What is the time line of when Kyrie can be extended an offer and when the Pelicans can offer AD the designated player super max? The 2019 NBA Draft is June 20th. We lose a lot of trade value that day. This is a big case for having free agency start before the draft, but that isn't happening this year.
Draft picks loose a TON of their value when they turn in to actual players. That can't be said enough. James Young, Yabusele, Zizic, Sullinger, Hunter, Fab Melo, those were all some of Danny's assets, they had value until Mr Stern or Silver walked across that stage and announced their names.
And people throwing around that "Danny has drafted well recently" may not be looking past number 16 or so...
I understand with Tatum and Jaylen Danny's "assets" are still top notch, but the four first rounders this year, well, to put it frankly, they aren't worth much. And when they become players, they aren't worth half of that. The window is closing for the super asset collection talk.
I think of Anthony Davis during every Celtics game, but I don't think it is happening.