VEL, in terms of the players directly involved: Wally, Kandi, Jones and Ricky, Blount, Banks, Reed, the trade doesn't look too bad. Ricky is more athletic than Wally, and Blount is better offensively than Kandi.
The problem is that Ricky Davis is likely not going to be the one to elevate the Wolves back into contention, so after all of this the Wolves end up with Blount for five more years and without yet another first round draft pick.
Kevin McHale is so stupid, he traded both Cassell and a first round DP for Marco Jaric
and now he throws another first rounder in here. He doesn't value those things at all.