This also means that the asset of Mike Conley lives on and never became functionally negative value. Keeping assets alive is so critical for this franchise because we don't get the mulligans that free agency destinations do.Just wanted to point out that the Conley trade facilitated the capspace necessary to make this deal happen, basically straight across. So, for Conley (35 years old), Vando, Beasley, NAW, and some 2nds, we got:
-a better 2023 pick
-a good Lakers pick
-John Collins (25 years old)
It's hard to turn five nickels into a three dimes but it looks like that just happened.