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don't know how one can make that definitive statement right now. we've seen one move so far. not sure what the market's going to be. guys like DFS really don't do much for me. dlo for DFS is probably a downgrade, even with dlo having a career-worst year. why do things like this?

problem is early moves basically can't use any valuable asset, as you run the risk of say, moving a first that takes you out of the fox bidding if and when he demands out of sac. all to maybe leapfrog the clips in the standings?

we don't know what the costs are, and it's more than picks. if we can get a sharpe or richards using jhs/wood and 2 2nds or whatever, we should do that yesterday. that we haven't tells me it's not possible right now.

people forget that everyone has many things on the table, and each move takes other things off the table. detroit will rent their cap space, but they only have so much to rent. the second we use dlo's expiring, we're out of pretty much all big fish pursuits. do you use it on vucevic in early january?

 

So the answer was less than 18 hours

 

Reaves/Dlo/Rui/Wood/2029 1st/2031 1st for Fox/Huerter. Then, you still have Gabe/JHS/Hayes/Maxwell to try and get a center.

 

Saw some speculation that if they didn't turn it around soon this might happen. But damn!

 

Russell, Vincent, Hayes, 2029 1st (top-13 protected), 2031 1st (unprotected) to Brooklyn for Johnson and Sharpe. The Lakers take back 5.67 million less in salary. This should be enough to account for Johnson's trade bonus and signing a backup point guard with the additional roster spot.

 

Fox for D-Lo, s***tino,Vince plus some picks should work
Clutch will take care of that without Rob

 

Is “Vince” supposed to be Vando?

 

If we get Fox somehow, Rob will look great, even though we all know it would really be the Klutch connection making it happen.
Anyway, I bet he ends up with Wemby.

 

I want Rick Fox courtside on Saturday

 

Either one is fine. It's only 1 million difference in contract

 

Just don’t see any way possible that Sacramento helps make us title contenders by trading us Fox.

 

Is it a new rumor?
The Portland Trail Blazers are desperately in need of an expedited rebuild. They are one of the worst teams in the Western Conference right now, so they will be sellers when the trade deadline rolls around. One trade proposal would certainly help do that.

In this proposal, the Blazers get a haul for one of their players.

Trail Blazers Receive: D’Angelo Russell, Jarred Vanderbilt, Jalen Hood-Schifino, 2029 First-Round Pick (via Lakers), 2025 Second-Round Pick (via Clippers)

Lakers Receive: Jerami Grant

 

i mean, rob's strategy was getting into bed with klutch, so it sort of would be his plan working.

highly unlikely. guessing houston will offer jalen green and one of their wings (eason would be my guess, and he can play), plus picks, and we can't touch that offer even if fox pushed hard for la. but i'd definitely have lebron on that horn today about this. like, i'm handing the keys to you. in la. think about it...

this is what i'd offer for grant. i think it may be an overpay, but i've always liked his theoretical fit. it doesn't fit the recent suggestion that we want a bridge piece, though, as grant's nearly 31 already.

 

If I’m Rob I hang up the phone mid sentence. Grant’s stock is plummeting. He’s old, overpaid and hasn’t played elite defense since the bubble nearly 5 years ago.

 

RIP GREG GUMBEL

 

30 years it's old lol
When he played for Denver in bubble every Lakers fan wanted him.What changed ?
Almost nobody plays defense now in regular season

 

We'd be left with two guys (LeBron and AR) that can initiate offense. That's untenable IMO. Sure you could sign someone like Fultz or DSJ, but there's a reason those guys are sitting at home in December.