2017 NBA Trade Deadline Results: Grade the Lakers

[pio2u]

The NBA Trade deadline has passed. Based on the results what grade would you give the Lakers FO for their efforts?

2017 NBA Trade Deadline: Grades For All 30 Teams
Now that the dust has settled from the 2017 NBA Trade Deadline, it’s time to see where everyone stands.
Here are trade deadline grades for all 30 teams.

http://hoopshabit.com/2017/02/24/2017-nba-trade-deadline-grades-30-teams/

[blackmamba08]

C but It would be B if we succeeded to send Nick " making every damn shoot" Young for some tacos.

[ratra_1211]

A for me. we got a (bleep) 1st pick for 33-year old(!) lou williams by taking on brewer's contract (which ends after next season) + 22-year old tyler ennis for marcelo (bleep) huertas. could not have asked for more.

though, had we can deal moz or deng, it would be an A+ or S trade deadline. but (bleep) aint happening

[pio2u]

2017 NBA Trade Deadline Recap


(Note: The Rockets’ acquisition of Lou Williams, which wasn’t made official until today, will be considered a February 23 trade.
Additionally, not all the deals below have been officially finalized yet, so for now our recap is based on what has been reported.)

https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2017/02/2017-nba-trade-deadline-recap.html

[yinoma2001]

Lou trade: B-/C+

Ennis trade: B
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[yinoma2001]

Lou Will is like the guy who make 25k a year leasing a high end BMW for $800 a month.

Will he miss the $800/month BMW? Sure. Could he afford it? Technically yes, but just not the right phase in life to be doing that.
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[av3773]

I'm like a B+

1) Got a first round pick
2) Moved lou which improves the odds of keeping our pick

Those were some of the main things I was hoping the lakers could accomplish

The one that didn't happen was moving swaggy. I actually think he's been really good this year, but for the same reason for trading lue, I think it would improve our odds of keeping the pick. Perhaps there just wasn't a trade because of his option, but I would have thought one of the contending teams would have offered up 2nd round picks. Guess not.


It be great to see a starting line up of

C- Zu
PF - Randle
SF - Ingram
G - JC
G - D lo

It would probably have moments of awesome and a series of disasters, but this year is toast so I'm fine with the trade off if it means seeing some awesome

[babyskyhook]

[yinoma2001]

[TooMuchMajicBuss]

I don't consider making the team less capable of winning games a good move, all for the purpose of tanking so we can roll the dice again on another promising rookie. At this stage I'd take ability to draw quality free agents over 'ability' to lose like crazy and get a draft pick.

That said, if development of the young core is the primary goal, losing Williams and Huertas, and getting an aging wing defender, a backup PG and an unprotected first round pick is a pretty decent result, even if that pick is mid-20's. At least now we have a pick in the first round, even if the dice don't roll our direction on lotto day. I'd give it a B.

[yinoma2001]

[Big Game James]

I gave them a "B"

Here is my reasoning:
- They did what they had to do in getting rid of Lou Williams for a 1st round pick. Without this move, they would have gotten an "F." This was such a basic and necessary move. Being able to nab a 1st round pick was the ideal situation over an early 2nd. Rumor was that Washington had offered their 1st, even though it was a better pick (early 20's at this point), it came with Andrew Nicholson's 3 year contract. Smart move to take the later pick with Corey Brewer's contract.

- My second reason in giving them a "B" is that they avoided trading away our youth despite many rumors swirling to the contrary. With names like Paul George, Jimmy Butler and Andre Drummond being thrown around, coupled with Magic Johnson taking the reigns, I was on pins-and-needles waiting to see if he was going to shake up this roster just for the sake of shaking it up. With PG-13 claiming he wanted to be a Lakers, there was no reason for us to sell the farm to attain him when we can sign him as a free agent. We are in a great position now to keep our 1st round pick for 2017 and 2019. I'm so relieved that we are standing pat until the season ends!
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[yinoma2001]

There was a lot of PG13 trade foreplay going here. I think Lakers got to 2nd base with PG13 and will set the stage, hopefully, for the Pacers to sell him to us at a discounted price (i.e. ideally not having to trade DLO or Ingram).
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[DShotMaker1824]

I thought it was a fail overall given the price for Cousins.

How I'd say this, the rest of season should be a test for our Starting Point Guard, if there's not a certain level improvement, you have to move him with Mozgov's contract for a player on a shorter contract/pick in the off season.
A priority for the Lakers has to be to get rid of Mozgov and Deng's contract. One by one is just fine.
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[Vancouver Fan]

Lmao at anyone who voted A.
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[Lakers_Jester]

B+. we have a guaranteed first rounder now regardless of lottery. Got rid of Lou for an expiring. Brought in a defense guy which is our team weakness. Got ennis who can be at least a serviceable backup guard. Didn't do anything drastic for the sake of making a splash. Can't complain

[The Logo]

Gave them a B. I like doubling down on the youth movement and trading for a first round pick, ensuring we have two picks in the draft no matter what happens, and I thought the Ennis trade could be a smart swap. Wish we could've gotten an additional asset attached with Brewer but it is what it is.

[44TheLogo]

B+. Lou trade was pretty much a given - got a coveted 1st in a deep draft, and we didn't take back extra salary. I give that one an A-. Minus is only because it's maybe possible that there were marginally better offers from Utah or something like that, but Magic let Lou pick his destination.

Ennis trade was no risk limited reward, give that one a B.

I think we should have tried to unload Nick for another draft pick, but I doubt that there was any market for Nick for a 1st rounder, so I can understand why we didn't move on that front, though it's a tad disappointing. So overall a B.

[tox]

I give them a B

[activeverb]

I give it a C.

Trading Lou for a low first round pick was an expected, average deal. The Ennis deal was a shrug.

A would have been an unexpected Cousins like deal.
B would have been trading Young for a pick.
D would have been trading Williams for a second round pick.
F would have been doing nothing.

[adkindo]

[Tanlentueux]

[Dr. Funkbot]

C

Good to get a late first rounder for Lou but the Brewer contract is bad. We should have gotten an ending contract or an additional second rounder to take on the Brewer contract that the Rox were looking to unload.
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