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PostPosted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 4:40 pm    Post subject:

If Chris wants to be a Laker he gonna have to take a buy out.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 4:52 pm    Post subject:

Dr. Laker wrote:
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I keep seeing people trying to justify tearing a championship team apart to take on a contract for EIGHTY FIVE MILLION DOLLARS for a PG who has never won (bleep), cant play D anymore, is a 36 years old, would kill any chance at the 21 FA market, and...

Would become our highest paid player above Bron and AD.

CP3 on an MLE...maybe, but I'd rather have Dwight or Morris or both.

CP3 via trade...


Standing still is no longer a recipe for success . . . nor is it feasible.

Our competitors are/will be working hard to fill their holes, meanwhile:

The Lakers have 10 (TEN) FREE AGENTS THIS SUMMER (counting opt-outs).

Everyone's not going to come back, so there'll be a fair amount of shuffling the deck, regardless of whether we pursue CP3 or not.


I didn't know I said anything about standing pat...thanks for the incorrect inference.

I'm talking about not moving backwards.

We might be finally free of the Moz Deng catastrophe...so the thing to do is get rid of 5 players, at least 2 of which are cost controlled assets for a guy with balky knees and over 41 Mil due each season for 2 years?

The solution is to take Bron off ball?

The solution is to bring in 8 to 10 new players and integrate them instead of resigning as many champions who know our system and filling in the gaps?

The solution is to depend on CP3, his knees, his abrasive attitude, his zero championship experience?

That's how we improve because we focused our payroll on 3 players, 2 of which are over 35? And that's how we're going to convince AD to resign for his supermax by ditching Rondo and bringing in the guy Rondo punched?

Why...because CP3 is a great defender? Because his contract isnt a nonstarter? Because he's a great glue guy?

Or because we know his name, dream of him as a 27 year old baller, and are too lazy to explore the FA market that will be hyper affordable for veteran ring chasers?

Y'all need a time machine, holy water, and some psilocybin if you think this trade has a prayer in heaven of happening.

CP3 to the Knicks makes sense...only an ignorant and desperate team would consider trading assets and picks for a contract like his.

We ain't that since Jimbo got canned much to the worst poster on this site's chagrin.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 5:02 pm    Post subject:

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Analysts expect Chris Paul will be traded by OKC this off season:

https://okcthunderwire.usatoday.com/2020/10/20/espn-predicts-oklahoma-city-thunder-will-trade-point-guard-chris-paul/

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The general consensus is that Oklahoma City is embarking on a rebuilding phase:

The Thunder parted ways with head coach Billy Donovan last month, signaling what could be the beginning of a full rebuild in Oklahoma City. Will All-Star point guard Chris Paul be the first domino to fall?
With trade value despite an enormous salary, Paul makes sense as a trade candidate. However, that salary could hold back potential suitors from even pursuing the star.

Paul’s contract might play a part in why a handful of other panelists think CP3 will remain in a Thunder uniform next season. Paul is owed more than $41 million in 2020-21 and more than $44 million in 2021-22, which makes him one of the most difficult-to-trade players in the league.


While I know it's mathematically impossible...the only way I'd consider taking on CP3's contract is to also get 3 FRPs from OKC and sending them Dudley, the rest of Deng's contract, and VLF and I'd feel bad for Dudley too.

He's not impossible to trade but to also get assets back for him is hubris of the highest order on OKCs part and just how many roster spots do they have? If they get back 5 or 6 for 1 wont they have to unload players too?

Yall are tippin if you think Rob is this stupid...Magic? Sure. Jimbo? Definitely. Rob? BWAHAHAHAHA.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 8:32 pm    Post subject:

Fans don't care about the logistics of anything, they just want to collect stars like Mr. X. Depth is what made us match up well with everyone last season. We were already suited to beat the Clippers and the Bucks last year, instead we faced the people that crushed them and we destroyed them.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 8:44 pm    Post subject:

https://www.sportingnews.com/au/nba/news/who-should-trade-for-oklahoma-city-thunder-guard-chris-paul-evaluating-the-rumoured-cp3-trade-destinations/

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With the Oklahoma City Thunder likely looking to rebuild and Paul nearing the end of what will likely be a Hall of Fame career, all signs point to the two sides potentially splitting up this offseason.

The Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat and New York Knicks have all reportedly been CP3 destinations this offseason.

Whether that happens or not remains to be seen as Paul is in the middle of a four-year $160 million contract. Paul is still due over $85 million on the deal, which will make it tough for any team to match his salary without depleting their depth.

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PostPosted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 8:46 pm    Post subject:

^ Who would MIA trade for CP3?
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 8:57 pm    Post subject:

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^ Who would MIA trade for CP3?


Start with Andre Iguodala as a big expiring and then they have cap space to absorb his salary. Add a 1st or something. Value isn't much better than what LA or other teams can offer but from at least from the Lakers vantage point, it's not having to trade something like 5 for 1 after the draft occurs.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 9:03 pm    Post subject:

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^ Who would MIA trade for CP3?


Start with Andre Iguodala as a big expiring and then they have cap space to absorb his salary. Add a 1st or something. Value isn't much better than what LA or other teams can offer but from at least from the Lakers vantage point, it's not having to trade something like 5 for 1 after the draft occurs.


OKC is looking for young assets and draft picks, plus Miami is gonna swing for a bigger fish then Chris Paul, let’s remember who works over there.... Pat Riley.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 9:13 pm    Post subject:

Miami won't trade for CP3. They got Dragic, Herro and Robinson playing a lot of minutes and also have Nunn. They are probably planning to send some of those assets for Beal deal in 2021 rather than give up picks for CP3.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 9:28 pm    Post subject:

CervantesRises wrote:
Jordan-esque wrote:
Analysts expect Chris Paul will be traded by OKC this off season:

https://okcthunderwire.usatoday.com/2020/10/20/espn-predicts-oklahoma-city-thunder-will-trade-point-guard-chris-paul/

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The general consensus is that Oklahoma City is embarking on a rebuilding phase:

The Thunder parted ways with head coach Billy Donovan last month, signaling what could be the beginning of a full rebuild in Oklahoma City. Will All-Star point guard Chris Paul be the first domino to fall?
With trade value despite an enormous salary, Paul makes sense as a trade candidate. However, that salary could hold back potential suitors from even pursuing the star.

Paul’s contract might play a part in why a handful of other panelists think CP3 will remain in a Thunder uniform next season. Paul is owed more than $41 million in 2020-21 and more than $44 million in 2021-22, which makes him one of the most difficult-to-trade players in the league.


While I know it's mathematically impossible...the only way I'd consider taking on CP3's contract is to also get 3 FRPs from OKC and sending them Dudley, the rest of Deng's contract, and VLF and I'd feel bad for Dudley too.

He's not impossible to trade but to also get assets back for him is hubris of the highest order on OKCs part and just how many roster spots do they have? If they get back 5 or 6 for 1 wont they have to unload players too?

Yall are tippin if you think Rob is this stupid...Magic? Sure. Jimbo? Definitely. Rob? BWAHAHAHAHA.


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PostPosted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 9:51 pm    Post subject:

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And an AD-led team made the second round once.


That would be relevant if AD and Giannis played with the exact same teammates. Since they didn't it's apples to oranges.


More importantly one team had to go through GS, the other didn't.

An AD defensively led team won the title.

Boy that must hurt for some.


Obviously . The guy took a 1 week hiatus after we won a ring . Just bitter that his boy jim buss had nothing to do with it , and Jeanie led the organization .

The salty tears from VLF... everyone loves it.

Now he’s back to downplaying our chances next year , or claiming the ring doesn’t hold much value. Sadly his clippers weren’t good enough to face us .
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 11:29 pm    Post subject:

CervantesRises wrote:
Dr. Laker wrote:
CervantesRises wrote:
I keep seeing people trying to justify tearing a championship team apart to take on a contract for EIGHTY FIVE MILLION DOLLARS for a PG who has never won (bleep), cant play D anymore, is a 36 years old, would kill any chance at the 21 FA market, and...

Would become our highest paid player above Bron and AD.

