Trade Deadline thread: Nada... Nothing... Zip... WTF

[Pythagoras]

How do you guys feel about trading THT+Jordan for Favors+Kenrich?


Westbrook, Reaves, LeBron, Ariza, Davis -- Nunn, Monk, Kenrich, Melo, Favors -- Rondo, Bradley, Ellington, Bazemore, Howard

Inject that trade directly into my veins. That’s a yeah from me dawg.

[stan francisco]

Prediction: LBJ wants back to Cleveland now that they’re good. I’d let him go if we got their youth in return. Kind of like AD for Lonzo, Hart, Ingram, Kuzma, Randle. I’d call it even.

Edit: And no, Rich Paul, a return package can not include Kevin Love’s contract. Only youth.

[sonnyhill]

What could the Lakers realistically get in return for a LeBron trade?

He is in Year-19, but still putting up great numbers.

[bb22]

Prediction: LBJ wants back to Cleveland now that they’re good. I’d let him go if we got their youth in return. Kind of like AD for Lonzo, Hart, Ingram, Kuzma, Randle. I’d call it even.

Edit: And no, Rich Paul, a return package can not include Kevin Love’s contract. Only youth.

True, but it would take all the reasonable talent in Cleveland to make the trade worth it, in which case he goes back to a bottom dweller. He’s not going back to Cleveland imo

[stan francisco]

Prediction: LBJ wants back to Cleveland now that they’re good. I’d let him go if we got their youth in return. Kind of like AD for Lonzo, Hart, Ingram, Kuzma, Randle. I’d call it even.

Edit: And no, Rich Paul, a return package can not include Kevin Love’s contract. Only youth.

True, but it would take all the reasonable talent in Cleveland to make the trade worth it, in which case he goes back to a bottom dweller. He’s not going back to Cleveland imo

Then he’d better tell Westbrook and the golden girls to play some tough nosed defense because he’s not getting any younger.

It took a team of young talent to get a prime AD. Half a young team for an old LBJ sounds about right.

[Landsberger]

The only way we trade LeBron is to someone who's got a veteran team on the edge of winning that can swing a basket of first round picks and a bloated expiring contract or two. He's not going somewhere where the good talent is coming back to LA.

What we can do however is get rid of Melo at the deadline to a contender and AD to someone for young talent. Keeping AD isn't the way to "start over". He's not a guy you rebuild around.

[sonnyhill]

The only way we trade LeBron is to someone who's got a veteran team on the edge of winning that can swing a basket of first round picks and a bloated expiring contract or two. He's not going somewhere where the good talent is coming back to LA.

What we can do however is get rid of Melo at the deadline to a contender and AD to someone for young talent. Keeping AD isn't the way to "start over". He's not a guy you rebuild around.

Agreed.

The Lakers need to "blow-up"-deconstruct-AND-rebuild roster. LeBron and AD are the two assets which can bring back draft picks and young talent.

This Laker team cannot be "tweaked" to win and the sooner that Jeanie and Rob admits this, the sooner the team can get onto the process of rebuilding.

[NBAWestFan]

While the Laker franchise has always been a destination zone for star players (established and rookie), is this the time that the team should look to go "full rebuild?

Would the fanbase support trading away LeBron to a team like New Orleans for Zion and draft capital or the Knicks for draft capital?

Could the Lakers trade away AD to a team like Brooklyn for Kyrie (if he would get vaccinated) and draft capital?

Also, how about trading away Russ to a team like the Mavs (he would pair up better with Luka than LeBron and AD) for draft capital?

While these are radical proposals, it may make sense when looking at the Warriors and Suns and how they both have a mix of veterans and young talent and the Rockets with all of their young talent.

Yes, Please Trade away everyone and rebuild. I don't like to watch Lebron, Davis & the team now.

I preferred to watch the struggling young guys grow.

Trade Lebron and gets picks and a expiring contract. The NBA is 3 is greater than 2. Get shooters and younger.
They were good two years ago but now they look old and slow and are getting out worked.
Those big contracts are eating up the chance and some young guys.

I like what Chicago and the Heat have done but not so much the Lakers.


The front office looks like the band aid squad.

Jerry West made solid decisions but this office is too short term. We need more short and long term decisions because Lebron is old already.

Trade Davis and get picks or a young star and a pick.

I would rather like a up and coming team like Chicago than the Lakers. As a life long Laker fan this is the first time that I don't really care to watch.

A full re-build would be what I would want.

Are you being serious or trolling the board?

If the team goes into full rebuild mode, does the fanbase have the confidence in the front office to do this?

Also, a deconstruction-and-rebuild has to be done by the front office. This past off-season, the front office had a chance to bring in Buddy Hield but yielded to LeBron's demand for Westbrook, and we now see how that had turned out.

[NBAWestFan]

AD for Kawhi

[loveshaq786]

The only way we trade LeBron is to someone who's got a veteran team on the edge of winning that can swing a basket of first round picks and a bloated expiring contract or two. He's not going somewhere where the good talent is coming back to LA.

What we can do however is get rid of Melo at the deadline to a contender and AD to someone for young talent. Keeping AD isn't the way to "start over". He's not a guy you rebuild around.

Agreed.

