SupremeCommander wrote:homeskillitprigioni wrote:StarksEwing1 wrote:smackeddog wrote:Don't want to trade for him- we need our you players and draft picks to fill out the roster. Why give them up for AD when you might be able to add a different star player for free as a free agent and keep all that stuff? Not repeating the Melo debacle again, thanks!
Obviously I would LOVE to get him but their asking price is astronomical. I mean the Lakers are willing to give basically everyone not names Lebron,take back a contract,and at least two unprotected firsts and they still said no. Can imagine what it would cost us lol.
I don't think that package from the Lakers is anything close to astronomical though. It's just big, like a pupu platter. I think this is where we disagree on things in general going back to the KP deal. All those guys in the Lakers deal are replaceable. Nothing special is in there, and the 2 1sts would be coming from a team that starts with LeBron and AD - not good picks.
The Pels are actually being realistic in their asking price, which is that they want 1 big-time quality asset to be the centerpiece, like a top 3 pick or Tatum. Something they can potentially build around.
I think we would have a legitimate shot at him with that top pick. I wouldn't trade it if it's the #1, but just about anything else I would and that with the Dallas 1sts and if DSJ can pump up some value could be closer than people think. I would take that over the Lakers spare parts offer because it at least gives them a shot at a franchise type player in the draft.
I agree with that completely. The Lakers bill might be $50, but really they're giving up a bunch of appetizers that cost $6. Kuzma is the only thing of substance there and well the Lakers and LeBron seem content to burn that bridge. The only way I see Nola accepting that offer is if the Lakers figure out how to trade all the other players than Kuzma for decent picks.
Yup, exactly. I think that kind of offer even if a decent pick replaces Kuzma is their absolute last resort. I would honestly take a top 3 pick over all of those players if I had the choice. I always try to look at this stuff in the context of how to build a championship team, not just add a few short-term wins.
I would literally take just Tatum and a pick or the top 3 pick and the Dallas 1sts over that box of Russell Stover chocolates the Lakers are offering. I think Boston's bluffing on Tatum though, I don't think that's going to be a reality when summer rolls around.