Steven A still looks like a ****** fool to me in that vid. All he harped on was Kwame, and sayin Kwame's name incorrectly over and over did nothing. The bottom line is he didn't analyze the trade worth a ****, he just kept sayin Kwame like an idiot.
Memphis made out like bandits in that deal. Granted, they were a little lucky with the way Marc Gasol developed, no one could have expected that big a leap, but they got a young PG, a young C, cap space, and 2 first round picks for a guy that was 0-12 in their playoff history. To top that off, it wasn't just our picks that mattered, it was the fact that Memphis would then bottom out and get a high pick of their own. Memphis landed the #5 pick and took Kevin Love......whom they traded for OJ Mayo.
The following year they nabbed the #2 pick and took Haseem Thabeet........just before James Harden.
Call me crazy, but had they stuck with Kevin Love and taken Harden at 2 the following year, a core of Marc Gasol, Kevin Love, Rudy Gay, James Harden and Mike Conley + the additional extra first rounders they got from us in 08 and 2010 would have made quite a different team to build around.
Look again, real close. That was their roster if they worked properly.
Marc Gasol
Kevin Love
Rudy Gay
James Harden
Mike Conley
All under the age of 25.
