We didn't think that the night we traded for Ray either.
Okay, here's the thing though. Everybody keeps bringing up the Ray trade as an example of a time when nobody expected something to happen and it did. The implication is that just because there aren't any credible trade rumors lately and it's been quiet, it's still possible that Danny will pull a major move (out of you know where) like he's done in the past.
The major problem with that comparison is this: our team sucked back then. There was a good reason to make an unexpected major trade that moved a lot of our pieces for other big names.
Right now our starting lineup is great. Our team is very solid. All we need is a solid bench and we have a really good shot at a championship. The need for major moves is just not there. The only worry for our team at the moment is whether our best players can stay healthy and if our team is going to be bad after they retire.
The thing is, though, any major change to our starting lineup at this point is liable to make us worse RIGHT NOW, even if it might make us better a few years down the road. But that defeats the purpose of making the trade anyway, because we waste the window we have now in the hopes of making our team still a decent playoff team in the future (but probably not a contender).
So why make major moves that carry as much risk as potential reward? Why do that when your team is already good? Why fix what isn't broken? Unless Danny can put together a trade he simply can't refuse - like getting a superstar franchise player who will be with us for years to come - then I don't see why he would do it. There are okay trade ideas out there, but all of them split up our starting 5 and only have at best a 75% chance of making our team better.
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