First, there seems to be a bit of revisionist history in the Boston media regarding the Lakers/Brooklyn Picks and their value prior to the Kyrie trade.
In looking at the threads from last year, the top assets, etc. it was pretty clear the consensus was that the Nets pick was regarded as the more valuable asset. There was a relatively short window of time that the Celtics held both, but what is in those threads reinforces what I remembered.
I find it unlikely that Danny had the choice to send either pick and saw the Lakers/Sac pick as the better asset, particularly given the protections and the new draft rules going into effect next year. The Nets pick was THE asset in getting Kyrie and I don't think you'll find many Celtics fans that wouldn't make that trade.
The one minor quibble I have in the pick deals is that I think Danny should have left himself the option to take the Lakers pick or roll the dice on 2019 Sacramento. If the Lakers pick ended up being, say, 6th overall in a strong draft, I'm not sure I wouldn't rather make the pick there and get the player a year earlier. If that scenario played out I think we would be hearing a lot of second guessing.
I do wonder what Danny is thinking on the 2019 pick, and what a top 1 protected pick has in trade value. Does it have value this off season, or will he have to hold on to it until the 2019 draft order is set to be able to get value for it?
In looking at the threads from last year, the top assets, etc. it was pretty clear the consensus was that the Nets pick was regarded as the more valuable asset. There was a relatively short window of time that the Celtics held both, but what is in those threads reinforces what I remembered.
I find it unlikely that Danny had the choice to send either pick and saw the Lakers/Sac pick as the better asset, particularly given the protections and the new draft rules going into effect next year. The Nets pick was THE asset in getting Kyrie and I don't think you'll find many Celtics fans that wouldn't make that trade.
The one minor quibble I have in the pick deals is that I think Danny should have left himself the option to take the Lakers pick or roll the dice on 2019 Sacramento. If the Lakers pick ended up being, say, 6th overall in a strong draft, I'm not sure I wouldn't rather make the pick there and get the player a year earlier. If that scenario played out I think we would be hearing a lot of second guessing.
I do wonder what Danny is thinking on the 2019 pick, and what a top 1 protected pick has in trade value. Does it have value this off season, or will he have to hold on to it until the 2019 draft order is set to be able to get value for it?