2020 NBA Offseason

[wildturkey]

This has the feeling of those times when a run of the mill role player gets ridiculously overpaid because there's not many name free agents out there and teams feel the need to spend on someone

 

[tlance]

for what?

they should’ve sold high earlier but not sure what you do with him Now.

im surprised he wasn’t a part of the brow deal.

He is almost untradeable.

His salary is so low that his production far exceeds his contract. And yes, I realize he isn’t that good.

Unless they are packaging a couple guys with him to get a star, they will end up keeping him. That is unlikely.

 

[The Q]

He is almost untradeable.

His salary is so low that his production far exceeds his contract. And yes, I realize he isn’t that good.

Unless they are packaging a couple guys with him to get a star, they will end up keeping him. That is unlikely.

pJ tucker would be fun for the lakers if the rockets sell off.

but that may depend how much they like mixmaster and Horton-tucker for it to be tenable for both sides

 

[Shanemansj13]

for what?

they should’ve sold high earlier but not sure what you do with him Now.

im surprised he wasn’t a part of the brow deal.

Yeah but they really didn't have anything to work with last year and they wanted to see him with AD/Lebron. Either way he didn't have a WHOLE LOT of value but I've heard their are a handful of takers on the market. It just depends on how high they value you him...I'm not sure it's very high at all. Might just be better to keep him and hope he progresses, then let him walk

 

[Shanemansj13]

I would hope a shooter. That was the Lakers biggest weakness, imo. They got away with it because of their size, they always had the 2 best players on the floor and their defense.

The 3 point shooters they have are all streaky. The Lakers were lucky that at least one of them was hot in most games.

Well if they were to get Gallinari in FA...they wouldn't push them to NEEDING a shooter. You could explore Green + Kuzma, Green is just a role player but I'm sure a handful of playoff potential teams would love to have him.

 

[The Q]

Way too much wanting to sell low on green. Dude still shot decently from 3 and plays d.

 

[trojanfan12]

Well if they were to get Gallinari in FA...they wouldn't push them to NEEDING a shooter. You could explore Green + Kuzma, Green is just a role player but I'm sure a handful of playoff potential teams would love to have him.

Yeah, if they can get him, Gallinari would definitely take care of needing a shooter. Agree re: Green. A younger team that is looking to develop players might be interested in Kuzma as well. Imo, his growth has been stunted a bit with the Lakers.

You could make a case for keeping him another year to see if they can develop him, especially if they get Gallinari. But then Gallinari is going to take some of his minutes which hurts his development. But also, if they do that, they could end up losing him and getting nothing back.

 

[The Q]

My unpopular opinion would be to trade everyone not named bron or brow for Paul.

that would include 28.

but you’d have the mle too. Plus you could buy some seconds to take those seniors who can contribute.

plus you’d get some vet ring chasers.

 

[The Q]

But you’d need kcp and Bradley to both opt in for that to be a reality.

 

[Shanemansj13]

My unpopular opinion would be to trade everyone not named bron or brow for Paul.

that would include 28.

but you’d have the mle too. Plus you could buy some seconds to take those seniors who can contribute.

plus you’d get some vet ring chasers.

I mean there isn't much to trade. On the books at this point: Lebron, Green, Kuz, Caruso and Horton Tucker.

No reason to trade Caruso and Horton-Tucker. Only $4.2M combined. Cook has a partially guaranteed. Bradley and McGee have player options.

The only real "assets" they have to trade is Green, Kuz + 20 1st and 22 1st so it seems that's why we are hearing the Green + Kuz rumors. Not sure what they could get but it's worth a try.

The MLE is going to be the key.

 

[The Q]

I mean there isn't much to trade. On the books at this point: Lebron, Green, Kuz, Caruso and Horton Tucker.

No reason to trade Caruso and Horton-Tucker. Only $4.2M combined. Cook has a partially guaranteed. Bradley and McGee have player options.

The only real "assets" they have to trade is Green, Kuz + 20 1st and 22 1st so it seems that's why we are hearing the Green + Kuz rumors. Not sure what they could get but it's worth a try.

The MLE is going to be the key.

