The Golden State Warriors finished their first round sweep of the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday. Golden State’s average margin of victory was 18 points. And they dominated in this fashion while missing their head coach for most of the series, and missing Kevin Durant for half the games. The Warriors are a juggernaut, and they dismissed the Blazers with minimal effort. And Portland exemplifies what the Kings were striving to be before they traded away DeMarcus Cousins.
When I see what happened to the Blazers, I'd much rather have a top 10 pick than have that scene at Golden 1, except 10 times worse
— Carmichael Dave (@CarmichaelDave) April 25, 2017
We can continue to argue about the return the Kings received for Cousins, and we can debate whether or not the Kings botched the timing and execution of the trade, but I hope we can all agree that they made the right choice.