2025 Offseason Thread Vol.6

[3ammy3uck3ts]

Lebrons coming home.

I wish. Said it before but I'd still take him over KD, we could use shot creation more than KD's buckets and I actually think he'll age better weird as it is to say.

Sadly probably nothing interesting will happen, I think we're going to be in the doldrums until we luck into drafting the next Wade. I wonder if Tyler could net us a 1st round pick without taking on a bad contract.

Surely we could find the right situation to net a 1st(s) somewhere

[twix2500]

I believe the Heat doesn't want a trade that sends out one player and gets multiple players back. I believe the Heat want to use this roster to trade multiple players for one. Obviously for a better player.

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[Grumpy Heat Fan]

We have to target a draft-day trade for someone that has really high upside but is projected to be drafted in the teens.


Otherwise, we are never bad enough for lottery picks.

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[SoFlaKingReal]

These Wiggins trade rumors are nothing more than Lakers fans hope trafficking

[Wiltside]

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This is a crappy trade for us. Why would we do this?

[lastb1ckman]

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This is a crappy trade for us. Why would we do this?

This is a trade if Wiggins was pulling a Jimmy. The Heat literally don't have to trade him. They gotta get a pick at the minimum, and no Dalton Knecht doesnt count

[MartyCONLONNN]

Lakers badly need a defender in their front court... Rui, Bron and Ayton are getting dominated by every team, especially with Reeves and Doncic as the "frontline" woof

[Kobewade11]

If it isnt an unprotected 1st, Knecht, and Rui, Lakers can forget about it. They’re more desperate for wing help than we are to “dump” a guy that can still be a very productive player.

[marson]

Lakers badly need a defender in their front court... Rui, Bron and Ayton are getting dominated by every team, especially with Reeves and Doncic as the "frontline" woof

You could say the same about the Heat. If the starting lineup ends up being Herro, Powell, ???, Jovic, and Bam, there’s a clear lack of a point-of-attack wing or guard defender.

As much as I dislike Wiggins shot selection, his defense, while not at its peak,remains serviceable, especially when compared to Herro and Powell. We can’t keep expecting Bam to carry the entire defensive load.

That’s likely why the front office is still hesitant. They may prefer to reassess this at the trade deadline.

[MartyCONLONNN]

Lakers badly need a defender in their front court... Rui, Bron and Ayton are getting dominated by every team, especially with Reeves and Doncic as the "frontline" woof

You could say the same about the Heat. If the starting lineup ends up being Herro, Powell, ???, Jovic, and Bam, there’s a clear lack of a point-of-attack wing or guard defender.

As much as I dislike Wiggins shot selection, his defense, while not at its peak,remains serviceable, especially when compared to Herro and Powell. We can’t keep expecting Bam to carry the entire defensive load.

That’s likely why the front office is still hesitant. They may prefer to reassess this at the trade deadline.

The important difference being the Lakers have their generational star locked in w this possibly being LBJs final szn and are desperate to win NOW. whereas Miami has zero sense of urgency as a major part of their roster construction strategy this offseason was ducking the tax, so much so that they moved a 2nd to ensure it. If they can get the right assets to continue to build around their core or possibly even help them with bringing in a star in the coming year... you move Wiggins - but it has to be Knecht, 1st and expiring level offer.

[vagelis]

Lakers get what they want most of the times, so if they want Wiggins they get Wiggins.

Pesonally I would prefer him to stay with Miami and have a great season(>20ppg season).
Miami is his opportunity to show his offensive talent again.

But if Lakers want him more, why to remain in a team that he is not appreciated?

[3ammy3uck3ts]

Lakers get what they want most of the times, so if they want Wiggins they get Wiggins.

Pesonally I would prefer him to stay with Miami and have a great season(>20ppg season).
Miami is his opportunity to show his offensive talent again.

But if Lakers want him more, why to remain in a team that he is not appreciated?

No offense but I think you might be the only one that wants to see Wiggins at 20 PPG because that likely means 16+ shots a night and that’s counter productive to what we need to be focusing on this season.

