YayBasketball wrote:zimpy27 wrote:Jazz have a max player for 5 seasons in Lauri.
If they can find a star on a rookie deal (for 4 years) then they can bring in overpaid talent like Ingram and have a legit big 3 in 25-26 season.
If Jazz take Ingram now then they commit themselves to mediocrity. It just doesn't make sense.
I agree that it doesn't really make sense with Flagg (and 4-5 other elite prospects) in this next draft. Unless they really go full load-management with Lauri and Ingram, and/or it's a pure value grab by hoping to flip Ingram at the deadline for more assets.
Unless some surprise team emerges like you said, it very well could be a Siakam situation where Pels take Ingram into the season and flip him and settle for best offer, which will be low at that point.
Yeah it doesn't fit. The fact that we are getting rumours of Jazz interest in Ingram before they've officially extended Lauri, it makes me think that they are just trying to get a last minute offer.
Ingram most likely gets kept and traded in season as you say happened with Siakam.
I think Lakers should have interest in Ingram for a few reasons:
- They likely need to trade DLo for an upgrade but they can't lose his playmaking without getting playmaking back.
- Ingram would fit well with Reaves, LeBron, Rui, Davis.
- Ingram was very popular on the Lakers and hated leaving LA of all the players that were traded for Davis.
- Redick already has a great relationship with Ingram.
