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Does Lauri Get Traded?

Does Lauri Get Dealt Before The Season Starts?

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TBH, my preference would still be to route Kuminga to a 3rd team and get more draft capital to ensure maximum suckage. Just not a huge believer and think he could operate as a floor raiser who is hard to fit into a winning team context. If I'm trading Lauri, I want to guarantee that we are a bottom 3 team, not hoping we are.

Just because Kuminga might get us with a few wins of the same outcome with Lauir doesnt mean he is 80% of Lauri. The appeal of Lauri is he fits any team you build. You get Flagg and you have Lauri, you are cooking with gas. You get Flagg and you have Kuminga, is Kuminga really giving you the value of a max player while being paid like one? I'm unconvinced.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
TBH, my preference would still be to route Kuminga to a 3rd team and get more draft capital to ensure maximum suckage. Just not a huge believer and think he could operate as a floor raiser who is hard to fit into a winning team context. If I'm trading Lauri, I want to guarantee that we are a bottom 3 team, not hoping we are.
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I just can't find the right third team that makes sense. I wouldn't worry about the floor really just that he is an asset with a potential expiration date before he might be a liability. I would tend to agree if we could get a first for him I'd take that.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
I have hope there... I don't have a ton of faith though. Not that I completely distrust them. There is a reason Kuminga is a bit of a conundrum right now on the market. I think teams are seeing lately that the RFA on these guys is not something to be terrified of... so let them get there and don't be afraid to dig in. But there are always a few surprises that make you wonder how professionals didn't read the landscape correctly.
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I don't think the concern level should be zero....but if there was ever a time to take this kind of financial "risk"....it would be when you're tanking your face off and much of your roster is on rookie contracts. Some players will eventually need extensions....but when your biggest concern is young players playing well enough to earn lots of money, it's hardly a concern in the first place. I get why a team like GSW would be sqeamish given their financial situation and pressure to win immediately. Jazz would be on the complete opposite end of things.

If we can reroute him to a third team and get decent picks back, I'm all for it. But I'm definitely not afraid of Kuminga being too good and I think we would be in a good position to see how he develops. Same goes for Moody. Those two players are problematic for GSW's cap situation, but I would welcome them here.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
I just can't find the right third team that makes sense. I wouldn't worry about the floor really just that he is an asset with a potential expiration date before he might be a liability. I would tend to agree if we could get a first for him I'd take that.
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So if this is true, that finding a 3rd team that would give us a quality first is not possible, then why in the hell would we want to take Kuminga in a deal? IF he has such little value now on a rookie contract, what's going to happen if you have to pay him a substantial contract based off empty production on a tanker?
 
There's just no way in hell Masai doesnt have a hard on for Kuminga.

They have all their first available to them and a top 4 protected from Indy in 2026.

There has to be some kind of deal for Kuminga there.
 
If you trade for Kuminga, you don't have to sign a blood oath to pay him the max. Picks fail and turn into nothing all the time. If Kuminga fails and we decide to let him walk, I would see it the same way. I would not be scared away from a trade because I think I might do something stupid later.

And yes, I do think you can get something from Kuminga elsewhere. His name is Kuminga....the Raptors will be all over him and would have traded Siakam for him had GSW allowed it. All reports said the Raptors wanted him, but Warriors said no.
 
I'm going to disagree a bit here on Kuminga. I think he'd be a perfect tank commander for the 2024-2025 season.

You're not going to win at all running your offense through him and Keyonte next season - they're just too young. That said, both guys are just scratching the surface, and I think JK is a perfect guy long-term to pair with a true #1 option.

I'd be willing to sacrifice 1-3 slots in the lotto next season to secure him long-term.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
So if this is true, that finding a 3rd team that would give us a quality first is not possible, then why in the hell would we want to take Kuminga in a deal? IF he has such little value now on a rookie contract, what's going to happen if you have to pay him a substantial contract based off empty production on a tanker?
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The looming second deal is priced into the current trade value. If it comes in less or he looks like he's actually worth the bigger deal then things change. There also may be more buyers later for a player like him. His value could swing and his market could change.
 
bigmike said:
I'm going to disagree a bit here on Kuminga. I think he'd be a perfect tank commander for the 2024-2025 season.

You're not going to win at all running your offense through him and Keyonte next season - they're just too young. That said, both guys are just scratching the surface, and I think JK is a perfect guy long-term to pair with a true #1 option.

I'd be willing to sacrifice 1-3 slots in the lotto next season to secure him long-term.
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Again, we are not talking about being a bottom 6/7/8 team. We are talking bottom 3. If you trade Lauri you want to guarantee bottom 3.

Kuminga (and Moody) could very well be the difference between winning in the low 20's vs the mid to high 20's.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
Again, we are not talking about being a bottom 6/7/8 team. We are talking bottom 3. If you trade Lauri you want to guarantee bottom 3.

Kuminga (and Moody) could very well be the difference between winning in the low 20's vs the mid to high 20's.
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I don't think we'd get both. And based on our 2H performance the last two seasons, it's clear DA/JZ/WH can construct a roster/rotation to ensure the requisite level of suck.
 
By all reports, Raptors would have taken Kuminga+Paul for Siakam but the Warriors did not accept. This trade buzz was hot in the beginning of January just before Siakam was eventually traded to the Pacers. Kuminga played significantly better after that time period. No reason to think that Raptors would not be even higher on him at this time. Siakam got 3 firsts and Bruce Brown....just saying.

If we can 3 team it and approach that value for sending Kuminga elsewhere, hell yeah I'll take the picks. But if we're talking about just one pick....I'm taking my chances with Kuminga.
 
KqWIN said:
It is odd that the Lakers have done basically nothing. They might miss the play in.
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They tried really hard to trade D Lo when he opted into his contract, and nobody wanted him. I think not being able to move him hurt their flexibility in some ways. They and Portland went about halfway down the road with Grant, but Portland's asking price was pretty high
 
Tony Jones said:
They tried really hard to trade D Lo when he opted into his contract, and nobody wanted him. I think not being able to move him hurt their flexibility in some ways. They and Portland went about halfway down the road with Grant, but Portland's asking price was pretty high
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Yeesh, should have taken that Conley deal when they had the chance.
 
KqWIN said:
By all reports, Raptors would have taken Kuminga+Paul for Siakam but the Warriors did not accept. This trade buzz was hot in the beginning of January just before Siakam was eventually traded to the Pacers. Kuminga played significantly better after that time period. No reason to think that Raptors would not be even higher on him at this time. Siakam got 3 firsts and Bruce Brown....just saying.

If we can 3 team it and approach that value for sending Kuminga elsewhere, hell yeah I'll take the picks. But if we're talking about just one pick....I'm taking my chances with Kuminga.
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I didn't remember this... I know you mentioned Raps as a JK destination but I was like "Barnes, Poeltl, Barrett... not sure we want ball handling non-shooter with them".

I think I'd be cool taking the 2026 Indy pick they have and calling it a day.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
Yeesh, should have taken that Conley deal when they had the chance.
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Made no sense then makes less sense now. Have to think that Lebron the GM influenced that one a bit... by now Rob should have been canned if he was operating autonomously.
 
Bodhi said:
THis



This would crush on a Lakers forum.

Its trash on a Jazz forum. Wow. Zero high end young talent and we lose Lauri, Walker and Sexton. Wild scene.
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7 first round picks and guaranteed awful for the next two (supposed) super drafts. But yeah, it's a pretty great deal for the Lakers. Not well thought out or serious. I just tried to make something work.

I guess to make it more fair, Brown goes to the Warriors and the Lakers keep JV/Vincent?
 
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