Does Lauri Get Traded?

[hgb]

Lol. You’re basing this off of what DA precedence?

Well, I'm certainly hoping I'm wrong.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Silicon Valley Tech Boom happened. It might not be LA/Miami, but it's probably in the running for third most appealing city for NBA players.

SF kinda sucks right now. Especially for families.

 

[stitches]

I'll take the firsts. Kuminga is interesting but nah... he's still to theoretical to me.

Is Kuminga more valuable than "untradable" Barrett? Or "untradable"(read - "traded 3 times in a year") Grimes?

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Does that change the weather? San Francisco/Oakland is slightly miserable, IMO. State taxes are also extremely high.

All’s I’m saying is that with a salary cap (and salary floor), being a willing spender is the difference between good and great, not bad and good.

We used to visit every summer. It always had its issues but they have gotten worse.

 

[KqWIN]

Kuminga is the equivalent of like... Sexton or Lauri in the Mitchell trade. Meaning... good things to have as salaries coming your way... but don't fool yourself that you won't need to give up tons of picks too...

Kuminga has wayyyy higher value than Sexton/Lauri at the time they were traded imo.

I think it’s ok to say, “we’d rather have the picks than Kuminga”….but we’re not getting everything.

I'll take the firsts. Kuminga is interesting but nah... he's still to theoretical to me.

That’s fine…I’m just saying that if he was in the deal, he would substitute for a heavy chunk of draft capital. People listing out every single GSW asset and still pondering if it’s worth it would not like the deal that may happen.

 

[Elizah Huge]

Kuminga has wayyyy higher value than Sexton/Lauri at the time they were traded imo.

I think it’s ok to say, “we’d rather have the picks than Kuminga”….but we’re not getting everything.



That’s fine…I’m just saying that if he was in the deal, he would substitute for a heavy chunk of draft capital. People listing out every single GSW asset and still pondering if it’s worth it would not like the deal that may happen.

I’m not pondering if it’s worth it but I think that’s the type of deal that would need to happen to get it done.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

SF kinda sucks right now. Especially for families.

NBA players seem to like it.

 

[NUMBERICA]

Kuminga has wayyyy higher value than Sexton/Lauri at the time they were traded imo.

I think it’s ok to say, “we’d rather have the picks than Kuminga”….but we’re not getting everything.



That’s fine…I’m just saying that if he was in the deal, he would substitute for a heavy chunk of draft capital. People listing out every single GSW asset and still pondering if it’s worth it would not like the deal that may happen.

If he’s such a nice/valuable player, why wouldn’t they just want to keep Kuminga if they’re going all in for a championship? Seems in the interest of all parties that he stays in GSW and the Jazz get better draft capital.

 

[KqWIN]

If he’s such a nice/valuable player, why wouldn’t they just want to keep Kuminga if they’re going all in for a championship? Seems in the interest of all parties that he stays in GSW and the Jazz get better draft capital.

Kuminga is 21 years old and still developing. They may choose to keep him, but there’s also a chance UTA really wants him. Kuminga fits better on a young, developing team than a team that’s competing for the championship. They already had issues with his role/playing time.

 

[Powshredder]

I really hope the GSW news is just us leaking it to get leverage over the Spurs offer...

 

[TheStormofWar]

Couple of rando Sacto insiders speculating that Lauri might be nice for the Kings.

 

[NUMBERICA]

I wouldn’t be shaken at all at the prospect of conveying the GSW pick to Washington 21-30. The Jazz are gonna have future-facing assets coming out of their ears, the risk of losing one mid-asset six years down the road is practically a non-issue.

 

[framer]

If we trade Lauri without the extension there is always the slim chance he signs elsewhere as a free agent next year. He would be cheap for a top level free agent.

 

[NUMBERICA]

Kuminga is 21 years old and still developing. They may choose to keep him, but there’s also a chance UTA really wants him. Kuminga fits better on a young, developing team than a team that’s competing for the championship. They already had issues with his role/playing time.

But how does losing him *help* them in the short term? Or even the longer term (their future would be built on Lauri, him, and Podz)? And if the Jazz largely own their draft, they’re obviously going to be invested in keeping it rolling.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

NBA players seem to like it.

I'm just mentioning it because I would think it would not be somewhere I would want to live with kids. You don't have the beaches of LA or Miami and the big city problems are a little rougher there imo. IDK those areas all have crime traffic etc. I also don't think Lauri is the type to love a big city but that's a total guess and maybe he loves them.

 

[KqWIN]

But how does losing him *help* them in the short term? Or even the longer term (their future would be built on Lauri, him, and Podz). And if the Jazz own their draft, they’re obviously going to be invested in keeping it rolling.

He might want out to begin with, and they can use the assets they saved to acquire other win now players. In any case, it’s not that hard to see why a team like the Jazz would be interested in him. It’s ok if you don’t like him, I’m just saying the cost and picks will be hefty. I felt the same way about RJ Barrett in a potential Mitchell trade.

 

[Shad]

I don't like anything from golden state. Hard pass

 

[NUMBERICA]

He might want out to begin with, and they can use the assets they saved to acquire other win now players.

All I’m saying is that if Kuminga’s value is ~2 unprotected picks, it’s a no brainer that the Jazz should want to take the picks (the Warriors should feel the same about keeping Kuminga, especially since he’s approximately equivalent value in similar trades).

 

[framer]

He might want out to begin with, and they can use the assets they saved to acquire other win now players. In any case, it’s not that hard to see why a team like the Jazz would be interested in him. It’s ok if you don’t like him, I’m just saying the cost and picks will be hefty. I felt the same way about RJ Barrett in a potential Mitchell trade.

I think if the Jazz had REALLY been interested in Barrett, Donovan would have been a Knick. His worth was overstated

 

[Thee Idiotic Minivan K]

Spur 2025 from Atlanta is pure gold.

2025 from Chicago top 10 protected kind of gold too since they are known for being in the middle, so you will probably get a pick 11-18 in the next year or three.

2027 from Atlanta is again gold.

The Minnesota 2031 is gold.

I can’t see Spurs giving away that Atlanta pick.