Lakers Trade IDEAS

[scoobs07]

PF-James/Anthony/Favors
SF-Porter/Johnson/Rookie
C-Vucevic/Howard/Muscala
PG-Reeves/Wall
SG-LaVine/White/Rookie

I don't get it... what's this going to do for us? Lavine, Vucevic and White couldn't create a challenge to the Bucks with a better roster than this.

- DeRozan, Caruso, Pat Williams, Dosunmu, Brown Jr., DJJ, etc.

38-year old Lebon, Reaves and Otto Porter really gonna make more difference than the above?

Meanwhile, we give up two more FRPs at a time when we will really need them.

Well, if the Lakers really like LaVine then this is a way that they could get him. I see what you are saying regarding the Bulls roster. In that comparison, we have LaVine ad Vucevic in the starting 5 along side James, Porter and Reeves. The Bulls had LaVine and Vucevic along side DeRozen, Caruso and Ball. I mean, you could argue that are 3 is better than there's. Nonetheless, the Bulls still had a much better record than we did! What would you propose?

[scoobs07]

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[scoobs07]

I hear you.

[zimpy27]

A new frontrunner for trades is the Magic.

Magic have bird rights for Gary Harris and Mo Bamba. Lakers could decide to go for SnTs that hardcap them but would open the use of the $10m MLE and $4m BAE.

Magic can take Westbrook and give salary back to Lakers in the form of Ross or Fultz with both Bamba and Harris as SnTs. The beautiful thing about it is that Magic aren't giving all that much up and so pick compensation could be less.

Thanks, please share link. It's great Orlando is interested in absorbing Westbrook but I just can't see those incoming players making significant impact for the Lakers. I like Harris, Mamba is still a bit raw IMO but i would prefer Brogdon/Hield or Rozier fillers. I'm not sure though that their team are really letting them go.

Oh not a report, I would've linked immediately.
Personal frontrunner is the Magic.

Bamba and Gary Harris SnTs would fit well with LeBron and Davis. Plus Magic can absorb Westbrooks salary if they send out either Ross or Fultz. If Lakers take back only $30-34m then they can use 10m MLE and 4m BAE and stay under hardcap.

LeBron, Harris, Reaves, Davis, Bamba -- Nunn, THT, SJ, Gabriel, Howard
Plus they get a 10m MLE and 4m BAE to upgrade this roster.

That's the Lakers best possible shot at contention IMO. You keep Nunn, Reaves, THT and get Harris, Bamba - all 5 of them have the chance to take a step up next season, which Lakers will need to lift their team to contention. I think you need to gamble on some of these younger players popping off.

[loveshaq786]

Trade Westbrook for one of the packages that are out there
We need to stop being stubborn when it comes to brogden and Buddy, throw the pic in and call it a day.

Trade Anthony Davis, tht a pick, and nunn... For Kevin Durant and seth

[stan francisco]

I’m all for trying if Cousins still has any fight left. He’s a good playoffs piece and he brings a mean streak. Plus he and DH can allow AD to play stretch four playmaking forward. They have good mojo together.

[DNP-Old]

I’m all for trying if Cousins still has any fight left. He’s a good playoffs piece and he brings a mean streak. Plus he and DH can allow AD to play stretch four playmaking forward. They have good mojo together.

AD can do a lot of things very well, stretch four is not one of them. Also the only thing Cousins defends well is AD shooting 3s.

[TylersLakers]

A new frontrunner for trades is the Magic.

Magic have bird rights for Gary Harris and Mo Bamba. Lakers could decide to go for SnTs that hardcap them but would open the use of the $10m MLE and $4m BAE.

Magic can take Westbrook and give salary back to Lakers in the form of Ross or Fultz with both Bamba and Harris as SnTs. The beautiful thing about it is that Magic aren't giving all that much up and so pick compensation could be less.

Thanks, please share link. It's great Orlando is interested in absorbing Westbrook but I just can't see those incoming players making significant impact for the Lakers. I like Harris, Mamba is still a bit raw IMO but i would prefer Brogdon/Hield or Rozier fillers. I'm not sure though that their team are really letting them go.

