I still think failure to put protection on the pick is unacceptable.
I agree - I thought there should have been a top 2/3 protection or we could have offered the lesser of the BKN pick / LAL pick. Cleveland reportedly wanted one of Tatum, Brown, BKN, LAL and that would have satisfied the requirements.
One of the other deals on the table was from PHX where they were giving up Bledsoe, Bender, and Heat pick, but Cleveland wanted J. Jackson over Bender. Josh Jackson was the #4 pick in this year's draft, not #1, so I don't understand the need for no protections. Also, Zizic compares to the Heat pick in terms of value, while IT/Crowder blow Bledsoe away.
I am okay with the deal, but think we clearly overpaid by a little bit. Now we just have to hope the Nets are much better than we thought they were going to be just a couple of days ago.