re: Steven Adams extension

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but I don’t really understand what they are doing. They are acquiring all of these draft picks and swaps but then trade some of those assets for a center under a hefty contract. I

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You can’t have a bunch of rookies running around. You need veterans. NAW gives a lot of credit to JJ for helping him develop. You want to create a mixture of both like what Miami has done or what Atlanta is trying to do. The roster can only hold 15 players. Those assets you’re talking about was from MILWAUKEE not from Pelicans. What do you expect those picks turn into? They were a late first and 2 second rounders. Teams can actually buy those picks from other teams. It’s not like they were lotto picks.