CP3 on an MLE...maybe, but I'd rather have Dwight or Morris or both.

CP3 via trade...


Standing still is no longer a recipe for success . . . nor is it feasible.

Our competitors are/will be working hard to fill their holes, meanwhile:

The Lakers have 10 (TEN) FREE AGENTS THIS SUMMER (counting opt-outs).

Everyone's not going to come back, so there'll be a fair amount of shuffling the deck, regardless of whether we pursue CP3 or not.


I didn't know I said anything about standing pat...thanks for the incorrect inference.

I'm talking about not moving backwards.

We might be finally free of the Moz Deng catastrophe...so the thing to do is get rid of 5 players, at least 2 of which are cost controlled assets for a guy with balky knees and over 41 Mil due each season for 2 years?

The solution is to take Bron off ball?

The solution is to bring in 8 to 10 new players and integrate them instead of resigning as many champions who know our system and filling in the gaps?

The solution is to depend on CP3, his knees, his abrasive attitude, his zero championship experience?

That's how we improve because we focused our payroll on 3 players, 2 of which are over 35? And that's how we're going to convince AD to resign for his supermax by ditching Rondo and bringing in the guy Rondo punched?

Why...because CP3 is a great defender? Because his contract isnt a nonstarter? Because he's a great glue guy?

Or because we know his name, dream of him as a 27 year old baller, and are too lazy to explore the FA market that will be hyper affordable for veteran ring chasers?

Y'all need a time machine, holy water, and some psilocybin if you think this trade has a prayer in heaven of happening.

CP3 to the Knicks makes sense...only an ignorant and desperate team would consider trading assets and picks for a contract like his.

We ain't that since Jimbo got canned much to the worst poster on this site's chagrin.


CP3 is still a good defender, doesn't matter his age. His hands haven't lost any quickness. Still tops in the league in steal rate.

Why are you worried about his price tag? Are you paying the luxury tax?

Lebron wants him on the team. That should nip pretty much 80% of your concerns. If he trusts him to take over ballhandling and make his life easier, that's all you need to know. And the dude just dragged a team everyone had pegged for the lottery into the 2nd round. You're looking at his age instead of his play. The dude hasn't relied on athleticism in over a decade.

Is he injury prone? Sure. But a lot of his injuries have been on freak plays, like breaking his hand. Pulled hamstrings happen to everyone of any age. Again, this isn't a guy that jumps high in the air and has awkward falls etc. He has a very ground-based game that will (and has) aged well.

Other teams are not gonna stand pat. The Warriors will be back and have a major trade bundle to offer to upgrade even more. Nuggets will improve just by virtue of their young guys growing their game and they have assets to improve as well. And some of the role players that were huge in that series for us might not re-up with us.

Gotta add something to the mix to keep people hungry. A hungry CP3 would keep everyone's eyes on the prize. Running it back again could introduce malaise.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 11:34 pm    Post subject:

saetarubia wrote:
Miami won't trade for CP3. They got Dragic, Herro and Robinson playing a lot of minutes and also have Nunn. They are probably planning to send some of those assets for Beal deal in 2021 rather than give up picks for CP3.


They could quite easily if they wanted to, they have a stable of young players. Herro is 20 years old, Bam is 23, Robinson is 26. The question is will they find value in trading for CP3?
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 11:53 pm    Post subject:

If you think we can do a great job filling out our team with vet min contracts after trading our existing depth for CP3, think back to the early 2000s.

We filled out that team with vet min guys who were on their last legs. By 2004, that team was left with no depth as a result, since those guys we signed only gave us a year or two or service.

In all likelihood, those will be the only players we'll be able to get this offseason.

Then we'll be relying on those old guys, plus CP3 and Lebron in their mid-30s to get us another title. Risky.

We need to get younger, not older, especially since we're a fast-break team. There are other good options as far as trading for a ball-handling guard who will be our 3rd scorer without having to rid ourselves of most of our depth.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 21, 2020 12:00 am    Post subject:

pjiddy wrote:
CervantesRises wrote:
Dr. Laker wrote:
CervantesRises wrote:
I keep seeing people trying to justify tearing a championship team apart to take on a contract for EIGHTY FIVE MILLION DOLLARS for a PG who has never won (bleep), cant play D anymore, is a 36 years old, would kill any chance at the 21 FA market, and...

