Quick rundown on circumstances for some of the trade partners:

Warriors - Klay is washed, CP3 is fine off the bench but he’s not the difference maker, this might be the last year to make a serious Finals run with Steph but would require blowing up the “two timeline” entirely (which to be fair to the Dubs, they sucked before this dynasty so i’d be worried too about going all in but their picks are useless right now; maybe when Steph finally shows signs of decline)

Pacers - Poor defense, poor rebounding team that could use size/defensive wing

Thunder - Final year before the team gets expensive and lets them make use of Bertans’ contract…is what i’d say before the recent Giddey allegations came to light; there’s a legit chance this news could throw OKC’s original plans out the window along with Josh (Sidenote: Fuck no we should not touch JG with a 15-foot pole)

Pistons - Panic trade to save Weaver’s seat at the table

Hawks - 0.500 team clearly in need of an upgrade on the wings continues to be 0.500 and clearly in need of an upgrade on the wings

Mavericks - Not worth mentioning since Lively is off the table