I think it’s a win for everyone. It’d be dumb of the Lakers to not double down with LeBron - if he’s really done, this doesn’t really do anything because they aren’t gonna be good for the next few years anyways. If he’s got something left, then you are pushing all the chips in and giving urself a chance in a wide open landscape
Great haul for the Pels, especially since Ainge took Tatum off the table. The restrictions on the picks will tell a lot, but they can probably flip #4 for another starter and just hope that Zion is the stud everyone thinks.
For the C’s, I think they had to accept the writing was on the wall with Kyrie and not try and over extend with AD. Ainge still has some chips left so it’ll be interesting to see if he tries something else. Said it a couple times, but I won’t miss Kyrie. Hopefully Tatum gets a chance to really run the show.
The only real loser here is Lavar Ball so