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Can We Trade for Lou Williams?

Professional scorer. I still remember when CJ Miles, Monta Ellis, Martell Webster, and Lou Williams all came out in the draft straight from HS. I always wondered who would be the best player of the bunch. For a while it was Monta and then... Martell was the highest pick and looked great for moments and then... CJ almost turned a corner and then...

But Lou William's has officially won the battle imho. Good for him. It would be great to have him off the Bench yo.
 
Shad said:
0% chance they'd trade him to us
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Maybe if West is demented enough, he can mistake Jazz and utahjazzz for credible people and we can do Exum/Bradley for Williams/Beverley.
 
infection said:
Maybe if West is demented enough, he can mistake Jazz and utahjazzz for credible people and we can do Exum/Bradley for Williams/Beverley.
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Honestly, though, if there were a way to trade Exum for Williams I’d totally do it. If no other trade was happening, I’d send along our draft pick. It would allow us to do whatever it is we’re doing this summer by not affecting (actually helping) the cap, and we’d have a guy on a great contract for a couple years.
 
I would love Sweet Lou, dude is a certified baller. I think it was a Zach Lowe podcast that I remember who was talking about Lou Williams, they were saying that despite Tobias Harris and Gallo being considered better players, many people around the Clips organisation thought Lou Williams was the most important player for them since you could lose one of Harris or Gallo and the other one just filled their role, while if they lost Lou Will they'd be screwed.
 
If the Jazz wanted Lou Williams, the time would’ve been at the deadline a few years ago when the Lakers traded him to Houston. Buy low - sell high. Always look for the superstar or the value deal. That’s how small market teams thrive. Not by overpaying for everyone they acquire. Thankfully, the Korver deal looks like a steal even though we had to give up Burks to get him.
 
I'd love too. IMO he's exactly what our roster needs. He can create his own shot and he can score. And those are the two things this current Jazz team needs. I know he's not a great defender but for what we need he doesn't have to be.

I don't think that the Clippers would be opposed to trading him either. They have a bunch of guards. Many of them are young and need time to develop (SGA, Robinson, Thornwell, etc). And Jerry West wants to be a big baller in 2019 free agency so moving a 3 year contract for expirings is possible. He might see it as a more potential money I have to work with the better type of scenario.

The problem is that the only logical trade scenario worth thinking about for both sides that I can find is Lou Will plus some salary filler for Derrick Favors.

The Jazz go...

Gobert/Udoh
Crowder/Oneale/Sef/Niang
Ingles/Korver/Oneale/Sef
Mitchell/Lou Will/O'neale
Rubio/Exum

This would vastly improve our offense. Spacing would be much better. Quin could mix and match a lot of different lineups. And honestly I don't think that our defense would drop off THAT much from this trade. Ekpe is underrated on D. We would likely need another big from another trade or FA tho.

The Clippers get a starting Center which is something that they don't currently have. Allowing Harrell to come off the bench (where he's more effective) at all times. They also get more flexibility this summer because Favors is expiring. They can keep him or use the money elsewhere. And they free up minutes for their young guards.
 
SCS said:
I'd love too. IMO he's exactly what our roster needs. He can create his own shot and he can score. And those are the two things this current Jazz team needs. I know he's not a great defender but for what we need he doesn't have to be.

I don't think that the Clippers would be opposed to trading him either. They have a bunch of guards. Many of them are young and need time to develop (SGA, Robinson, Thornwell, etc). And Jerry West wants to be a big baller in 2019 free agency so moving a 3 year contract for expirings is possible. He might see it as a more potential money I have to work with the better type of scenario.

The problem is that the only logical trade scenario worth thinking about for both sides that I can find is Lou Will plus some salary filler for Derrick Favors.

The Jazz go...

Gobert/Udoh
Crowder/Oneale/Sef/Niang
Ingles/Korver/Oneale/Sef
Mitchell/Lou Will/O'neale
Rubio/Exum

This would vastly improve our offense. Spacing would be much better. Quin could mix and match a lot of different lineups. And honestly I don't think that our defense would drop off THAT much from this trade. Ekpe is underrated on D. We would likely need another big from another trade or FA tho.

The Clippers get a starting Center which is something that they don't currently have. Allowing Harrell to come off the bench (where he's more effective) at all times. They also get more flexibility this summer because Favors is expiring. They can keep him or use the money elsewhere. And they free up minutes for their young guards.
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Not sure the Clips want to move him but Lou for Sef’s expiring and Bradley (their frontcourt stinks) could make some sense.

Rubio-Exum
Mitchell-Williams-O’Neale
Ingles-Korver
Favors-Crowder
Gobert

Our core 10 come playoff time. Pretty sick.
 
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we literally have zero asset to trade for him, which is no surprise for a team that only has eight NBA caliber players on the team at the moment, excluding Dante and Thabo who have been hurt.
 
jom2003 said:
we literally have zero asset to trade for him, which is no surprise for a team that only has eight NBA caliber players on the team at the moment, excluding Dante and Thabo who have been hurt.
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I have heard that the clippers are going to chase the big dogs this summer. We have expirings.

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Wes Mantooth said:
Not sure the Clips want to move him but Lou for Sef’s expiring and Bradley (their frontcourt stinks) could make some sense.

Rubio-Exum
Mitchell-Williams
Ingles-O’Neale
Favors-Crowder
Gobert

Our core 9 come playoff time. Pretty sick.
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No Korver?
 
Wes Mantooth said:
Not sure the Clips want to move him but Lou for Sef’s expiring and Bradley (their frontcourt stinks) could make some sense.

Rubio-Exum
Mitchell-Williams-O’Neale
Ingles-Korver
Favors-Crowder
Gobert

Our core 10 come playoff time. Pretty sick.
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If they took Sef and Bradley for him I'd do it in a heartbeat. Our team would be insane. I don't think that they are that desperate to just dump him though. We'd likely have to give them something of greater value, like Favs. They are in need of a starting C. Gortat is declining. Boban is only good for spot minutes. Harrell is good but he's a bench guy.
 
SCS said:
If they took Sef and Bradley for him I'd do it in a heartbeat. Our team would be insane. I don't think that they are that desperate to just dump him though. We'd likely have to give them something of greater value, like Favs. They are in need of a starting C. Gortat is declining. Boban is only good for spot minutes. Harrell is good but he's a bench guy.
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Bradley could be their center!
Lol

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I have been a big Lou fan for a long time.
Would love to get him.

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