weepinwillow
the nba: it's faaantastic
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I think 4 years is acceptable. Kevin Love's contract and calf has held them back, and last year was pretty injury plagued up and down the roster. Also have to remember: LeBron demands a total salted-earth approach year to year by whoever is the GM of his teams.
I didn't like the Irving trade at all, but it took some discipline (and the fact that they had already been bitten once by James' team-hopping) to keep the draft pick netted from the deal instead of trading it for DeAndre Jordan.
I do think you can't be so youth-heavy though. Figure out who you are riding with and start complimenting those guys (if it was my choice, I'd say Mobely, Garland and Okoro). This may include taking back a player who compliments and fits the team more, but is looked at as the "lesser" player in the deal.
I didn't like the Irving trade at all, but it took some discipline (and the fact that they had already been bitten once by James' team-hopping) to keep the draft pick netted from the deal instead of trading it for DeAndre Jordan.
I do think you can't be so youth-heavy though. Figure out who you are riding with and start complimenting those guys (if it was my choice, I'd say Mobely, Garland and Okoro). This may include taking back a player who compliments and fits the team more, but is looked at as the "lesser" player in the deal.