CLE - SAC - IND

I accept

I love Donovan Mitchell, like a lot a lot. I wouldn't have traded Mitchell had I not received my pick back. Trading the #3 was tough as well but I couldn't pass up the chance to get an extra piece of draft capital this year while simultaneously receiving my pick back.

I think Huerter can be the next Klay he's got the shooting stroke, the height, and his own short light skinned knockdown 3 point shooter to take all the attention. Rodions Kurucs is mad nice too and I get to stash him in my G league spot so cool.

I also get Trier and some old vets to fill out my roster. Sweet.

Veto. Kings give up the two most valuable assets and he gets little to nothing in return. Donovan Mitchell is a top 20 dynasty asset and you get Huerter and Kurucs, two unproven 2nd year players who had alright rookie years and a guy who will likely find himself out of the rotation with the new guys in New Orleans. Then you trade Pick 3 for 5 wild cards with little value. Trier who I actually like but is in a bad situation with all the guards in New York, the 16th pick, your 2020 pick that will land somewhere in the top 10, a 2nd or later and a guy who has little to no value left in the league. I don’t see it, you could get a lot more for them on their own deals. I also don’t know why this is a three way deal when CLE and IND don’t swap any pieces.
0-1

This trade, coupled with Sacramento's previous dealing of Anthony Davis, has absolutely decimated his roster and I'm starting to question what he really has to show for it. I'm looking at this deal more as two separate deals between SAC/IND and SAC/CLE. Neither one seems like all that great value for what the Kings are giving up but neither one is completely lopsided that it's an unfair deal. Let's break them down...

SAC / IND:

If I like either one more for Sacramento then I'd have to choose this one. I don't like the fact that AD was given to grab the #3 pick and now that pick is being traded for what could turn out to be a bunch of guys with significantly less potential than either Davis or what was available at #3 this year. It's an "okay" deal only because that SAC 1st has the potential to be very high now and it's possible (but incredibly unlikely) that the value gets a little bit closer. Mainly I believe that the Kings could have bought their own pick much much cheaper than this, especially when they are the one taking the bad cap dump in this deal too.

SAC / CLE:

I hate hate hate this one. Mitchell is a proven top 30 fantasy player already (he's 22!) yet he's being dealt for two guys who I don't think many, if any, believe have the potential to produce as well as Mitchell has been. If Huerter's ceiling is Klay then I think at best you are only getting the same production as you would be from Mitchell. Kurucs was good last year, yes, but he's nearly the same age as Mitchell at this point and you would be looking for HUGE leaps from these two just to match Mitchell's production in this coming seasons. The overpay for the pick makes slightly more sense but I don't really understand the logic behind this one, even if you do think Huerter can be the next Klay. And again, Kings are the team taking the bad cap dump.

All this being said.. I hate telling people how to run their teams, I hate it even more than I hate this trade. I've been in  leagues with Norm for nearly 3 years now so I do trust his ability to run a team. I personally don't like the trade for the Kings and I'm sure many others agree but I think it could've looked a whole lot worse, and unfortunately I only believe that's true because he made 3 small trades that didn't favor him instead of putting all the 3 of BOS/IND/CLE in one deal.

Reluctantly Approve (1-2)

I think this trade is terrible.

Sacramento gives up so much to get some decent guys and one having a high ceiling. But not all ceilings can be touched. He gives up pretty much RJ and Donny Mitchell for “Bust” players like IT and Moore. Trier is a good player but in a bad spot in NYC. Yes he gets his own pick and #16 back but that’s not potential to what I think either one of the two guys he gave up could be.

It’s bad, you all know you are pretty much robbing him and even being an experienced owner it’s hard to start from nothing at all.

Veto 2-3