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2025 Off-Season Trade Ideas Thread

In the next week or two when these deals shake out I wonder if a team comes for Collins. Lauri I think would be an in-season move if his play improved and a team thinks they have a chance this year.

I think if we get closer to camp and they haven't solved Collins you push a buyout maybe if he wants. I just can't imagine we can't find an expiring money deal that is better to buyout and get a second round pick or two.

Supposedly Nic Arison is now running the Heat and Pat is sitting shotgun. So its a 30-year old nepo baby and the old curmudgeon.
 
Waiting until deadline has not been good for us in the past. Whoever we enter the season with we should work under the assumption that there won't be a trade for them later on.

In general, I think we've learned a hard lesson about trying increase/maintain trade value on a tanking team. Those two things are at odds.
 
John Collins to Chicago still makes sense and is plausible. Zach Collins and Jevon Carter or Huerter and Carter. Give us a second for our trouble. We waive both guys or maybe keep Carter to beat up on the young guys in practice. Feels like a steal for Chicago and a good fit imo. Giddy/Collins PnR with Vuc space? That's a HC advantage play in team.
 
KqWIN said:
Waiting until deadline has not been good for us in the past. Whoever we enter the season with we should work under the assumption that there won't be a trade for them later on.

In general, I think we've learned a hard lesson about trying increase/maintain trade value on a tanking team. Those two things are at odds.
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It is but I just think I'd be happy to keep Lauri into next season as well. Remove Collins and the tank is safe.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
It is but I just think I'd be happy to keep Lauri into next season as well. Remove Collins and the tank is safe.
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That's fine, especially because I don't think a positive offer exists for Lauri. But we really need to get rid of Collins to protect the tank and have enough minutes for the players we want to develop. If AA is serious about "won't happen this year", we are risking a lot for little to no gain. I'd argue it's for negative gain as it comes at the cost of minutes for the young players.
 
KqWIN said:
That's fine, especially because I don't think a positive offer exists for Lauri. But we really need to get rid of Collins to protect the tank and have enough minutes for the players we want to develop. If AA is serious about "won't happen this year", we are risking a lot for little to no gain. I'd argue it's for negative gain as it comes at the cost of minutes for the young players.
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Yeah Collins has to go in the scenario we are protecting the '26 pick. Thats why I am pro give him away for nothing. It has down stream benefits beyond just what you get for him.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
In the next week or two when these deals shake out I wonder if a team comes for Collins. Lauri I think would be an in-season move if his play improved and a team thinks they have a chance this year.

I think if we get closer to camp and they haven't solved Collins you push a buyout maybe if he wants. I just can't imagine we can't find an expiring money deal that is better to buyout and get a second round pick or two.

Supposedly Nic Arison is now running the Heat and Pat is sitting shotgun. So its a 30-year old nepo baby and the old curmudgeon.
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Are you suggesting Tyler Herro, the man who doesnt believe in history prior to 1950?
 
If the Jazz traded the LAL 2027 pick for the LAL 2026 pick and the Mavs traded the 2029 LAL pick for the 2030 LAL pick then that would open up 4 move able firsts for the Lakers.

Just saying...

If the Jazz and Lakers really wanted to make a deal for Kessler and/or Collins, I think it would start with a 2027/2026 pick swap which makes some sense for the Jazz tbh.
 
Assuming Ace pans out as their lengthy off ball primary shooter it does overlap with Lauri's skillset. I expect Ace to be the better defender.

The plan might be to spotlight Lauri the first 6-8 weeks of the season and then trade him? They need to make sure the guards get him the ball though. In the meantime it's hard to feel too bad for a guy making superstar type money.
 
HeatCheck said:
Assuming Ace pans out as their lengthy off ball primary shooter it does overlap with Lauri's skillset. I expect Ace to be the better defender.

The plan might be to spotlight Lauri the first 6-8 weeks of the season and then trade him? They need to make sure the guards get him the ball though. In the meantime it's hard to feel too bad for a guy making superstar type money.
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Not a believer in Lauri loving basketball and feeling a burning desire to compete in his prime years?

(BTW, he's not making 2025 superstar money. Not even close.)
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
Interesting but Windhorst said he knows that Lauri didn't sign up for this
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That's the opposite of what all the local reporters have said. Honestly it was surprising when they said he was on board with multiple years of tanking, so I'm not sure who to believe.

If Lauri wasn't on board with tanking, I wouldn't blame him, but then he shouldn't have signed his contract late so that he couldn't have been traded last season.
 
SoberasHotRod said:
That's the opposite of what all the local reporters have said. Honestly it was surprising when they said he was on board with multiple years of tanking, so I'm not sure who to believe.

If Lauri wasn't on board with tanking, I wouldn't blame him, but then he shouldn't have signed his contract late so that he couldn't have been traded last season.
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I mean, I think everyone kind of leans towards best case scenario happenining. Lauri probably thought we were getting Flagg too, or would get better players in the drafts than Hendricks/Williams.
 
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