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Does Lauri Get Traded?

Does Lauri Get Dealt Before The Season Starts?

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HermanG said:
That dudes shtick is the young players on any team other than the Jazz. Also loves to throw shade and sneaky hate on Lauri and Hardy.

Jerami Grant is their best player, so yeah saying they will be better than us is just him projecting development there and not here.
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Sorry that being objective hurts you. I'm also trying to understand how I sneaky hate on Lauri. He's a number 2 and I don't think anyone on here will claim otherwise.
 
sip said:
We know that's not true because they were never capable of trading 3+ picks and 3+ swaps.
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Sure they were… just have to have some work around language.
 
I'm not a Keegan guy, and it also seems like the Kings did not want to trade him, but I think the Kings definitely had a package that meets or exceeds the Bridges benchmark.
 
If the Jazz play Sexton, Lauri, Collins, Kessler and Keyonte serious minutes, they're pretty easily a 30+ win team. In this year's tank race, that keeps them likely around 7th or 8th again. Hendricks should be solidly rotational too. He does a good job of staying in his lane.
 
sip said:
No they weren't 3+ means more than 3 picks and more than 3 swaps. Not possible. Unless you want to add in 2nd rd picks which we obviously are not talking about.
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They could add other stuff. Like players. Their pick based package isn’t as good as GS pick based package. They knew it so they moved on. GS is still very much holding out hope. They have at least that much on the table. Lauri is extremely valuable. He will command a big return.
 
SoberasHotRod said:
I think it's possible that's exactly what happens next year. I think you have to ask yourself would you prefer really good odds at a top 5 pick and no Lauri or a really good odds at a top 7 pick and have Lauri. That's kind of what it comes down to for me.
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I believe it was @silesian that said that the worst record is guaranteed a top-5 pick and that has stuck with me.

I want us to be despicable.
 
KqWIN said:
If we are actually a 7-10 team and not a 3-6 team, then there's no question. Have to trade Lauri. Lauri + tank isn't viable.
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It MIGHT be if we get rid of Walker (without a comparable player coming back) and knee-cap the defense, but we gotta get going on getting rid of him, then.
 
KqWIN said:
We're going through our team worrying about Bazley and Eubanks ruining the tank. Have that same optimistic eye towards every team and suddenly no one can tank. Vets+depth is what wins games during the RS, that is the difference between this year and 22. 22 roster was littered with vets and depth, this roster is filled with inexperienced kids. Biggest case against the Jazz is Lauri and Sexton, both of which can be solved with divine intervention. That's all I'm saying.
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Sure, but if Keyonte and/or Hendricks take a step we might kinda be back where we were at last year.
 
NUMBERICA said:
Sure, but if Keyonte and/or Hendricks take a step we might kinda be back where we were at last year.
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You can do that with every single team that's tanking. Give the same pessimism/optimism to the other teams and suddenly everyone is good and nobody is tanking. I can understand wanting to tank even more, but we should be fair about our current standing. This team could go a lot of ways, but it's definitely a different roster composition than 2022.
 
KqWIN said:
I'm not a Keegan guy, and it also seems like the Kings did not want to trade him, but I think the Kings definitely had a package that meets or exceeds the Bridges benchmark.
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Well ya, pretty much every team has a package that would exceed the bridges benchmark but if they aren't offering that package then it doesn't really matter.

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NUMBERICA said:
I believe it was @silesian that said that the worst record is guaranteed a top-5 pick and that has stuck with me.

I want us to be despicable.
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I understand that position, but I'm not currently there.

I think there is a good chance that the 7th pick can get you an all star in the draft next year and isn't significantly different than a top 5 pick. You have a really good chance at a top 7 pick with the 6th worst record, which I think is possible with Lauri on the roster. If you can add an all star from 2024 to Lauri + the role players we currently have and could get via trade or free agency, and then suddenly we have a good team.

My only hesitation on this route is the 2026 draft where we likely lose a decent pick to OKC.
 
One way teams can tank more subtly is by gutting their bench. The starters can be fine and give good production, but then the bench comes in and goes -10 at the end of the 1st quarter and early 2nd quarter. Then they can blow another -10 in the late-3rd/early-4th quarter.

The Jazz did this back in 2014, where their starters kept pace, but the weakened bench basically assured that the Jazz wouldn't score over 100 pts for the game. A bench unit with Collier, Sensabaugh, Bazley, Filipowski and Eubanks might pull that off.

Last year, the Jazz tanked by focusing on offense but not really playing defense. So they gave up close to 120 every night.
 
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