Oh not a report, I would've linked immediately.
Personal frontrunner is the Magic.

Bamba and Gary Harris SnTs would fit well with LeBron and Davis. Plus Magic can absorb Westbrooks salary if they send out either Ross or Fultz. If Lakers take back only $30-34m then they can use 10m MLE and 4m BAE and stay under hardcap.

LeBron, Harris, Reaves, Davis, Bamba -- Nunn, THT, SJ, Gabriel, Howard
Plus they get a 10m MLE and 4m BAE to upgrade this roster.

That's the Lakers best possible shot at contention IMO. You keep Nunn, Reaves, THT and get Harris, Bamba - all 5 of them have the chance to take a step up next season, which Lakers will need to lift their team to contention. I think you need to gamble on some of these younger players popping off.

I love this deal. If the Lakers have to give up a 1st round pick, they should absolutely be doing so. The free agency class this year is not very good and there's not a whole lot of cap space. The Lakers would have their pick of almost anyone to choose from.

[scoobs07]

Thanks, please share link. It's great Orlando is interested in absorbing Westbrook but I just can't see those incoming players making significant impact for the Lakers. I like Harris, Mamba is still a bit raw IMO but i would prefer Brogdon/Hield or Rozier fillers. I'm not sure though that their team are really letting them go.

Oh not a report, I would've linked immediately.
Personal frontrunner is the Magic.

Bamba and Gary Harris SnTs would fit well with LeBron and Davis. Plus Magic can absorb Westbrooks salary if they send out either Ross or Fultz. If Lakers take back only $30-34m then they can use 10m MLE and 4m BAE and stay under hardcap.

LeBron, Harris, Reaves, Davis, Bamba -- Nunn, THT, SJ, Gabriel, Howard
Plus they get a 10m MLE and 4m BAE to upgrade this roster.

That's the Lakers best possible shot at contention IMO. You keep Nunn, Reaves, THT and get Harris, Bamba - all 5 of them have the chance to take a step up next season, which Lakers will need to lift their team to contention. I think you need to gamble on some of these younger players popping off.

I love this deal. If the Lakers have to give up a 1st round pick, they should absolutely be doing so. The free agency class this year is not very good and there's not a whole lot of cap space. The Lakers would have their pick of almost anyone to choose from.

Lakers could then use MLE on Monk. This is a solid plan. I was wondering if you could do a sign and trade And use the MLE. I guess you can.

[DNP-Old]

Oh not a report, I would've linked immediately.
Personal frontrunner is the Magic.

Bamba and Gary Harris SnTs would fit well with LeBron and Davis. Plus Magic can absorb Westbrooks salary if they send out either Ross or Fultz. If Lakers take back only $30-34m then they can use 10m MLE and 4m BAE and stay under hardcap.

LeBron, Harris, Reaves, Davis, Bamba -- Nunn, THT, SJ, Gabriel, Howard
Plus they get a 10m MLE and 4m BAE to upgrade this roster.

That's the Lakers best possible shot at contention IMO. You keep Nunn, Reaves, THT and get Harris, Bamba - all 5 of them have the chance to take a step up next season, which Lakers will need to lift their team to contention. I think you need to gamble on some of these younger players popping off.

What is the Magic's incentive in this?

[zimpy27]

Oh not a report, I would've linked immediately.
Personal frontrunner is the Magic.

Bamba and Gary Harris SnTs would fit well with LeBron and Davis. Plus Magic can absorb Westbrooks salary if they send out either Ross or Fultz. If Lakers take back only $30-34m then they can use 10m MLE and 4m BAE and stay under hardcap.

LeBron, Harris, Reaves, Davis, Bamba -- Nunn, THT, SJ, Gabriel, Howard
Plus they get a 10m MLE and 4m BAE to upgrade this roster.

That's the Lakers best possible shot at contention IMO. You keep Nunn, Reaves, THT and get Harris, Bamba - all 5 of them have the chance to take a step up next season, which Lakers will need to lift their team to contention. I think you need to gamble on some of these younger players popping off.

What is the Magic's incentive in this?

FRPs, FRP swaps, SRPs
It would be purely pick based incentive.
Only other incentive may be taking Futlz off their hands to open more space in 2023 offseason if that's of value to them.

