Would you trade Tatum, Brown, and Smart for Jimmy Butler? That's a hard no right? The time of the JB draft Chicago wanted the picks that became Brown and Tatum, plus Smart and I believe one of Avery Bradly or Crowder. The NBA media know it all's felt Danny messed up not making that trade as did a number of people on this blog. I believe the mood was predominately split between we should have drafted Jamal Murray with we should have traded for Jimmy Butler. There were more people in favor of drafting Chris Dunn than Jaylen Brown. Some people even wanted Dragon Bender, and sadly I was one of those on team Bender. Danny did the right thing in not making the trade and that's why he's the GM and we're not. Jamal Murray is playing great so there is some room for second guessing there but less this year as Brown is quietly breaking out. The Memphis pick if we get it this year should be 7-9. The only trade I really see worth making is trying to use it to trade up and get Vernon Carey. James Wiseman probably goes #1 or at worst top 3, so there is no chance there, the cost would be too great. I do think that we could pt together a package with the Memphis pick to move up to get Vernon Carey, who is sitting at 5 on the last mock draft I looked at. I am enjoying the team we have right now and have no interest in gutting the core to bring in a good but not great Big. We have to mach salary in any trade so that really means giving up someone good probably Hayward and/or Smart. I say keep the pick and try and trade up for Vernon Carey or hope he slides to us.
