re: David Griffin Q&A

It also shows his miscalculation. Because if Ainge knew all he would get for trading down to 3 is the 14th pick two years later, he would never do it. He also agreed to it before the 1st and 2nd picks were known, so there is a chance it could have really gone wrong.

I was told that if Lakers take Tatum #2 (or someone trades up for it), then he would have been just as happy with Josh Jackson at #3.

Imagine that world, where he gives up #1 for Josh Jackson and #14 two years later.

Point is that I am not saying he is bad. But he is not some next level genius. He trades are fair - even the T'Wolves one for Garnett helped them accomplish what they wanted in getting bad and getting high picks. If they pair Steph with Love and got some good years out of Al Jefferson, then both teams win. But Kahn takes Flynn and Rubio instead of Curry.

I would not be afraid AT ALL to trade with Ainge. He makes fair trades and you can even argue overpays when he really wants something. Luck has just skewed the end results