In a conversational reaction video, former NBA players Draymond Green and Baron Davis dissect the recent NBA trade landscape. They begin by praising the De'Aaron Fox and Victor Wembanyama partnership in San Antonio, describing it as a classic big‑man‑point‑guard combo that the Spurs are uniquely equipped to maximize. The duo then shift focus to the pivotal role of agent Rich Paul, crediting his representation for swiftly moving Fox to his desired destination after he declined an extension, and highlighting how a strong agent can secure optimal contracts and avoid unfavorable situations for players. Next, they commend the Spurs’ front office—R.C. Buford and Coach Pop— for acquiring Fox without surrendering Stephon Cassell, emphasizing the franchise’s disciplined asset management and its history of integrating generational talent. The conversation turns sharply critical of the Chicago Bulls, whom they label a “swap meet.” They argue the Bulls consistently mishandle assets: trading Zach LaVine for minimal return, letting DeMar DeRozan and Derrick Rose leave for little compensation, and repeatedly drafting based on talent rather than need or future picks. They lament the franchise’s inability to accumulate draft capital, citing poor draft strategy and a pattern of letting players walk away. Finally, they break down the trade details: Fox to the Spurs, Zach LaVine to the Kings, and the Kings receiving three first‑round picks (25, 27, 31) and three second‑round picks (25, 28, 28) plus LaVine, suggesting the Kings secured reasonable equity. Throughout, the hosts blend enthusiastic praise for the Spurs and Rich Paul with sharp criticism of the Bulls’ management.
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What do you think about Wemby and Fox teaming up?
I like it a lot. I like it a lot. You talking about Fox downhill in the pick and roll with Wemby popping or rolling to the rim for the lob? That's tough. Like you got your, this is a proper big man point guard that we used to see back in the old days. This is it, this is proper. And they're in a franchise that know how to make that work, you know?
And so— Yeah.
I like it. I know that was one of the reasons Fox turned the extension down is because I think he wanted to end up in San Antonio with Wimby. So you, you know, you see the—
Smart.
You see the power of Rich Paul. You know, a lot of these guys wanna be traded. And you know, a lot of people think like, "Oh man, I could be my own agent and I can do this," or "My boy can be my agent," or "This agent that I just want to focus on me can be my agent." The power of having a proper agent. De'Aaron Fox got exactly to the place he wanted to end up less than 3 months after turning down the extension.
That's crazy.
He got exactly where he wanted to go.
That's crazy.
After turning down an extension. 3, 4 months ago. If you're not like, that right there is what you talk about power in an agent. Like, mm-hmm. Getting him exactly to the place he wanted to go. Didn't cause a fuss, didn't cause a ruckus.
At all.
Just got it done. Made sure he got to exactly where he wanted to go. Not, we're gonna get him traded to this place and then in a year we can get you to San Antonio.
You come up.
Nope. We're gonna get you there right now.
Right now.
The power of having a great agent. And I know Fox just signed with Klutch maybe a little over a year ago. And he immediately sees, has reaped the benefits of being with such an incredible agent.
Yeah.
So shout out to Rich Paul too. Just getting that done, getting Fox, making sure Fox ended up exactly where he wanted to go. That, my friends, is a great agent. So as you see players struggle with things like this, know that you don't have to look any further than their representation.
Yep.
Just like representation get guys, can get guys better contracts than they deserve, representation can get, have guys stuck in a situation or ending up in a situation they don't wanna be in.
Totally. When no, you ain't got no leveraging, no bargaining chips.
Yep.
And the team don't even have no respect to have that, a real conversation with your agent. So definitely shout out to Rich Paul, Rich Paul make moves.
Mm-hmm.
Rich Paul be making moves.
Yes, he does.
And he fight and he fight.
One thing he gonna do is fight first players.
Yeah.
As long as, and he'll tell you, as long as I got you lockstep with me, you side with me, I'll fight till we can't fight no more.
Yeah.
And I think I appreciated about Rich is he'll also tell you when it ain't smart to fight. Tell you like, ah, Draymond Green, I don't think, I don't think it's a good fight on this one. Like, yeah, it may cost this, this, this, and this. Like, I don't know if we fighting a fight we should be fighting, you know? And so, yeah, he'll also tell you that.
So, yeah, he, uh, shout out to Rich. Who's that? Uh, who's at a party this summer, and he had one of his young players with him, and he was like, BD, I'm gonna bring my young fella over here. I want you to really talk to him like how you talk. You know, you talk your shit. Talk to him. Brought the young dude over, we chopped it up, and then he was like, man, get his number, get BD number. Like he was adamant about, he was like, bro, this dude needs to be hearing from you. Like he one of them ones, it's like—
He respect the game.
