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Old 11-04-2013, 12:56 PM   #429
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Originally Posted by Resolute 14 View Post
Staples was indirectly right about one thing. After they drafted him, there was no point trading Yakupov. He's like a new car. Loses half its value as soon as you take it off the lot. Nail's highest value in trade was before he was drafted. He's been a depreciating asset ever since.
Agreed. And not only that, but when you buy a new car and try to sell it 1 month later, any prospective buyer is going to be skeptical of what's going on. At this point you would almost have to take a discount to his value in order to trade him.
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