OFFSEASON THREAD, VOL. REALLY HOT

[3ammy3uck3ts]

I've followed this team long enough to know Riley's words are often double edged. What Riley was also saying is that Bam had to show he was more than a garbage man on offense. Yes Bam is valued, but he's not untouchable.

You can probably count on 1 hand the guys in the league Riley would trade Bam for

There's more than that. It would have to be for a franchise player/no 1 option preferably under 30

Doncic, Giannis, Embiid, Jokic, Curry, Morant - for sure
Tatum, Ingram, KD, Ant - I'd think for a couple mins but probably do it
Zion,AD, Trae, Booker, Mitchell, SGA - 50/50 I'd need to think about long and hard. Zion/AD is more injury related

You should’ve stopped at Doncic Giannis Embiid and Jokic. MAYBE Tatum

[Bishop45]

Wonder if Sixers would put up a better trade for Kyrie than we could/would? I don't think they'd trade Maxey

[CanesHeatFins]

You can probably count on 1 hand the guys in the league Riley would trade Bam for

There's more than that. It would have to be for a franchise player/no 1 option preferably under 30

Doncic, Giannis, Embiid, Jokic, Curry, Morant - for sure
Tatum, Ingram, KD, Ant - I'd think for a couple mins but probably do it
Zion,AD, Trae, Booker, Mitchell, SGA - 50/50 I'd need to think about long and hard. Zion/AD is more injury related

You should’ve stopped at Doncic Giannis Embiid and Jokic. MAYBE Tatum

Ask yourself....How many of those teams would would trade their player from that list straight up for BAM.... answer 0

Pat might not trade BAM for every player on that list, but it wouldn't be because he believes BAM plays basketball better than any of those dudes. BAM is our current #1 Heat culture/lifer guy, and that is the only thing that is saving him from being dangled.

[twix2500]

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Wasteful tweet. Nobody wants Westbrook and only one team wants Kyrie. Lakers has to trade Westbrook to get Kyrie. Nothing else for the Lakers to do. It is what it is. Saying they are not aggressive is meaningless. What are the Lakers suppose to do, yell at the Nets to take Westbrook?

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[batterybro42]

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Wasteful tweet. Nobody wants Westbrook and only one team wants Kyrie. Lakers has to trade Westbrook to get Kyrie. Nothing else for the Lakers to do. It is what it is. Saying they are not aggressive is meaningless. What are the Lakers suppose to do, yell at the Nets to take Westbrook?

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“LeBron wants Kyrie on the Lakers more than anybody”
“Laker’s aren’t aggressively pursuing Kyrie Irving”
Bus tweet the other day

What’s going on in LA?

[3ballbomber]

Spoiler:

There's more than that. It would have to be for a franchise player/no 1 option preferably under 30

Doncic, Giannis, Embiid, Jokic, Curry, Morant - for sure
Tatum, Ingram, KD, Ant - I'd think for a couple mins but probably do it
Zion,AD, Trae, Booker, Mitchell, SGA - 50/50 I'd need to think about long and hard. Zion/AD is more injury related

You should’ve stopped at Doncic Giannis Embiid and Jokic. MAYBE Tatum

Ask yourself....How many of those teams would would trade their player from that list straight up for BAM.... answer 0

Pat might not trade BAM for every player on that list, but it wouldn't be because he believes BAM plays basketball better than any of those dudes. BAM is our current #1 Heat culture/lifer guy, and that is the only thing that is saving him from being dangled.

You'd think this was common knowledge. Bam is the heart & soul of the team.

[RexBoyWonder]

Considering Ages and personalities and asking price - I want nothing to do with KD + Kyrie.

Let those divas go elsewhere, Mitchell is our guy. Better fit in age, character and price.

He's a player I could actually root for and not vomit, unlike those other 2.

[greg4012]

Nick Friedell was on a radio show earlier and said Brooklyn was going to do their best to accommodate KD and get him to one of his preferred destinations. And for people that think Brooklyn is just going to hold him due to the years left on his contract, remember this

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They are not going to risk having a malcontent on the team, not after what they’ve went through the last 2 years

rebuilding assets is what i think they will end up gettin, sure they want stars, but will they get it? unlikely.

Their pick status makes this difficult. They
need to be okay for a few years, as they own none of their picks until 2028! Swaps on odd years & even years gone to Houston.

Enter Kyle Lowry—young player floor lifter

[dean456]

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Wasteful tweet. Nobody wants Westbrook and only one team wants Kyrie. Lakers has to trade Westbrook to get Kyrie. Nothing else for the Lakers to do. It is what it is. Saying they are not aggressive is meaningless. What are the Lakers suppose to do, yell at the Nets to take Westbrook?

