I expect Brown and Tatum to be better then Kawhi when it's all said and done/
you expect Brown and Tatum to be both be top 5 players in the league? really?
OK so is Kawhi really top 5? We surely have LeBron, Curry and Durant above him. Then we have a current MVP lock in Harden and a most recent MVP in Westbrook to consider. That doesn't take into account AD either.
Kawhi has been great in the Spurs system and in one finals he did an MVP job guarding LeBron. But let's not act like Kawhi is a guy that comes around once a generation.
Tatum and Brown has legit chances to reach the top 10 bracket and their skills complement each other well. They also fit the timeline of Kyrie and Gordon, particularly if this year is anything to go by.
It's not an unsound ascertain to want to keep Tatum and Brown for the long run, especially when their rookie contracts are taken into account.
Kawhi is a better player than Harden, Westbrook and even Curry. He’s on LeBron’s and Durant’s level, but 6 and 3 years younger, respectively.
Tatum and Brown may have a chance at becoming elite players, but Kawhi is unquestionably already there.
I wouldn’t trade both, but I would trade one. They look like they are gonna be great players, but Kawhi can turn us from contenders to the favorites imo.
The only reason Ainge shouldn’t pull the trigger is if the asking price is higher than one of them plus fillers or serious concerns over the salary cap/him resigning here.