I wasn't thinking Pels or Demps at all when I posted that. I was thinking Denver, but it happens all the time in the league because most GMs over value their own assets. Now Denver has made use of the guys they've over valued, but I'm assuming Phoenix drafts a guard and Bledsoe is on the way out. Sitting a vet as part of a rebuild effort rarely means the vet is part of the future plans.

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Posted by Crewz

Member since Jun 2014

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Posted on 6/5/17 at 8:16 am to TigerinATL

I feel like I say this a lot but I also feel like I have to keep reminding people because they keep making the same false assumptions

Drafting a 19 year old does not then make the team trade guys from that position!

After Denver drafted Murray, did they turn around and unload their glut of guards and perimeter players?

The Wolves added guards on the summer after drafting Dunn and he was considered more NBA ready at the time. Heck, the Pels signed two shooting guards after drafting Hield!

"Team X will trade Y player for 60 cents on the dollar to make room for the 19 yr old"

Is the worst assumption fans make.

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Posted by corndeaux

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Posted on 6/5/17 at 8:29 am to TigerinATL

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Sitting a vet as part of a rebuild effort rarely means the vet is part of the future plans.

Right. Hell, they sat Bledsoe for 30 games this year for tanking.

I get the logic from our perspective- tank, get a pick, be good in 4 years. Just hard to sell "Hey, we're going to dump our best player for less than he's worth to be really bad (again) so that hopefully we are good in 4 years" ownership/business office. Especially for a GM with a checkered record

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