07-19-2021, 11:25 AM
(07-19-2021, 11:12 AM)Kammrath Wrote: Because they are desperate to do SOMETHING this year that gets them in the playoffs. There are already rumblings that Zion is eyeing his way out of there. If they aren't going to trade Zion then they need to shuffle the deck around him quickly. Not sure what other avenues they are going to have to improve other than trading those picks.
I think there are a lot of people on this board (including you) that would make that trade without the picks. Seems unlikely to me that we would get two additional firsts (including a lottery) for a trade many would do without.
I'm not a fan on counting on the desperation of other teams. They have a lot of potential trade partners if they want to unload those picks to get better. The only scenario where I think we unload KP due to desperation of another team is if we sign Kawhi. The Clippers are completely trapped in that scenario and probably have no choice but to take on KP.