[zimpy27]

Oh not a report, I would've linked immediately.
Personal frontrunner is the Magic.

Bamba and Gary Harris SnTs would fit well with LeBron and Davis. Plus Magic can absorb Westbrooks salary if they send out either Ross or Fultz. If Lakers take back only $30-34m then they can use 10m MLE and 4m BAE and stay under hardcap.

LeBron, Harris, Reaves, Davis, Bamba -- Nunn, THT, SJ, Gabriel, Howard
Plus they get a 10m MLE and 4m BAE to upgrade this roster.

That's the Lakers best possible shot at contention IMO. You keep Nunn, Reaves, THT and get Harris, Bamba - all 5 of them have the chance to take a step up next season, which Lakers will need to lift their team to contention. I think you need to gamble on some of these younger players popping off.

I love this deal. If the Lakers have to give up a 1st round pick, they should absolutely be doing so. The free agency class this year is not very good and there's not a whole lot of cap space. The Lakers would have their pick of almost anyone to choose from.

Lakers could then use MLE on Monk. This is a solid plan. I was wondering if you could do a sign and trade And use the MLE. I guess you can.

Yeah they open up a lot of options. Monk is definitely one option.
I like a lot of guys: GP2, Bruce Brown, Warren, Oladipo, Tyus Jones, Anderson, T.Bryant, Portis, OPJ, Boucher, Claxton


I'd be most keen to use $10m on a wing backup that could start over Bamba and $4m on Schroeder who still got Lakers to playoffs with injuries to LeBron and Davis. I think Schroeder could be a good reclamation project when paid appropriately..

Schroeder($4m), Harris, LeBron, Davis, Bamba
Nunn, Reaves, THT, Anderson/OPJ/Warren($10m), Gabriel
Rookie, Ross, SJ, Rookie, Howard


But honestly I'd be happy with any free agents added to this framework.

[LAL1947]

Saw this posted elsewhere on the forum. An article listing out every NBA Team’s Best Trade Packages For LeBron James. I've picked out eight that I like best. Really hope the FO is exploring the possibility to see if these kinds of trades are actually available.

These 3 stand out the most...

1) Sacramento Kings
De’Aaron Fox, 2022 No. 4 Pick, 2024 First Round Pick, 2026 First Round Pick

2) Detroit Pistons
Jerami Grant, Saddiq Bey, 2022 No. 5 Pick, 2024 First Round Pick, 2026 First Round Pick

3) Phoenix Suns
Deandre Ayton, Mikal Bridges

I'm not sure how to rate these next 5 in order of preference...

Portland Trail Blazers
Anfernee Simons, Josh Hart, Eric Bledsoe, 2022 No. 7 Pick, 2024 First Round Pick

Cleveland Cavaliers
Jarrett Allen, Collin Sexton, 2022 No. 14 Pick, 2024 First Round Pick

Chicago Bulls
Zach LaVine, Lonzo Ball

Golden State Warriors
Draymond Green, Jordan Poole, James Wiseman, Jonathan Kuminga

Atlanta Hawks
John Collins, Bogdan Bogdanovic, 2022 No. 16 Pick, 2024 First-Round Pick

Source

[loveshaq786]

A lot of these traits could be had for Anthony Davis instead of LeBron James

[TylersLakers]

I love this deal. If the Lakers have to give up a 1st round pick, they should absolutely be doing so. The free agency class this year is not very good and there's not a whole lot of cap space. The Lakers would have their pick of almost anyone to choose from.

Lakers could then use MLE on Monk. This is a solid plan. I was wondering if you could do a sign and trade And use the MLE. I guess you can.

Yeah they open up a lot of options. Monk is definitely one option.
I like a lot of guys: GP2, Bruce Brown, Warren, Oladipo, Tyus Jones, Anderson, T.Bryant, Portis, OPJ, Boucher, Claxton


I'd be most keen to use $10m on a wing backup that could start over Bamba and $4m on Schroeder who still got Lakers to playoffs with injuries to LeBron and Davis. I think Schroeder could be a good reclamation project when paid appropriately..

