I mean, sure, but at the end of the day you aren't trading for hypotheticals (IT might not resign, Kyrie might resign). You are trading for the assets as they are, and those assets are two players who, right now, are very close in value. I have a hard time accepting that the price to upgrade from one year of IT to 2 years of Kyrie is potentially the number one overall pick in the 2018 nba draft.
I disagree with the value argument.
Kyrie's 25 and before his prime, literally carried the Cavs through cold stretches during the last 3 postseasons, demolishing the entire GS backcourt hitting gamewinners after gamewinners, and if the latest chatter holds ground, he's willing to commit to Boston beyond his 2019 deal.
IT demands a max deal after his current one ends this summer, and Ainge was reluctant to give 100+ million for 4+ year to a 5'9 guy who's a terrible defender and gets stuck in the playoffs, coming off the season with a hip injury. Danny did the same thing with AB too. Would you pay Bradley max money? I wouldn't.
Crowder also became irrelevant after Hayward acquisition and Brown can easily fill his minutes, especially in defense. Zizic hasn't stepped to a single NBA game yet and looked mediocre at best in Summer League against bum players.
This is a megaton deal for Boston for sure, and a huge bet for Cleveland. More than anything, question should be if IT can maintain his last year's production finding touches among Lebron-Love, or his last season was just an once in a blue moon performance.
Honestly i can't see how CLE gets better or BOS get worse after this deal. We are probably be talking about the steal of the century right here.