Originally Posted by
Funcrusher
I honestly don't see why you think that's not fairly acceptable value, considering what guys like Harden, AD, and even Jrue fetched for teams. Not to mention Lonzo and JJ aren't worth a hell of a lot right now, so basically the equation is more like, Bradley Beal is worth Filler + 5 Picks, which isn't some unheard of precedent. And if you're going to tell me Beal is one of the absolute worst defenders in the NBA as justification, which isn't true, would he still even tank our lineups defensively, as a guard? He's not a obvious exploitable mismatch in any sense, and I even think he's a plus man defender for his position, the question is just effort, which I think with less offensive usage is correctable. Not saying he'll be a world beater on this team, but he's not single-handedly going to destroy our defensive identity.