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Lakers get:
Chris Paul
Harrison Barnes

Spurs get:
Rui Hachimura
Gabe Vincent
Jalen Hood-Schifino
Right to swap 2026 First Round Picks with the Lakers (option to defer to 2028)

Spurs gain an asset for their vets

Lakers add solid fitting veterans at not a high cost

Spurs aren't doing this. They're trying to make the playoffs. If they fall out of it, and CP3 wants the Lakers, he'll be bought out.

I don't think it's so much that the Spurs are going hard after the playoffs or you'd see them trying actively to improve the roster. but rather those two being key to providing a functional basketball roster for the other young players to develop (Wemby, Castle, Sochan, and the rest). Their knowledge of the game, shooting, passing, leadership is very valuable. Personally I would consider an offer for CP3 and Barnes but it would have to be significantly better than this, which is negative contracts and a swap that likely won't amount to much (if anything), but I doubt Spurs would.

The Lakers trading an unprotected 26 swap, that the Spurs can defer until 28, for a 39 year old CP3 and a very meh Barnes is all kinds of dumb. That team is a first round out assuming that they make the playoffs.

yeah no chance the Spurs should be turning down two shots at a post Lebron swap like this. But I get when its our team we just devalue the asset coming back in ways that we never would if it was the other way.

No reason LAL should allow that to defer to 2028. Not even sure if they should offer the 2026 really. LBJ is 40. CP is 39.

I do think if SAS continues to fall behind as they are, they will buy CP out and he’ll be a Laker anyways.

jbk1234 wrote:The Lakers trading an unprotected 26 swap, that the Spurs can defer until 28, for a 39 year old CP3 and a very meh Barnes is all kinds of dumb. That team is a first round out assuming that they make the playoffs.

I'll take Barnes over most of the current Cavs rotation players, he's shooting almost 50% from the field and 41% from 3 while playing very smart, solid all around basketball. CP3 may be 39 but he's a starting caliber PG in the league and can be so for the next couple of playoffs I believe. Really your Spurs takes are always predictably negative.

Honestly, the more I read people here, the more I believe they don't watch the Spurs at all. Really baffling takes.

The Spurs shouldn't want "assets for their vets" they acquired those vets for a reason. If "assets" are what they wanted, they could haved used their cap space to acquire them instead.

Value isn't just measured in trade currency. Right now developing is more valuable than a potential future pick swap. People keep urging the Spurs to give up multiple unprotected picks for guards supposedly for Wemby's benefit but also seem to believe the team should be trying to find some way to jettison one of the best developmental PGs. It doesn't make sense.

wemby wrote:

jbk1234 wrote:The Lakers trading an unprotected 26 swap, that the Spurs can defer until 28, for a 39 year old CP3 and a very meh Barnes is all kinds of dumb. That team is a first round out assuming that they make the playoffs.

I'll take Barnes over most of the current Cavs rotation players, he's shooting almost 50% from the field and 41% from 3 while playing very smart, solid all around basketball. CP3 may be 39 but he's a starting caliber PG in the league and can be so for the next couple of playoffs I believe. Really your Spurs takes are always predictably negative.

Barnes is taking less than 8 shots per game and fewer than 4 3-point attempts. He's also shooting well above his career averages in terms of efficiency. You can keep him. I'll keep our rotation players.

Nothing in your reply is responsive to the point I made. CP3 and Barnes, while helpful and/or stabilizing to a rebuilding team aren't changing the Lakers ceiling.