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No way.
Robbert Williams is street clothes in cube

 

Yeah, the only thing sourced is Goldsberry saying "one of my sources inside the Lakers indicating that the deal was bigger." Everything else is Goldsberry speculating.

The "Knecht and 2 firsts" part is him referencing Simmons joking about it, and then the redditor says it's real, but that never came from the source. Same for Rob's sweet-talking, that's just Goldsberry saying "he thinks" Rob did that. So Goldsberry's source might be someone in Rob's camp, but they never actually said any of that.

 

yeah, maybe we tried to get gafford and knecht and a 1st would have been part of it or something. no way it just...shrunk on one side, imo.

 

Re: Butler ^^^
He can just opt in and be an a-hole and Miami still has to pay him 50M though … right?

 

Beyond hilarious!!!

get in line…pa pah!! Go paint your hairline!!!!

Wow!!!

 

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/61...ncic-nba-trade-negotiations-lakers-mavericks/

Rumor is that Dallas tried to get Giannis first, and Milwaukee said no.

Luka, Reaves, Knecht, Vando, and GIANNIS in 2027, here we come!!!

 

Or Jokic. I would have said no too, in both cases.

 

Trading top 5 players is just not done for a reason. They’re all close to winning a championship any year they get a bit of luck and health. If you trade your golden goose for another and your old flame goes on to win a championship and your new franchise player gets injured - you’ll get crucified.

It’s part of what makes the AD for Luka trade so unbelievable.

 

Rui + 1 first, makes sense but I'd be shocked if either Vando or DFS are moved. Your shiny new toy might riot if you trade DFS as soon as he gets there.



I don't think we have the assets to get Kessler or Turner. I think Claxton is best case and I'd be willing to give up a 1st for him, he also fits nicely on the Luka timeline. Capela would be my consolation prize, but would they do it for just one 2nd?

 

Welp..Rui,Gabe and the new Max guy, are a collective 39M in salary matching. So just about any player, on the trading block is still obtainable. To keep it a buck, besides Zion, who is really worth more than what we have left to offer? A FRP, a 2nd and a couple of pick swaps.

 

I'd be happy with Claxton, still has upside, and is cost controlled for a good few years.

I think Brooklyn may ask for Austin though, and that's a big decision right there.

 

I think I heard on one of the many pods I've listened to the last few days that Kleber can't be aggregated with other salaries in a trade. We can re-route him somewhere before the deadline, but as a standalone contract.

 

Why? He's not on a vet minimum. He makes 11M this season and next.

Where is Abeer and Svtzr on this? Those are my two CBA experts.

 

I'd hang up at that point. If they're willing to do Claxton and Sharpe then I'd be open to something like:
Rui, Gabe, DK, one first, one swap, one 2nd for Claxton and Sharpe.

Then you go get Fultz or if a better vet hits the buyout market.

Claxton/Sharpe/Jax
Bron/Vando/Maxi
DFS/Reddish
Austin/Shake
Luka/Bronny

Claxton and DFS allows you to get away with the defensive shortcomings that exist in that group. That's a contending 5, but you're thin...that's a 7 man playoff rotation so you REALLY need to hit on a buyout guy. (Maxi factors in if he can get healthy)

 

Maxi is actually way better than Hayes when he can play so I think he'll stay as a backup stretch big

 

Has nothing to do with salary. Has to do with acquiring and trading someone you just landed. You can trade them along with draft picks, but not with another player.

 

Aha..so basically Finney-Smith couldn't be packaged with another player either? Ok

So basically you have to reroute these guys immediately? And that's only with a draft pick?

 

Somebody please help me out .... is Claxton better at holding off guys 60-70 lbs heavier in the key than our other guys in that same weight range? Or is he just so good defending the rim, and out on the perimeter/or whatever else it is he's good at that it all comes out on the plus side of the scale even though he gets overpowered too?

 

No, we'll get outmuscled. But with AD out and Luka in, the big search shifts from muscle to lob threat, good hands, shot blocker, switchy (or some combo of those things).

Jax will look better with Luka, but Jax has a crawlspace level ceiling. He's a 3rd string center who will look like meh 2nd string. Claxton is a 10/10/2 guy in 30 minutes a night and that's been with the atrocity that is the Brooklyn Nets. Pair him with Bron, Luka and AR he could easily get 15 points a night just from lobs and being ignored due to the other threats on the floor.

Two seasons ago he finished 9th in DPOY race.