This is gonna be like tossing gasoline on a fire that's almost subsided...

[Batman]

Pie for the accent.  Good stuff...

And as far as the offer, it's possible Ainge is just trying to make himself feel/look better by saying that publicly, but if it's true... Man...  IDC where they are in the first, those are assets and you can flip them for a lot more.  Look at all the teams who have acquired stars using shitty 1sts...  We could've used them to trade for a star, or at the very least, you have 4 chances to get it right versus 1.

#16, #28, 2019 1st via Memphis, future 1st via Minnesota (stipulations; likely will become 2 2nds)..... you aren't gonna flip that for a star. That's a pile of picks between 20-35.

[PantherKing1983]

exactly those mid to late round picks dont do much for anyone , they would have had to add smart and another player to even of had a shot along with the picks 

[Towelboy]

Even if they were four top 10 picks, we'd still pick tall PFs from the Big 10.

[Wundrbread33]

Keep in mind that we were not the only team Ainge offered those picks to. If no one wanted this picks, how could we have accepted the trade and then flipped those picks for a star? Not sound logic there.

[pstall]

Could we have still gotten Frank AND do the deal with Boston?

[Liminy]

Could we have still gotten Frank AND do the deal with Boston?

I don't think so, we probably would have moved back to 16 and I think someone would have grabbed him before then.

[pantherfan49]

The hornets are interested in becoming the 8th seed in the East as soon as possible.  Future draft picks do not interest them.