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Lakers receive
Drew Eubanks

Lakers been needing a backup C. Drew and Hayes will rotate minutes and let AD play PF.



Utah Jazz receive:
Jalen Hood-Schifino
Maxwell Lewis

Recent news shows that Jazz is interested in JHS. He would be a good backup or compete for minutes with Sexton and Keyonte George. Both JHS and Lewis (filler) are expiring, so this would be a good cheap trial for Jazz

I'm not sure Eubanks is better than someone they could pick up off the street, but I'm also not convinced that either JHS or Christie [edit: Lewis] hold much value. So sure?

otbotb wrote:Lakers receive
Drew Eubanks

Lakers been needing a backup C. Drew and Hayes will rotate minutes and let AD play PF.



Utah Jazz receive:
Jalen Hood-Schifino
Maxwell Lewis

Recent news shows that Jazz is interested in JHS. He would be a good backup or compete for minutes with Sexton and Keyonte George. Both JHS and Lewis (filler) are expiring, so this would be a good cheap trial for Jazz

Eubanks is more of a 3rd C, no? And as he's shown that he's not really dependable north of 15 minutes a night, unless Hayes is playing 33+ minutes at C every night, AD will still have to play a ton of C.

And, I think it would be better for LA to just see if JHS and Lewis can provide anything this year. They could still try and re-sign JHS if he does end up showing something, and Lewis is still young and signed to a "rookie contract" for 2 more years after this one (though only $100k gtd). I think they'd be much better off to see if either provide anything?

AD will always play center to close out games, but this is mainly to rotate minutes between Hayes and Eubanks throughout the game. I feel like the lakers gave up on JHS. Instead of letting him rot away might as well trade him for a serviceable Big.

Yah, absolutely. Anything that replaces veterans with young players.

Lakers will try re-sign JHS in offseason over this.

Good for the Jazz to take a flyer on JHS. But, LAL only does this if they have decided he isn't part of their future like Utah did with Agbaji a while back.

But, I suspect Zimpy is right and LAL would prefer to hang onto JHS.