Next week, we may very well have a different team to root for, with either ecstatic draft picks or veteran players who arrive via Draft Day (or Night) trades. Actually, more likely both!
How soon might we know? Here’s some historic perspective.
—The D’Angelo Russell - Brook Lopez trade was reported late Tuesday afternoon and finalized during the second round of Thursday’s draft.
—The Thaddeus Young for two picks was first reported mid-morning on Thursday, Then, we had to wait all day to see who the Nets would take.
—The dreaded Boston deal was completed in two sections, the first smaller part —Paul Pierce for Kris Humphries and the 2016 unprotected first rounder — was agreed on Tuesday night, then expanded on Wednesday and Thursday, broken at 1 p.