Lakers Trade Pelicans Trade? Herb Jones Available & Jonas Valanciunas

Lakers Trade Pelicans Trade? Herb Jones Available & Jonas Valanciunas

Everyone so report came out that the Pelicans are thought to be open to moving herb Jones they’re high on Jones but it’ll be difficult for the team to pay their Stars Jones and Trey Murphy III so it’s very possible that herb Jones can potentially be taken from the

New Orleans Pelicans obviously for the right price right what is that price doesn’t appear appear that there’s a absolute set price um he is only making 12 million this year and he’s locked up under contract till 2026 2027 uh and it just marginally increases from 12 to

Just under 13 to just under 14 to just under 15 million a year so he is excellent value as far as contract wise goes obviously I would imagine that the New Orleans Pelicans would want something significant for herb Jones but herb Jones is the exact thing that the Lakers need desperately

Right a legit 3 and D he’s still extremely young only 25 years old he’s 67 68 with a 7 foot wingspan he has a defensive rating this season of 13.6 when League average is 16.5 he is exactly what you want out on the perimeter defending multiple positions he would be a major upgrade

Over the wings that we currently have you can play him at the two you can play him at the three even put him at the four in a small ball it’s got athleticism uh good versatility good everything right I mean he is an excellent player um and would be a very

Welcoming addition to the Lakers again what does that trade look like what does that cost pelicans and Lakers have made a deal before right Lakers acquired Anthony Davis uh but this season as far as his productivity uh 40 games 40 starts averaging about 29 minutes per game he’s taken 7.8 attempts shooting

48% from the field on four three-point attempts or three and a half three-point attempts to be exact this season he is shooting just a hair under 38% um now this is his best shooting year but he’s improved pretty much every year as far as shooting’s gone you imagine that that would only continue

That will only uh raise as he continues to go on can he get to like 40% that’d be great uh and then he’s shooting a 56% from two-point range with an EFG of 56.3 um from the foul line shooting 85% this season uh and then he’s also a guy

That can get you couple rebounds couple assists and some steals so he’s averaging 3.6 rebounds 2.5 assists and 1.2 steals along with a block per game uh guy is just again he would be an excellent addition to the Lakers I I genuinely believe that right to me if

Like herb Jones is a piece that would not only help now but help for the future he’s locked up long term right I would give up Austin Reed for herb Jones however you feel whether you think Austin Reeves is better than herb or not just his need and fit and the the

Scarcity of guys like him highlevel Defender who is young enough to continue to improve and grow I could put the ball on the floor go get a bucket as well as defend the best player on the other team hit the open jumper hit the open shot

This is the kind of guy that I’d like right if you could go get herb Jones and maybe even potentially a valent chunez which valent chunez was being shopped in the off season because the New Orleans Pelicans believe that they’re going to lose him for nothing uh because he is an

Expiring contract he is an expiring deal and they want to get something in return for him uh now the Pelicans right they’re still kind of fighting in that like play into playoff spot so would they be willing to trade herb and valent chunez this trade deadline right Maybe

Not maybe they kind of will just ride this season um valent chunez definitely I could see them trading just cuz again they don’t want to lose him for nothing he’s making 15.4 million this season so collectively between herb Jones and valent chunez you’re talking about $27 million get a starting Center get a

Legit starting two or three uh guy that could legitimately shoot uh uh you know from 38% 39% for three-point range um would his production improve playing alongside of LeBron James maybe a keep a d’angel Russell right have maybe a starting five of let’s say you know

DLo uh herb you could go LeBron ad and valent chunez or I don’t know how valent chunes would feel coming off the bench but you know if you wanted to you could have 80 at the five and then go with like maybe a Jared Vanderbilt and really

Lock down defensively and and have DLo especially the way DLo is playing currently but regardless valent tunz I think would be a nice addition right 611 High he’s got good size good strength he’s not like some incredible defensive big man but he is very serviceable he’s

A guy that you could dump the ball down to how many times a game do the Lakers just go on these like five minute runs five minute droughts where they just can’t buy a bucket I actually think there’d be a lot of value in a guy like

A valent chunes who you could just get him on the Block dump the ball down to him and he could just go get you a bucket right like there is real value in that um this season he’s shooting 56.7% from the field uh from three-point range although he’s only taking about two

Attempts per game he’s shooting 37% from three gives you a little floor spacing again not a guy that’s going to be high volume shooting the three ball uh but the way that Anthony Davis’s shot is falling this season right you could run valent chunez and Anthony Davis together

Let ad play a little bit out on the perimeter valent chunes can even step out a little bit I mean although personally I’d like Valen chunes down on the Block because that’s where he’s best at doing his damage he’s really is and can be a mismatch down there um he’s shooting

61.3% from the field uh free throw shooting he’s actually shooting the free throws very well uh 81.4% uh he’s averaging just under 10 rebounds 9.6 and he’s averaging three or 2.6 if you want to be exact offensive rebounds per game which again the Lakers could really use one and a half blocks

