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Originally Posted by Ashasx
how the hell did Lazar get a 2nd round pick when we're all bracing for a 3rd or 4th rounder for Bennett
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Because Brad Treliving. For some reason Treliving has a strange relationship with draft picks and how he values them. Also, Lazar was dealt when he was 21 and still had that new player smell on him. Treliving still believed there was untapped potential there. Sam Bennett is 24, so that untapped potentional is pretty much non-existent. When you add in the fact that Bennett comes with a price tag of $2.55M and has to be qualified at the end of the year to retain his rights, and could cost you a protection slot, the negatives start to pile up.
So what do you expect to get back for a 24 year old that scored 12 points last season, is on pace for six points this season, comes with a substantial price tag for what he brings to the table, must be qualified at the end of the season in a flat cap world with expansion on the horizon?