Can we look back at the Iman and JR Smith trade for a second?

[ALonelyDad]

Phil Jackson surely could have got more..Cavs pulled a robbery. Phil at least should have got Reggie Jackson which was the original trade. Both guys are shining in the playoffs and he traded them for some irrelevant 2nd rounder in 2019

 

[ikbm]

nah, fukk them nikkas.

 

[FAH1223]

GM LeBron ya'll

Iman is a restricted FA

JR has a option

 

[Brozay]

Phil got fleeced by Bron

 

[Hersh]

they could have got.Reggie and then some

 

[Youngdev]

I think phil was just trying to clean house and didnt give a fukk. And shumpert is still fukking garbage hate that dude. He was either injured, turning the ball over, missing layups or clanking jumpshots.

 

[#StarkSet]

I was one of like 3 people calling this a good trade for the cavs, most people were shytting on it

 

[labelplant]

With Mozgov, this turned out to be an amazing trade for the Cavs. Those 3 (combined)are more important than Kevin Love

 

[ryderldb]

I'm not gonna lie. I shytted on this trade. Didn't think JR and mozgov would be this productive.

 

[ALonelyDad]

With Mozgov, this turned out to be an amazing trade for the Cavs. Those 3 (combined)are more important than Kevin Love

at least the Nuggets got like 2 first for Mozgov

 

[SoulController]

they got all those additional guys by way of theft, teams knew their depth was hurtin and phil just gave up 2 useful rotation players

 

[tremonthustler1]

they got all those additional guys by way of theft, teams knew their depth was hurtin and phil just gave up 2 useful rotation players

How useful were they in NY?

 

[Tookalossfellbackcameback]

Phil basically gifted the Cavs and Bron a finals appearance at a minimum. Two slashing, athletic wings who can knock down corner/spot-up 3's. The perfect players to compliment Bron. Like my nicca said, those two and Mozgov mean WAY more to that team than Kevin Love. This Cavs team was going nowhere without those trades.

 

[Malta]

Iman and JR give them the option to go offensive or defense based on the matchup, both guys are functioning so much better next to LeBron and Kyrie than they ever did with Melo cause neither has the ball enough to really fukk things up.

 

[SoulController]

How useful were they in NY?

not very, but they were in a position of leverage. the take was iffy considering the situation