Could the Lakers Sneak Into a Giannis Trade?

1. The question is not Could They,,,,,,,the question is Should They? The answer is definitely NO, NO and NO. The Lakers are a team in need of several good two-way players.

2. Sign AR to 5 yr 175 m with team option with average yearly salary at 35 m and descending contract Starting with highest yearly average and going down 8% while using his 21m cap hold

   Sign Hayes to 3 year 21m while using his 4.5m cap hold descending contract

   Ayton opts in. Traded to wash for a 2nd rd pick

   Release NSJ and sign him to a two way

   Trade Knecht to det for 2 round pick

   Trade vando a 2033 first and the 25th pick for herb jones and missi

   Trade laravia 2031 first and 2 second rd picks for Christie leaving 58,855,981

   Send Rob Williams to a four year deal with the first year starting at 10 million with a 5% increase totaling 43.5 million with a team option in the last year leaving 48,855,981

   Sign Peyton Watson five year deal 144m with the first year starting at 32 million with a 5% decrease, leaving 16,855,981

   Sign smart to 4 year 27.95m (PO) first year stating at 6.5m with 5% increase leaving 10,355,981

   Sign Bron to 1yr 10,355,981
   I think Bron could take that if he sees the roster but if not just give him the additional 6.5 from smart and let smart walk

   Sign rui to full mle 4 years 5%increase

   Vet min: Dean wade, Keon Ellis/Thybulle

   PG: Luka Smart bronny
   SG: AR Christie Ellis/Thybulle
   SF: Pwat Herb Adou
   PF: Bron Rui DeanWade
   C: RobWill Missi Hayes

   1Q
   12:00 Luka AR Watson Bron Rob
   8:00 Luka AR Watson Bron Missi
   6:00 Luka AR Herb Rui Missi
   3:00 Luka Christie Herb Rui Hayes

   2Q
   12:00 Smart Christie Watson Bron Rob
   8:00 Smart Ellis AR Watson Missi
   6:00 Luka Christie Herb Rui Hayes
   4:00 Luka AR Watson Bron Hayes

   3Q
   12:00 Luka AR Watson Bron Rob
   8:00 Luka AR Watson Bron Missi
   6:00 Luka AR Herb Rui Missi
   3:00 Luka Christie Herb Rui Hayes

   4Q
   12:00 Smart Christie Watson Bron Rob
   8:00 Smart Ellis AR Watson Missi
   6:00 Luka Christie Herb Rui Hayes
   4:00 Luka AR Watson Bron Rob

3. I say hell no.another AD in streat clothes..need a good big 2 3&d players and bring back every one back..

4. Austin is worth 3 1s himself, change my mind.

5. If we dont get defenders and shooters around LUKA WE WASTED HIS TALENT

6. Draymond as a spacing big is a stretch Jovan

7. How about Fire Pelinka would be a great start!

8. Austin is a LAKER!

9. The Lakers are going to kick the can down the road again. Not because they want to but just because they will not have any choice. Unless they want to overpay for a bunch of average players and in doing so probably lose players they already have that are better

10. Jovan's idea to get the cost of each possible center and then decide doesn't work at all. By the time you contact each other team and figure out a price, half of the guys on the list are already gone.

11. Not saying that I think it's a good move for the Lakers, but could getting Giannis out of the East be a factor for Milwaukee?

12. Jovan will never get off this Reaves is 40+ million. That contract will hurt the Lakers in the future. We have 3 years of a sample size of the player Reaves is in the playoffs. People keeping saying if it doesn’t work, we will just trade Reaves at the trade deadline or next year. Do we not have enough history from other players in the past that’s not always the case if the player isn’t living up to the contract with value. Perfect example Zach LaVine. Do we think Chicago had the same mindset & how did that work for them. They couldn’t offload him at all or if they did they would have to add draft capital. I can name many other players but he’s a perfect example.

13. Noone and i repeat noone is going to Milwaukee over LA. Especially not a red blooded man. Lol

14. Wouldn't lakers best path be to sign and trade rui sign and trade reaves take what you get add 3 picks, all of that for yannis?

15. What can the Lakers do is to be part of a 3 or 4 team trade for Giannis and Brown. And the Lakers should focus on getting Brown and send AR somewhere like the Pistons.

    Imagine a lineup of Lebron, Brown, Smart and Lula and get FA Robert Williams. 3 former Celtics playing w/ the Lakers and rub it to the Celtics faces.

16. You don't want two stars using all of your cap space. One or both will be injured and you'll get G league refugees on the floor. 😎

17. I believe the main priority besides Luka is bron, if you tell bron to take a cut for 15-25m he’s going to say for who, he wants to win now and if bron is willing to take massive cut he would do it for Giannis or star player, bron made the team be successful this Season without Luka so losing bron would be disastrous because ar and Luka are never healthy so doing a trade with the bucks or 3 team trade for Gianni’s makes sense and even if it doesn’t workout and still having production he is tradeable it’s just fit now 2nd best option is keeping same team and hoping bron comes back for discount to get quality role players and still with that I would still trade Ar for better fitted role players and assets

18. 1:20 10 months? Its been that long since they started this show? I could have sworn it was later than that. The season had already started for a bit before I started seeing it.

