By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly Editor 
When Sam Hinkie traded Rookie of the Year Michael Carter-Williams in early 2014, a lot of folks questioned the direction of the Philadelphia 76ers organization. While compiling draft picks was important, the Sixers traded away their most productive point guard in a while for a protected first round pick from the Lakers, owned by the Suns. Little did we all know, Carter-Williams would't remain as effective as he was with the Sixers during his tenure with the Bucks, who just recently struck a deal to send the former Syracuse product to the Bulls.
According to Marc Stein and Zach Lowe of ESPN, the Bucks will deal Carter-Williams to the Bulls in exchange for Tony Snell. The move gives Milwaukee more shooting and defensive upside while the Bulls get a strong young guard to backup Rajon Rondo. The Bucks had reportedly tried to trade MCW to Sacramento for Ben McLemore, but the deal never came to fruition in early October. Milwaukee also acquired Michael Beasley during the offseason before Khris Middleton tore his hamstring during training camp. With Middleton out for quite some time, Snell should get a good chunk of minutes with his new team. He shot 36.1 percent from beyond the arc last season.
Milwaukee traded Brandon Knight to Phoenix in the three-team deal with the Sixers and Suns in 2014, something that didn't pan out the way they'd hoped. Carter-Williams struggled to shoot consistently and the emergence of Giannis Antetokounmpo forced MCW to the bench. He had hip surgery in the offseason shortly after losing his starting job last winter.
In MCW's first season with the Sixers, he averaged 17.4 points, 6.6 assists and 5.0 rebounds per game en route to earning Rookie of the Year honors. Hinkie at the time clearly did not believe MCW was going to have a future with the team, so he was traded prior to the 2014 deadline. While the Sixers have yet to see what that protected first rounder will bring, it seems like the right move was made to trade Carter-Williams while his value was high.
