Rui + JHS to Toronto for Olynek + Agbaji works perfectly.
At 50%, Reaves is among the worst in defensive field-goal percentage among point guards. Rui is also bad, at 49.5%, one of the worst defensive...
Trading for DFS was possibly a preemptive move to replace the hole that could potentially be left by Rui with a better fit in terms of defense,...
This is actually pretty funny. It's like the Lakers think that they are going to improve without trading any players that are "pretty good" and...
So, what if Turner is not available? Would it be better to get a stretch 5 who has defensive concerns, or a defensive 5 who can't stretch the...
We could probably get that combo for just Rui, and no picks involved.
That's not bad. Though underwhelming, it does kind of check the box of stretch 5 and perimeter defender, and we could get them for very cheap. I...
We are 28th in the NBA in points allowed in the paint. How much of this is due to our perimeter defense, and how much is due to our interior...
I do not understand all of the interest in Sexton. Sure, he does check the box as an athletic guard, and he could provide bench scoring. He does...
I'm fine with giving up a top-15 protected 1st. In this type of trade though, we would also have to receive a second-round pick back because we...
That makes sense. I like that. But, Lakers would need to be pretty confident that they are still going to be pretty good next season though. Also,...
That's true. The center we get is not going to be perfect for us, unless it's Turner. At least Vuc gets us 2/3 of the way there if you will. He...
Brook wasn't a shooter when he was with us.
But a lot of this opponent's paint-scoring issue is also due to the perimeter defense allowing guards to seep through (i.e. AR and Rui). I think...
Great points. Also, if the Lakers were to come out and say Rui is our "center", I don't think that would be sufficient for AD. It would be...
It would somewhat be a lateral trade, but it does satisfy AD's request since Rui is not a center. However, Vuc is the superior offensive player...
I don't know man, it's funny that he seems to require another rim protector to go along with him. Most teams go small and only have one big at...
We are 28th in the NBA in opponents point in the paint and AD is supposed to be a good defensive center?
What about the opportunity cost of playing two non-shooting centers together? Vucavic would at least be able to mitigate that problem by spacing...
He shouldn't be too expensive at all. His contract is fairly bad for what he provides. I mean Lakers could simply swap Rui and Wood for him, and...
