Given our trajectory, that trade isn't terrible if you want the team to not be unwatchable over the next several years.
I honestly think that we improve with that trade, probably a 1st round exit kinda team, and the Wolves get far worse... but, if we can't get picks from the wolves (which they gave up for Gobert in the first place) it is hard to see a long term reward.
I honestly think you’re OD’ing on Bookool-Aid. That team doesn’t even win the 36 games this pathetic team did and no way in hell it makes the playoffs. It’s a one option offense, run by the same guy who can’t run a good offense and a good defensive big man.
It’s like a low budget or no budget attempt to remake this year’s Wolves team except Booker ain’t near the same player as Edwards, it has no Randle or other established role players besides Dante.
That would leave us worse in the present and do nothing to help the future. To be honest, I think that’s one of the worst teams in the league.
Booker without any proven second option (or really first option) player = disastrous seasons in the past… and even disastrous with one this season. I don’t believe there’s any possible “reBooking” around him to even be mediocre with any KD trade and it’s pure folly to even try.
Sadly, we’ll probably only learn that lesson halfway thru next year’s abomination of a season on tap. And even then, Ish will probably be too pig headed to realize trading Book at peak value is the only chance this team has at being relevant in any way for the next decade.