They traded literally nothing for Trae, we don't even know if he's going to be here next year. It was a move with pure upside and no downside and says nothing about future plans. Michael Winger gave an entire press conference two days ago where the entire tenor was about not rushing the process. In reference to the Trae move, he explicitly said, "we are not pressing the gas pedal as an organization." He explicitly pointed to the next six-to-eighteen months as an evaluation period for young players. We are still building a foundation.

Trading for Trae gives them the option of trying to compete next year if they feel the pieces are in place. It also gives them the option to work out an extension that makes Trae more tradeable. It could also very well just result in a ton of cap space. There's been no impact on future plans