Westbrook-for-Hayward in the works this summer?

[fightinfunbags]

James didn't miss half the season.

Correct. Just 1/3 of the season. AD missed half the season

 

[Mebert]

I miss the old days then Horton-Tucker was the most valuable trade piece in history of all sports.

 

[DJ]

I miss the old days then Horton-Tucker was the most valuable trade piece in history of all sports.

Who said that?

 

[Mebert]

Who said that?

John Q Hyperbole

 

[shopson67]

I read elsewhere that the pacers might do a hield/Westbrook type deal

But I don’t see why unless they got firsts

They'd have to give up more salary. Maybe if they want to dump Brogdon or Turner, but that's a lot for Westbrook.

 

[DJ]

Correct. Just 1/3 of the season. AD missed half the season

1/3 isn't half.

Math is hard. SMH.

 

[DJ]

They'd have to give up more salary. Maybe if they want to dump Brogdon or Turner, but that's a lot for Westbrook.

Hield and Brogdon.

 

[shopson67]

Correct. Just 1/3 of the season. AD missed half the season

James missed as much time as Jimmie Butler

 

[Mebert]

Why are we wasting time with trades, I say we build an age reversal machine and just bring back prime West, Kareem, and Magic

 

[The Q]

Why are we wasting time with trades, I say we build an age reversal machine and just bring back prime West, Kareem, and Magic

Why not just time travel and bring them back from the past?

 

[Mebert]

Why not just time travel and bring them back from the past?

That was the first thought, but you have timeline issues. You want time travel they can have Wilt Chamberlain

 

[shopson67]

That was the first thought, but you have timeline issues. You want time travel they can have Wilt Chamberlain

Doesn't just have to be Lakers legends. Prime Jordan, prime Steph, prime Durant...

 

[Mebert]

Doesn't just have to be Lakers legends. Prime Jordan, prime Steph, prime Durant...

Original teams would still own the rights though, then we are back to trades, and trading Westbrook for prime Jordan would require a future first. Just not worth it

 

[shopson67]

Original teams would still own the rights though, then we are back to trades, and trading Westbrook for prime Jordan would require a future first. Just not worth it

Does salary normalize?

 

[tlance]

Not many teams have cash available and if he does.....it'll be a lottery team. He still young enough to get a huge deal later in his career.

He hasn’t gotten paid yet.

It is ridiculously unrealistic to expect a guy in his position to pass up a bigger deal. This might be his only chance to get a relatively big deal and he needs to cash in now.

 

[DJ]

James missed as much time as Jimmie Butler

Yep. LOL.

 

[tlance]

Like you saying Embiid is the MVP.

No it isn’t.

Embiid is a definite top 3 and the possible winner in a season where the top 3 are closer than ever.

What you are putting out here is another level of homerism.

 

[The Q]

He hasn’t gotten paid yet.

It is ridiculously unrealistic to expect a guy in his position to pass up a bigger deal. This might be his only chance to get a relatively big deal and he needs to cash in now.

I’m curious what he does.

Take a multi year mle or maybe one year full mle?

Maybe a team like Detroit gives him a comfy one year deal for more?

 

[tlance]

I’m curious what he does.

Take a multi year mle or maybe one year full mle?

Maybe a team like Detroit gives him a comfy one year deal for more?

Possible.

But if he takes a 1 year, taking it in a place like Detroit where he will have a bigger role and make more money is the way to do it.

 

[The Q]

Possible.

But if he takes a 1 year, taking it in a place like Detroit where he will have a bigger role and make more money is the way to do it.

He could take a 1 year mle and then get like 10m per year after nxt year

But the lakers want max cap space they can’t keep him beyond next year anyway