rocketeer

but they did get something in return. memphis got the 4th pick. if they had say the 5th worst record and 3 teams jumped them, they would have gotten the 8th pick instead of the 4th.

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bootstrenf

and what a player they got in conley!!!

he's so good that they traded for another pg when they already had conley!!!

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rocketeer

because it's never a good idea to have two players that can play the same position. and that trade was more about dumping gasol's salary than anything else.

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bootstrenf

acually, three....lowry was the grizz's first round pick from the year before conley....then you also have navarro.....so yeah, they picked lowry, then conley, then traded gasol for another first round pg....tanking has really helped them out a lot!!!

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carlos710

The clippers have been tanking since they joined the league... now i see why they are the most successful franchise ever

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sertorius

Really? I thought that trade was more about Jerry West wanting to make the lakers a contender again.

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rocketeer

but jerry west didn't make that trade.

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sertorius

Oh right... I keep forgetting, it was all Kupchak... suddenly the greatest GM in the league... dealing with his former mentor's old team... managing to get an all-star for nothing... I'm sure the deal was on the "up and up"...

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