All I'm trying to say is that there are several players we can get besides Wiggins that are cheaper and would help us more in the future. Getting the #2 pick doesn't justify that fact. We already have so many draft picks and once again can still turn some of those into lottery picks without trading Jrue. If we trade Jrue it will be for a player or players that will contibute long term. Your plan is to take on Wiggins in order to land a solid player with the #2 pick. You haven't exactly said Wiggins will make us better and even said the opposite pretty much by saying it doesn't matter what he does because we aren't competing. Our FO will trade Jrue for the best players available NOT for the best draft pick available. That's all I'm saying. Lonzo? Redick? Yeah we may take draft picks for them but not Jrue, and not to lose cap space and flexibility in the process.

Edit: There are also players more expensive that can help more. I'd almost rather trade Jrue AND a 1st for a better player then trade Jrue for a 1st and worse player.

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Posted by TeddyPadillac

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Posted on 9/21/20 at 3:45 pm to Dantheman504

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Getting the #2 pick doesn't justify that fact

I think it does. That's where we differ.

I'll say it again. Every draft pick since 1998 has had an allstar in the top 3 picks. There's no sure fire #1 pick here, but history tells us someone in the top 3 will be a stud, so if you had the #2 pick, you can almost say that you have a 33% chance of drafting an all star. Is that not enticing to you?

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We already have so many draft picks and once again can still turn some of those into lottery picks without trading Jrue.

We have no future top 10 picks. You keep saying we have 7 picks in the next 5 years. None of those picks are expected to be anythign better than late teens. This is our year to not frick up in the draft and make our team better for the future. This is how take a team to the next level, drafting the next star to play with the ones you already have. It's a whole lot easier for the #2 pick to sit back and play behind BI and Zion and have the pressure on those guys while he develops as opposed to being thrown into the fire on a shitty team as the savior.

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Your plan is to take on Wiggins in order to land a solid player with the #2 pick. You haven't exactly said Wiggins will make us better and even said the opposite pretty much by saying it doesn't matter what he does because we aren't competing.

Competing in my book is not the same as yours. I expect to compete in the first round of the playoffs. You have unrealistic expectations of competing for a championship.
And i already stated that i don't think our record is any different next year with Wiggins compared to Jrue. That doesn't mean that Wiggins is as good or better than Jrue, b/c he isn't, but i dont' think it makes a difference to our record b/c they are 3rd bananas on our team, not the lead man.

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Edit: There are also players more expensive that can help more. I'd almost rather trade Jrue AND a 1st for a better player then trade Jrue for a 1st and worse player.

I agree, like Jaylen Brown.

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