Sunsfan12 wrote:dremill24 wrote:Sunsfan12 wrote:
Do future picks and a 20 ppg scorer not have any value to you?
I mean they do but there is something to be said for an immediate return. Most teams/people are going to put an extra value on the stuff that is tangible right now, whether it’s actually more valuable or not IMO.
As a weird social experiment, id bet that if you asked for the #3 pick in year X, and offered the (guaranteed) #3 pick the year after in return, you’d likely get turned down by most. I realize it’s not exactly the same as what we’re talking about, but it illustrates my above point.
Short-term gratification is real, even if it always the most rational thing.
I get what you’re saying. I’d rather have the #1 pick now than in 5 years. However we are talking multiple assets stretched over a few years. A quality starter in Warren, getting out of Parson’s ugly contract, a young promising PF of the Grizzlies liking (Bender or Chriss), #16, and a pick or two in the future. To be honest we could probably get a borderline all-star player for that combination of assets. Is and all-star caliber player worth the #4 pick to you?
I’d agree it’s a solid bundle. But as always you’re in a situation where one side (at times significantly) over-values its own assets and under-values the other side’s. Plus the objectively most valuable asset is coming from their side, which adds more bias to their end.
At a certain point, you can keep adding perceived average assets but each one doesn’t actually create any more total value.
I just think it’s really difficult to get a top 5 pick without either an All Star or a top 10 pick in the same year going to Memphis.