Half a steel 2.3 assists which is another big factor of valent junz he is a very underrated passer he’s a guy that can play out of the post dump the ball down to he can make some plays again he’s not you yage down down there but he

Is very good and can find the open manic kick out this is a guy that was just two years ago in a prominent more prominent role than he has been this year was a 17- 11 guy and the year before that was a 17 and almost 13 guy um this season

His minutes are around 26 and a half compared to those years where they were around 30 minutes uh and he’s averaging 14 points 9.6 rebounds so basically a 14- 10 guy that would be perfect for the Lakers right go get a valent chunez go get a herb Jones I actually really like that

Idea if I’m being honest um you know again what do you have to give up what would it cost what would it take um but you know if the Pelicans right do you give up a first for those guys right because valent junz I don’t think is

Going to cost much much because again he’s an expiring contract no he’s not like viewed as one of of the Premier big men in the league although he is very good so you know maybe it costs let’s say a second or two seconds at the con

Condition that valent Tunes is in as far as just like his role with the Pelicans him being expiring deal stuff like that right um so it cost two seconds there maybe if you give Austin Reeves who you could basically just swap Austin Reeves and Herb Jones this season and you know

My problem is if they’re not willing to give up Austin Reeves for a you know Deon Murray or Zack LaVine or anything like that would they be willing to give him up for herb Jones I just think herb Jones helps now and post LeBron James right I mean you’re talking about a real

Young one of the Premier 3 and D guys um that could just be a huge asset a huge value for the Lakers he this is a guy that is not you know in his 30s 25 you could have him for the next you know 10 years literally and he’s under contract

Till 2026 you got him for at least three more years after this year so you basically he’s on the same type of deal that Austin Reeves is on so you basically could swap those and then valent chunez you know I I don’t think that they would necessarily want or take

A dowlo maybe find a third team for DLo and work that out although I would like to try to keep DLo right because again you could have DLo herb Jones maybe if DLo knows he’s safe maybe you can kind of keep him long term um you know cuz

Valent chunez again isn’t making a ton of money could you maybe stack some contracts right and again what does that look like um you know do you swap ruy hamura for Valen chunes even if you don’t get valent junis like I would be totally okay if you get herb Jones the

Problem is is like if they’re not willing to pay herb Jones would they be willing to pay Austin Reeves so maybe you could get the deal done without herb Jones maybe they would take DLo just because he could be an expiring contract right or maybe you

Work at a three- team deal um something along those lines right I that’s that would be the question is like okay what do the Pelicans want do they want expiring salary or do they want something where it’s like no we want a we want a quality

Piece but like you know we’re going to have to pay Murphy a bunch of money herb Jones right we we need we want like a different position or something like that right I just think it depends on what what the idea the Pelicans have for trading for him but even if you don’t

Get valent tunz even if you were just to get herb Jones and then go get you know other pieces elsewhere right I would be all for that honestly I like I would love I don’t know if they’d be able to do it because again I don’t think you’d it’s probably

Going to take you a first to get herb Jones but let’s say the Pelicans don’t want Austin Reeves again just spit ball in here let’s say the Pelicans don’t want Austin Reeves because of the same thing for herb Jones like hey we still we got

To pay him right still got to pay him the 12 million a year we’re trying to clear some salary right maybe you could work something out to where you kind of just get a match expiring salary for them and then maybe you land a herb Jones and you you give

Up like a first let’s say and then maybe you could convince because the Atlanta Hawks really want um Austin Reeves maybe you could do something where hey instead of us giving you a first we’ll give you Austin Reeves and then you go get Deonte Murray and Herb Jones imagine a starting

Five of Deonte Murray herb Jones Jared vanderbelt LeBron James and Anthony Davis especially if Deonte Murray can get back to the defensive guy he was a couple years ago I mean you’re looking at probably the best defensive team in the league talking about having like a 67 herb

Jones you know Deonte Murray is like what 65 something of that point of attack athleticism you got now you got athleticism at both guard positions Jared vanderbelt defensively and then LeBron James and Anthony Davis that would just be so tough and then even post LeBron James you’d still have Deonte Murray uh herb

Jones uh you’d have a uh maybe you could even keep Ru Aura so let’s say you’re able to keep ruy imagine post LeBron you have a dejonte Murray herb Jones uh Jared vanderbelt ruy hachimura and Anthony Davis five that’s tough that’d be tough um but you know we’ll see time

Will tell again they don’t they don’t have to they have herb Jones under contract so they don’t have to trade him right now they don’t have to trade him this season they could wait and be patient uh but time will tell anyway as always this is a discussion so I pass a

Question on to you let me know your thoughts and opinions down in the comments below what do you think do you think the Lakers should go get herb Jones do you think get herb Jones and valent tunz do you think uh you know no move elsewhere I a feel whatever your

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Lakers are actively looking to make some type of Trade and need a 3 and D wing, along with another center. Lakers Nation could have found that with the New Orleans Pelicans. Lakers News of acquiring Herb Jones who is rumored to be available could be a huge pick up.

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