TRADE: Tyus Jones to DAL | Branham to CHA

[DanSchwartzgan]

There is literally no way that a five way combination of AJ Johnson, C. Martin, Jones/Nembhard, Middleton + Bagley should take priority over the 30th pick. None whatsoever. If you are convinced that you picked the BPA at #30 in a generational draft, then that pick should have at least a 10% chance to be a Jae Crowder,  a 2% chance to be Desmond Bane, a 0.1% chance to be Jalen Brunson. We are just at the beginning of the Flagg journey. Every 1st round pick has more value than a veteran minimum guy over 30.

You aren’t getting the point.  It has nothing to do with those players or adding an older vet min guy.  It has to do with what you might get with the 30th pick.  The “generational” part of this draft is depth at the top 1/3.  We have no idea if that trickles all the way to #30.  Like every draft, #30 is a lottery ticket with a very small chance of being a real NBA player.  But, combined with other things…players like Gafford/PJ or with the TPE or with other draft assets (or some combination of all of that), #30 could be turned into something that actually makes the team better.  Thus, its inclusion in the depth chart is dependent…not on end of bench guys but on the teams ability to combine assets at the top of the roster.