I also challenged him a bit because he said his contract doesn’t affect his trade value compared to last offseason. I disagree completely.
2025 Off-Season Trade Ideas Thread
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I agree with Tony. Anyone who wanted Lauri had to be prepared to offer him a max contract.
So if you believe last season was a fluke due to tanking, then he should have equal value to a team that really wants him.
Yeah but his contract last season was infinitely easier to trade for than now.
Of course the large contract + poor play affects his value. It’s not a black and white thing where it does or doesn’t matter. It’s had some effect for sure. The mechanics of a trade are more difficult and the skepticism of that contract has also risen.
I don’t think we end up trading Lauri because nothing will be out there. That’s fine as long as we get rid of Sexton+Collins, but as a fan I think having Lauri rot and waste the prime of his career is disgusting.
I don’t think we end up trading Lauri because nothing will be out there. That’s fine as long as we get rid of Sexton+Collins, but as a fan I think having Lauri rot and waste the prime of his career is disgusting.
I still think it's pretty easy for a lot of teams. Spurs have 0 issue producing the salary necessary.
baka98
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plus a team now knows that they have him sown up for 4 years. last year if we had traded him, he could have walked with them getting nothing if he wanted to
No team would have traded a ton of assets for him without an extension agreed upon.
HadAnEffectHere
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If you traded for Lauri last year, you got one huge discount year during his prime, which is very attractive.
If Ainge had traded Lauri at the 2024 deadline, teams could have gotten two huge discount years, which would have been amazing.
If you trade for Lauri now, you get zero discount years.
He was worth 4 firsts from the Kings plus an expiring last offseason. Definitely more at the 2024 trade deadline.
His value is a mid first round pick right now, he will not be traded.
If Ainge had traded Lauri at the 2024 deadline, teams could have gotten two huge discount years, which would have been amazing.
If you trade for Lauri now, you get zero discount years.
He was worth 4 firsts from the Kings plus an expiring last offseason. Definitely more at the 2024 trade deadline.
His value is a mid first round pick right now, he will not be traded.
baka98
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exactly my point, so Lauri's value is equal or better this year
HadAnEffectHere
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How do you not understand that now you don't get the one huge discount year where you'd hope Lauri would produce like $26m in excess value.
cmrd
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Don’t you get tired of saying the same **** over and over again?
baka98
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how do you not understand that you would now have him sown up for 4 years for the assets you'd have to give?