NBA trade deadline deals are often motivated by desire, not by need. And you can almost feel it, physically/psychically feel it from teams this time of the year that the desire they are feeling overrides all common sense and leads to some really ill-advised trades. They thirst so badly to be better right n:ow (h/t DLo) that they are willing to throw away 1st round picks like they are celery on a chicken wing platter.
The Blake Griffin trade is a perfect example of this. The Fightin’ Van Gundys so desired, thirsted getting into the playoffs and perhaps the 2nd round, that they willingly gave away Tobias Harris, Avery Bradley, 2 picks and BOBAN!