Probably not tbh. 25 year old wing/stretch 4 that is showing a whole different aspect to his game. I’d prefer to see what his ceiling is instead of trying to sell now. Still, if you think they’ll be hot trash, you have to consider it.
Those picks could be garbage, and Markkanen could be legit. Even with his health history, that would be a serious risky bet for the Jazz.
If westbrook wasn't involved then probably. Thats a tough one though. I, like everyone else, really like Lauri
Nope, no way. Lauri's a potential All Star to me.
Probably not. Utah should be looking for more near term picks and Lauri's potentially (in an admittedly small sample size) is tantalizing as hell.
That's a tough question for me. I'm leaning yes, since we don't have a big enough sample size to say that Lauri can keep up his current play. I would guess Lauri tops out as a top 50 maybe top 30 type of player. We really need a top 5/top 10 type of player and that trade gives us more chances to get one.
No, they aren't. LA is LA. They can take a **** on Lebron's kids and wifea's faces and players would still run over each other to sign there
I hate the Lakers but them being a good team is in our best interest right now. Ideally we want them to have a better record than the wolves, sixers and nets plus the last thing I want is the Pelicans to get another really good pick. I would love to make a trade to help the Lakers get better this year but I wouldn't put Lauri in the deal. He is still young enough to be part of a rebuild and he has the potential to be so damn good.
Settling for 5 I see. We can't accept these low-ball offers.
Yes this is where we see what the new coach can do. Can he figure out a way to keep Lauri relevant when he started drawing constant double-teams. Also, can Lauri figure out how to break the double-team, as with Houston he kind of just got penned in and didn't do much to get free, but he did have some nice back-cuts. Also, can Conley figure out how to lead the team to open shots when the defense collapses on options #1 and #2? On these questions hang our season for the most part.
It is tough… Lauri and Mike for both picks also opens up a bunch of cap space for us. Not that we will do a whole lot better. It would be selling high on Lauri… at least I think maybe a little. I know some think those picks wouldn’t be valuable but I think they’d be likely the most valuable picks in the pick portfolio.
No. But yeah to something like Gay, Conley, Beasley and maybe Olynyk/Clarkson.
Markkanen is my new favorite jazz man but their 27th and 29th picks should be lottery picks. Possible low lottery
