HEZI wrote:Lakers also dumped Dieng's contract which was a bad contract. I see the trade making sense for all parties involved and get why they all did it. For LA it really depends who drops to 6 and how they pan out. There should be some nice options at that spot. We know Smash is going to just flip the pick eventually. Miami gets a great compliment to Harden and Harris. Solid deal all around.
I see it similarly...if this was a normal draft the #1 would be a complete uproar. In this draft the best players might come from any spot in the draft its crazy. And if you weren't 100% sure its a hefty price tag at that spot.
I think all 3 did what they wanted to do.
Smash got a massive trade asset to almost any team
KDOT picked up a good young player and still in a good position to draft a good player
Mase got a good compliment to Harden/Harris
Value may be a little off but overall I think at least logically I can see it from all sides.