Who wants Austin Reaves?

[zimpy27]

Interested to see Austin Reaves trades that bring Lakers a 3+D guard defender and/or a rim protector.

Which teams want Austin and would give up a guard defender and/or rim protector?

[SlimShady83]

I heard Utah does ... Wink, wink.

[thelead]

Interested to see Austin Reaves trades that bring Lakers a 3+D guard defender and/or a rim protector.

Which teams want Austin and would give up a guard defender and/or rim protector?

Austin Reaves for KCP?

[zimpy27]

I heard Utah does ... Wink, wink.

Reaves+Rui
for
Kessler+Collins

Deal works with salary pefectly.

[LaSheed]

He's said no to Detroit before so I know it wouldn't ever happen but I'd certainly take him in Detroit.

[SlimShady83]

I heard Utah does ... Wink, wink.

Reaves+Rui
for
Kessler+Collins

Deal works with salary pefectly.

Utah will want Knecht as well and pic ... We give them Knecht but get back SVI

Lakers In: Kessler, Collins, SVI
Lakers Out: Rui, Reaves, Knecht 1 FRP

Utah Out: Kessler, Collins, SVI
Utah In: Rui, Reaves, Knecht 1 frp

[K_chile22]

I heard Utah does ... Wink, wink.

Reaves+Rui
for
Kessler+Collins

Deal works with salary pefectly.

Reaves is 26, not old per say but older than you'd think and the jazz are not going to be good any time soon, I don't get it for them. He'll be expiring and may not be extendable already next season. Maybe a third team gives Utah draft equity instead

[Bentley1225]

I could see Washington being interested in him to play PG

Reaves + Wood
for
Valinciunas + Davis + 2030 Warriors 1st (1-20 prptected) + 2nd round pick

[NCHeels2008]

I heard Utah does ... Wink, wink.

Reaves+Rui
for
Kessler+Collins

Deal works with salary pefectly.

Utah will want Knecht as well and pic ... We give them Knecht but get back SVI

Lakers In: Kessler, Collins, SVI
Lakers Out: Rui, Reaves, Knecht 1 FRP

Utah Out: Kessler, Collins, SVI
Utah In: Rui, Reaves, Knecht 1 frp

Maybe I'm crazy but I think Utah is ripping off the Lakers here, Reaves and Knecht are both very positive values for contract and age, Rui is a solid starting 3/4 in a league that needs as many as it can get AND a 1st for Kessler, ehhh count me out. Collins is wildly inconsistent as well.

[Snakebites]

He's said no to Detroit before so I know it wouldn't ever happen but I'd certainly take him in Detroit.

We don’t have what they’d be looking for anyway.

[zimpy27]

He's said no to Detroit before so I know it wouldn't ever happen but I'd certainly take him in Detroit.

Would a trade of Reaves for Ausar be on the table?

Ausar is the player Lakers would be looking for. A defender that can take over any assignment.

[DanishLakerFan]

Dray and Buddy for Reaves and Rui

[Andre Roberstan]

Interested to see Austin Reaves trades that bring Lakers a 3+D guard defender and/or a rim protector.

Which teams want Austin and would give up a guard defender and/or rim protector?

Honestly ... if you're looking for a guard defender, OKC might be your best bet if they decide to rejigger the team mid-season. I'm on record as saying Dort is the most likely to be traded; I still think that.

LAL out:
Reaves
Wood (or Hayes)

OKC out:
Dort
Compensation? 2nds? Maybe you expand it to get a look at Dieng? Money match isn't much issue.

3rd team:
eat min from LAL (to make Dort money work), OKC sends 2nd or cash

I think Reaves has higher value than Dort but I don't know how much, and I'm not sure what they're looking for most right now.

FTR, I think this is unlikely. But it's more plausible than it was pre-Doncic. LAL obviously wants to be competitive right now, but they're definitely looking at a post-Lebron future seriously.

[zimpy27]

Reaves+Rui
for
Kessler+Collins

Deal works with salary pefectly.