Yeah, yeah. And he a silverback. Yeah, for sure. So like he need to talk, He needs to be talking to somebody that keep him motivated, but also be like, "Hey, look, homie." You know what I mean? "Look, homie, it's your time to shine." So I respect Rich because he just care about, "Hey, I need my players to get here." Whoever they need to connect with, like, I always love that about him. So shout out to Rich Paul. Shout out to De'Aaron Fox and Wimby. This duo gonna be crazy.
Yes, it is. Yes, it is.
I think that's— And they got talent in San Antonio. Absolutely. They got some talent.
You want me to tell you what I think one of the biggest heists is of this trade deadline so far?
What?
That they got, they were able to get De'Aaron Fox and not include Stephon Cassell.
Ooh, that was big.
That's insane. That was big.
That's big.
They got De'Aaron Fox and did not include Cassell.
Cassell is nice.
Now you talking about one, one to trade. That's why I'm like Spurs, Give up the picks. It don't matter. You got your core.
Yeah.
Like now you just need to fine tune, but you got your core. And the oldest one is 27?
That's crazy.
26?
That's a vet.
27? Like, so I commend that. R.C. Buford, Coach Pop, hope Coach Pop doing well. They held on to Stephon Castle and got De'Aaron Fox.
That dude is a champ. That's a hell of a— that's a hell of a champ. I mean, great teams make great moves.
1000%.
Right? Great teams make great moves. And the San Antonio Spurs, that organization has always been upper echelon. Even when they were losing, it was integrity behind it. It wasn't— It wasn't like, yo, we gonna be sorry for the rest of our lives. It's like, no, we gonna get generational talent. And they were trying to figure it out with the talent they had. They moved DeMar in there, you know, now they move CP to complement Wemby. Now you got De'Aaron Fox.
Mm-hmm, for sure.
This is a hot, it's a bigger game. The next huge trade, right, that happened over the weekend, pretty much one we saw coming. De'Aaron Fox to the Spurs, Zach LaVine to the Kings. Um, but before we talk about this trade, I just want to know who is running the Bulls and why don't they care about their franchise? I believe Zach is worth way more than what they got for him, and I don't understand Really, what the Bulls— I mean, the Bulls is a swap meet. I would go over there and they could be fleeced easily.
You could have fleeced them out of Zach a year ago if you wanted to. Like, yeah, the thing I don't understand is they kind of go through this with everybody. But are you surprised? Not at all. This is the same franchise that said, oh, Michael Jordan, oh, you said you want to choose the coach? Well then, we are getting rid of you so you can walk. This is the same franchise that let Michael Jordan just walk to retirement.
They are diabolical, man. Right?
Michael Jordan, this is the, the black cat, the Michael Jordan, your Airness. Like, this is him. Like, it's really him. This league is crazy, man. It's not the ghost of Michael Jordan they let walk.
Yeah.
They let Michael Jordan himself walk.
And so— In his prime.
Like, Just won 3 championships in a row. Like they let him walk. And so I can't say that I'm surprised by anything that the Bulls does that's not smart because that's also a franchise that their head coach told them to drive Draymond Green and they did it, you know? And so I think, you know, that's, it's just not a smart franchise. Like they don't do smart things. And that's been proven time and time again. And so you let Zach pretty much get outta town for a bag of donuts. And I just think you could have done way better than that. But also like, what did they get in the sign and trade for DeMar DeRozan? You essentially let him walk for nothing, right? Like—
Nothing.
You once had, the great Derrick Rose, and obviously he went through the injuries. You got nothing for D-Rose. Nothing for that. And so when you look at this team, it'll be interesting to see if they trade Vucevic, what they get for him. Probably nothing because they're just not good. And you're letting these guys walk, like essentially for nothing. Like what's like, so pretty much you never end up accumulating any assets and they end up back in the same spot Yeah, you don't draft well.
You didn't draft well. You didn't draft well. You didn't draft based on needs or based on future picks. You just, they're just picking talent. I wanna see Lonzo outta there too. I think that's, yeah, that's how they drafted too.
Who's that? Oh, all right, all right. We'll take this guy.
Who's next?
Got him. That one right there. That's how they draft.
You know, they forfeiting they time. It's like 5 seconds, 4.
Come on, man, we gotta send the pick in. It's crazy, man. Like running outta time, get it. Here. They on auto drive. I'm telling you, man, it's crazy. So, you know, I'm just not sure how they just keep letting guys walk like that. But—
Kings came up though.
Came up to where?
Well, you get 3 first round picks.
Yeah.
Right? 25, 27, 31. 3 second round picks, 25, 28, and 28 back to back. And Zach LaVine. So I think the Kings got some equity in that deal.
