Does Lauri Get Traded?

[TheStormofWar]

So the Thunder just spent $19 million to re-sign Isaiah Joe and Aaron Wiggins unnecessarily early. They could’ve positioned themselves to get a penny above the salary floor WITH Hartenstein to keep the R&E possibility alive and bid on Lauri but just shrugged it off. But hey, when you have the opportunity to lock up totally mid players at the expense of bringing in the piece that might put you over the top, you have to do it.

I get the feeling he and Ainge don’t get along.

Sith rarely co-exist.

 

[Elizah Huge]

The Magic still have plenty of cap space to trade for Lauri and R&E him as well.

I don’t think Golden State would really worry about him being a one year rental. I could see them doing it regardless.

 

[David Stern]

So the Thunder just spent $19 million to re-sign Isaiah Joe and Aaron Wiggins unnecessarily early. They could’ve positioned themselves to get a penny above the salary floor WITH Hartenstein to keep the R&E possibility alive and bid on Lauri but just shrugged it off. But hey, when you have the opportunity to lock up totally mid players at the expense of bringing in the piece that might put you over the top, you have to do it.

I get the feeling he and Ainge don’t get along.

Yeah, it really feels like they may have just blown a golden opportunity to build a dynasty with a pretty meh offseason

 

[RandyForRubio]

All this F5 button whacking, I'll be doing tonight will be for nothing. I know it. I'm never ,"there" when something big happens.

There’s better whacking to be doing.



We all know those weeds don’t take care of themselves.

 

[framer]

I'd agree. This is why I've been saying to expect less than Bridges (despite Lauri being a better player IMO). Bridges was seen in similar regard to Lauri IMO, but he has another year on his deal and is as certain as you can get to resign bc all his buddies are on the Knicks. You take on a great deal of risk as a team acquiring Lauri.

A useful reference point to this may be Pascal Siakam. He was traded on an expiring deal. However much better than Siakam you believe Lauri is, we can expect that much more. Siakam was traded for Bruce Brown + OKC 24 (turned into #29) + IND 24 (turned into #19) + IND 26 (top 4 protected)

The difference is that Pascal was on the market. You have to show up with a deal that PUTS Lauri on the market or the Jazz will be just as happy to keep him, sign him, and turn him into an even bigger asset.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

The Magic still have plenty of cap space to trade for Lauri and R&E him as well.

I don’t think Golden State would really worry about him being a one year rental. I could see them doing it regardless.

I think unless Steph is rattling cages that they will be a little measured in what they do. They have to see their mortality staring at them in the face. So curious to see what happens here and the fallout.

 

[Elizah Huge]

I think unless Steph is rattling cages that they will be a little measured in what they do. They have to see their mortality staring at them in the face. So curious to see what happens here and the fallout.

I mean they just offered a bunch of stuff for Paul George. I don’t think Lauri is that far off of a player and is a lot younger.

 

[NUMBERICA]

Yeah, it really feels like they may have just blown a golden opportunity to build a dynasty with a pretty meh offseason

To be fair, this was fair criticism of Ainge: he’s such a bastard that some people just won’t work with him even at their own (and DA’s team’s, of course) expense.

 

[framer]

Now we’re back to where I thought we were: Given that the Jazz probably won’t get the package needed to pry him away largely due to his contract status, he’s probably just getting the R&E and heading into the season shopping him for a trade deadline move.

If there really was a package of Dort and at least 3 firsts at the deadline… prrrobably should’ve just taken it.

Nah, that would have been way under selling.

 

[NUMBERICA]

The Magic still have plenty of cap space to trade for Lauri and R&E him as well.

I don’t think Golden State would really worry about him being a one year rental. I could see them doing it regardless.

For them, his contract is as much a feature (it’s cheap this year) as it is a bug.

 

[NUMBERICA]

Nah, that would have been way under selling.

Let’s just pump the brakes a little. At least 3 firsts and a player as good as Dort is a Rudy/Donovan class trade package.

Last week some people here made the point that the Nets didn’t get any players so maybe it wasn’t as great a haul as it seemed.

Way underselling? We’ll see.

 

[Elizah Huge]

If I had to guess who he’d get traded to with 1M on the line it would be San Antonio or Golden State.