KC Johnson: “I’m led to believe that there are still two teams—again, everything’s fluid. This is Monday morning. I’ve been led to believe that there are two teams that are still at least having conversations with a glimmer of hope, however you want to phrase it. I don’t want to be aggregated poorly. I’m just grasping for the best way to phrase it myself. What I will say is I’ve written the Kings and Warriors are the two teams I’m still monitoring. But we said all along, it may not happen and I gained some traction on this podcast by saying there is a scenario in which Zach LaVine returns, and that scenario is the Bulls can’t find a trade for him. So we’ll see how it plays out. It is fluid but, yes, it is still an organization priority to try to trade Zach.” – via YouTube
by jslakov
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I need this to happen. I’ve been waiting for years for the notification that Kmart Kobe has been shipped out
Wasn’t commented everywhere that the warriors said No to lavine for cp3 and Wiggins?
Need their asses to show it
Why the hell would they release CP3 then, now they would have to give up someone of value just to match the salary lol
Where are all the bros that said he deserves the max contract he signed?
I don’t see how it could possibly work with the Warriors, they are hard capped at the tax due to signing Melton with the full MLE and only have about $12 million left under the tax. They’re obviously not trading Steph or Draymond so that leaves Wiggins who makes $17 less than LaVine (not including LaVine’s trade kicker) so they’d also have to include GPIII to stay under. As bad as he was last year, Wiggins is definitely more valuable than LaVine due to the contract and position he plays so you’d think the Bulls would have to give something juicy to incentivize GSW, which does not make sense for a rebuilding team.
What assets do the warriors even have that’ll make this work now since they waived CP? It’ll have to be Wiggins and who? It’ll be too hard for them to make the money work. Fuckin dumbasses lol
I think with Zach’s bad contract, the hope is a team will see him as their missing piece to compete for a title. So, they may be willing to deal with the downsides because the upside for them is that last thing they need. I can criticize Zach’s game, but I’m not going to deny he’s a skilled player. As a 3rd star on a team he can fill that role. So far it doesn’t look like there is a fit anywhere. But, if someone gets desperate, that may be a good way to move him.
Send us picks and you can have him. I think he’d ball out on the Warriors.
I still feel like the Spurs make a ton of sense for both sides. Charlotte is a team I have my eye on yoo
GET ME KEEGAN MURRAY ASAP
Fine. De’Aaron Fox for Lavine. Who says no?
For the Kings, I feel like this would only happen after the inevitable Ingram trade goes down first. If the Kings miss out on Ingram, maybe LaVine is all that’s left for them to try and swing for more talent to compete in the West.
I’m still interested in the warriors and kings showing interest
I think nothing really happens until the Lauri and Ingram (non-)trades go down. Whoever misses out is probably looking at Zach as option B or C. I kind of doubt he goes anywhere though. I think the deal with the Warriors and CP3 was that if they didn’t shed that salary they were on the hook for a massive tax bill.
This would definitely help Billy keep Zach’s attitude in check. “Not one team in the league wanted you”. Reminds me of that scene in Moneyball “The Yankees are paying you to play against them” (or whatever)
I have a tough time believing the Warriors still want a LaVine trade if they weren’t willing to throw Chris Paul in there. But I can wait and see
That was yesterday. Today KC is saying Warriors are out. As of now only the Kings are involved in Zach trade talks.
From the standpoint of the Kings missing out on improving their roster and they don’t want to give up picks, I could understand why people speculate that they’re interested in LaVine. They could trade Barnes, Huerter, and Duarte to match LaVine’s salary.
The problem is your closing lineup is Fox, Monk, Murray, and Sabonis. Is LaVine that 5th guy? Probably not. But on the other hand, maybe you punt on the idea of defending anybody and your identity is to outscore everybody.