IMO, this is mainly a consequence of our FO's behavior... Looking happy to be an 8th-seed at the most, never getting active in making clear roster upgrades. Their only clear strategy in the past years has been "let's wait one more year to see how it goes".
Seeing a player like AG going is always bad but his future should have been "decided" and actions taken accordingly: either really let him go and take whatever was the best return (mention to rumors about HOU interest) or trade other players to improve the roster, either now or in the near future... But as usual, our FO just dig their head in the sand and looked like it was nothing to do with them... Now, our leverage on dealing with other teams has taken a real hit...
I really hope this trade demand is an eye-opener for our FO.