Our first round draft history

[tazzmaniac]

Ignoring that his inference about Danny is pretty much wrong, his point is that picks can bust so let's trade them for a sure thing. 

Hey Einstein, don't  think other teams know that picks are a wildcard?  That's why they don't have the value that you and others think they should have.  That's why someone like cousins could cost all the remaining Brooklyn picks plus brown.

Since when are trades a sure thing?  There have been a lot more trade busts than trade successes.  I'm all for trading for Cousins but its not a sure thing.  Cousins and Stevens could clash.  Cousins could decide to leave after 2 years.

Tell me, what trade for a star or near star has not worked?  I'm betting I can come up with a WHOLE lot more that did than did not.

You could argue Melo didnt work. Deron Williams didnt work. The KG deal was a huge success. Houston "won" the Harden deal but theyve yet to really be contenders. The Howard deal was a major bust.

Chris Paul was a pretty big win.

Cleveland won a ring so you cant call the Love deal a bust.

Thats all the recent major ones off the top of my head.

The Paul trade was a win but they haven't even made it to the conference finals and it looks like their window is closing.  The Love deal wasn't a bust but it is not a great success either.  I'd say they would be better off if they had Wiggins.  The Howard deal also included Bynum so it was a bust all around. 

[Eja117]

Another "Danny is a bad drafter" thread? Hasn't this been debunked enough times?

Giannis says hello

So does Rondo, Jaylen Brown, Al Jefferson, Avery Bradley, etc.

So does DeAndre Jordan, Draymond Green, etc

[Ilikesports17]

Another "Danny is a bad drafter" thread? Hasn't this been debunked enough times?

Giannis says hello

So does Rondo, Jaylen Brown, Al Jefferson, Avery Bradley, etc.

So does DeAndre Jordan, Draymond Green, etc

I think James Young RJ Hunter JR Giddens and Jajuan JOhnson and Fab Melo are far better arguments against Danny AInge than talking about the stars he passed by.

There is a reason Jordan and Green were second round picks. Is every NFL GM bad because they watched Brady fall to the 6th round?