2022-23 Team Developments: News / Trades / Free Agents / Rumors

yeah, having a bunch of movable contracts is always nice. i will be pissed if they don't have to pay multiple firsts, though. and they certainly won't.

btw, semi-related: if i were jeanie, i'd ask silver to consider how we're treated in trade negotiations and how he'd feel about revenue sharing if that kind of stuff is kosher.

 

I'm not trying to trade Max. I like him a lot. I'm just saying that is something that he Lakers might find themselves in a position to have to decide on. I love Reaves too. I want him to take over for Lebron as the focal point of the offense when LBJ retires or leaves. I'm just saying these guys are by no means untouchable and it's okay to be open minded about scenarios in which they are traded.

 

Question: Does the addition of Turner help make up for having AD and Lebron at their inferior positions (defensively)?

 

how does it make AD inferior on D if hes back to pf?

 

Fair enough regarding AD. The dilemma is Lebron. With AD at the four, Lebron has to play the 3 on defense. At this stage he is better at the 4. Would we be able to let Lebron play the 3 at this stage in his career? Maybe getting Turner is our only hope in appeasing AD by keeping him at the 4, while at the same time not getting burned too bad on defense with Lebron at the 4.

 

with turner/ad in the paint on D, our perimeter guys can be more aggressive on their opponents imo

 

Buddy Hield tweets the following every day:



Today he seems to have skipped that daily tweet, and then he posted the following an hour ago:



Meanwhile Pelinka was apparently seen flying to Indiana today:



Apparently there’s some college basketball thing going on in Indianapolis so it makes sense why a lot of executives would go there. And honestly there’s no reason Rob would have to personally fly out to Indiana as a part of trade discussions.

But who knows, maybe Rob used scouting the college event as a reason to meet up with Indiana’s FO and they’re hashing things out?

Probably not, but it’s fun to think about.

 

Hope he locked his office. Otherwise it's going to smell like Kurt.

This is Rambis right now

 

Flying to Chicago for Thanksgiving boarding gates right next to each other but it's only a 3hr drive from chi to Indy

 

Well you know, there may be something there. Remember that Chris Buchanan's first move as GM was to get the NBA to launch an investigation into the Lakers FO for tampering which of course ended up with Huge Mouth Magic getting slapped with a $500,000 fine. They have seemed to have it out for us since. Maybe if Rob can meet with Chris and spread some of his biblical good will they may come off their ridiculous stance of 2 picks for Turner/Hield. Russell Westbrook is showing he is still a strong star player in the NBA and may not worsen their chances much and if we throw in a piece and maybe 1 FRP who knows. But I don't care who we get, if AD doesn't go back to being a nightmare on defense and LBJ starts playing real LBJ ball like 10 assists per game and defending we aren't going anywhere, it's on those 2. If so, then Turner and Hield would be very nice complimentary pieces, Reaves @ PG and it could be a very nice defensive unit. Slide Schroeder, Walker and Pat Bev to the bench. Let's hope Rob is on the scene.

 

Turner would be more impactful on this team than Hield. I still don't see the need for adding Heild’s salary. If we traded for Turner, he's going to want a new contract in the 20 million range.We'd be stuck with both next season too. Myles changes the dynamics of the starting unit, because he's capable of playing next to Davis. Having those two upgrades our defense significantly, that would allow our wings to press up on shooters in order to funnel them towards two elite shotblockers. On offense Turner sets legit screens and is a decent three point threat from the top of the key. He should fit seamlessly with AD.

 

I think the Pacers would likely want to add Hield though, so we might as well take him since we need shooting anyway. His contract is not that bad. The Lakers have previously been linked to adding Rozier and Bojan in a multi-team deal (both 20-million dollar players). They also have been obviously linked it to the two 20 million dollar players in the Pacers deal. BTW, which pair would you prefer?

 

If we get Turner, we would ideally add a back court shooter though. Not ideal to have 120 million or so invested in the front court. Better to have balance. If that route, then Bojan/Rozier combo would be good.

 

Pacers need to be careful with the winning if they want a shot to pair Wembayamba with Haliburton and Mathurin. That's a future championship team right there. As a small market team, they really should go for it. We may be able to snag Turner/Hield with only one first round pick.

 

Don't think inferior is the correct word but it will move LeBron and AD down to their more natural positions.

 

I saw a picture on Twitter that Pelinka is in Indiana today!

 

I'm not sure if they view Hield and his contract as a positive or negative. I dont know what a Turner trade would look like by himself. I suppose in theory, we could do:

1. Beverly, Nunn and 2027 1st for Turner

2. Westbrook, Wenyan and 2029 1st for Rozier, Oubre, and Plumlee

We still give up the two first though. This variation might still be better though, if you consider Rozier better than Hield, and if you consider the addition of Oubre andPlumlee better than Beverly, Nunn and Wenyan.