Good point. The irony is awesome that they had to send more to Brooklyn to acquire a disaffected James Harden than they were able to recoup to unload an equally-disaffected James Harden a few years later, such that what they gave up in the first instance interfered with their ability to get max value in the second instance.I can hardly keep track anymore, but doesn't Philly send its '27 first rounder to Brooklyn? If so, then they couldn't take a '27 swap.
OK so the bottom line here is that Philly was made to eat a shit sandwich on the trade terms? Is that what I should be taking away? Their net was:So the thunder are apparently giving the worst of the Clippers/Rockets/thunder pick in 2026. And getting the 2027 pick swap in return. that makes sense, as it is very likely a pick in the 20s they are giving up
- 2028 LAC unprotected FRP
- 2029 LAC FRP swap rights
- 2026 least-favorable-of-3 FRP via OKC, for which LAC paid with their 2027 FRP swap rights
- 2024 convoluted second-round pick (probably IND's)
- 2029 LAC second-round pick
- Salary filler
I guess that's in the ballpark of what they sent to Brooklyn. And just about the max that LAC could do (they could've added their 2030 FRP, which they still own for the moment).