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Originally Posted by KC_Connection
And then he used that collection of assets he amassed to bail the Cavs out from a shit situation where they had absolutely no leverage while not improving his team in the short or long term at all.
LeBron will continue to beat the Celtics every year he stays in the East (which could be a lot longer now that the Celtics made this deal). There is no real upside here.
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By your logic, there is no upside to any deal the Celtics do then.
Look, maybe that Nets pick turns into the next Michael Jordan, but there is a ton of uncertainty around it. Where will the pick end up? Who will be available when the pick is made? Will that guy actually turn into a star?
Sure, it's a potentially very valuable piece, but you can't bank on it. Armchair GMs always, ALWAYS overvalue draft picks. The bust rate is high in all sports.
And beyond the pick, it's a better player who is 25 whose rights are controlled for two years versus a wing the Cs didn't need, a center with some promise, and a 29 year old under control for one year who just had a career year.