While I agree this is a lot to give up for the uncertainty of a yet unproven college player, even a 6 pick, there are a couple of other ways to look at it:
First, would you rather have 1 star player, or 5 role players?
Second, it's misleading to talk about previous 6-picks unless you include ALL lower picks as well. You cannot guarantee that Danny will make the right choice, but you also cannot penalize Danny for the poor choices of other GMs. Include Dirk, Paul, Curry, Drummand, Klay, Kawhi, etc. in this comparison.
Would you make this trade if it were for Drummand? Curry?
In a New York minute - the key is if you think there will be a game changer available at 6 - that's the real debate.
CB