I dont. not only did they get 3 guys to help them win now (which they are desperate to do since they dont own their pick) but we also took a huge salary from them and saved then tons of money and took a player off their hands that they didn't want.
They gave up the best asset in the deal and a huge expiring contract. I would say they did.
Why are you saying we saved them tons of money? They didn’t save very much at all and actually added salary for next year.
Russ along with his deal was a problem to them. I dont think he was the only expiring available if that was all we wanted... especially considering the buyout markets we just witnessed.
I don’t think you understand. The Lakers traded the single most valuable asset in the entire deal.
lakers didn't get any single player doe. They got 3 players and dumped a player and salary they didn't want.
Lol… people on here told me Minnesota was guaranteed to be a top-3 seed and that we weren’t tanking. I was on record saying I would have taken Westbrook and a pick swap bare minimum and we actually ended up getting a great first.
You do realize that the Lakers being better directly helps us in three different ways right?
Ball don't lie (that is what the basketball reaction means btw, because I just made that up).
Of course. But the lakers were desperate to get rid of him and him being gone is helping them the most. They got 3 guys to help them win and lost a guy who helps them win. And they might have simply lost a couple second round picks in the deal. If the jazz got 3 guys to help them win (all three of which are likely to continue to get better) and got rid of guy we were desperate to get rid of and all we gave up was a protected first that might end up as 2 seconds then I would be ecstatic. Like im sure they are.
It could also end up 5-10. If we traded a first in 2027 that ended up 5-10 and what we got out of the deal was a first round exit in 2023 would you be ecstatic?
Depends. Do we end up as a first round exit or do we go deep into the playoffs? Do the players we got improve in the coming years?
You do realize they’re 4-6 since trading for Conley and NAW right? They were 30-28 before the trade and are now 34-34. They went 14-7 in their last 21 games before the trade. They got worse.
Making Wolves better? They are 4-6 with Conley.
Eh, 10 games in, still to early. Look how long it took for Conley to get into any kind of groove here, where we were already highly successful and just looking for the 2nd Robin on a contender. It will take them a while to really get into a groove.
