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Originally Posted by DevinHarriswillstart
Remember that we got a first just by taking on Holmes. Firsts aren't the impossible to acquire assets they used to be and depends on the draft.
We also have players that equate to firsts IMO in Green, Hardy, and Omax.
And lastly, most of our contracts are now very tradable salary-wise. That "bad" contract in Holmes turned into Gafford.
Good FOs make things happen.
If it was Luka/Irving and 0 valued talent, then I'd be more worried.
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All of this. The only thing I'd hedge on is that I think FRPs tend to be more valuable in trades than even talented young players like Green or Hardy, and certainly more than someone totally unproven like Omax. Even if the odds are slim that you'd actually draft a player that turns out to be better than them, I feel like GMs just seem to value picks more, because they believe in their own ability to evaluate talent.
That being said, I totally agree that players like that are very tradeable and could easily be part of a package to land a star.