Lakers Claim Tarik Black, Waive Xavier Henry

[Pointgod]

I'm not sure if we can get a late first rounder that would turn out better than Sacre. I'm just not interested in trading away someone who we developed from a hopeless case to a reliable back up big man over the low probability of hitting on a late 1st. I'd much rather trade Hill than Sacre.

Not sure if serious.....

[So Gutta]

Never hurts to have more size. Henry was done, anyway. Pointless to have him on the roster. Very interested to see if Black can hold down the paint and if he has a little more upside than Sacre.

[Jakay]

This move is meh. Might turn out to be not a bad move, but I doubt it makes any difference in the end. This is, alas, the types of moves bad teams have to make. I think I've finally accepted this is the case.

I'm more surprised Henry is having such a terrible year. I thought he seemed okay last year, thought maybe an offseason might give him a few more moves.

Never mind, I didn't realize he was that injured. Kind of explains it.

[Michael Lucky]

I'm shocked he even made it to the league. He was the sixth or seventh best player on KU last year despite being a senior.

[ArC_man]

Hope he does well but I don't see him cracking the rotation unless someone gets traded/injured.

anyone is better than bob sacre

Doubtful. As much as people hate on Sacre because he's goofy, he's actually become a solid backup center. Black is basically a PF with less offensive skills than a center. Unless he has Ben Wallace-like (or maybe even Reggie Evans) impact on defense and rebounding, he's not going to be better than Sacre.

[Kilroy]

Sacre is ranked like 41 on ESPN's list of NBA Centers... While not great if you're say Dwight Howard, I think that's pretty impressive for Sacre... And may be why he's getting so much underground attention right now.

I'd keep him too if possible.

[EArl]

I don't want to help Cleveland win a ring. Only way I give them anything is if they **** themselves in the process.

[Hector_Reyes_8]

I don't want to help Cleveland win a ring. Only way I give them anything is if they **** themselves in the process.

This is a solid move. Getting a bench big is always something decent. Maybe he will play extended minutes considering Hill is bound to miss a couple games with his play style.

[EdXDavis21]

I'd be thrilled if we end up losing Henry/Hill while adding Tristan Thompson and possibly more assets...... let's see if management works there magic.