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Posted: Thu May 21, 2015 9:29 am Post subject:
I'm guessing other teams would rather let Hill expire (we won't pick up his option) and steal him. As opposed to trading one of their own assets to get him. _________________ "Every hurt is a lesson, and every lesson makes you better”
I don't think you could get an exception for him, so I think you're looking at an incoming $10 million dollar salary. That's baggage for no reason.
Renounce him and move on. _________________ Author of James Harden and the Strip Club
"The key to good decision making is not knowledge. It is understanding. We are swimming in the former. We are desperately lacking in the latter." - Malcom Gladwell
I think it makes so much more sense to decline his overpaid option now. He's gotten 2 years worth of pay in 1 year.
Also his defense is atrocious and he's not playing the hustle game we expect from him. He was supposed to be our Rodman, but half-hearted Rodman should leave. _________________
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Joined: 14 Apr 2001 Posts: 144432 Location: The Gold Coast
Posted: Thu May 21, 2015 11:55 am Post subject:
diando wrote:
venturalakersfan wrote:
K0BEE 2.0 wrote:
I don't think you can trade FAs during the draft.
He won't be a FA until we decline his option
I think it makes so much more sense to decline his overpaid option now. He's gotten 2 years worth of pay in 1 year.
Also his defense is atrocious and he's not playing the hustle game we expect from him. He was supposed to be our Rodman, but half-hearted Rodman should leave.
No, the FO will wait until they have to just in case a deal develops _________________ RIP mom. 11-21-1933 to 6-14-2023.
Joined: 19 Jul 2005 Posts: 14660 Location: unfortunately not Los Angeles anymore
Posted: Thu May 21, 2015 11:57 am Post subject:
Jordan hill is a decent player who is injured way too much. It's his style of play. but that's what makes him attractive.. mitch'll see who he can land in FA and dump him if the right piece is available
If they couldn't trade him at the deadline for peanuts, they sure wouldn't be able to trade him now. Plus, most teams know we're not going to exercise his option so they could get him for less $
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Posted: Thu May 21, 2015 12:31 pm Post subject:
Since the Lakers don't have to take back salaries and Hill is only on a 1 year deal, i think a contending team might go for it. We're not going to get much in return though... probably a 2nd round pick. Better than nothing since we won't exercise his option anyhow.
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Posted: Thu May 21, 2015 12:46 pm Post subject:
silkwilkes wrote:
Since the Lakers don't have to take back salaries and Hill is only on a 1 year deal, i think a contending team might go for it. We're not going to get much in return though... probably a 2nd round pick. Better than nothing since we won't exercise his option anyhow.
Problem is that LA has to match salaries if they do the trade before July if the other team doesn't have 9 mil in cap room.
Would be fitting if DJ went to the Mavs and the clippers thought they were stealing him from us _________________ Maybe you think it's completely innocent. Maybe you don't. But there's no denying that what the rule book says means a lot less than what the NBA wants at any given moment. -Tim Donaghy
Since the Lakers don't have to take back salaries and Hill is only on a 1 year deal, i think a contending team might go for it. We're not going to get much in return though... probably a 2nd round pick. Better than nothing since we won't exercise his option anyhow.
Problem is that LA has to match salaries if they do the trade before July if the other team doesn't have 9 mil in cap room.
Something like a player and a future 2nd rounder may work. But right now the Lakers have lots of "projects"; Randle, Clarkson, maybe Brown, 2-3 picks... it may be to many guys to develop at one point in time.. _________________ Lakers need to build a freaking team !
Any one of the four remaining teams could use him as a valuable bench piece (6th or 7th man). His salary is only for one more year, and there's the increase in cap coming. They can probably keep him for a new contact at 6 mil per..
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Joined: 02 May 2005 Posts: 90299 Location: Formerly Known As 24
Posted: Thu May 21, 2015 12:56 pm Post subject:
I don't think the Lakers will mess with having a max slot, meaning they have to take back nonguaranteed salaries. Not sure who has those and needs Hill.
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