Schroeder($4m), Harris, LeBron, Davis, Bamba
Nunn, Reaves, THT, Anderson/OPJ/Warren($10m), Gabriel
Rookie, Ross, SJ, Rookie, Howard


But honestly I'd be happy with any free agents added to this framework.

I agree. I think whatever resources we have, we can't spend it on a small guard. We need wings. My perfect deal with Orlando would be:

Fultz, Ross, re-signed Gary Harris (3 year deal, team option on the last year, starting at 12M)

for Westbrook, THT, 2027 1st (Top 5 Protected)

That opens up our MLE and BLE to use.

- Sign Bruce Brown, full MLE
- Sign Taurean Prince, BLE
- Sign Melo, Damian Jones, Derrick Jones Jr, Dwight to vet minimums
- Keep Stanley, Reaves

PG: Gary Harris/Fultz/
SG: Ross/Reaves/Nunn/
SF: Brown/Prince/Stanley/
PF: LeBron/Melo/Jones Jr/
C: Davis/Jones/Dwight

LeBron: $44.4
Davis: $38.0
Fultz: $16.5
Ross: $11.5
Harris: $12M
Brown: $10.2
Prince: $4.2M
Nunn: $5.3M
Stanley: $2.4M
Reaves: $1.5M
Carmelo: $2.7M
Jones: $2.0M
Jones Jr: $2.7M
Dwight: $2.7M

What's the hard cap for next year? That roster puts us at $156M - It might get pretty tight.

[zimpy27]

Lakers could then use MLE on Monk. This is a solid plan. I was wondering if you could do a sign and trade And use the MLE. I guess you can.

Yeah they open up a lot of options. Monk is definitely one option.
I like a lot of guys: GP2, Bruce Brown, Warren, Oladipo, Tyus Jones, Anderson, T.Bryant, Portis, OPJ, Boucher, Claxton


I'd be most keen to use $10m on a wing backup that could start over Bamba and $4m on Schroeder who still got Lakers to playoffs with injuries to LeBron and Davis. I think Schroeder could be a good reclamation project when paid appropriately..

Schroeder($4m), Harris, LeBron, Davis, Bamba
Nunn, Reaves, THT, Anderson/OPJ/Warren($10m), Gabriel
Rookie, Ross, SJ, Rookie, Howard


But honestly I'd be happy with any free agents added to this framework.

I agree. I think whatever resources we have, we can't spend it on a small guard. We need wings. My perfect deal with Orlando would be:

Fultz, Ross, re-signed Gary Harris (3 year deal, team option on the last year, starting at 12M)

for Westbrook, THT, 2027 1st (Top 5 Protected)

That opens up our MLE and BLE to use.

- Sign Bruce Brown, full MLE
- Sign Taurean Prince, BLE
- Sign Melo, Damian Jones, Derrick Jones Jr, Dwight to vet minimums
- Keep Stanley, Reaves

PG: Gary Harris/Fultz/
SG: Ross/Reaves/Nunn/
SF: Brown/Prince/Stanley/
PF: LeBron/Melo/Jones Jr/
C: Davis/Jones/Dwight

LeBron: $44.4
Davis: $38.0
Fultz: $16.5
Ross: $11.5
Harris: $12M
Brown: $10.2
Prince: $4.2M
Nunn: $5.3M
Stanley: $2.4M
Reaves: $1.5M
Carmelo: $2.7M
Jones: $2.0M
Jones Jr: $2.7M
Dwight: $2.7M

What's the hard cap for next year? That roster puts us at $156M - It might get pretty tight.

$156m is the hard cap haha

[TylersLakers]

Yeah they open up a lot of options. Monk is definitely one option.
I like a lot of guys: GP2, Bruce Brown, Warren, Oladipo, Tyus Jones, Anderson, T.Bryant, Portis, OPJ, Boucher, Claxton


I'd be most keen to use $10m on a wing backup that could start over Bamba and $4m on Schroeder who still got Lakers to playoffs with injuries to LeBron and Davis. I think Schroeder could be a good reclamation project when paid appropriately..

