Ugh big news time. So i wrote this semi long breakdown of my thoughts and cuz so many were posting it was lost!
So hopefully i can modify this and remember all my points!
IT, love you and all he did for team, hard player big time shooter. We just traded him for a better pg who is younger, bigger and tied into contract for longer. As hard as IT worked on defense he was still MY HEIGHT! I wish IT a great career from here out, he's proven he belongs a starter in the nba.
Jae, thanks, good hard player who is really a backup. We got him thrown in rondo deal. He played well for us and was a junk yard dog! But I don't see him beating out the kids, brown and Tatum for long.
Zizic i actually would have like to keep if possible. Who knows how he'll pan out in 2/3 years. (Again that is how long it'll take him to develope into nba ready material). If ever.
Nets pick had to be put in, I'm sure everyone understands that.
So reverse argument from the cavs side. IT leaves in year, lebron leaves in year, zizic doesn't prove to be nba player so they get a draft pick with full blown rebuild. And as we all know who knows where pick will fall and if player will pan out.
It's a good trade for team, maybe an overpay but now vets will be looking to come here (ala pj brown) to give quality minutes with a starting group of:
Irving, Hayward, horford and then Morris, smart, Tatum, brown depending on what Stevens wants to do