westsidebob
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Is that really so bad for two heavily protected first rounders that may or may not convey or develop?
Can we stop with the "heavily protected" line already?
The OKC pick is likely to convey next year as a mid-late 1st rounder.
The MEM pick is fairly heavily protected for the next two drafts and top 5 protected for the next two. The protection is why the Cavs wanted the pick. Realistically when that pick is actually conveyed it will be late lottery.
Now sure, that's a long way in the future, but so was the Cavs 1982 first rounder that they dealt in early 1980. That turned into #1 overall and James Worthy.
So yes, a dollar today is worth more than a dollar tomorrow, but acting like the dollar tomorrow is worthless is very short sighted.
It's hindsight, but I think it's a fair question - With the assets the Cavaliers had at the end of the 2013-14 season and the knowledge that LeBron was coming back, could those assets have been deployed in a way that would have created a stronger TEAM (not a collection of talented players) and provided the Cavs with more roster and salary flexibility going forward?
Personally, I think the answer is yes.