ONLINE — A basketball fan submitted a trade proposal Tuesday sending three bench players and a protected first-round pick for an MVP candidate before describing the deal as “honestly pretty fair for both sides.”
“The money works,” he explained, highlighting the successful trade-machine result as though salary matching had also confirmed competitive value.
The package included one young player described as “basically untouchable” despite rarely playing, a veteran on an expiring contract, and a draft pick protected through several outcomes in which it might actually be useful.
When rival fans objected, the user added a second-round pick and accused them of overvaluing stars.
He argued the rebuilding team would gain depth, flexibility, youth, and the opportunity to watch the MVP candidate dominate for somebody else.
After 40 minutes of debate, he replaced one bench player with another and announced that the revised offer was now an obvious overpay.
The trade was ultimately rejected by every person except the trade machine.
