Trade Grades
Timberwolves get: PF Adreian Payne
Hawks get: 2017 first-round draft pick (lottery protected from 2017-2020; if not conveyed, turns into second-rounder)
This is very unlike GM Danny Ferry, as in it’s not an amazing trade. In fact, it’s a pretty bad one. The pick the Hawks received, as discussed under Minnesota, is fairly worthless. It is guaranteed to be either 15th or higher, or else non-existent, and the earliest it can come is 2017. The reason I bring this up is because Payne was taken with the 15th pick this year. Despite a very disappointing rookie season in which the MSU product has only played a grand total of 19 minutes, he still oozes potential, even at 23. A leader for a successful Michigan State team at college, Payne averaged 16.5 points and 7.5 rebounds in his senior year. Any trades, considering how successful the Hawks team currently is, deserve serious questioning, but selling-low and giving up so early on a rookie with no rush to do so just doesn't make any sense.
Grade: C-
Timberwolves get: PF Adreian Payne
Hawks get: 2017 first-round draft pick (lottery protected from 2017-2020; if not conveyed, turns into second-rounder)
This is very unlike GM Danny Ferry, as in it’s not an amazing trade. In fact, it’s a pretty bad one. The pick the Hawks received, as discussed under Minnesota, is fairly worthless. It is guaranteed to be either 15th or higher, or else non-existent, and the earliest it can come is 2017. The reason I bring this up is because Payne was taken with the 15th pick this year. Despite a very disappointing rookie season in which the MSU product has only played a grand total of 19 minutes, he still oozes potential, even at 23. A leader for a successful Michigan State team at college, Payne averaged 16.5 points and 7.5 rebounds in his senior year. Any trades, considering how successful the Hawks team currently is, deserve serious questioning, but selling-low and giving up so early on a rookie with no rush to do so just doesn't make any sense.
Grade: C-
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