there are legit pros and cons about the Chandler trade (as it is about almost any trade).
but what I absolutely don't understand is, why the most obvious questions are ignored.
#1: what has the higher impact for the 2010-11 season, Chandler or the 2011 pick?
#2: how many more years is the so called window open? (Tony himself said it's just one)
#3: how many other deals for a young SF, who happens to be a good defender do the Spurs have in place?
#4: which of the Spurs off season goals (as RC mentioned them in his interview) are not yet achieved.
I guess that should be easy to answer.
however, I don't want to claim Chandler was special. far from that. but if he did have a 3pt shot, he wasn't on the market for a late 1st rounder.
what he does have, is far above average athleticism (what Spurs lack), great size for SF (what the Spurs lack either outside RJ), the option to be used as small ball PF (an option the Spurs don't have b/c RJ isn't one) and most of all, he is a better perimeter defender (at least considering his potential) than any other player currently on the roster.
so yes, I would even sacrifice the 1st rounder, if we would lose Chandler next summer. (Spurs have a nice young nucleus in place that makes it expendable IMO)
but! we do have the chance to find out that Chandler is exactly what the team needs for the future AND we might also find out that we don 't need to overpay for him. such things happen. but they only happen if you do take the chance in the first place.
(btw. who would have ever thought we get Splitter for that kind of money?)