NBA TRADE TALK: TDL over

[cow]

Toppin is worth two late firsts (minimum)

Pick swap in 22 has value as you move from 20's to early teens.

Kind of agree on punting the season (who will be healthy first, Rose or Kemba?).  But I think Toppin is much better than JB in a couple of years and he is cost controlled.  Are we really going to win a championship this season?  If not and if I can mitigate the flight risk, get a long term premium starter in Toppin, get the pick swap and free 25 and 27 as protection is removed from 23, I'm ok with punting.

I think you are asking for too much based on your valuation of Toppin.  Maybe you disagree with my listed valuations though.  You might have to drop the swap and settle for the protections removed from '23.  That still gets you flexibility to trade future picks again, gets you another inexpensive long term piece and gets you an approximation of JB's offensive capabilities depending on the other player you return.