The present and the future are not friends. They are frequently at odds. The same dynamic holds in the NBA.
Often, one comes at the expense of the other. Every time you eat unhealthy food, you enhance the present. It comes at the expense of the future.
Teams that prioritize the present often have to do it at the cost of their future.
Specifically, they have to move future first-round picks to improve their roster.
For example, take the Los Angeles Clippers. This team has one of the best rosters in the NBA. They’re also low on future-focused assets.
Could they trade the few they’ve got left for Bradley Beal of the Washington Wizards?