Schroeder($4m), Harris, LeBron, Davis, Bamba
Nunn, Reaves, THT, Anderson/OPJ/Warren($10m), Gabriel
Rookie, Ross, SJ, Rookie, Howard


But honestly I'd be happy with any free agents added to this framework.

I agree. I think whatever resources we have, we can't spend it on a small guard. We need wings. My perfect deal with Orlando would be:

Fultz, Ross, re-signed Gary Harris (3 year deal, team option on the last year, starting at 12M)

for Westbrook, THT, 2027 1st (Top 5 Protected)

That opens up our MLE and BLE to use.

- Sign Bruce Brown, full MLE
- Sign Taurean Prince, BLE
- Sign Melo, Damian Jones, Derrick Jones Jr, Dwight to vet minimums
- Keep Stanley, Reaves

PG: Gary Harris/Fultz/
SG: Ross/Reaves/Nunn/
SF: Brown/Prince/Stanley/
PF: LeBron/Melo/Jones Jr/
C: Davis/Jones/Dwight

LeBron: $44.4
Davis: $38.0
Fultz: $16.5
Ross: $11.5
Harris: $12M
Brown: $10.2
Prince: $4.2M
Nunn: $5.3M
Stanley: $2.4M
Reaves: $1.5M
Carmelo: $2.7M
Jones: $2.0M
Jones Jr: $2.7M
Dwight: $2.7M

What's the hard cap for next year? That roster puts us at $156M - It might get pretty tight.

$156m is the hard cap haha

Perfect! Haha.

[TylersLakers]

Saw this posted elsewhere on the forum. An article listing out every NBA Team’s Best Trade Packages For LeBron James. I've picked out eight that I like best. Really hope the FO is exploring the possibility to see if these kinds of trades are actually available.

These 3 stand out the most...

1) Sacramento Kings
De’Aaron Fox, 2022 No. 4 Pick, 2024 First Round Pick, 2026 First Round Pick

2) Detroit Pistons
Jerami Grant, Saddiq Bey, 2022 No. 5 Pick, 2024 First Round Pick, 2026 First Round Pick

3) Phoenix Suns
Deandre Ayton, Mikal Bridges

I'm not sure how to rate these next 5 in order of preference...

Portland Trail Blazers
Anfernee Simons, Josh Hart, Eric Bledsoe, 2022 No. 7 Pick, 2024 First Round Pick

Cleveland Cavaliers
Jarrett Allen, Collin Sexton, 2022 No. 14 Pick, 2024 First Round Pick

Chicago Bulls
Zach LaVine, Lonzo Ball

Golden State Warriors
Draymond Green, Jordan Poole, James Wiseman, Jonathan Kuminga

Atlanta Hawks
John Collins, Bogdan Bogdanovic, 2022 No. 16 Pick, 2024 First-Round Pick

Source

I wouldn’t trade LeBron unless I was in partnership with him and him and I came together to come to that decision..

But I have a hard time believing those teams, maybe other than the Atlanta and Cleveland deals, would offer those packages.

LeBron’s great, a Top 5 player in the league, but who’s giving up any real future asset(s) for him? LeBron is a one year player at this stage. Not saying he’s going to fall off, but you’re trading for him for the current year. There’s no future planning with him. He’s in year 20 and he’ll be deciding when he’s done. And if he doesn’t decide it, then Father Time or life will indicate when.

[zuju]

I love this deal. If the Lakers have to give up a 1st round pick, they should absolutely be doing so. The free agency class this year is not very good and there's not a whole lot of cap space. The Lakers would have their pick of almost anyone to choose from.

Lakers could then use MLE on Monk. This is a solid plan. I was wondering if you could do a sign and trade And use the MLE. I guess you can.

Yeah they open up a lot of options. Monk is definitely one option.
I like a lot of guys: GP2, Bruce Brown, Warren, Oladipo, Tyus Jones, Anderson, T.Bryant, Portis, OPJ, Boucher, Claxton


I'd be most keen to use $10m on a wing backup that could start over Bamba and $4m on Schroeder who still got Lakers to playoffs with injuries to LeBron and Davis. I think Schroeder could be a good reclamation project when paid appropriately..

