Honestly, would we have been much worse off with Baynes/Hernangomez/Hayes? Baynes cost $23 million less last year and $50+ million less over the lives of their respective contracts.
Adams was the highest paid center in the NBA last year. That in itself should be enough to prove how bad a trade it was.
https://www.spotrac.com/nba/rankings/cap-hit/center/
Even after his salary reduction via extension, he is the 8th highest paid center in the NBA.
https://www.spotrac.com/nba/rankings...ap-hit/center/
Good player, but not in this era of the NBA. His skills are not nearly as sought after today as they would have been 5 or more years ago.
However, I agree that we should not overpay to get rid of him. Bledsoe is a more urgent purge needed from the roster.