Lou Williams for 28th pick a Good/Bad trade?

1hu2ren3dui4 · Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2017 11:18 pm Post subject:

It was the right move. Just seems like they could have gotten a better pick for him from another contending team. Pretty much plug and play given he knows the 6th man role.

It's unfortunate that they couldn't swing a similar deal for swaggy

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yinoma2001 · Retired Number Joined: 19 Jun 2010 Posts: 119487

Lou is an unnecessary luxury on a rebuilding team. Like having a solid gold toilet while you live in a slum. Should you sell that toilet and maybe move out, or do you continue enjoying the toilet but living in squalor?
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Dr. Laker · Franchise Player Joined: 12 Apr 2002 Posts: 17106

Trade was a B+.

Had we gotten a shorter deal than Brewer's, then it would've been an A.

Lou Williams is a good scorer off the bench whose value was inflated because he was the "best player on a bad team." He will thrive in Antoni's system for a season but we are better for having moved him.
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Omar Little · Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2017 8:06 am Post subject:

I don't think we're better for having moved him, but we do have a future asset because of it, and unless we're looking to win right away, he is a luxury, albeit an incredibly well priced one.
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yinoma2001 · Retired Number Joined: 19 Jun 2010 Posts: 119487

Lou exceeded my expectations this year. Played so well. Kind of sad we didn't have a good enough team where his services would be better used. Was a great signing, but was a bit of a clunky fit on a rebuild.
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The conspiracy theorist in me says that the Lakers had better offers, but Pelinka wanted to hook his main client up for a championship run.

pmacla · Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2017 9:00 am Post subject:

Lou outplayed his contract this year but remember this about his value in the league, coming off the 6th man of the year award no one but the Lakers would offer him $7 mil a year. That should tell you he is viewed as a luxury and not a need by the other teams in the NBA

numero-ocho · Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2017 9:00 am Post subject:

All I know is our bench did not look good with JC leading it after he left. When Lou was leading the bench he not only scored but set other guys up.
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The Logo · Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2017 9:07 am Post subject:

I was higher on Lou than most were last year, but he still exceeded my expectations this year. He didn't run the traditional offense that the starters did, but there were games where he just carried us because of his scoring, especially games where Russell and Young were out and we had no business to be in the game.

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Anyone know what the Hornets were offering for Lou before we traded him to Houston?

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the idea that we can be contenders in one year is asinine. Even the Miami Heat super team needed a full season to gel before they won a championship the next season. If we try to sell off all our young assets/picks now, that is no way enough to build a championship roster and Lou would still be on the downslide by the time we are serious contenders.
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Omar Little · Posted: Tue May 02, 2017 9:46 pm Post subject:

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Omar Little · Posted: Wed May 03, 2017 9:02 am Post subject:

We know Utah had a first on the table fornmitch, and they didn't need to match salary (they were far enough under the cap to absorb Lou outright)
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Omar Little · Posted: Wed May 03, 2017 9:34 am Post subject:

Another factor some of us mentioned at the time is that there wasn't really a hurry to trade Lou. Like most guys, he'd have more value in the off season (when more teams have cap room and flexibility and are in transaction mode), and he could simply be sat down like MozDeng for tanking purposes. Not to mention that if LA can land a PG13 type deal, they may actually have wanted to keep Lou.

But there's also the fact that a 2018 first might be more valuable to the team as an asset than a 2017 pick. If they lose their 2017 lotto pick (and thus the 2019 as well), having an extra 2018 first allows them the ability to trade the 2018 pick. And if they get their picks, and thus lose their 2018, having the 2018 makes the 2017 freer to move.
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