Both teams accomplished their goals by making the trade. NO got better for now. Philly set themselves up for tanking.

The reason I'm saying the pick won't be that high is because I watched the Pelicans last year and they weren't that bad. And J'rue is that talented. If him and Tyreke reinvigorate Gordon that is lethal, and yes, Anthony Davis that good. That team with Ryan Anderson is substantially better than Portland, Minnesota, Dallas, Sacramento, Charlotte, Cleveland, Utah, Philly, Milwaukee, &Toronto. So they'll be in the hunt.

Now Philly has Noel who will be good really good eventually (better than Chandler. Better than Drummond and better defensively than Anthony Davis), I have zero doubt. MCW, I'm not a fan. E.T., I'm still a fan. And will have their own top 5 pick and a 10-15 pick which will be a solid player. So it's a wash.