last year's trade for Jrue Holiday was one-sided
Here's the thing- How many guys on rookie contracts are contributing for contenders - about 1 per team, right?
We talk about young guys but they really don't make a huge impact until they get to their second contract. So, even if we kept the picks, we would have to pay them by the time they were really helping us win. Meanwhile, you waste ADs rookie contract.
Instead, maximize AD's rookie deal and just wait and see- Evans and Jrue's deals will be crazy bargins in years 2 and 3 as the cap keeps going up. By year 3, they might not be amongst the top 80-90 paid players. Just think about that.
Yes, rookies are a value now but best case scenario is they do well and you gotta give them crazy money. Worst case scenario they bust. And what about the middle? Soon, Golden State will have to decide whether they want to match a max deal to Klay Thompson. Those decisions are terrible. We just avoided that with Jrue and Tyreke for three more years.
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