Would You trade for Harden?

crazylakerfan001 · Starting Rotation Joined: 14 Feb 2011 Posts: 871

Would you trade Kuzma, THT, Schroeder, and Harrell for Harden?

our lineup ends up looking like

Harden/AC
KCP/Wes Matthews
Lebron
AD/Kieff
Gasol/ Filler Center

We Gut our youth for the future, but almost guarantee another ring. I know its too early for this, but just a hypothetical situation

ksmgf · Star Player Joined: 24 Jun 2005 Posts: 3146

Nope. We are doing fine and don't need the beard.

Inspector Gadget · Retired Number Joined: 18 Apr 2016 Posts: 32606

Clippers have more of a need for Harden then we do.

KBandKB · Star Player Joined: 11 Aug 2005 Posts: 2142

Absolutely not.

1. Ruins our depth
2. Ruins the team chemistry already built
3. Harden needs the ball 24/7 in his hand
4. Hardens personality is a big negative
5. We’re trying to get younger to match AD’s age, not sign another 31 year old star who will start to decline in three years or so.

drae · Franchise Player Joined: 13 Nov 2018 Posts: 13299

No. I'm not trading potentially 7 or 8 years of THT excellence for 2 years of grumpy Harden. Not when we have a championship calibre team in the present and THT is a part of the future now that we've given up Brandon Future-MVP Ingram

dcarter4kobe · Franchise Player Joined: 30 Jul 2005 Posts: 16897

Not possible due to hard cap,but yes.

Gasol/Dedmon
AD/Morris/Dudley
LeBron/Korver/McKinnie
Harden/Matthews
KCP/Caruso/Napier

Comes down to you dont turn down LeBron/Haden/AD plus complimentary parts like KCP, Gasol, Caruso, Matthews, Morris
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KingKobe20 · Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2020 2:18 pm Post subject:

The answer is definitely no.
Our depth currently makes our chance of repeating highly possible.

But just for fun we cant deny what a 3 headed monster James, James, and AD would be.

An if anyone can turn a dysfunctional superstar talent into a Champion, it’s Lebron.

crazylakerfan001 · Starting Rotation Joined: 14 Feb 2011 Posts: 871

I would also love to hear Dreamshake's take on this and reaction to the people saying no

Runway8 · Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2020 2:28 pm Post subject:

I wouldn't, but Houston or Dreamshake would be crazy to turn down that package. That's a hell of a haul for a grumpy 31 yr old dude. But I see Houston being delusional about Harden's value and want a package similar to AD package with talented players as well as a bunch of picks.

Halflife · Star Player Joined: 15 Aug 2015 Posts: 4333

He has never put a team over the hump

epic_ · Star Player Joined: 23 Jan 2020 Posts: 2769

I guess he would help the LA strip club economy.
But I'm glad trading for him isn't a choice we have to make.
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Megaton · Franchise Player Joined: 18 Feb 2015 Posts: 21138

He give our entire team Covid. So no.
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KCP/Dennis Schroder
Wes Matthews/Alex Caruso/THT
Lebron James/Kyle Kuzma/Alfonzo McKinnie
Anthony Davis/Markieff Morris
Marc Gasol/Montrez Harrell

Time to repeat!

kikanga · Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2020 2:46 pm Post subject:

So Schroeder, Trez, Kuzma, and THT for Harden. That's too much. Besides, I don't think the salary match up. Harden's getting paid 41 mill.
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Nash Vegas · Star Player Joined: 01 Sep 2012 Posts: 5287

Why?

We already have a 20-year old version of him.

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CandyCanes · Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2020 3:02 pm Post subject:

100%. But would the Rockets? Nope.
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PASTOR RILEY · Star Player Joined: 26 Dec 2019 Posts: 2506

Too much youth for an old man an we are already over the hump so we don’t need him in that case

governator · Franchise Player Joined: 28 Jan 2006 Posts: 17090

building a 3-star squad from scratch at the expense of potential all-stars youths but still a lottery team, ok, but when you already have an improved championship squad that’s looking like the best and the deepest in the league, nah

SD2Hollyweird · Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2020 3:14 pm Post subject:

F^%$ no. If the Lakers ever "won" a championship with Harden, it would finally validate all the BS takes that the refs gave it to them. Without ref assistance, Harden is miserable. The only thing more miserable are actual basketball fans who have to watch him play his horrific flop and jerk game.
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SocalDevin · Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2020 3:18 pm Post subject:

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hype · Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2020 3:36 pm Post subject:

IDC who we're giving up for him the answer will always be a hard NO. You see the last two seasons now where everyone is overpassing and cheering each other on? Harden won't be having that for long, gotta get those numbers.

We're the far and away favorites this season with an extremely bright and flexible future. You don't even take a call from the Rockets. Let him go rot the rest of his career somewhere else and make it rain in strip clubs country wide and get a few more jerseys retired that way.

danzag · Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2020 4:07 pm Post subject:

We don't need him.

Mike@LG · Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2020 4:09 pm Post subject:

The Lakers? No.

Other teams? Yes. They all need franchise players.
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CRoost · Star Player Joined: 21 Mar 2017 Posts: 3498

Definitely yes for me. If we can move Schroeder, KCP, Kuz and another filler , it’s a yes for me.