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LAKERS-MAVERICKS TRADE GRADES


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LAKERS: A

  • Okay, so you got Luka. The main clear part of this is the Lakers now have a clear future; Luka has been a clear top 5 guy for ages and is still only 25, has carried his team multiple times over many years to far playoff games, and you assume he can be healthier, but he isn't a consistent over 70 games a year, but he will give you the 65 you really need. Obviously one of the biggest worldwide superstars in the league. So you have the main piece for the future, looking at a post-LeBron future. Now how do you build around him? You have no real pick control for 3 out of the next 5 years, so you have to find value through player trades, the picks in 26 and 28, which you get the worst of, and free agency, and when you talk Lakers, that's probably going to work. especially if they can pull off a trade like this. So let's talk about what they give up. AD is obviously arguably top 10 in the league, but Luka is better, younger, and honestly has proved a lot more recently. AD was healthy last year, but he has had problems, and you could view that as a reason why this does happen, maybe the complaints about not having a centre pairing with him. But in general, if you get offered Luka, you're going to do it. You lose the first in 29, which you're fine with since you assume you still have Luka on your team, and you're probably happy losing that. I'm a big fan of Max Christie. I see him to be a great POA defender right now with some 3&D upside, but you probably don't sweat over this.

  • The more interesting and important part when we talk about this trade is what does this mean right now? You have LeBron James, of course, and you have to put him in a position to win now, and although there's less pressure with Luka right now, he definitely still wants to win after being in the finals last year. So how could we see this happen? Simply the biggest need for this team we have all been talking about is the centre position, so here are a few options: Rob Williams, Clint Capela, Walker Kessler, and Myles Turner. These guys all make some sense to me; the group they have is somewhat available, probably less Turner.  Look, this team isn't going to win this season, but you have to try something. Of those 4 guys, try to get Rob Will or Clint Capela; both are going to be cheap and fit what you want. Luckily, you got Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris to be a big grouping for them if needed. But look, Jaxson Hayes isn't going to save you. Anyway, another interesting scenario is trading LeBron; they could move him and try to recoup picks and rebuild again around Luka. I don't subscribe to this; the Lakers probably won't trade LeBron due to the name, and LeBron is pretty settled in LA, but it is a scenario for the Lakers that could happen. It would be insane, and I really doubt it, but is it that crazy?

  • A reason why I bring this up is that the Lakers didn't let LeBron or AD know; this is definitely something probably agreed upon by both GMs to hide this. Luka was also not told about the deal; this happened out of nowhere. So is there any security in LA? Anyone could be available to me. Maybe that's just the situation we're in right now in the NBA, where insiders are going to have problems getting the information they used to get. Who knows what will happen, but hey, Pelinka did one of the best trades of all time; never thought he'd do that. I feel disgusted saying that, but he gets an A.

MAVERICKS: D+

  • So we have an answer to my question, but WHY? Just purely why you traded the cornerstone of your franchise because AD is defensive-minded and complements KYRIE better. WHY, WHY, WHY? You just traded for Kyrie; you view him as more valuable. Why not trade him and get AD??? I just purely don't understand the logic. I feel sorry for Mavericks fans. I do think you will be good, but man, this just doesn't make sense. That's really why it's a D+. You're going to be good, but it just purely doesn't make sense. The health is probably worse, and it just purely doesn't make sense in my brain.

  • So where now??? It really depends on what Kyrie thinks. I'm assuming similarly to Luka and the rest of the stars, he didn't know. He has a player option at the end of the year and could be pissed, and then this trade is for nothing, so you have to be successful right now, and you just traded for an injured player. This is so dumb, man. It really pissed me off that there was a GM that actually thought a Luka Doncic trade was going down, man. This is a 2K trade, bro. This can't be real.

  • Look, I love to dive in analytically and look at everyone; they gained and where they go next, etc. etc. But this is just a scam; there is no reason that this should have happened. I just feel sorry for you all.  Maybe trade Gafford? and get some role players to help you, and then you have AD as your centre.  I don't think that's what it is, though. They probably are going to do a twin tower duo and play AD at the 4, which I really like, but nowhere near as much as I like LUKA FUCKING DONCIC. Like I said, this team will be good, but it's soooooo risky and really horrible.

  • One of the most interesting parts is they came to the Lakers for this deal, and Luka didn't even damn request a trade. Wow, this is crazy, just absolutely no reasoning behind this, just a pure fleecing. This is basketball terrorism. D+

JAZZ: B-

  • Well, this is like a why-not thing. Danny Ainge is a second-round pick addict; he might give up Kessler for like 8 seconds, so maybe the Lakers just farm second-rounders. But yeah, this is probably the best spot for JHS; he will get some run, and we will actually see if he might be anything in a new situation—a big half year for him. They get the seconds, and you just hope they become something.

  • You don't give up anything. 👍 This is a B-, a good trade.

OK, well, guys, the NBA is the best show on TV, just pure drama, and this proves it. We just witnessed history, and this could be the craziest deadline in history. Let's see what happens to Fox, Butler, etc. due to this trade. There are going to be a tonne of knock-on effects for teams. Anyway, let me know what you think of my grades, tell me what you think each team should do, what centres the Lakers should go for, and what knock-on effects happen.

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