Lakers always seem to get bailed out when it was dam near impossible for us to get rid of westbrick and a failure to get rid of wall.
What am I missing here?? It also appears that the Jazz gave up their 2025 and 2026 second rounders? So basically they send out: Vanderbilt; Beasley; Conley; 2 x second rounders and Alexander-Walker and receive back [Russ' contract] Toscano-Anderson; Damian Jones; and a 2027 first (5-30 range) It appears to be a LOT to give up to get a first round pick?? Did they just free up a bunch of cap space for the summer?
From my calcs, that trade puts the Jazz RIGHT ON the tax line (I'll assume they are under it - Ainge is savvy); but it also gives them just 72mill committed salary for next year (plus draft picks), potentially low 60s million if they decline team options (and Jones declines his player option!)
Well we had Wall and Westbrook with 2 and 3 years on their overpaid deal, of course it was hard for us to deal them with their salaries. Once again, right place right time situation.
Y'all know that Laker pick landing in the top 4 if they're a lottery team. When that happens, does the team get nothing or they get the next available first-round pick? Would the Jazz get nothing, or the Lakers's 28 FRP?
Well, here's the thing. Teams are really starting to get protective of 1st rd picks. Particularly, good future 1st rd picks. My guess is Ainge shopped each of these players individually and was only getting offers of multiple 2nd rd picks. By consolidating them he gets a 1st rd pick that will likely be really high around the time Lebron is retiring or not as effective. Think getting a Sengun type of pick vs getting a Josh Christopher type of pick. This is probably why you were hearing KJ being shopped with Gordon. It will probably take a combination of Rockets assets to get a 1st rd pick. But, the real headscratcher was the Twolves giving up an 18 and 6 (46.5%/39%) player for (2) 2nd rd picks. It's still a massive coup for the Lakers. One underrated part of the deal is that even if it doesn't work out Vanderbilt is the only one still under contract so they could still sign Kyrie in the offseason if they feel they need to.
Nah, good trade for Lakers. They got a #1 with a lot of upside… they already have 14 other #1 picks the next 6 years
No. Similar case between Portland and Knicks. The pick will be converted to 4 second rounders. Lakers' to only 1. Cheating.
