Tacoma wrote:Bruin wrote:Raptorfan2012 wrote:If we do the Pascal for #3 pick, we probably need to give them our 13th pick. Just play around with other picks and salaries after that
You’re essentially saying Pascal is only worth a 10 spot jump in the lottery. There’s no way we should include #13
According to the tweet, Siakam is unwilling to provide assurance that he would sign an extension with Portland. That being the case, then Portland's risk in trading for Siakam is that he'd only be a 1-year rental which would make it a bad deal.
So offering the #13 to Portland would be payment to them for assuming this risk. It all depends on how Masai values that #3.
The concept of negotiating leverage appears to elude this front office. They seem to rely on other people's desperation which can fluctuate dramatically. Time moves on though.