Would become our highest paid player above Bron and AD.

CP3 on an MLE...maybe, but I'd rather have Dwight or Morris or both.

CP3 via trade...


Standing still is no longer a recipe for success . . . nor is it feasible.

Our competitors are/will be working hard to fill their holes, meanwhile:

The Lakers have 10 (TEN) FREE AGENTS THIS SUMMER (counting opt-outs).

Everyone's not going to come back, so there'll be a fair amount of shuffling the deck, regardless of whether we pursue CP3 or not.


I didn't know I said anything about standing pat...thanks for the incorrect inference.

I'm talking about not moving backwards.

We might be finally free of the Moz Deng catastrophe...so the thing to do is get rid of 5 players, at least 2 of which are cost controlled assets for a guy with balky knees and over 41 Mil due each season for 2 years?

The solution is to take Bron off ball?

The solution is to bring in 8 to 10 new players and integrate them instead of resigning as many champions who know our system and filling in the gaps?

The solution is to depend on CP3, his knees, his abrasive attitude, his zero championship experience?

That's how we improve because we focused our payroll on 3 players, 2 of which are over 35? And that's how we're going to convince AD to resign for his supermax by ditching Rondo and bringing in the guy Rondo punched?

Why...because CP3 is a great defender? Because his contract isnt a nonstarter? Because he's a great glue guy?

Or because we know his name, dream of him as a 27 year old baller, and are too lazy to explore the FA market that will be hyper affordable for veteran ring chasers?

Y'all need a time machine, holy water, and some psilocybin if you think this trade has a prayer in heaven of happening.

CP3 to the Knicks makes sense...only an ignorant and desperate team would consider trading assets and picks for a contract like his.

We ain't that since Jimbo got canned much to the worst poster on this site's chagrin.


CP3 is still a good defender, doesn't matter his age. His hands haven't lost any quickness. Still tops in the league in steal rate.

Why are you worried about his price tag? Are you paying the luxury tax?

Lebron wants him on the team. That should nip pretty much 80% of your concerns. If he trusts him to take over ballhandling and make his life easier, that's all you need to know. And the dude just dragged a team everyone had pegged for the lottery into the 2nd round. You're looking at his age instead of his play. The dude hasn't relied on athleticism in over a decade.

Is he injury prone? Sure. But a lot of his injuries have been on freak plays, like breaking his hand. Pulled hamstrings happen to everyone of any age. Again, this isn't a guy that jumps high in the air and has awkward falls etc. He has a very ground-based game that will (and has) aged well.

Other teams are not gonna stand pat. The Warriors will be back and have a major trade bundle to offer to upgrade even more. Nuggets will improve just by virtue of their young guys growing their game and they have assets to improve as well. And some of the role players that were huge in that series for us might not re-up with us.

Gotta add something to the mix to keep people hungry. A hungry CP3 would keep everyone's eyes on the prize. Running it back again could introduce malaise.


I’m with you on all of this- every point you made is rock solid.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 21, 2020 12:16 am    Post subject:

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I agree with most of it too, other than the fact that OKC lost in the 1st Round in 7 to Houston.

Definitely agree about the hunger point. You don't think that dude wants a ring? We would get a supremely motivated Chris Paul.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 21, 2020 12:26 am    Post subject:

Would OKC does this trade for CP3?

KCP ($24m S&T)
McGee
Cook
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2026 pick swap


Lakers keep Green, Bradley and Kuzma and still have the tax-payer MLE.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 21, 2020 1:26 am    Post subject:

LakerMindLA wrote:
Would OKC does this trade for CP3?

KCP ($24m S&T)
McGee
Cook
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2026 pick swap


Lakers keep Green, Bradley and Kuzma and still have the tax-payer MLE.


I’d much rather have KCP than Green, Bradley and Kuz.

He was the Lakers 3rd best player on a lot of nights in the bubble. He and Rondo sort of alternated. At no time were those other guys ever the Lakers 3rd best player in the playoffs. Most nights they were behind Morris and sometimes Dwight in terms of impact.

