It feels unnatural to say, but the Knicks getting Toppin and Quickley is a good haul, and those are two guys who make that team better immediately (Everyone compares Toppin to Amare Stoudamire, but don't forget, some of Amare's best work came with Tyson Chandler as his rim protector. Toppin and Mitchell Robinson have that vibe for me, while RJ Barrett's a good piece, and Quickley should become the teams microwave scorer off the bench. Add a couple guards here, look to maintain room for a max FA next year, and the Knicks are heading in the right direction (yep, either hell froze over or they'll find some way to screw this up). I'd be even more impressed had they kept the rights to Bolmaro.
The Mavericks also had a day, adding Josh Green (jury's out), but also Tyrell Terry and Tyler Bey. Luka's getting new toys to play with, and I can't wait to see how Rick Carlysle, who's an offensive genius, deploys his new toys. I didn't love the deal to move Seth Curry, but it seems like the Mavs might be able to replace his prodicts pretty easily.
The Grizzlies added a sniper and a glue guy, both of whom are regularly classified among the toughest players in the class. I think, as a Celtics fan, I'd trade our 3 picks for the two guys the Grizz picked up, since Smart and Bane would look great together... and now Celtics fans everywhere can ask "why can't we get guys like that?" every time Bane hits a 3 coming off a perfect Tillman pick. Homerism aside, I love their haul.
Finally, honorable mention to the Kings, who got Haliburton (and drafted two guys I liked in Tillman and Martin Jr, but traded both) and Sixers who added some shooters along with a bruiser in Paul Reed, while completely revamping the roster with Dany Green and Seth Curry (and got out from Al Hordord's contract). Daryl Morey wasted no time, and the top teams in the east are going to be great this year.
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