Mully wanted Carter. Haugh wanted Robinson. Haugh and Spiegs were very anti-Carter. Parkins I think wanted Carter. Not sure where the rest of them stood.
But again, I didn’t “want” Carter (badly anyway). But I’d probably have been willing to call bluffs and kept Philly from getting him. I have no idea how creative Poles was in shopping the pick, and we’ll almost certainly never know. It’s entirely possible Wright was his must have guy and didn’t want to risk losing him (thus took the safe route and traded with Philly). I don’t see how that possibility is thrown out as ridiculous.