[Cactus Jack]

Gave up 7 draft picks, ive never understood the structure of NBA trades.

Seven picks or there were seven teams involved in the trade?

I saw that Houston gave up the #10 pick in this year's draft (makes sense for a team that already has so many young players) and five 2nd Round picks. There's a huge difference in 1st and 2nd Round draft picks in the NBA. Depending on how well you think the respective teams may do, pick swaps are far more valuable than 2nd Round picks IMO.

If you are young team expecting to contend for awhile, giving up five second round picks isn't a lot. Odds are that if you are picking late, three of those five might not even be rostered for more than a year.