teams have certainly learned from the Vegas experience. Not only that, they also had a long time to prepare for this ... so the odds weren't exactly in Seattle's favour here. They were never going to get a similar haul as Vegas.
That being said, I do think Francis could have done a whole lot better. No side deals at all and only a single trade for a 4th round pick is pretty shocking. Ultimately I think he was just too greedy and overplayed his hand. If the rumours of him wanting a 1st and a 3rd for not picking certain players are true, then there's no wonder they went home with empty hands. Also, looking at trades like the Gostisbehere trade, that's opportunities wasted ... an expansion team should be all over deals like these.
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