Rarely in the NBA do you trade a superstar and get 1:1 value for them in return but when Blake Griffin was traded to the Detroit Pistons, it worked out for the Los Angeles Clippers, too.
The Spurs were resigned to taking on Demar DeRozan’s massive contract, Jakob Pöltl, and a late first round pick for Kawhi Leonard. The Griffin trade was viewed a little bit differently because of the long term deal he had signed that offseason and of course he’s not as good as Leonard.
Just like the Leonard deal, the Clippers did not receive a star back from the assets acquired from Detroit.