The Bulls

[DJ]

are interested in trading the 7th pick for Lonzo Ball

Per NBA Buzz

 

[Gman]

"Only if the Bulls can guarantee that Lonzo gets to wear #23 on his jersey"

- Lavar Ball

 

[DJ]

"Only if the Bulls can guarantee that Lonzo gets to wear #23 on his jersey"

- Lavar Ball

 

[thunderc]

And that’s why they are the bulls.

 

[SJ76]

We need a lot more than the entire Ball family I can tell you that.

 

[wildturkey]

Give me a source

 

[WindyCityCoug]

GarPax wants to play with some new Balls.

This has a real chance of happening.

 

[Shaqdaddy11]

I don't think the Lakers would trade Lonzo unless they knew a guy like Kyrie or Kemba was coming to the team. Especially how insistent the front office was in including Jason Kidd as an assistant.

The #7 pick alone wouldn't do it either.

 

[Shanemansj13]

I don't think the Lakers would trade Lonzo unless they knew a guy like Kyrie or Kemba was coming to the team. Especially how insistent the front office was in including Jason Kidd as an assistant.

The #7 pick alone wouldn't do it either.

Lonzo sucks, they would trade that in a heartbeat. Another pick to add to a possible AD trade. If you cant get AD worst case you get a PG in this draft or package it in a Beal trade

 

[Shane_O_Mac812]

I agree the lakers would jump through hoops for that trade, I'm praying the Bulls don't do it. Lonzo is no better than our current point guard in Kris Dunn and I would rather try to lure one of the free agent point guards our way. Plus the headache of dealing with the Lavar shit wouldn't be worth it.

 

[shopson67]

I agree the lakers would jump through hoops for that trade, I'm praying the Bulls don't do it. Lonzo is no better than our current point guard in Kris Dunn and I would rather try to lure one of the free agent point guards our way. Plus the headache of dealing with the Lavar shit wouldn't be worth it.

You would have the advantage of forcing Lavar to travel though. I doubt he wants to be in Illinois all winter when he has a home and familiy in SoCal.

 

[SideSwipe52]

No, don't do it.

 

[Shanemansj13]

No, don't do it.

 

[trojanfan12]

"Only if the Bulls can guarantee that Lonzo gets to wear #23 on his jersey"

- Lavar Ball

They'd need to replace that statue out front with a Lonzo one too.

 

[trojanfan12]

Lonzo sucks, they would trade that in a heartbeat. Another pick to add to a possible AD trade. If you cant get AD worst case you get a PG in this draft or package it in a Beal trade

While you're wrong that Lonzo sucks, I do agree that the Lakers would do this trade in a heartbeat.

With Lebron on the team, they really don't need a traditional point guard like Lonzo. Adding the #7 pick to the #4 pick along with Ingram and Kuzma would be tough to beat in a trade for AD.

As you said, they could also use it in a Beal trade. In fact, if they used both picks in a trade for Beal, they may even be able to keep one of Ingram or Kuz.

 

[shopson67]

While you're wrong that Lonzo sucks, I do agree that the Lakers would do this trade in a heartbeat.

With Lebron on the team, they really don't need a traditional point guard like Lonzo. Adding the #7 pick to the #4 pick along with Ingram and Kuzma would be tough to beat in a trade for AD.

As you said, they could also use it in a Beal trade. In fact, if they used both picks in a trade for Beal, they may even be able to keep one of Ingram or Kuz.

Trading the #7 instead of Lonzo for either AD or Beal cuts into the cap space available for Klay/Kawhi/Durant/Kyrie/Butler/Vucevic. Keeping Ingram on top of that would make take those guys completely off the table.

 

[trojanfan12]

Trading the #7 instead of Lonzo for either AD or Beal cuts into the cap space available for Klay/Kawhi/Durant/Kyrie/Butler/Vucevic. Keeping Ingram on top of that would make take those guys completely off the table.

They would have traded Lonzo for the #7 pick. So, I'm not sure what the issue would be.

Keeping Ingram might hurt the cap space for one of the guys you mentioned, but then they'd still have cap space to go after a solid shooter or 2.

Assuming Ingram continues to improve (and can stay healthy) if you add a couple of shooters to say Lebron, AD or Beal and Ingram...you're in pretty good shape, imo. Might have to switch out a shooter for a solid big if it's Beal though.

 

[shopson67]

They would have traded Lonzo for the #7 pick. So, I'm not sure what the issue would be.

Keeping Ingram might hurt the cap space for one of the guys you mentioned, but then they'd still have cap space to go after a solid shooter or 2.

Assuming Ingram continues to improve (and can stay healthy) if you add a couple of shooters to say Lebron, AD and Ingram...you're in pretty good shape, imo.

What are you expecting the Wiz to take for Beal? 2 picks and Kuzma? Lakers would be eating $25M in cap in such a deal, if the Wiz would even go for it.

 

[trojanfan12]

What are you expecting the Wiz to take for Beal? 2 picks and Kuzma? Lakers would be eating $25M in cap in such a deal, if the Wiz would even go for it.

2 top 10 picks and Kuzma? Maybe. I think it would depend on what other offers they may get (I haven't heard much about other teams being interested).

Ingram is due for a new contract soon and there are questions about his health. So maybe the Wiz decide to go with the guy with less upside (but still really good), but is a known quantity?

No problem with switching Kuzma for Ingram or even necessarily going ahead and giving up both if they know they can land a top FA. But I don't think I'd include Ingram in my first offer. Especially if there aren't a lot of other teams making offers.

 

[shopson67]

2 top 10 picks and Kuzma? Maybe. I think it would depend on what other offers they may get (I haven't heard much about other teams being interested).

Ingram is due for a new contract soon and there are questions about his health. So maybe the Wiz decide to go with the guy with less upside (but still really good), but is a known quantity?

No problem with switching Kuzma for Ingram or even necessarily going ahead and giving up both if they know they can land a top FA. But I don't think I'd include Ingram in my first offer. Especially if there aren't a lot of other teams making offers.

Brandon Ingram undergoes thoracic outlet surgery, expected to make full recovery

The questions about his health are unfounded. His only concern is getting back into shape, conditioning-wise, as he was on blood thinners post-op and couldn't train for a while.