Los Angeles Clippers Receive: G/F RJ Barrett, F Obi Toppin, 2024 First-Round Pick (NYK), 2026 First-Round Pick (NYK), 2028 First-Round Pick (NYK)
New York Knicks Receive: F Kawhi Leonard
Of course, any investment’s risk has to be measured by how much the investor has in the bank.
Take $2000. That’s a significant sum of money for plenty of folks. It could be an entire paycheck. They can’t afford to sink it all into cryptocurrency. By contrast, if you’re a millionaire, you’ll hardly even notice it.
The same principles hold with NBA teams. A team with a surplus of first-round picks can afford to use them.
For example, the Oklahoma City Thunder would have to move a staggering amount of draft capital before it changed their future outlook.
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The Knicks aren’t quite in the same position. On the other hand, they do have a very solid collection of draft capital.
Is this a good use of it?