Roster Hypothetical: Butler demands trade earlier
Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2018 4:04 am
Lets say Jimmy Butler makes his trade demand earlier, before the FA signing period. Names LAL as one of his preferred teams, basically we're having twin dramas of Kawhi and Butler trade demands to LAL.
Maginka decides to to go for it, cuz they know Lebron is in the bag (tampering? absolutely). Pop trades Kawhi to TOR cuz he's like 100% **** you to the Lakers.
Thibs and MIN FO are desperate. Lakers offer up Ingram + Ingram for Butler + Tyus Jones. Thibs gets to rekindle his love affair with Deng and MIN FO is happy to get an up and coming young player. Lakers get Butler and a backup PG.
Lakers now have an asston of cap and zero bad contracts, after adding Lebron. Lets say Lakers decide to keep Randle no matter what, in the dry market and clear that the Lakers will match, no one bother to sign him to an offer sheet, thus he comes back for the QO. Draft Wager, Svi, Bonga. Sign Javale, lets not sign any of the others just yet.
Roster so far
C - Randle, McGee, Wagner, Zubac
PF- Kuz
SF- Lebron, Svi
SG- Butler, Hart
PG- Lonzo, Jones, Bonga
Still have about 17-20mil in cap plus the Room Exception
Who else would you add with the remaining cap space? How legit would this team be?
Hell... technically could offer up Lonzo + Kuz (or Hart) + Wagner for Kawhi + Mills (or Green), the team has enough open cap space to pull it off.
Maginka decides to to go for it, cuz they know Lebron is in the bag (tampering? absolutely). Pop trades Kawhi to TOR cuz he's like 100% **** you to the Lakers.
Thibs and MIN FO are desperate. Lakers offer up Ingram + Ingram for Butler + Tyus Jones. Thibs gets to rekindle his love affair with Deng and MIN FO is happy to get an up and coming young player. Lakers get Butler and a backup PG.
Lakers now have an asston of cap and zero bad contracts, after adding Lebron. Lets say Lakers decide to keep Randle no matter what, in the dry market and clear that the Lakers will match, no one bother to sign him to an offer sheet, thus he comes back for the QO. Draft Wager, Svi, Bonga. Sign Javale, lets not sign any of the others just yet.
Roster so far
C - Randle, McGee, Wagner, Zubac
PF- Kuz
SF- Lebron, Svi
SG- Butler, Hart
PG- Lonzo, Jones, Bonga
Still have about 17-20mil in cap plus the Room Exception
Who else would you add with the remaining cap space? How legit would this team be?
Hell... technically could offer up Lonzo + Kuz (or Hart) + Wagner for Kawhi + Mills (or Green), the team has enough open cap space to pull it off.