I was luke warm on the trade at the time. I knew he was a solid defender and had one decent season of three point shooting. I still had envisioned him as a three and D kind of player when we acquired him. Giving up the two picks seemed somewhat risky.
That being said, the other side is that...
I wonder how accurate that is. Did the Moda ever feel like it was at 97%? I guarantee Washington, New Orleans or even Atlanta ever got there. I suppose selling out is different than attendance.
I drove my family down to Sacramento to watch the Kings play the Bucks so we could see Dame. Not only did he not play, I don’t think he was even in the building.
I agree with all this sentiment that going for a win now move like Giannis would set us back for a lot longer after a brief period of success. I don’t think we’d be title contenders with him.