2019/20 Players' Transactions: Breaking News , Trades, Free Agents, And Rumors

So now with Clark out of the picture, who (other than Deron Williams) could be a target for our room exception? Would hate to see it go to waste.

 

Trey Burke is an interesting name. I heard Isiah Canaan was a name thrown in there, more of a shooter than a PG. Probably the most talented, yet risky name still out there is Ty Lawson.

Sessions and CJ Watson are pretty much bottom of the barrel.

 

Ty Lue might be willing to be our backup PG with all that's going on in the Land. Just need to drop 40 pounds

 

did i miss phx dumping knight? not that i really care...

anyway, i think clark would have been GREAT at 4.3. i don't like him at 8, and apparently, neither does anyone else.

i think kcp's gone in any 2-max scenario, but i think lopez on a one-year at 5 per is totally possible due to the bird rights situation.

what's randle's cap hold? seems like he's going to be moved. mixed feelings on that.

 

Hmmm. So any other needs? Another wing, possibly?

 

I wonder who we'll invite...?

 

Knight suffered a torn ACL and out for season, announced today.

 

So we're done or were saying that maybe hoping their offer of 4.3 mill is good enough for someone. When is the deadline to use the exception?

 

you can keep the exception all year, so the lakers might save it in case someone gets waived later in the year or something like this.

 

I'm still waiting for a nice Woj bomb

 

Should've read up buddy....Kyrie let them know for some time now, Clev tried to keep it in house so they wouldn't lose leverage but somehow someway it got leaked. Even Billups said he knew bout Kyrie during his interview to be Cle GM and that was several weeks ago, barely a week or two after Cp3 Hou announcement

 

For whatever reason I feel like a crazy trade is going to happen.

 

Woj is a SEXXY BOMB!

 

I'm thinking something between Phx and the Cavs is going to happen. Bledsoe is Bron's guy. Knight went down and the Suns need some warm bodies and are willing to take in cap as long as they got young assets coming in. Lakers want to dump Deng.

Cavs out: Irving, Shump, Frye
Cavs in: Bledsoe, Chandler, Dudley

Phx out: Bledsoe, Chandler, Dudley, Warren, Milsap
Phx in: Irving, Deng, Clarkson, Hart (or Zu), Future 1st

LA out: Deng, Clarkson, Hart (or young asset), Future 1st
LA in: Frye, Shump, Warren, Milsap

Recall the Cavs tried to sign Bogut, but he went down to injury. They figure some of that defensive length will bother the Warriors. This is why I can see them liking Chandler coming in from the Suns, where he has no business being since they are going young now. Dudley is a shooter to help stretch the floor and another guy that is in win now mode. All 3 of those deals expire in 2 years, so they have multiple expirings to play with if it doesn't work out for them after Bron leaves. Also, it is pretty much an even exchange of bodies and salaries heading out and coming back, so their tax bill won't be effected.

Woj reported that Phx was going to go young and would collect bad contracts as long as young assets were attached. Well, with Kyrie, Clarkson, a young Laker asset and a future 1st, they know its worth it to take on Deng with their remaining cap space. Also they come out from under Dudley and Chandler's contracts in the process. Deng is a good character guy so he should be able to mentor their youth...especially Jackson.

Deng dong, the mitch is dead. LA obviously gets out from under Deng's deal and collects expirings in Warren, Milsap and Frye. Frye should help with stretching the floor for Luke's offense and we also get to look at a Milsap (who can get waived since he's on a non-guaranteed contract) and we also get to to see Warren (who is a RFA like Randle) this next season to see if he sticks. Shump has been on the trading block so his name here shouldn't be a surprise, but he is the wild card since he has a player option and can opt into his final year @10M. So I'm sure the Lakers are hoping that he doesn't and plays the market. However it doesn't hurt us too bad if he does opt in cause we either trade him as an expiring deal or stretch him, which would be a much favorable cap hit compared to stretching Deng (3.3 for 3 years vs 7.4 for 5 years). Also with 3 going out and 3 coming in and clearing cap, we got enough money to sign Bryant to a more lucrative deal, we gain a traded player exception of about 8M and we still retain our room exception and a roster spot to remain flexible in rounding out our roster as the season goes on.

Whatever Irving deal the Cavs eventually settle on, LA has to look into getting involved by offering future picks and some of our young assets...again, it must be done to repent for the sins of Jim/Mitch. I still have no idea what those knuckleheads were thinking in giving those 2 egregious contracts away last summer.

 

The Lakers should pursue a trade with the Suns if they fail to land Kyrie, which is definitely a possibility. Here's what I propose:

Lakers IN: Elijah Millsap (non-guaranteed), Miami 2018 1st Rounder
Lakers OUT: Jordan Clarkson

Millsap is necessary purely to provide the Suns with enough cap space to absorb Clarkson's contract.

The Suns agree to this trade due to their sore need at guard after the injury to Knight. Clarkson is young, on a decent contract, and fills their need at guard. The Suns only need to give up a Miami 2018 1st Round Pick which will likely be out of the lottery considering how close the Heat were to making the playoffs last season.

The Lakers agree to this trade to acquire an asset needed to dump Deng in a follow-up trade, and to rid themselves of Clarkson's contract which will make it harder to resign key players such as Lopez, KCP, and Randle next off-season while also signing two max contracts. This also frees up about $10 million in cap space after Millsap is waived.

Then comes the second trade with the Bulls:

Lakers IN: Dwayne Wade, Cameron Payne
Lakers OUT: Luol Deng, Miami 2018 1st Rounder, Denver 2018 2nd Rounder, Bulls 2019 2nd Rounder, $3.5 Million Cash

The Bulls agree to this trade since they shed about $10 million in salary (probably more than what they would save in buying out Wade) and also receive $3.5 million in cash. They also unload Payne who is completely unproductive. Although they absorb Deng, the Bulls could stretch or trade him over the next two off-seasons. Even if they can't trade Deng until he has one year left on his contract, this trade has a net result of paying $5 million for one 1st rounder and two 2nd rounders, which is a good value.

The Lakers obviously agree to unload Deng, and to take back Wade to fill in the Clarkson role as lead backup guard. Sure, perhaps Wade won't like coming off the bench, but he will still make his full salary while living in LA, and he would have a chance to remain with the team if LeBron comes next off-season. Payne has a team option for next season, which the Lakers would decline. Now the Lakers would be free to sign two max free agents and retain one or more of KCP, Lopez and Randle.

Lakers 2017-18 Roster:

PG: Ball / Wade / Ennis
SG: KCP / Hart / Payne
SF: Ingram / Kuzma / Brewer
PF: Randle / Nance Jr / Robinson?
C: Lopez / Zubac / Bryant

I doubt any of this happens, but I wish it would since that team wins enough games to prevent the Lakers pick from going to the C Bags next summer, and likely convinces PG and LeBron to sign max contracts next off-season while retaining other key players.