Yeah, something of that sort. Using the 1st-round pick(s) for a big, and waive and stretch + cap room + future draft capital to fill the two open...
I suppose Dort is worth the 2031 1st in a vacuum. Although there are a lot of fans on here that would disagree. He's kind of polarizing. But at...
If Lakers trade for Dort + #12, they would have only about 15 million left in cap room. If Vando is waived and stretched, it would give us about...
Vando might end up getting waived and stretched, and Knecht just waived. Lakers would pay Vando around 5.4 million per year for 5 years, instead...
This season, one of our biggest problems is we have three heavy minutes players who's best defensive position is power forward, and two of them,...
Yeah I'm thinking something like the 2031 1st + 2032 swap for Dort + #12, and draft Mara. OKC doesn't have the roster spots, and they are facing...
Okay, I see what you are saying. Maybe you want to get Krivas for perceived asset value? Morez has got more publicity than Cyril, Bidunga, and...
I would put Mara, Cyril, Thiam, and Bedunga over Krivas, for what our needs our. We need a lob catcher and shot blocker. Now, Krivas could walk...
The draft might end up being loaded with bigs that fit the profile we need. Cyril is a dunking and shot blocking machine. Same with Thiam. Same...
Mara gets 4.6 blocks per 40 minutes, compared to Krivas 2.9 blocks per 40 minutes. Also, Mara shoots 67% from the field, compared to Krivas 59%...
I get we are in win-now, but the draft could be every bit utilized as a tool, just like trades and free agency. I mean, sometimes rookies do hit....
Yeah much better center options available in the draft vs. free agency or trade, for what we need. Better to use free agency and/or trades for...
I'm glad you brought up these players. I started watching tape on them. Mara and Bidenga seem like good targets. Mara is 7-3 255 and barley needs...
Different situation though. Hayes fills an important need on a Luka team. He's a lob-catching big and is one of the few bright spots this season....
But you need to understand Hayes is Lukas Buddy on and off the court. Jaxon's cap hold is 6.5 million. He will get at least that. I mean around...
You definitely make a great point. Jax is in that Lively role. Kennard has made an impact and shown he fits well with Luka. The other players...
Ideal path would be to surround Luka and Reaves with an elite rim-protector/lob-catcher and two lock-down defenders who could also shoot at least...
I like Kennard but I come to terms with possibly letting him go. Yeah, the buy out route for Ayton would be preferable. Lakers could do the...
Lakers could ask Ayton to opt-out of his 8.1 million player option, and promose to pay him the full 9.4 million room-exception. Ayton gets a 1.3...
It's not just advanced analytics though. It's also some relatively basic stats. Defense This season, he is averaging 1.2 steals and 0.7 blocks in...