Why would you want to keep them over KCP ?
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 21, 2020 2:45 am    Post subject:

I am still on the fence on trading for CP3. I see the advantages, but I also see the disadvantages. I think the better move would be to get someone like DRose. Detroit is not really going anywhere, and Rose can be a 3rd QB on this team who attacks a different way from Bron and Rondo. We gain ball penetration from the PG spot and some scoring, something we could gain.

I find CP3 is too expensive and risky, and likely costs way too many assets.

Most of this is likely his management, using the Lakers name, to get his market value up.
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These CP3 reports are listing the Lakers, Bucks, Heat, and Knicks as potential interested suitors. Of course there could be more, but it won't be many more, as there aren't many teams that would or could match up in trades. I'm going to do my best to take a look at the first 4 teams I mentioned, while keeping in mind that OKC will have two motivations here: saving money, and getting the best possible asset(s) in return.

Lakers
We can get up to the necessary outgoing $33MM-ish salary if both JaVale and Bradley opt in. I think JaVale is less likely to, so if he didn't, it becomes a bit problematic; you'd have to get someone to agree to a sign-and-trade to OKC, likely on an overpayment for a 1-year deal. But if the deal were DG/Kuz/JaVale/Bradley/Cook/#28, they'd save about $8MM this year and the full $44.2MM next year, for a total of a little over $52MM in savings. They wouldn't get anything further from DG/JaVale/Bradley/Cook, so the assets they'd get would be a look at Kuz in the last year of his rookie deal (with RFA matching rights in '21), plus the #28 pick.

Bucks
They can get up to the necessary outgoing salary a bit cleaner than we can, with a 3-for-1 deal of Bledsoe, Hill, and Ilyasova, plus their 24th overall pick. But with Bledsoe on the books for '21-22 also, they would only save a little under $31MM in total. So even though their #24 pick (via Indiana) is 4 spots higher than ours, OKC would save over $21MM with our deal, plus I haven't included a young prospect like Kuz in addition to the pick. I can't see the Bucks parting with DiVincenzo, and I don't think DJ Wilson moves the needle at all for OKC. The only thing I can add is that perhaps OKC could find a third team to steer Bledsoe to, where they pick up an additional asset out of it. Could Bledsoe fetch an additional 1st rounder out of a team? He's essentially now on a 2 year, $35MM deal, and coming off a 1st Team All-Defense selection.

Heat
They could get to the necessary outgoing salary by jettisoning Iggy, Olynyk (he's going to opt in), Okpala, Silva, plus the #20 overall pick. So from an asset standpoint, this is the highest pick that OKC would acquire, of the 3 teams so far, not to mention that, similar to our deal, all of the big money going to OKC would expire after the '20-21 season. Having said that, I'm not sure Miami makes sense for two reasons. One, I feel like they are extremely likely to simply retain Dragic. For another, after all that trouble of acquiring a veteran like Iggy and the drama surrounding that, are they now going to turn around and dump him onto a rebuilding team? Again? I just don't see it, personally, especially since I think they actually have a realistic shot at Giannis after this season. Getting CP3 completely ends that possibility.

Knicks
This would easily, easily represent OKC's best money-saving option of the 4 teams listed here. The reason is that NY could send out not one, not two, not three, but FOUR non-guaranteed contracts that total about $29.7MM (Taj Gibson, Ellington, Payton, and Bullock). The contracts guarantee right after the draft, but the Knicks could make this trade before the draft if they just included the disappointing Kevin Knox, whose $4.6MM salary this coming season gets them to the outgoing threshold. And while the Knicks could include a draft pick before the draft because they have so many picks coming, I don't even think they would need to, given they that they would literally be taking Chris Paul's contract on for free, basically, since I'm assuming that OKC would waive all of those players before guaranteeing their deals. To me this is, by far, OKC's preference, just because they would be saving upwards of $80MM. Plus getting a free look at Knox. (They could also take back Dennis Smith Jr. instead of Knox.) That all said, I am quite certain that CP3 wouldn't want to go to a rebuilding situation that would be worse in NY than it was in OKC last season, and perhaps he has enough pull here to get OKC to agree not to do something like this to him.