19. Danny Ainge is literally masterclassing Kessler’s restricted free agency right now 💀 , letting him hit RFA after that shoulder surgery, and with our frontcourt so crowded is classic Trader Danny holding all the cards. CAA wants the bag, but the Jazz hold his matching rights, so it’s likely going down in one of three ways:

    1. The RFA Discount: The league is scared of Ainge matching, so no big offers come in. Kessler is forced to sign a cheaper, team-friendly long-term deal with Utah just to secure the bag.

    2. The Hate Match: Some team tries a poison-pill offer sheet to steal him. Ainge says "bet" and matches it anyway, keeping him as an asset to trade later once his value goes up.

    3. The Asset Ransom: Kessler demands out, so Zanik sets up a sign-and-trade, but Ainge refuses to do him favors and forces the other team to cough up multiple 1st-round picks.

    Either way, Ainge wins the asset war again. Trust the process! 🥶🏔Should we draft a response to a hater in the replies who thinks the Jazz are mismanaging Kessler, or break down the potential draft picks we could get if option 3 happens?

20. What about if Giannis goes to Boston and Brown is sent to Milwaukee, we all know he doesn’t want to be there… the Lakers should try and send a package of Reaves to Milwaukee for Brown. That helps solve some of our defensive issues at the guard position… paired with Luka.

21. John Collins missing golden Nut Must sign

22. Imagine being a Lakers fan, watching Pelinka screw up building around Lebron and then thinking he will build well around Luka hahaha

23. Where's Jason been?

24. Yall give reaves too much credit 😂😂 and always mention his bame b4 bron when talking about breaking down defense… like you really gotta stop 😂

25. How bout a 3 team trade between, lakers, bucs, GSW. GSW gets Bron, Bucs get AR with pics, and lakers pair Luka with Greek

26. Trade for Giannis With what???? I’m not sure who is more delusional laker fans or heat at this point.

27. The Laker brain trust has proven they are afraid of making another mistake (westbrick). Get ready to bring out the dented can again.

28. Wouldn’t it be better to have multiple firsts from multiple teams as opposed to multiple firsts from 1?

    If I’m MIL, I’d prefer the Celtics for that very reason. Maybe get their own picks back for brown to POR.

29. What do you guys think is the sweet spot for Austin where his contract remains positive value? I’m worried it’s $25M and we’re going to pay him $40M. What number is it for you guys?

30. We don't want Mr. Calf Injury

31. So pay WK $25 mil and give AR $40 mil 😂 These people are nuts

32. go sign Keon Ellis 7mil , Robert Williams 10mil, Kelly Oubre 12mil, Marvin Bagley vet min then call Brooklyn and offer Vando, Bronny, DK, Jake, DA(if he opts in) & the 2031 1st round pick for D.Sharpe, T.Mann, Z.Williams & 2026 33rd pick.. draft 2 NBA ready-ish players with 25 & 33 (Dailyn Swain) (Tarris Reed) then go after one or 2 of the big RFA's.. then see about extending Marcus and then extend AR to 3yrs 100mil

33. Boy if the lakers don't package up Reaves, Smart , Laravis, Ayton and a pick for Giannis ima lose it 🫨🥵🥵🥵 giannis and Luka will defitnetlly be a western conf finals appearance

34. If you want Luka to win then Giannis isn't the answer and you'll waste Luka's talent.
    Giannis is a great player but not for us.

35. Y’all have really leaned into the clickbait titles…..pls guys lol be normal

36. I agree in Braun. I plugged him into BBall index lineup tool and he netted out better then Herb or any other wing we have been discussing. Especially if can dump Vando/DK.or get some draft capital.

37. 1:02:37 cool!

38. I wouldn’t even agree to a trade with Herro in it. Wiggins, Jovic, Jaquez, Ware and 3 FRPs is the best package. You can flip Wiggins expiring contract much easier. Like take on Grant and Jrue for Wiggins Kuzma and get your swap rights back for 28 and 30 from Portland.

39. Lakers shouldn’t draft anyone. Luka is 27 and AR’s 28. Trade all draft assets to win now. Copy the Knicks model, not the Thunder way.

40. The way these guys try and pretend Austin isn’t in the same tier as guys like Ayo and Herro is funny to me.

    The last two years Austin has averaged more touches per game than guys like Mitchell,SGA,Booker and Edwards. His stats are heavily influenced by the fact he has so many more chances then these other players and you could argue that he shouldn’t even be getting this many touches because his playmaking and defense have fallen off since his touches skyrocketed.

41. Reaves on a Max contract might only have 1 FRP value. So if it’s Reaves + all their picks for Giannis. They probably insist that Turner goes too.

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