Lakers trade Larry Nance/Clarkson to Cavs for Thomas

Isiah will get dumped in the summer to get more space. Still moving forward with lonzo

 

They're both 25, so still "relatively" young.

This strikes me as another move by the Cavs to try and help now, and later. Which may be them outsmarting themselves, but I definitely get it.

IT was sucking. Clarkson/Nance give them bodies with energy, with more size to help on defense, etc.

And as a series of trades, if you trade Kyrie - who is demaning got be traded, though signed to a long term contract, so interesting situation - and get back top 10 pick in stacked draft, Jae Crowder, Jordan Clarkson and Larry Nance Jr. ... I mean Kyrie is obviously the best asset in that package... AND, one could argue that had they waited, could they have perhaps landed a John Wall or definitively a Kemba + package... maybe, but they didn't wait and imo didn't do horrifically given Kyrie's public push to get out and Lebron's likelihood of leaving as well...

 

I hate to say this, but you almost have to root for George to resign with OKC this summer. If he stays put, LeBron loses the best star free agent to lure him to LA.

 

Because lack of a cap increase has made it even more burdensome to work out the contracts for Rockets. If we get Lebron it may have to come at cost of CP3 unless someone takes a paycut

 

I doubt he comes if we win it all this year.

 

I think this is more for Paul George. Honest if I'm the Lakers he makes more sense. Younger n good be a map one day

 

But where does Dwyane Wade go?

 

Fair trade for both.

 

Uh, you left out the biggest piece of that trade. The BKN #1 pick (unprotected, right?). Why do ppl keep leaving that pick out of the discussion of that trade.

 

Forgot about that

 

Lakers with the ultimate finesse. Oh well, Cavs got rid of IT.

 

I'm still not sold on him going to the Lakers, but this trade does improve their odds of landing him. The key is can Magic sign another star this offseason. LeBron by himself does not turn that team into contenders. LeBron and Paul George puts them a lot closer. And now they have the cap space to get those two guys.

The Rockets meanwhile have to find someone to take Ryan Anderson and then they have to dump more salary. Ariza would be gone, but Morey would also likely have to give away either Tucker or EG.

 

The best asset was the Nets pick, it may turn onto something good. For a run this year, yeah you're 100 pc right!

 

People dissing the Cavs for the trade, but IT was a sunk cost by this point by every definition of the term. He had clearly regressed considerably after an unprecedented dominant season, and he seemed so psyched out mentally that if he ever recovers I don't see it happening with Cleveland, especially not this season.

Nance/Clarkson >> IT. They are both good young players, and I see the Cavs improving from this trade. Doubt its enough to keep Lebron though.

 

i wouldn't want anything to do with IT... his fall from grace has been historic. i'm not even sure that dude wants to play basketball right now, forget about being a contributor to a winning team. injury or no his attitude since getting dealt from boston has been putrid. wouldn't be surprised to see cleveland play more inspired ball with him gone - he was probably a big source of the locker room implosion.

 

this a good trade for both teams

 

If Lebron is gone you definitely want to keep picks and lower your salaries, i agree that Clarkson and Nance might help them more than Thomas and Frye but still, doesn't make sense to me.

 

Gotta hand it to the Lakers. They did it with getting cap room AND an asset in return.

This does not help the Rockets.