Rarely do trades get graded or dissected years after they happen. Which makes some sense, interest in a news topic gradually declines almost immediately after the news is announced. This is why instant reactions and grades are so prevalent immediately following.
The only problem is, trades develop over many years. They are not transactions that happen in an instant. They have the ability to affect a franchise, positively or negatively, for a long time.
With the Chris Paul trade, the first one, being such a cornerstone moment in NBA history and Paul no longer being on the team he was traded to, it’s worth revisiting and seeing what became of all the pieces the Hornets received.