High 5 wrote:Atlanta Hawk Fan wrote:jayu70 wrote:Didn't happen. We have pick #10. It's up to Schlenk to make the most of it and I don't have to care about Mavs pick watch anymore.
We'll be getting 2 2nds from the Cavs now.
Which is why I crapped on that Cavs trade at the time it was made. It was either going to be a very late first if LeBron stayed or wasn’t going to convey and would become a much less valuable 2nd round combo package If he left.
Unfortunate.
A late first for Korver at that point would have been great. I think it was worth the gamble. Especially since Cleveland's 2nds likely won't be far from the first round.
People were super excited about the potential to get a juicy mid-round first. I kept telling them it will either be a very late first or second rounders. My issue with the trade wasn't as much ultimately the value as that we were strengthening our biggest rival and that we did the trade without exploring options nearer to the trade deadline. I hated bolstering Cleveland's biggest weakness for a modest return without seeing if we couldn't get a similar return from other teams as their needs became clearer.
Among Hawks trades that I disliked, it is certainly one of the least objectionable with the benefit of hindsight. (That primary benefit of hindsight being understanding just how spent KK was and seeing how little he helped them.)
