I heard Chase Budinger demanded a trade to play with Rubio and Love and form a "Big 3" - they had Morey Cristo over a barrel and forced them to take unequal value. Listen, it's a superstar driven league, and superstars like Chase Budinger make all the rules.
Trade a guy who couldn't beat out a rookie 2nd round pick for a non-playoff team for a mid-first rounder and it's a failure? I'll take those failures all day long.