Kin
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princedpw said:Small, but the odds are usually small when trading a star. That doesnt appear to be the calculation that teams always make when they are sitting near the bottom of the league like st louis is.
Most teams that are near the bottom of the league make it a priority to trade guys who are either:
A) Old enough that they may well be past their prime before the team is competitive again
B) Under short term contracts who are most valuable with as much term remaining as possible
C) Actively want out
As far as I know, Parayko doesn't really fall under any of those categories. Trading a 25 year old with 3 very reasonable years left doesn't seem to be par for the course regardless of what St. Louis' plans are for the future.
Anyways, that's why I think a lot of times when teams are looking to move significant pieces they favour young roster players and prospects with some post-draft development time over picks. How young players/prospects develop isn't a sure thing but it's far from the crapshoot the draft is.