But even with access to the real, honest offers, it’s always possible that Allen values players, and players coming in via trade, differently than KP and the basketball operations staff. Heck, there are enough offers that we know to be true, Batum for Gerald Wallace or just now, for the No. 4 pick, to at least consider Allen’s approach to them.

without access to that information, fans and media are a lot more likely to let themselves dream. with concrete possibilities you get a pretty firm sense of what your players are worth and what’s realistic. sure, allen’s expectations are high, as they should be given the money he spends and the factors you pulled together at the end. i don’t think a major factor with his evaluation of kp is overly investing himself in unrealistic trade scenarios. if he’s frustrated, he’s frustrated with the team’s situation not because he can’t magically turn his roster into chris paul like hoopshype says he should be able to.