Stewart, Ivey, and a top 5 pick is absolutely enough in the real world, but Ainge is an asshat. Going any higher then that, means your moving on to a better player.Mr Peanut wrote:Vampirate wrote:Spider156 wrote:So he can pay Markannen and stay stuck on a treadmill Play In team at best.
By the way, Ainge got the worst first round picks for Gobert. They’re literally #29, that’s worse than a second round pick because it’s a guaranteed contract. That’s not a haul.
A trade for Lauri is going to cost you 4 first round picks (yours) to start with.
It's also extremely likely Ainge is going to ask for Cade himself as well.
If you think that's unreasonable, one he has basically the optimal #2 option in the NBA and 2 it's Ainge. He will always look to fleece the teams he trades with.
It'd be no different if he was talking to the Raptors as he'd be straight up asking for Barnes + 4 firsts.
While I agree that Ainge will ask for everything and then some, it has to be factored in that Markannen will be expiring and I presume there's that rule where if a team wants to extend a player they can only offer a certain percentage above that player's current salary (which will be 18M for Markannen). So he will go to free agency and would be considered a flight risk. That has to be factored into his value.
I could see a universe where we offer Stewart, Ivey, our 2024 first round pick (will be at least top 5) and our 2029 1st (earliest we can trade given our current first round protections). That still might not get it done.
That's a haul for a 1st time all-star. I find it hard to believe he would get a better offer. Future firsts are one thing, one in the hand is another.