roundmidnight posted:

While this offer is 2004 Vince Carter levels of poo poo sandwich, I've been thinking of who would have made a better trade partner. We have to assume that Boston was just straight out on Cousins, so who else had the assets and/or wanted to abort their rebuild to get a guy who may or may not re-sign?

Phoenix: Maybe, but you'd have to give up what little young talent you have and picks, which means you're Desert Sacramento and not going anywhere.
Lakers: Guess they like their (questionable) core and don't want to give it up to be a little bit less bad and leave the cupboard bare.
Houston: No young talent with upside.
Dallas: Rebuilding, no assets.
Philly: Don't need a big man.
Minnesota: See Philly.
Portland: Guess they didn't want to give up CJ or Lillard.

Aside from that, there are really no teams with the stuff to make a deal work. Frighteningly, this may have been the best offer out there.

(That said, not getting more than one first makes this one for the ages.)