Utah will want Knecht as well and pic ... We give them Knecht but get back SVI

Lakers In: Kessler, Collins, SVI
Lakers Out: Rui, Reaves, Knecht 1 FRP

Utah Out: Kessler, Collins, SVI
Utah In: Rui, Reaves, Knecht 1 frp

Maybe I'm crazy but I think Utah is ripping off the Lakers here, Reaves and Knecht are both very positive values for contract and age, Rui is a solid starting 3/4 in a league that needs as many as it can get AND a 1st for Kessler, ehhh count me out. Collins is wildly inconsistent as well.

I too think it's a rip off.

Reaves+Rui for Kessler+Collins feels fair as it is.

[Andre Roberstan]

Reaves+Rui
for
Kessler+Collins

Deal works with salary pefectly.

Utah will want Knecht as well and pic ... We give them Knecht but get back SVI

Lakers In: Kessler, Collins, SVI
Lakers Out: Rui, Reaves, Knecht 1 FRP

Utah Out: Kessler, Collins, SVI
Utah In: Rui, Reaves, Knecht 1 frp

Maybe I'm crazy but I think Utah is ripping off the Lakers here, Reaves and Knecht are both very positive values for contract and age, Rui is a solid starting 3/4 in a league that needs as many as it can get AND a 1st for Kessler, ehhh count me out. Collins is wildly inconsistent as well.

Tend to agree here. Kessler is good but he does have limitations, and LAL can't blow their entire load immediately like this. Feels unbalanced.

[SlimShady83]

Utah will want Knecht as well and pic ... We give them Knecht but get back SVI

Lakers In: Kessler, Collins, SVI
Lakers Out: Rui, Reaves, Knecht 1 FRP

Utah Out: Kessler, Collins, SVI
Utah In: Rui, Reaves, Knecht 1 frp

Maybe I'm crazy but I think Utah is ripping off the Lakers here, Reaves and Knecht are both very positive values for contract and age, Rui is a solid starting 3/4 in a league that needs as many as it can get AND a 1st for Kessler, ehhh count me out. Collins is wildly inconsistent as well.

I too think it's a rip off.

Reaves+Rui for Kessler+Collins feels fair as it is.

If we can do It with out the pic I'm all for It, but I don't see It happening with out the pic.

[zimpy27]

Interested to see Austin Reaves trades that bring Lakers a 3+D guard defender and/or a rim protector.

Which teams want Austin and would give up a guard defender and/or rim protector?

Honestly ... if you're looking for a guard defender, OKC might be your best bet if they decide to rejigger the team mid-season. I'm on record as saying Dort is the most likely to be traded; I still think that.

LAL out:
Reaves
Wood (or Hayes)

OKC out:
Dort
Compensation? 2nds? Maybe you expand it to get a look at Dieng? Money match isn't much issue.

3rd team:
eat min from LAL (to make Dort money work), OKC sends 2nd or cash

I think Reaves has higher value than Dort but I don't know how much, and I'm not sure what they're looking for most right now.

FTR, I think this is unlikely. But it's more plausible than it was pre-Doncic. LAL obviously wants to be competitive right now, but they're definitely looking at a post-Lebron future seriously.

OKC is a tough one, don't think Lakers want to see Reaves and Caruso against them in the WC playoffs.

But yeah Dort is the type they'd look for absolutely. Jaylin Williams too.

[dcstanley]

Rui/Reaves for:
Kessler/Collins
Goga/KCP
Turner/Mathurin
Smart/Aldama
Hunter/Nance
C. Johnson/Sharpe

Reaves for:
Herb Jones
Dort

Lakers can add a 2031 FRP and Knecht where appropriate. For a few of these, Lakers should probably take back a FRP.

[Slim Charless]

He's said no to Detroit before so I know it wouldn't ever happen but I'd certainly take him in Detroit.

Would a trade of Reaves for Ausar be on the table?

Ausar is the player Lakers would be looking for. A defender that can take over any assignment.

That would suck. It'd be just like the Lakers to trade for the lesser Thompson and then turn him into the better Thompson.

[zimpy27]

Rui/Reaves for:
Kessler/Collins
Goga/KCP
Turner/Mathurin
Smart/Aldama
Hunter/Nance
C. Johnson/Sharpe

Reaves for:
Herb Jones
Dort

Lakers can add a 2031 FRP and Knecht where appropriate. For a few of these, Lakers should probably take back a FRP.

Ausar/Stewart