This trade worked before I had them signing Javale McGee and Dennis Smith Jr in this trade, so that may be the issue, but man, they're not athletic, and they can't shoot. Cam is both of those. Dennis puts the work in and is having a great season, and Rob is injury-prone with a high ceiling and is very athletic. I have them bringing up Quincy, as they will need more rotational players, and they really should give the kid a shot. DSJ is good for defensive purposes and can have games where he does well all around; Javale would help with their lack of center depth, but the entire team still seems so injury-prone. ++I did not mess with picks++, as I'm sure there is discourse for why this won't be a favorable trade as is; in my eyes, the Nets want two picks for Cam, but the Lakers 2031 pick is the most valuable on the market right now, and I'm sure they would get at least another first for Dennis. RWIII is not worth a first-round pick, and this trade really favors Portland as Clingan has looked amazing, he just needs more burn and to work on his stamina. Nets had their fun as the entertaining team of the league once again, but give them Dlo back and I'm sure their pick will still be very high, and the team will have a strong entertainment factor.

Lakers Options: Dennis/Quincy/DSJ, Reaves/Christie/Dalton, Reddish/Cam Johnson, LBJ/Rui, AD/RWIII/McGee

• upgrades in shooting, athleticism, speed, and more. They have too many guys sitting there taking up cap space.

Nets walk away with 2 picks that are highly desirable and continue their run of fun with the return of Dlo. Blazers literally just create more space for us to see the true ability of Clingan.