Great and very thoughtful comment, Michael. You said it best when you stated: “I’m all in on Wood for the MLE, but not for a trade. First the NBA history is littered with one year wonders. In this case less than one year. He has already played for 5 teams in 4 years.”
I am not a big fan of premature trades, especially not after having just won a championship. I have always stated my preference for patience on this blog for a while now and I am still sticking to that virtue. Now, that doesn’t mean we should stand pat and watch the rest of the league reload. However, Temptation can lead to lead to a buyer’s remorse. Didn’t we just had a similar situation with Luol deng and Timofey Mozgov recently? So you spent a pile of money or an important piece of your championship puzzle on a player you thought you wanted – only to realize later you could have gone without him? Buyer’s remorse is the worst enemy of any GM and we have seen that happen many times over the years.
I would prefer to trade for a proven player that can get us a home run.
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