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2640660, It's a definite good short-term. Might not be long-term...
Posted by Frank Longo, Tue Jan-30-18 11:12 AM
... but considering they've got Drummond for two more seasons until he has to exercise his player option, and they've pretty successfully surrounded him with an experienced PG and young supporting pieces, they want to show the dude that they're not constantly just stacking young talent-- they're looking to make playoff moves. This is definitely a playoff move, and as noted elsewhere, if they can successfully move pieces like Galloway or Leuer to clear more space, they could theoretically sign another good free agent this offseason.

Worst case scenario obviously is that Blake leaves his prime sooner rather than later and they're saddled with an untradeably huge deal. I get why people would be concerned about the status of this deal in 2021. That having been said, they have more immediate fish to fry, and they were ultimately going to have to sign someone to a big contract. Might as well have Blake.