That's why I pre-faced it with "it depends on the situation". But feel free to mis-quote me to prove your point. If the team has no other options then yes they should. If they're kind of middle of the road, they either have to choose to compete or rebuild. In that case they would shop around a bit and see what offers are available. Some leagues there are no teams that would trade for Hopkins because he's too expensive to begin with. If that owner is going nowhere and it's a dull league then it makes sense. We've all been a league like that I'm sure. Point being that each league is different, everyone values players differently, and usually team context goes into that evaluation.
Just because I'd cash Nuk out for a mid 1st doesn't mean I wouldn't shop him around looking for better options IF I were a team going nowhere. If I were a competitive team I wouldn't do that. If I were middle of the road then league context might tell me if I would/wouldn't.
Who misquoted you? I literally bolded your exact quote, I just disagree with it.
You said, and I quote again, "If there's a team with Nuk and isn't competitive, it's unlikely they're a year away from being competitive." I disagree that you can make that assumption, particularly this season with so much more disruption due to covid and injuries. Stud players like Dak, McCaffrey, Barkley, Chubb, Ekeler, Sanders, Mixon, Godwin, Diontae, Deebo, Golladay, Kittle, Fant, Goedert, etc. have missed huge chunks of the season. The Nuk owner in my league owns several of these guys so he isn't competitive this season but will be one of the favorites next, just like he was coming into this year.
There's a ton of luck in fantasy football as it is, this year quite possibly more than ever. I'd be surprised if most Nuk owners with non-playoff teams this year were unlikely to compete next year, most are probably pretty close partly
because of him. Even if they weren't I disagree that they should take whatever they can get. It's not like he's 35 years old, his value isn't likely to fall off a cliff. If you can get something good, sure explore it, but if not hold and see how it goes next year.
Speaking of misquoting, you're the one who originally said "if you can get a single 1st for him I'd cash out." Now you're changing it to a mid-1st- you know those aren't the same thing, right?