2025-26 Team Developments: Trades / Free Agents / News / Rumors / Ideas

I think if AR wants to remain in the fabulous situation he is in now playing for the greatest franchise in the league and starting alongside Luka Doncic as his highly valued running mate .... and with this team that is being assembled now ..... for the next 4 years after this season he will take the 32-35M starting salary hometown discount over maybe several million more in a far far less fabulous situation anywhere else.

 

The Kings are just not run well at all. Ellis leaves, Murray gets 28m.

Reaves should be in line for 150m over 4 years. That's a 32.5m starting wage - and him taking a discount.

 

I do wonder, what if someone offers him the 25% max which is roughly 41m. That's the difference between our 150m for 4 years and 185m over 4 years. I do think he'd stay with us but maybe our offer would be closer to 160m if he is getting interest at the full max.

 

Well..I was told repeatedly that Marc Gasol, was our best Center since Shaq tho. We are supposed to look past the numbers, ya know- that's just " box score watching ", and look at the intrinsic value being provided. Or something to that effect.

 

Well the professor thinks Ellis is worth 25M per.

 

I'm not sure Austin is worth 41M per. Here or anywhere else.

 

I assume that Monk is heading somewhere soon.

 

Well the Lakers can swap two expiring in Gabe and Klieber for Monk and Ellis. Make the call Rob: basically fixes the two biggest holes the Lakers have on the roster - POA defender and heat check bench guy in one move

 

Well the way Gabe is shooting tonight I don’t know if he’s getting traded anywhere.

 

Throw in Dalton and a protected pick. The expirings gets them out of Monk's contract, but they will want something of value for Ellis.

 

If the Lakers were to trade LeBron I would trade him to Miami for a package centered around Kelel Ware Andrew Wiggins and Davion Mitchel.

gives us another young roaming pick and roll center to put with Luka

Wiggins young wing who can defend.

Davion Mitchell young guard who can defend.

another Jerry Buss trade like when we traded Shaq for Lamar Odom Caron Butler and Brian Grant.

it was truly obviously Kobe’s team. And the team got more athletic and younger. And eventually won two championships.

Now Shaq was what 32?

But Lebron is 40 and I don’t know what’s going on with him. But if he wants to leave this is a trade that will make everybody happy. I’m just saying!!!!

 

And it is clearly Luka’s team. Just looks like it. He’s in all the adds.

seems like putting a deeper younger flexible position team around Luka and Reaves makes more sense. Defenders who can protect them. Young wings. That’s what I’m trying to do with this trade.

 

Lebron James isn't getting traded. He's 40, of course it's Luka's team, and he wants Lebron on it.

 

Maybe Kl99 wants a "session" around one of those campfires .... if he missed the fun in the trading Reaves circle this summer?