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[QUOTE="nelsonmuntz, post: 3204221, member: 833"]
But the stakes tonight were so much higher than a draft.  Hardcore NBA fans know the numbers: only about 3-4 of the first round picks will ever play in an all-star game, and maybe half of the first round will every become regular starters.  A lot of what you are watching on draft night is the high point of those kids' NBA career.

Tonight was so much more consequential.  Two of the Top 5 players in the NBA switched teams tonight.  I bet over 20 players that started most of their team's games last year have switched teams in free agency.  The Bucks had the best record in the NBA last season, and they went into tonight with THREE of their Top 8 players under contract.  The Bucks' night could have ranged from being the front runner in the East for next year, to beginning a complete rebuild.

The Utah Jazz may be the favorite in the West when the season starts, and while Conley joined a few days ago, there were still several moves today that made that happen.  We are talking about Utah.  I am still digesting the insanity that Philly engaged in just in the last two hours.
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