
    • 2025: Most favorable of Pistons/Wizards/Warriors/Mavs
    • 2026: Most favorable of Blazers/Pelicans/Knicks/Wolves, Own (Grizzlies Swap)
    • 2027: Hawks
    • 2028: Own (Protected top 45)
    • 2030: Own, Mavs

    So overall we have 2 tradeable firsts between 24-27, and in 3 of those years we have potentially high second round picks with Bulls, Pistons/Wizards, and Blazers. So assuming we are contenders for all those years, our own first round draft pick might not be too far off from those picks.

    Idk what the trade is, whether it’s Caruso or some under the radar trade, but I don’t think Brad will just sit still with all these assets and this last window of opportunity in the second apron.