Beverley to Lakers for THT and Stanley Johnson

[stitches]

I don't see the answer to the biggest question following this trade - how did this improve NYK's leverage?

 

[JimLes]

I remember everyone pining for Stanley Johnson in the draft. Well, we finally got him!

And like everything else in life, we got him after we didn't want him anymore.

 

[stitches]

On a more serious note - this is a bit of a let down, not because I hate the value, but because it probably eliminates our ability to trade for Westbrook and get those LAL picks. But maybe that option was never on the table to begin with... Maybe LAL indeed loves IND's offer much better.

THT is a good shot to take on a young player, but if he does pan out - he opts out next year and we have no control over where he goes and if he stays or not. And if he doesn't improve and continues to be meh, he picks his option and is negative for us. Meh! I really feel we could have done better with this Beverley contract.

 

[Hekate]

Every team Bev been on goes to the playoffs. He’s good and very helpful… fantastic fit for LA.

THT has shown flashes… it’s whatevs… at very least hold out for something slightly better cuz it’s the effing lakers.

He is a good fit for sure but he doesn't solve their spacing issues all that much and they lost 2 rotational defenders even if THT sucked as a fit.

You can wait out a little bit, I just don't think it changes much. Anyways, THT is as good a prospect as any.

 

[Coach Ellis]

Eh. . . would’ve preferred seeing Beverley included in a bigger trade with a bigger payout, but this isn’t a bad move. Personally think THT gets a chance to start and then gets flipped at the deadline. Don’t see this as a long-term move.

 

[Miggs]

Hoarding picks has diminishing return value.

Plz explain this gem.

 

[Miggs]

Hopefully the Lakers improve enough this season to pass Minny.

 

[Miggs]

Jesus, the TWolves schedule is a joke early:
Thunder
Jazz
@Thunder
Spurs
Spurs
Lakers
@Spurs

The Spurs three times in seven days is super odd.

 

[SoberasHotRod]

This makes a lot of sense from the Lakers perspective, which makes it curious why we couldn't at least get a second thrown in? Ainge going soft in his old age?

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

This makes a lot of sense from the Lakers perspective, which makes it curious why we couldn't at least get a second thrown in? Ainge going soft in his old age?

Because the Jazz are keeping Mitchell. Have to trade vets off. THT fits the profile of a guy like Smart (to a degree) so it makes sense Ainge likes him.

 

[Miggs]

Because the Jazz are keeping Mitchell. Have to trade vets off. THT fits the profile of a guy like Smart (to a degree) so it makes sense Ainge likes him.

Lmfao

 

[hgb]

Spurs
Spurs

I think the NBA should do more of this. They did some during the covid seasons, but playing the same team twice (probably in three days) in the same city is really a quite rational thing to do. Limits travel quite a lot, after all.