Of the above 4 options, I'm still going with Milwaukee as the most likely fit. I don't think JaVale is opting in with us, for one thing, and so it becomes much more convoluted on our end. The Bucks wouldn't be losing as many players, and although they'd be losing two point guards, one Chris Paul is better than the 2 guys they would be losing. They are under the gun with Giannis and I think they have the motivation and the best combination of being able to save OKC money and to give them a draft pick that they will want. I think CP3 probably prefers the Lakers though, so if we're able to figure out a way to make it work, I don't think you can rule it out. I think we're the second-most likely team to get this done.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 21, 2020 4:24 am    Post subject:

I love how we had no assets at the trade deadline, and suddenly half of LG thinks we're in position to trade for CP3. We'd be lucky to convince Detroit to move Rose this off-season.

The Thunder may eventually be able to amnesty CP3 if the league's monetary losses cause the CBA to be renegotiated, so there is no need for Presti to immediately unload him for THT, the 28th pick, and Kuz for the sake of their bottom line. Those are the only assets a rebuilding team would want that the Lakers have, it would take a third team to get us the players we'd need to outbid other offers that may come at the deadline.

I can already hear the complaints about Rob being complacent, but making this trade happen would require at least one more team to cooperate. I'm against it if the deal costs both KCP and Green, assuming we've traded Bradley already. The defense each plays is better than any guard available at the MLE. Chris may get some steals, but how are his close outs? Help and recover? Can he stay in front of Dame and Steph? Finally, will LeBron defer to him in big games, and if no, does he become a liability?

If Rondo leaves as a consequence, and our defense is gutted by the loss of two or three of our four best perimeter defenders, the Lakers may not be the only LA team in jeopardy of being ghosted by their two best players in 2021.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 21, 2020 5:54 am    Post subject:

If he is bought out, he will be a Laker, no question. If he is traded, he will be a Buck, Heat or Knick.

The Lakers will not be trading for CP3
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I love how we had no assets at the trade deadline, and suddenly half of LG thinks we're in position to trade for CP3

I am not for a hard push for CP3. I think you only get him if you can move Green, a few opt in guys like McGee-Bradley and maybe Kuz because Kuz does not fit in with the starters right now. BUT, there is a difference in our asset position today vs mid-season.

Mid-season we did not have the ability to agree to a trade where the 2020 draft pick is involved. Now we are close to the draft, can make a move on draft day, select the player a team wants and move him. We could not do this at deadline. The 2020 draft pick is value added, asset added, that we did not have in Feb 2020.

Next, I think some of our role guys after winning a championship have greater value than before. The value of Caruso (he better not be moved!), Kuzma etc. all higher now than mid-season.

I do think if Presti could get expiring contracts, Caruso, Kuzma and 28th pick he would jump on this deal. There is no way I do that deal, though. I think we do have the assets to get this done, but I would pass.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 21, 2020 7:10 am    Post subject:

Lonzo-Lite wrote:
^ Who would MIA trade for CP3?


It's so much more fun being mentioned with every absurd trade rumor when we're the champs.

A rumor like this used to be illogical hope followed by real disappointment.

Now it's just laughter.

Every agent includes the Lakers in the rumors...that journalists think this is a 'report's just shows how far we've fallen from the media informing the electorate into this disgusting version of influencing the electorate where no one cares about verifiable facts.

My priority signings in order are

AD, KCP, Dwight, Rondo, Morris and I'd do all I could to bring each back even if I have to give them an extra year to help keep costs down and pay the lux tax.

As a GM my job is to give Bron and AD a shot every year...depth makes that possible not a 36 year old PG taking up 41 mil of a 109 cap.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 21, 2020 7:12 am    Post subject:

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Miami won't trade for CP3. They got Dragic, Herro and Robinson playing a lot of minutes and also have Nunn. They are probably planning to send some of those assets for Beal deal in 2021 rather than give up picks for CP3.


That or Giannis...they are in a great position with their cost controlled production.
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