I don't believe Dame gets here without including White and Brogdon to match. It also would probably kill the idea of Grant sticking around. I want no part of Dame, I think the team is better off as it now than with what they would have to give up to get him
Milwaukee had to go exactly up to Houston's availabile cap room; makes sense.
How do you make the salary match and keep those guys.
Are you still wondering, since the announcement?
Get ready for a million takes like this, all conveniently ignoring that it was a minor miracle that LeBron and AD were healthy and available for the last 3 months of the season. I think they've done as well as can be expected.
Yeah I’m assuming Brown for sure, can’t imagine any other way.
This is likely just us being too online during this time period but there is some logic at work here for all sides. If Brown has indicated he doesn't really want to stay longterm and is ok with PDX (this is the part that makes this whole thing fall apart), you really cannot do better than a Lillard return for the Tatum-window. You just cannot imo. And they keep him away from Miami which is also a win.
No surprise, but my goodness the Lakers have had an amazing offseason so far. Obviously there success is still hundred percent dependent on a Davis and James, who are threats to go poof at any point. I do suspect if they had known what they could have done in FA, they may have gone for a bigger player in the first round instead of a PG
Dame/Sharpe for Brown/Brogdon works in the trade machine
No chance we get Sharpe. I assume Brogdon would go to a 3rd team we would take a mediocre player back they don't want and a pick or young player goes to POR.
They'd also keep all/most picks, and be able to retool around Tatum after Dame was done.
Cool. They can have Tyler Herros expensive deal.
Yeah, this is the big issue. I really can’t see Brown agreeing to extend in Portland, so the only way this works if he agrees to extend elsewhere and that third team gives assets to Portland. You might need a 4th team for Brogdon, too.
He won't extend anywhere, it would force him to take less than the regular max. He's either extending in Boston or becoming an unrestricted free agent
Oh I thought he could get the max, just not the Supermax. How far below the max would he have to go?
If Brooklyn is really big game hunting, you could get Brown to Brooklyn, Bridges to Portland. There would be a lot more pieces obviously but that would get Brown to a desirable market.
I don't know why anyone would feel confident in thinking one way or the other for where Brown would want to be
Yeah I don’t get the Laker love by some in the media. The best thing they did was get Reeves on a reasonable contract.
This is correct but its probably safe to say that Portland isn't high on the list of destinations for NBA players even though their fanbase/community support may be some the best in the league. Its not hard to see why Brown or any other top players may see locking up there as a competitive dead end.
Thank God the NYK pulled the trigger on this deal. My boy Obi gets out from under Thibs thumb and has the opportunity to show what he can do.
All of the guys they got are better than the guys they replaced. Bobby Marks called their FA period "an A+." But as everyone in the thread has said, assuming that LBJ and AD make it to the playoffs healthy is a major if.
I generally like the idea of signing guys who might be underrated or have room to develop, but as the Warriors showed, it can be hard to find time for the young guys to develop when you are a "win now" team.
Sure, but the improvement is pretty marginal. Theres not a lot of championship equity in slight bench player upgrades. Especially when you look at a team like LA that is imo one star short.
The Lakers are dramatically better than they were a year ago at this time. they are a bit better than they were when swept by Denver. they are also better prepared to make a trade deadline deal if they need to try and add someone who might help make them even better. I still think if they face the Nuggets in a series they lose in 4/5, but honestly so much of sports at this point is who is healthy when the playoffs happen. And clearly with the Lakers no matter what they do, any playoff success is 100% of LBJ and AD
Or... One of the two guys on the Nuggets who have massive injury histories get hurt?
I really don't think that this is a given. Vincent is a couple years younger and a slightly better shooter than Schroder, but the latter is a far better scorer and playmaker, and they're a wash defensively. Beasley is pretty one dimensional, but that one dimension (shooting) is far better than anything Cam Reddish has. I guess Reddish still has size and some potential, but it's for good reason that he's on his 4th team in 3 years. Hayes is Bamba, just slightly smaller and a worse shooter, and one year younger.
As fun as it is to poke holes in their moves so far, this is basically it. They've done as good a job as could reasonably be expected, assuming they were never going to move Davis. They are currently 7th in the NBA title odds, which feels fair.
That would be a seriously bad defensive backcourt. White absolutely struggles against larger players (and at 6'3" 180 it's little wonder). Relying on him to defend bigger Gs is taking away all his strengths.
People keep saying this about Portland and Oklahoma City and players continue to extend in both places. And for a simple reason. It's like playing for a college team. As single team towns the fans are extremely welcoming. It's the polar opposite of places like NYC which can be pretty unforgiving. Also, may I say that this is the 30th location I've seen the "Jaylen would never re-sign there!!!" declaration used with. Since Jaylen, apparently, isn't re-signing with any NBA franchise, what Euroleague team are you expecting him to sign with?
I am guessing he goes to Brooklyn or the Knicks.
Really, who is the player who has ever signed beyond the rookie extension in OKC? Who is the major free agent who has ever agreed to go to OKC. We have seen many who have been unwilling to stay.
