morey's belief is that second-round picks are chronically undervalued - you get the rights to a player for cheap and for several years. the hope is that you get a good young player for nothing, turn him into a commodity and flip it for more value. simple buy low/sell high shit. look at how much parsons is worth now, especially locked into that deal. but you don't strike gold that frequently without a superior mix of scouting and statistical analysis that other teams aren't trusting.