re: pels talk trade deadline thread

If you combine both trades, I agree it doesn't look good.

However, I do respect that their GM can make current moves that aren't based on past moves, which I think is one of Dell's biggest faults (realizing sunk costs).

Admittedly, I haven't watched much of the Magic the season, but it seems like Ibaka hasn't been a good fit there. Rather than letting him walk in FA, they at least acquired something for him. Could they have gotten more if they waited until the deadline? Maybe. But I wouldn't expect Ibaka, an upcoming FA, to fetch much more than this.

Edit to add Lowe's tweets:

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Zach Lowe ?@ZachLowe_NBA 10m10 minutes ago More Depressing trade sequence for ORL, but they weren't going to get any better return on a guy who didn't work out/was going to leave.

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?@ZachLowe_NBA 7m7 minutes ago More Other offers on Ibaka -- the ones I had heard about, at least -- were shockingly weak. Impending free agency cooled market.

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It's apparent that expirings don't have the appeal that they once did.