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All the vet mins. We have a depth problem because of them, so you need to attach them in a trade with DLo/Gabe/Vando/Max/JHS in order to improve the depth or free up a slot.


I'm also monitoring Duop Reath. There's too many centers in Portland, they will move a couple of them. It may be Ayton and Robert Williams but he's one to monitor. He looked nice last year and played in the Olympics too.
Paul Reed is also not playing in Detroit. These are the type of guys we can get with a couple 2nds

 

waste of a f***ing pick. way to go rob

and to rub more salt in the wound, the next 3 picks were jaquez, podz, and whitmore

 

Whoa! Guess that says what the Lakers FO is thinking about him. Gotta be a blow to him. Honestly, I wonder if they tried to move him but had no takers?

 

Phil Handy was on vacation here. Yeah..I said it!!!

 

You're putting makeup on a pig. He can only do so much.

 

Olynyk (back) will miss Friday's contest against the Lakers, Josh Lewenberg of TSN.ca reports.
So who's going to play tomorrow ?
I know only Poeltl

 

If you want to a win a playoff game: no doubt in my mind Schroeder is a better player just because despite his size he can be a good defensive asset as he can fight thru screens and is able to stay with quick guards. Doesn't mean his size can't be exploited but Dlo lack of any defensive ability really just kills the Lakers against good teams

In other words I could go with saying DLo is a better player against bad teams but clearly worse then Dennis against playoff caliber opponents

 

I think it's interesting that teams are avoiding going at both Rui and Reaves. This is a pleasant surprise despite the Cavs blowout. Really shows something that teams that feature Mitchell, Durant, and Ant choose to avoid those two. I know Durant and Mitchell got AR a few times but clearly they were not looking for that matchup.

Before the Lakers make a move I would love to see if JJ even is willing to do this putting Vando at the PG spot with the starters. I think this makes the Lakers very imposing defensively and on the glass. Vando has always been able to bring up the ball up the court.

The big question is congestion in the 1/2 defense but last year he was able to bust those defenses open in his brief healthy spurt.

Otherwise I would really be interested in a swap of Dlo for Bruce Brown. Rui is bringing too much too the table to lose him unless you're getting a lot back right now. Need a defensive wing with switchability and can help bring the ball up the floor and setup the other guys.

 

Meh..He didn't do anything with any of our young guys period. Tucker, JHS, Lewis, Max, Huff or Castleton. I don't think he should get all that much credit for Austin or Rui either. I haven't seen enough of Vanderbilt on the court, to say he had any impact on him.

Handy was overrated IMO. His best work was years ago with Kyrie and the Hyena.

 

Yeah..I like Dennis more in the playoffs. Tinkerbell is more talented tho, he really should be our 3rd best player, dude can drain a 30 footer off the catch, with a flick of the wrist. That's an elite skill set, he just disappears in crunch time. If he's not dropping shots, he becomes unplayable. Dennis can go 1-9 and still make plays for you late in games.

Dennis actually has that level of confidence, that Tinkerbell claims to have.

 

DLO + JHS combined contracts are $22,562,147. Dlo + JHS expirings could get Cam Johnson, Clint Capela, Lonzo, Brogdon, Hunter and others. If they are doing a 2 for 1 trade and take back less money, these are the players in that range. Might be able to get Johnson or Hunter without any picks going out. Straight salary dump by Brooklyn. Capela, Brogdon, and Lonzo are expirings themselves, so those options would require draft picks. Probably two seconds. I wouldn't include a 1st for these players.