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Originally Posted by miami_fan
If the argument is the Griner/Bout trade was a loser for the US according to the prisoner exchange version of the Jimmy Johnson trade value chart, I think there is a certain amount of common ground there and arguements can be made why it should or should not have been made. However, if we are arguing that this trade is lopsided and then arguing that the Reed trade was and potential Whelan(with the provision you stated above) or Fogel trades for Bout would have been winners or at the least fairer value for the US, then no there is no way to have common ground in that case.
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I have this funny image in my head of a TV with a split screen with Biden and Putin in their literal war rooms, surrounded by generals. Then Adam Silver comes on the air with the little NBA draft chime and says "For the first pick of the prisoner exchange draft, the country of Russia selects..." Then you have Mel Kiper and George Stephanopoulos debating the relative merits of the person. Silver: "We have a trade to announce. The country of Russia sends Britney Griner to the USA for Viktor Bout". Stephen A. Smith jumps in and is just incredulous.
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