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LeonhartFour posted...

I had no delusions that we were ever going to get anything resembling equal value for Kawhi. The Spurs didn't have the leverage to do so once Kawhi made it known he only wanted to play in LA.

but I can at least hope we can turn a pick into something resembling Manu, Draymond, or even a couple of really good years like Isaiah Thomas had

The problem with the trade is that it's such a half-measure. The Spurs should be eyeing towards a rebuild, yet they opted to trade for a soon to be 29 year old player who pretty much is what he is. Poeltl isn't bad as far as prospects go but the picks they'll be receiving won't be of much value. For every Manu, there's a dozen others that don't even come close.

They basically made a trade that probably squeezes out a couple more upper-40/low-50 win seasons but gives them likely only one player part of a long term rebuild, maybe a second if they get a little lucky. Honestly, it might have made more sense to let Leonard walk and find a home for Aldridge to tank properly and start the rebuild.
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