The Lakers need to "blow-up"-deconstruct-AND-rebuild roster. LeBron and AD are the two assets which can bring back draft picks and young talent.

This Laker team cannot be "tweaked" to win and the sooner that Jeanie and Rob admits this, the sooner the team can get onto the process of rebuilding.

CP3, LeBron, Bridges, and that young team is pretty much a championship.

Trade LeBron, bazemore, MELO, DeAndre Jordan for Booker and ayton

PHOENIX SUNS MAKES SO MUCH PROFIT WITH THIS DEAL, IT'S KIND OF HARD TO SAY NO

[loveshaq786]

AD for Kawhi

AD and THT for tatum

[NapoleonII]

The only way we trade LeBron is to someone who's got a veteran team on the edge of winning that can swing a basket of first round picks and a bloated expiring contract or two. He's not going somewhere where the good talent is coming back to LA.

What we can do however is get rid of Melo at the deadline to a contender and AD to someone for young talent. Keeping AD isn't the way to "start over". He's not a guy you rebuild around.

Agreed.

The Lakers need to "blow-up"-deconstruct-AND-rebuild roster. LeBron and AD are the two assets which can bring back draft picks and young talent.

This Laker team cannot be "tweaked" to win and the sooner that Jeanie and Rob admits this, the sooner the team can get onto the process of rebuilding.

CP3, LeBron, Bridges, and that young team is pretty much a championship.

Trade LeBron, bazemore, MELO, DeAndre Jordan for Booker and ayton

PHOENIX SUNS MAKES SO MUCH PROFIT WITH THIS DEAL, IT'S KIND OF HARD TO SAY NO

Lmao no.

First of all, look at the standings. This wouldn't even happen in NBA2k. Ayton isn't even inked up yet, in what world do we trade him?

[Landsberger]

The only way we trade LeBron is to someone who's got a veteran team on the edge of winning that can swing a basket of first round picks and a bloated expiring contract or two. He's not going somewhere where the good talent is coming back to LA.

What we can do however is get rid of Melo at the deadline to a contender and AD to someone for young talent. Keeping AD isn't the way to "start over". He's not a guy you rebuild around.

Agreed.

The Lakers need to "blow-up"-deconstruct-AND-rebuild roster. LeBron and AD are the two assets which can bring back draft picks and young talent.

This Laker team cannot be "tweaked" to win and the sooner that Jeanie and Rob admits this, the sooner the team can get onto the process of rebuilding.

CP3, LeBron, Bridges, and that young team is pretty much a championship.

Trade LeBron, bazemore, MELO, DeAndre Jordan for Booker and ayton

PHOENIX SUNS MAKES SO MUCH PROFIT WITH THIS DEAL, IT'S KIND OF HARD TO SAY NO

Not as hard as you may thing....

[Blue_and_Whte]

Prediction: LBJ wants back to Cleveland now that they’re good. I’d let him go if we got their youth in return. Kind of like AD for Lonzo, Hart, Ingram, Kuzma, Randle. I’d call it even.

Edit: And no, Rich Paul, a return package can not include Kevin Love’s contract. Only youth.

That would be stupid on the Cavs part.

[Blue_and_Whte]

Prediction: LBJ wants back to Cleveland now that they’re good. I’d let him go if we got their youth in return. Kind of like AD for Lonzo, Hart, Ingram, Kuzma, Randle. I’d call it even.

Edit: And no, Rich Paul, a return package can not include Kevin Love’s contract. Only youth.

True, but it would take all the reasonable talent in Cleveland to make the trade worth it, in which case he goes back to a bottom dweller. He’s not going back to Cleveland imo

and…. Cleveland isn’t giving up their youth for LeBrons shell? You guys think Cleveland owes you something? You do know the other team has to agree to the trade right?

[SlimShady83]

What could the Lakers realistically get in return for a LeBron trade?

He is in Year-19, but still putting up great numbers.

I'm just glad some of you want this guy finally gone LOL

[SlimShady83]

AD for Kawhi

AD and THT for tatum

Man If we can get Tatum ...

I'd than do a Simmons for Westbrook trade ...

Then even consider crybaby Bron to where ever for young talent and picks

[SlimShady83]

Bron should go back to the East IMO

[SlimShady83]

I wanted to create a new thread but thought I'd ask here first

Is there a realistic way we could trade FOR

JASON TATUM

[NBAWestFan]

The Lakers need to get a good shooting coach.
The Lakers should model the warriors and suns too since they will be playing against them for several years with Steph and this young crew and Klay has even come back.
The front office needs to understand 3 >2. If Steph and Klay get 15 3's a game plus the rest of their team they going to be making 50 to 60 plus points from 3's.

Even though the Lakers have high percentage shots 3 >2, 30 > 20, 60 >40. The Lakers won't win many games vs 3 point shooting teams because they are not taking enough 3's in the game to keep them in the game.

Example Patty Mills lit them up last night and Harden did his part.

Trade AD for picks and Zach Lavine. Chicago has Derozan with AD is a pretty good set up.

The Lakers are loosing close games because there come back pushes are falling short because the other team eventually makes just enough 3's to keep them ahead.

It isn't that hard to see that 3's and young legs will help to win more games. This may not be typical Lakers ball but the Warriors and Suns are not going away soon in the West.