Dumping Knecht and gaining the cap-room is not the only reason for trading the 1st. New Orleans might want more value than just the 24th pick...
Noted. Svtzr, who do yo recommend for that 5 spot? It's our most important need, imo.
LOL, come on man give me a break. I'm not saying the guy was MVP, he was what? 19 years old? What do you recommend, besides Giannis?
Okay, I thought he was a lob-catcher for some reason. Better to go for a lob-catching rim-protector. I'm sure that's what Luka would prefer, it...
Yeah, good point on rim-deterrence. I'm sure there is some kind of data for that. That is important, no question about it. I wonder what the data...
It's not two 1st's for Missi. Lakers find a taker for Knecht, instead of possibly cutting him and having his dead salary. It's one late 1st this...
Wait, Missi and Krivas are the same age (Missi is about 7 months older). I hate to get all technical, but the more accurate comparison would be...
Missi is an outlier to that thinking though, because he is still only 21, even though he has two years under his belt, was 2nd-team all rookie,...
I looked up the blocked shots per 36 minutes for a few of those bigs and compared them to Missi at the NBA level. I adjusted theirs's a little bit...
Yeah, it would be great to get Missi for only the 24th pick. But I'm saying, if needed, I would be swap an additional 1st for a 2nd , if they take...
It does make sense for both teams. We might want to trade our pick for a more NBA-ready player, and New Orleans doesn't have a pick, and would...
Yeah, I have 20-25 for Lebron, 10-12 for Smart, and maybe 16-18 million for someone else (Ellis, Dort, Melton, Eason, Mitchell Robinson, etc.). I...
Nah man Mark Williams isn't a rim-protector lol. Also, Knecht's value was higher back then, and we also included two swaps i believe. Dalton's is...
Your really zeroing in on a very specific thing here. I'm not saying the guy is Wilt Chamberlain, but he gets 10.9 rebounds per 36 minutes for his...
Because the #26 pick is not a super attractive asset. There is also the Knecht salary dump aspect of the it. Ths't worth something too. They have...
LAKERS BORING OFF-SEASON TRADE DRAFT DAY If no sufficient pick available, trade Knecht + 2026 1st (#26) + 2031 1st to New Orleans for Missi +...
Yeah, it likely is not a good idea. In any case, Lakers need to improve their rim-protection. The way I see it, we essentially have 4/5 of the...
At least Giannis could defend, but I do see the comparison. Giannis gives me that "I could talk myself into it" vibe that Westbrook did, even...
The problem with the Giannis one is you have him and Ayton playing together. Just swap Ayton out with Portis, and it makes more sense. But not...
One option for rim-protcting lob-catcher could be Missi. Pelicans don't have a 1st this year. #26 + 2033 2nd for Missi? If there isn't a...
