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

not sure how much truth to any of the rumors, but the story today is that the talk between charlotte and the kings stalled in part because charlotte didn't want to include its two mid-1sts this year. which...wow. same piece was like "kings also had interest in toronto's 19th pick, but not sure if they're still interested in sabonis". gotta say, tons of pau parallels here--international big in small market who tears it up and is the toast of the town, team hits adversity, everyone thinks he's not good all of a sudden. someone should buy low there. plus, it's sacramento...just fleece them mofos. so mad sac hates us.

 

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Wemby not worried as Spurs face elimination: "Everybody knows we're going to do it"

.... a The Athletic pop up on phone

 

Sabonis had a huge impact on the Kings when he was traded there. It didn't work out, but they were pretty good for a while.

I like the idea of pairing Sabonis with another big who can make up for his defensive shortcomings. I suggested Timelord but doesn't have to be him. Portis could be another target, cost controlled and likely will be traded this summer.

Sabonis/Portis would be a similar two-punch as KAT/OG, but I think Sabonis is a better player than KAT overall.

this would mean we would have to let Rui go (especially if Lebron stays), but the fact apart from being an elite shooter, Rui is a limited player, so it is what it is.

 

This is why the Brooklyn Nets suck and will continue to suck. Prepared to offer Austin Reaves a full max. What does that do??? Now we have to up our offer to Match. How are we going to be able to bring talent to put around him and Luka and LeBron???

 

well said Abeer. Clean they pocket clean.

 

Okay ima f*** yall up and put it bluntly to you. His wife was a Laker girl. Boom so im just saying organizatinal ties. But we can get something going.

 

I actually believe Miami would want Knecht and LaRavia - they probabaly look like great role players under Spo too. Knecht becomes a better Duncan Robinson and LaRavia becomes a Swiss Army knife Aaron Gordon Lite. Vando I could see going to the bucks, because why not for them? It’ll just come down to the draft picks and I think it would take all 3.

If LeBron leaves, I think we could maybe pivot to Sabonis. Trade for him with some junk and 2 firsts. You probably want to leave one first left over to get a Herb.

I’m still heavy on the Spencer jones train. I know no one cares about an undrafted wing. But I see flashes of Caruso defense with a strange shot. He is a Shawn Marion Lite… bring him in for sub 6m and you’ve got something.

 

Oh god, Boston is firmly in play for Giannis as Portland is happy to pickup Brown by giving the bucks back their draft capital. That’s like the worst outcome.

Boston: White - Pritchard - Tatum - Giannis - Queta
Portland: Jrue - Dame - Brown - Avdija - Clingan

That trade creates two new contenders. Add that to the Knicks, Wolves, OKC and Spurs.

We’d desperately need to improve to be in the mix.

 

I can definitely see the C Bags getting Gianis after the Knicks win the championship. That would be so C Bags they would have to do something.

 

Really? I'm shocked with your vision as I agree with you all the time.
Sabonis is better with the ball on his hands. As is Luka, so they nullify each other. He is not a lob threat which Luka loves. He works well as an offensive hub, removing Luka from where he is most dangerous.
Defensively, Sabonis is a bad rim protector, can't defend on the perimeter and is the exact opposite you need behind Luka.
Where do you see this work?

Regarding Wemby, that's crazy talk. I think he is a Spur for life. People are sleeping on Castle and Harper. What they're doing in year 1 and 2 is insane. Both will be all-star types for a decade while playing alongside the best player in the world. No way Wemby is leaving that, imo

 

Just like Kareem wasn’t leaving Oscar Robertson or Shaq wasn’t leaving Penny. I’m sure Orlando will get back.

Dylan Harper has superstar potential. Sometimes it’s fit. Luka better fit with Wemby.

s*** for awhile nobody thought Dwight was coming here. Nobody thought we had a shot at AD.

as for Sabonis Sabonis doesn’t need the ball he can operate at the high post or inside. But his ball movement would be great because he would be getting Luka the ball in perfect spots. Like baby Jokic.

Sabonis has great hands. Something Aytons struggled with.

 

Lakers aren’t just gonna sit back and let everybody else get better.

 

Wemby isn’t coming here, at least not for the next 6 years and then we are just assuming 7’6 that moves like that stays healthy.

As for Sabonis, he fits with Luka in the same way Jokic would. They are a great secondary playmaker and reset option. You’ll find Luka utilising dribble handoffs with a screen to get him open in the mid range or with a lane to the rim the same way Murray does. When Luka hits a dead end or a double team, that pass to Sabonis won’t be for a reset, it’ll be a hockey assist as Sabonis can pass over the defense to the open guy.

Sabonis can shoot, and you’ll probably see him develop that more if he played with Luka so he would be more of a pop or spacing option. For the rim threat we would rely on the SF/PF which honestly still provides you the vertical spacing you want. It may also create a situation where a team needs to choose between putting Wemby on Sabonis or Wemby on an athletic SF to guard the PnR. In which case, Sabonis can take advantage of the smaller guy. If Wemby (or other big) decides to guard Sabonis, you end up with a clearer run to the rim.

Offensively I see it working. Defensively is another story. You literally need two stand out defenders around them, one that can defend 1-3 and one they can do 3-5. Think the OG, Gordon mold and the other would be a Herb, McDaniels type.

Theoretically a, Luka, Smart, Spencer, PJ, Sabonis lineup works defensively.