Use some common sense:
- 2 firsts, 2 seconds, pick swap is fantastic return
- Morey will trade these as assets, we aren’t waiting for a 2028 freshman. He’ll go after Lavine or somebody like that.
- Multiple expiring tradable contracts is great in what we got in return. This is less about the players and more about their contracts.
- You can’t complain about how bad Harden is then expect a fucking haul of a superstar. Harden will only be worse as he gets older (not to mention his terrible dribble for 16 seconds iso offense).
Just enjoy Maxey’s growth and be patient for Morey’s next move(s) at the deadline!
That 2028 Clippers unprotected 1st is juicy as hell. That is the true prize of this haul to be honest. Not sure what this other 1st rounder is but I’m sure it’s got protections, will be interesting to find out exactly what it is.
I remember NBA people talking about the Lakers 2029 or whatever unprotected 1st as if it was a highly valuable pick. Well, I think an unprotected 1st from the Clippers is better than that. Their core is already old, and they will be all gone by 2028 most likely. And the Clippers have little to no assets to improve their team in the future as of now. That could legitimately be a top 5 pick as that team has pretty much always been a dumpster fire. They’re not the Lakers or Heat who don’t even need picks because they just sign people