If I were the Lakers, I'd be open to keeping him. Gives them more optionality during the season and could be critical if there's any injuries.
i don't think we have a burning need to move him. he can fill in for injured front line guys until we find an opportunity. i think a lot depends on what comes up in the market. if there isn't a young impact player that fits a needs, i think we'll prioritize flexibility next summer and mostly stand pat this year. but as it stands, we have some assets should such a thing occur.
I’ve said elsewhere that the biggest issue with this team is we have so much unproductive salary that can’t be played during the playoffs: Shake: 3m Knecht: 4m Gabe: 11.5m Kleber: 11m Vando: 11.5m That’s 40m that can go into rotation worthy guys. Imagine if we had 2 two way players at 15-20m instead. We’re a completely different team. So I'm all for trades.
I'd leave Knecht out but yeah, ideally, trading at least two of: Gabe, Maxi, or Vando for a competent player is ideal. I don't think you're going to get much out of those two.
true, but i'm fine starting the season basically like we are and waiting to see how things play out. who gets injured (hopefully not us, but you never know), who becomes unexpectedly available for our dead weight. we definitely have a 10-man rotation that can get 50 wins as it is, imo.