[vagelis]

Lakers get what they want most of the times, so if they want Wiggins they get Wiggins.

Pesonally I would prefer him to stay with Miami and have a great season(>20ppg season).
Miami is his opportunity to show his offensive talent again.

But if Lakers want him more, why to remain in a team that he is not appreciated?

No offense but I think you might be the only one that wants to see Wiggins at 20 PPG because that likely means 16+ shots a night and that’s counter productive to what we need to be focusing on this season.

I mean he was at 19ppg last year, it is not far away to score 20ppg.
I have said it again that I believe Wiggins is a scorer who was hidden behind the great Steph Curry and Warriors established system and core.

I want him to have a chance with Heat and not be hidden again behind Doncic an Lebron.

[3ammy3uck3ts]

Lakers get what they want most of the times, so if they want Wiggins they get Wiggins.

Pesonally I would prefer him to stay with Miami and have a great season(>20ppg season).
Miami is his opportunity to show his offensive talent again.

But if Lakers want him more, why to remain in a team that he is not appreciated?

No offense but I think you might be the only one that wants to see Wiggins at 20 PPG because that likely means 16+ shots a night and that’s counter productive to what we need to be focusing on this season.

I mean he was at 19ppg last year, it is not far away to score 20ppg.
I have said it again that I believe Wiggins is a scorer who was hidden behind the great Steph Curry and Warriors established system and core.

I want him to have a chance with Heat and not be hidden again behind Doncic an Lebron.

Right but he was shooting too much as it is and his usage was too high. Now we’ve added Powell who’s going to be getting a lot of shots and usage himself.

Idk why you think Wiggins was held back in Golden state, he’s never been an efficient scorer, he’s just shot a lot of shots.

[vagelis]

No offense but I think you might be the only one that wants to see Wiggins at 20 PPG because that likely means 16+ shots a night and that’s counter productive to what we need to be focusing on this season.

I mean he was at 19ppg last year, it is not far away to score 20ppg.
I have said it again that I believe Wiggins is a scorer who was hidden behind the great Steph Curry and Warriors established system and core.

I want him to have a chance with Heat and not be hidden again behind Doncic an Lebron.

Right but he was shooting too much as it is and his usage was too high. Now we’ve added Powell who’s going to be getting a lot of shots and usage himself.

Idk why you think Wiggins was held back in Golden state, he’s never been an efficient scorer, he’s just shot a lot of shots.

Powel was always a 6th man or role player who had a breakout year at 32 because he had his chance with Leonard absense.
Wiggins is more talented than Powel and had a better career so far.
He can still have a breakout year if he has the chance.

[3ammy3uck3ts]

I mean he was at 19ppg last year, it is not far away to score 20ppg.
I have said it again that I believe Wiggins is a scorer who was hidden behind the great Steph Curry and Warriors established system and core.

I want him to have a chance with Heat and not be hidden again behind Doncic an Lebron.

Right but he was shooting too much as it is and his usage was too high. Now we’ve added Powell who’s going to be getting a lot of shots and usage himself.

Idk why you think Wiggins was held back in Golden state, he’s never been an efficient scorer, he’s just shot a lot of shots.

Powel was always a 6th man or role player who had a breakout year at 32 because he had his chance with Leonard absense.
Wiggins is more talented than Powel and had a better career so far.
He can still have a breakout year if he has the chance.

What do you consider a breakout year?

[vagelis]

What do you consider a breakout year?

A mid season for Wiggins is a 17ppg season
A good season is a 19-21ppg season
And a breakout season a 22-24ppg season

His career average is 18.5ppg

[MartyCONLONNN]

if there was ever a time for Wiggins to have a breakout season, it was last year when Warriors were floundering and they needed a "breakout" from him. That was his opportunity and with all the equity he built from his all star season and near Finals MVP performance, he was put in the position to do more but that's not what he does.

Enter Jimmy instead and he changed that team completely from possibly missing the playoffs to contending if Curry doesn't get hurt in the 2nd round. We need to hope Wiggins can stay healthy before we expect a random breakout from a dude who didnt even really deserve his single all star nod. The fans voted him in...