The Lakers owe Deng about $37mm over the next 2 years. The Wizards owe John Wall about $188mm over the next 5 years, including $131mm after he turns 30.You think they'd trade wall for ball kuzma and a horrible contract?
I don't know man, maybe, but ball upside is sub wall at least in any sensible horizon, kuzma can't play defense and Deng well yeah.
I mean maybe, but it seems low.
Doing that for Kawhi is pretty nuts to me.
I'm not sure as I said previously how people view ball and kuzma but the later I think is not as highly thought of as NBA Twitter and Reddit etc imo. Esp to a team like the Spurs.
I think the Zards would jump at the chance to swap those two contracts, roll the dice on Lonzo Ball, and add a rotation guy (Kuzma) who will be cheap for the next 3 years. Maybe I’m wrong.
Edit: And if you don’t like Kuzma, you could staple him to a couple expiring contracts (Markieff, Gortat) and get a veteran who fits well with Ball, Beal, and Porter — but I think you let those expiring guys walk, muddle through the next year or two, and make a big play in free agency in 2020.
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