Expansion Draft Scenario -- Who would you protect?

Post #1 » by **Texas Chuck** » Wed Jul 22, 2015 2:48 pm

Trades and Transactions board is going to be doing an expansion draft project where we imagine we are running a new expansion team starting play in 2015/16 and having to create our initial roster pulled from current NBA teams.

So in advance of that I'm trying to get the best possible idea of what 8 players each franchise would most likely choose to protect. And while last year we depended on our Trade board posters to provide us that list, this year we thought it would be more accurate if we consulted with the team boards.

So I would love to get your opinions itt on which 8 players you think the Lakers would protect in an expansion draft. I am attaching a link to last year's project so you can see some of the criteria we used when assembling the expansion team. Other than the cap figures the rules would be roughly the same this year.

http://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?t=1348605

We'd also love to have any and all of you come participate in this project.

Post #2 » by **TyCobb** » Wed Jul 22, 2015 2:54 pm

Easy.

D'Angelo Russell
Jordan Clarkson
Julius Randle
Larry Nance Jr.
Anthony Brown
Roy Hibbert
Kobe Bryant
Tarik Black

Mirjalovic · Post #3 » by **Mirjalovic** » Wed Jul 22, 2015 3:08 pm

LeRandle
D'Angelo Russell
Jordan Clarkson
Robert Upshaw
Anthony Brown
Larry Nance Jr
Jabari Brown
Kobe Bryant

Sofa King · Post #4 » by **Sofa King** » Wed Jul 22, 2015 4:46 pm

Protect

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Please take Nick Young, Ryan Kelly, Robert Sacre... :nod:

Post #5 » by **Kilroy** » Wed Jul 22, 2015 5:01 pm

TyCobb wrote:Easy.

D'Angelo Russell
Jordan Clarkson
Julius Randle
Larry Nance Jr.
Anthony Brown
Roy Hibbert
Kobe Bryant
Tarik Black

This is what I have too... Just if the staff thinks Upshaw is going to be special, maybe swap him with Black. But I think that requires insight we don't have. So I agree with this.

aaron_gray · Post #6 » by **aaron_gray** » Wed Jul 22, 2015 5:05 pm

Clarkson
Russell
Randle
Brown
Brown
Kobe
Hibbert
Bass

TylersLakers · Post #7 » by **TylersLakers** » Wed Jul 22, 2015 5:07 pm

1- Russell
2- Randle
3- Clarkson
4- Hibbert
5- Bryant
6- A. Brown
7- Williams
8- Bass

Post #8 » by **dockingsched** » Wed Jul 22, 2015 5:09 pm

Should leave Kobe unprotected just to see what it would do to the game they're playing on the trade game board.

Russell
Randle
Clarkson
Nance
Hibbert
Bass
Upshaw
Black

Went with upshaw over the Browns cause I doubt either of the Browns is on anyone's radar for that game

miggs · Post #9 » by **miggs** » Thu Jul 23, 2015 12:52 am

Clarkson
Russell
Randle
Kobe
Black
Nance
Hibbert
Lou Williams

DEEP3CL · Post #10 » by **DEEP3CL** » Fri Jul 24, 2015 1:52 am

Kobe
Russell
Randle
Clarkson
Hibbert
Upshaw
Williams
Black

KSOR24 · Post #11 » by **KSOR24** » Fri Jul 24, 2015 11:55 pm

Russell
Clarkson
Randle
Upshaw
Nance
Brown
Black
Hibbert

Spens1 · Post #12 » by **Spens1** » Sun Jul 26, 2015 1:50 am

KSOR24 wrote:Russell
Clarkson
Randle
Upshaw
Nance
Brown
Black
Hibbert

this basically, how many teams would be willing to take on kobe, he's on an insane salary

Rafer24 · Post #13 » by **Rafer24** » Sun Jul 26, 2015 6:14 pm

Bryant
Russell
Clarkson
Randle
Hibbert
Lou Williams
Black
Upshaw

Laker_Kid · Post #14 » by **Laker_Kid** » Mon Jul 27, 2015 4:07 am

my list is pretty short
kobe
dlo
jclark
randle
maybe hibbert

Mirjalovic · Post #15 » by **Mirjalovic** » Mon Jul 27, 2015 4:10 am

Laker_Kid wrote:my list is pretty short
kobe
dlo
jclark
randle
maybe hibbert

no russell ? :lol:

Laker_Kid · Post #16 » by **Laker_Kid** » Mon Jul 27, 2015 4:20 am

Mirjalovic wrote:
Laker_Kid wrote:my list is pretty short
kobe
dlo
jclark
randle
maybe hibbert

no russell ?

dlo = russell. haha.

KSOR24 · Post #17 » by **KSOR24** » Thu Jul 30, 2015 10:03 pm

Given the current state of the team, I don't understand how protecting Kobe makes sense

john248 · Post #18 » by **john248** » Fri Jul 31, 2015 1:20 am

Russell
Clarkson
Randle
Nance
Brown
Upshaw
Bass
Black

I don't see a point in protecting Kobe and Hibbert. Kobe's contract is bloated, and it's just a bonus if someone takes it. Hibbert doesn't matter too much to me either since I'd value him more at half of what he's making and don't see him as a stop gap or long term.

Mirjalovic · Post #19 » by **Mirjalovic** » Fri Jul 31, 2015 2:22 am

It's huge expiring.

why don't let one of Lakers GOAT to end his career properly ?

KSOR24 · Post #20 » by **KSOR24** » Fri Jul 31, 2015 4:43 am

I guess. Respect is the only reason I'd keep him but he's been a burden for the last few years.