Yea just having another legit threat to make Curry work might still have us playing. George Hill was no threat at all to Curry. Batum another guy to keep LeBron fresh.
I do agree with
@Heej that Middleton/Brogdon/Delly might have done the job. Solidified our backcourt (Delly >>>>> Clarkson) and Middleton is a legit 2 or 3 option.
It wasn't a sexy move though. So Koby probably wanted to make a bigger splash with the Celtics deal. It sounded good (IT and a potential #1 pick)
However, once that hip became an issue that was the moment to not trust Ainge. Cause maybe his scouts know through in division scouting that the Nets are going to be better than projected.