OKC gets Horton-Tucker and 28, plsu dead weight contracts to shed 60m in payroll in the future.

Lakers are capped out anyway and this is their only chance to get another player of Paul's caliber.

Buy some seconds to add some young players and call it a day.

 

[trojanfan12]

My unpopular opinion would be to trade everyone not named bron or brow for Paul.

Funny you should mention that.

I was watching The Dan Patrick Show and he said that's he's hearing that Lebron (and therefore the Lakers) may be interested in CP3.

They'll need to do something. Imo, they had this year to win a title with this roster. With the Warriors due to be back and other teams expected top improve, there's no way Lebron is looking at the current roster and saying "Yep, I'm good with this".

 

[trojanfan12]

But you’d need kcp and Bradley to both opt in for that to be a reality.

KCP is opting out. But it's said that he wants to re-sign with the Lakers.

 

[trojanfan12]

I mean there isn't much to trade. On the books at this point: Lebron, Green, Kuz, Caruso and Horton Tucker.

No reason to trade Caruso and Horton-Tucker. Only $4.2M combined. Cook has a partially guaranteed. Bradley and McGee have player options.

The only real "assets" they have to trade is Green, Kuz + 20 1st and 22 1st so it seems that's why we are hearing the Green + Kuz rumors. Not sure what they could get but it's worth a try.

The MLE is going to be the key.

OKC would probably have to cooperate a little by deciding to go young since their current roster isn't getting past the 1st or 2nd round anyway. If CP3 lets them know he'd like to go to the Lakers (assuming he does) and any other offers aren't that much better than the Lakers....maybe they do him a favor?

 

[The Q]

This could be interesting. More of a salary dump for OKC. But Horton-Tucker was an analytics darling of his pre-draft and the second rounder could really interesting as it could be a bridge year for LAL.

Fanspo | Fanspo

Fanspo.com

tradenba.com

 

[The Q]

KCP is opting out. But it's said that he wants to re-sign with the Lakers.

spoke too soon:

Fanspo | Fanspo

Fanspo.com

tradenba.com

 

[The Q]

OKC would probably have to cooperate a little by deciding to go young since their current roster isn't getting past the 1st or 2nd round anyway. If CP3 lets them know he'd like to go to the Lakers (assuming he does) and any other offers aren't that much better than the Lakers....maybe they do him a favor?

they could cooperate because if Paul gets hurt or loses effectiveness, they're stuck with him and that contract while not competing.

I really like Horton-Tucker, probably more than the Lakers do.

The 2023 second is fun because lebron and paul expire. Could be a decent second rounder.

But it's a very small price to pay for the Lakers to add a guy like CP3.

 

[trojanfan12]

they could cooperate because if Paul gets hurt or loses effectiveness, they're stuck with him and that contract while not competing.

I really like Horton-Tucker, probably more than the Lakers do.

The 2023 second is fun because lebron and paul expire. Could be a decent second rounder.

But it's a very small price to pay for the Lakers to add a guy like CP3.

Yeah, Horton-Tucker has played well in the limited time he's had. Usually not the best indicator, but he got some minutes that weren't just mop up minutes and still looked good.

 

[Shanemansj13]

OKC gets Horton-Tucker and 28, plsu dead weight contracts to shed 60m in payroll in the future.

Lakers are capped out anyway and this is their only chance to get another player of Paul's caliber.

Buy some seconds to add some young players and call it a day.

I've heard some CP3 rumors...I don't think LA would have to give up much to get him considering that contract is insane but that's interesting with OKC. Do they want him to keep mentoring this young core or just shed the salary...venture to say they want to get that salary off the books at this point.

 

[Shaqdaddy11]

Funny you should mention that.

I was watching The Dan Patrick Show and he said that's he's hearing that Lebron (and therefore the Lakers) may be interested in CP3.

They'll need to do something. Imo, they had this year to win a title with this roster. With the Warriors due to be back and other teams expected top improve, there's no way Lebron is looking at the current roster and saying "Yep, I'm good with this".

I would love to have CP3 on the team but he's due to make over $80m over the next two years. Lakers wouldn't be able to afford him. There's no way he gives up that kinda money to take a MLE.