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Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501
The problem is people think the trade is for Kevin Love and Wiggins straight up. Of course Love is a million times better in that deal. But that's not all in the deal. .
The Cavs would give up:
-Wiggins + Bennett. That's two #1 picks even if Bennett was highly over drafted
-Multiple first rounders which either help you get depth or become valuable trading chips if you want to do a sign and trade, roster dump, or trade
-$10M in cap space. With the 2015 $10M trade exception, that could easily land you a Marc Gasol or a Hibbert who might play for less than max. It will easily land you a DeAndre Jordan, Asik, or Tyson Chandler. And STILL have cap space for another big move.
What if the lineup ended up being in 2015:
Kyrie / Wiggins / Lebron / Thompson / Gasol with Waiters / Bennett / James Jones / Mike Miller / Varejao as your depth guys. Even better if you can trade Waiters and get some other assets. PLUS you probably have another $10M to make some other roster moves.
Or
Kyrie / Waiters / Lebron / Love / Varejao
Your bench depth is Miller, Jones, and Tristan Thompson and other fillers. The first two maybe 2 or 3 years left in their tank. Tristan Thompson would be forced to play out of position for Center depth. Varejao probably leaves after next year. Waiters and Kyrie may or may not get along in the starting lineup.
Sorry, not wow'ed by the second scenario. Horrible roster depth, cap strapped and missing picks to find that depth, and a glaring hole for long-term rim protection. Whatever quality depth you have becomes un-signable making this roster a disaster in year 3.
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what fantasy scenario are you getting Marc Gasol exactly? Via trade? or playing the NBA2k video game? Because it's certainly not going to be on the open market for 10 million per.