Should the Lakers Trade Lopez and Pope before trade deadline?

fusuyballer · Starting Rotation Joined: 27 Feb 2008 Posts: 513

1. Is it possible under the CBA?
2. Would they have to get equal salary back to not get penalized?
3. Would contending teams be willing to give up a late round draft pick for either one of their services?
4. Would it benefit the development of some of our younger players?

What do you guys think? Take a stab at one of these questions.

venturalakersfan · Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2018 9:09 am Post subject:

They would have to take back about $15.5 mil for Lopez and $11.5 mil for KCP.
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deal · Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2018 9:20 am Post subject:

I imagine all options are on the table for the right return; be it
a combination of future picks and/or disgrunted future star...

We'll see but I do think they will ride out those two..
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TooMuchMajicBuss · Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2018 9:21 am Post subject:

Wouldn't fit with 2Max. Don't think Cleveland plans to salary dump LeBron just yet. Nor OKC/PG.

deal · Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2018 9:23 am Post subject:

SGVL1 · Starting Rotation Joined: 02 Apr 2014 Posts: 844

Just because you should doesn’t mean you can

unleasHell · Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2018 12:32 pm Post subject:

NO
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PHILosophize · Franchise Player Joined: 05 Nov 2012 Posts: 10758

for the right deal of course

but I'd rather see JC traded
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cyborgspider · Starting Rotation Joined: 21 Sep 2017 Posts: 930

Since leaving prison, KCP's been controlled, confident, and effective. Brook's numbers aren't great, he makes too much money for another team to take him, but he's a good dude and is also stealth-valuable to the team. Despite moving like molasses, he seems better defensively than Mozgov (wish I had numbers to back me up) and he'll bury 4 or 5 three-pointers in a game once in a while.

Win as many games as you can with this group. The team's much better with, and funner to root for, with Caldwell-Pope & Lopez than they were with Mozgov & Young.

AFireInside619 · Franchise Player Joined: 11 Dec 2015 Posts: 11447

Unless we could get something decent in return (good player, draft picks, etc) then I say we keep them. KC Prison has been better since he was set free. Lopez looks terrible a lot of the times, but he is still shooting over 30% from 3, and he's a big body who can play a little defense.

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PartyMan · Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2018 4:28 pm Post subject:

If we can get expirings and some draft capital for Brook, sure. Would like to see our young bigs get some run. But I doubt there is a market for him. And I’m still holding out hope we can go on a run and fight for the 8 seed. A series against GSW would be very beneficial for us, a la OKC vs us in 2010.
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Doc JC · Star Player Joined: 02 May 2012 Posts: 3123

Don’t see a market for either due to contract size. I imagine the front office would jump at the chance to get draft picks for them.

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venturalakersfan · Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2018 6:27 pm Post subject:

Challenging shots isn’t Brook’s problem, guarding on the perimeter is. Same with Cousins.
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adkindo · Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2018 6:32 pm Post subject:

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adkindo · Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2018 7:12 pm Post subject: