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[QUOTE="Melancer46, post: 5451878, member: 1674"]
Yeah, if god forbid Giannis does get traded, this is instantly a major loss because the Bucks will probably be terrible (and even if he doesn't, all it takes is one injury and we're probably toast).

If Giannis stays and plays, it'll almost certainly be the Pelicans pick that gets conveyed. Like I said, probably better than 50% odds that they're in the lottery, and as we just saw with Dallas and San Antonio, all you need is to be in there and that pick can jump.

I don't really think it's a defensible trade even if they like Queen as much as I do. Even beyond the question of whether or not Queen will translate, the fit next to Zion is, being charitable here, interesting lol. I think Queen can defend in similar ways that Jokic does where he's not going to protect the rim but he'll probably get his hands on some passes here and there. But unless Zion shows a commitment to defense that he's frankly never shown before, I don't see how a team built around Zion, Queen, Poole (and possibly Fears if he's thrust into things quickly) avoids being a bottom 5-10 defensive team.

Zion and Queen do give them maybe the best frontcourt in the league from a creating off the dribble standpoint though and they're both good passers when they get downhill too. It could be a lot of fun to watch on offense but I am highly skeptical that it will get them to the playoffs unless they have other moves up their sleeves.

I would love to know what those negotiations were like because it feels like even protecting it for like the top 10 picks or even for the lottery should have still been enough to get the deal done.
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