Presti didn’t just luck into him either. They identified him & made multiple deals to get him:
• Traded a player (Lindy Waters) they were planning on letting go anyways to get into the 2nd at 52.
• Used the 52nd pick & cash to get to 40, then used 40 & cash to get to 38 to get Ajay.
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if im starting a new team im paying supermax contract level money to poach him
Reggie Jackson if he wasn’t a dickwad
(And potentially way better)
His current contract is obviously a cheat code but I am starting to think that he could be treated as a foundational piece
I think he could have Brunson trajectory
Mitchell
Wiggins
JWill
Dort from undrafteds
Joe from waivers
Man is a thief with these steals
Yeah, those 2nd round picks are really valuable.
If you redrafted 2024 right now, there is no way he falls outside the Top 5.
The drafting was great, but the contract extension is the masterpiece