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“LeBron wants Kyrie on the Lakers more than anybody”
“Laker’s aren’t aggressively pursuing Kyrie Irving”
Bus tweet the other day

What’s going on in LA?

I mean if Lebron becomes available and he wants Miami, He should be easier to obtain being on an expiring deal and at his age as apposed to KD with 4yrs remaining.

Imagine both Miami and LAL strike out in these trades and Lebron demands a trade to Miami and no one else is able to out bid us because they have moved all their picks or just traded all their players/recently signed them, so were able to pick him up cheap.

Lebron/Vincent/
Strus/Oladipo/
Butler/Martin/
Warren/Highsmith/Jovic/UD
Bam/Yurt/Dedmond

Can something please happen soon so I can stop imagining these dumb hypotheticals just to get me through the night.

[AirP.]

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[Wiltside]

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Seems like our odds have come in a bit…

Wonder if it was a working holiday for Riles and Co

[DayofMourning]

Wonder if Sixers would put up a better trade for Kyrie than we could/would? I don't think they'd trade Maxey

Maxey is on his way up. Young, good personality, nice athlete, etc. He's a good fit for Embiids timeline if he continues to get better.

However, Irving is a good fit for their timeline as well and he's ready now.

Do Harden and Irving fit in Philly when things didn't go well in BKN.

[batterybro42]

Wasteful tweet. Nobody wants Westbrook and only one team wants Kyrie. Lakers has to trade Westbrook to get Kyrie. Nothing else for the Lakers to do. It is what it is. Saying they are not aggressive is meaningless. What are the Lakers suppose to do, yell at the Nets to take Westbrook?

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“LeBron wants Kyrie on the Lakers more than anybody”
“Laker’s aren’t aggressively pursuing Kyrie Irving”
Bus tweet the other day

What’s going on in LA?

I mean if Lebron becomes available and he wants Miami, He should be easier to obtain being on an expiring deal and at his age as apposed to KD with 4yrs remaining.

Imagine both Miami and LAL strike out in these trades and Lebron demands a trade to Miami and no one else is able to out bid us because they have moved all their picks or just traded all their players/recently signed them, so were able to pick him up cheap.

Lebron/Vincent/
Strus/Oladipo/
Butler/Martin/
Warren/Highsmith/Jovic/UD
Bam/Yurt/Dedmond

Can something please happen soon so I can stop imagining these dumb hypotheticals just to get me through the night.

I’ve been saying since the start of the offseason that LeBron back to Miami makes the most sense for all parties. The Lakers don’t have the capital to make a move, and nobody is rushing to help bail them out.

The narrative will begin to shift. LeBron isn’t spending a year at 38 fighting for the play in on the last year of an expiring. The Lakers will be strong armed into moving him

[twix2500]

Wonder if Sixers would put up a better trade for Kyrie than we could/would? I don't think they'd trade Maxey

Maxey is on his way up. Young, good personality, nice athlete, etc. He's a good fit for Embiids timeline if he continues to get better.

However, Irving is a good fit for their timeline as well and he's ready now.

Do Harden and Irving fit in Philly when things didn't go well in BKN.

I think Maxey and Herro are looked at pretty similar. Both are close to their peak.

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[DayofMourning]

Wonder if Sixers would put up a better trade for Kyrie than we could/would? I don't think they'd trade Maxey

Maxey is on his way up. Young, good personality, nice athlete, etc. He's a good fit for Embiids timeline if he continues to get better.

However, Irving is a good fit for their timeline as well and he's ready now.

Do Harden and Irving fit in Philly when things didn't go well in BKN.

I think Maxey and Herro are looked at pretty similar. Both are close to their peak.

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They're near carbon copies of each other from a production standpoint.

I can't speak about peak on 22 year olds.

Do you think Philly would trade Maxey to bring in Irving when considering how things worked out for Harden and Irving in BKN?

[eddieheatfan]

https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/267798/Gorgui-Dieng-Spurs-Agree-To-One-Year-Deal

[DayofMourning]

https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/267798/Gorgui-Dieng-Spurs-Agree-To-One-Year-Deal

And now we lose out on Dieng?! Sonovabitch Pat?! Hellooooooo! Wakey wakey Pat!

[MettaWorldPanda]

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This is going to be Mo Harkless and Avery Bradley offseason 2.0 at this rate. Juancho is all we have left at this point aside from 6’5 200 Caleb Martin as a PF.

[Vertical Limit]

Tj warren to brooklyn

[Rodrizzle]

TJ Warren has gone to the Nets
Another off the board