Trade season is heating up as the deadline approaches. On Tuesday, two major deals were made. First, the Pelicans acquired C.J. McCollum and then the Kings landed Domantas Sabonis.
There are a lot of other moving parts in those trades, which make them extremely interesting on their own. They also involved three Western Conference teams, so they have a direct effect on the Spurs. Let’s take a look at what the two deals mean for San Antonio.
The price for a serious upgrade is steep
It’s not surprising to see McCollum and Sabonis command a good return, but considering that the rumors about the Pacers wanting to move on from the All-Star big have been going on for months and that the writing was on the wall for McCollum when the Trail Blazers decided to trade two starters for spare parts, it wasn’t crazy to expect the leverage their teams had to take a hit.