Los Angeles Lakers Receive: G/F Luguentz Dort, G Josh Giddey, F David Nwaba, F/C Mike Muscala, F Sterling Brown, 2023 First-Round Pick (OKC), 2024 First-Round Pick (UTA via OKC), 2025 First-Round Pick (PHI via OKC),2027 First-Round Pick (DEN via OKC)
Oklahoma City Thunder Receive: F/C Anthony Davis
With that said, people dispute the value of draft capital. Let’s talk about it.
The NBA draft is the safest avenue toward improvement. We’re not saying it’s the only one. However, if your team is bad, free agents probably aren’t going to join it.
Even the trade market becomes less appealing. After all, trading for a star that doesn’t want to join your team can prove pointless – they may decline to play.
On the other hand, it’s exceedingly rare for a rookie to reject the team that drafts them.
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Sometimes, critics dismiss draft-focused trade packages. They’ll say the team didn’t receive anything tangible. Frankly, we disagree – and it seems that general managers around the NBA do too.
Should the Lakers accept this pick-heavy package for Davis?