Schroeder($4m), Harris, LeBron, Davis, Bamba
Nunn, Reaves, THT, Anderson/OPJ/Warren($10m), Gabriel
Rookie, Ross, SJ, Rookie, Howard


But honestly I'd be happy with any free agents added to this framework.

Jalen Smith would be my another really great option if the full mle is enough to outbid the other pursuers. Agile and quick to guard 3-5. Have some 3 pt shooting ability shown in the short stint with Pacers. Maybe he can slide to play the 3 as what mobley do.

If we could get a Bamba from Magic, we do not need T bryant. We may go for DJ Wilson as backup who I think can be had with less money. Retain Howard for another year as third string centre in case of injury and tutor for Bamba.

Gamble on Warren with BAE with Harris and Smith already available on the roster. The other cheap options are josh jackson and Issac Bonga who I think can be had for vet min. We can get a Warren and one of Josh or Bonga to set our wing depth.

What we will need is one more point guard to play behind

Bamba / Wilson / Dwight
AD / Jalen Smith (being the primary backup for both AD and Bamba) / Gabriel
Warren / Stanley Johnson / Bonga (or josh jackson)
Harris / Reaves / THT
LBJ / Nunn / Delon Wright (?)

If Warren goes down, we still have James to fill the void and Reaves / THT/ Nunn to play the pg role. Josh and Bonga are good defenders.

Afterall, LBJ actually gives you the flexibility to sign players. He can be that PG or SF on the line up. You can opt for a forward like Warren or a quality PG instead.

Maybe, our signings depends on who we get in the draft night.

[LAL1947]

Saw this posted elsewhere on the forum. An article listing out every NBA Team’s Best Trade Packages For LeBron James. I've picked out eight that I like best. Really hope the FO is exploring the possibility to see if these kinds of trades are actually available.

I wouldn’t trade LeBron unless I was in partnership with him and him and I came together to come to that decision..

But I have a hard time believing those teams, maybe other than the Atlanta and Cleveland deals, would offer those packages.

LeBron’s great, a Top 5 player in the league, but who’s giving up any real future asset(s) for him? LeBron is a one year player at this stage. Not saying he’s going to fall off, but you’re trading for him for the current year. There’s no future planning with him. He’s in year 20 and he’ll be deciding when he’s done. And if he doesn’t decide it, then Father Time or life will indicate when.

You're right that most of these trades look too good to be true... and there are only a few teams who would give up any real assets for Lebron, i.e., if they feel he can help them. You mentioned Atlanta and Cleveland, which I agree with.

Here's the thing though, some of these trades might also be available for AD. So if we trade both, we could end up with a clean slate and young assets to start a rebuild with. This is one example:

1) Trade AD to Portland for Anfernee Simons, #7 pick (ask them to pick Dyson Daniels), Keon Johnson + filler.
(Another option is to trade AD to GSW for Poole, Moody, Kuminga.)

2) Trade Lebron to Cleveland for Jarrett Allen, Lauri Markkanen, #14 (pick Tari Eason).

With one fell swoop, we now have...

Simons.................... Nunn
Reaves.................... Keon Johnson
Daniels................... Stanley Johnson
Markkanen.............. Tari Eason
Allen....................... Jericho Sims (figure out a way to sign him from NY)

...and can build a new young team with a new identity under a young coach. There is enough young talent here to be a base to build on. Other FAs will be tempted in a couple of years and we'll have the cap-space to add them too after letting Westbrook walk. We will have our picks too. Who knows what the future holds... Luka might want out of Dallas, Lamelo might want out of Charlotte, etc. If we're well placed, they may come here.

Meanwhile, we get to at least watch the development of a young team and some exciting basketball instead of watching Lebron-ball, Westbricking, AD in street clothes, and a bunch of old ass guys do nothing. I'd much rather prefer to go this route because our cupboard is very bare at the moment. Anyway, this is just my lame attempt at starting over... I'm sure there are other guys who can come up with much better trades for Lebron and AD that yield better results.

Oh and if we do this, I'd waive Westbrook if we can't trade him for a young player or pick. Can't risk having him negatively impact the minds of the young guys with his way of thinking.