Conspiracy Theory Corner

[The Midnight]

Wow, that's pretty cool that Key flies to Finland to work out with Lauri. They both seem to be super hard workers, so it's probably good for both of them.

Imagine if Key is there and Lauri gets traded though... would be super awkward.

Aren’t there better Basketball trainers in the US though?

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Wow, that's pretty cool that Key flies to Finland to work out with Lauri. They both seem to be super hard workers, so it's probably good for both of them.

Imagine if Key is there and Lauri gets traded though... would be super awkward.

I'm pretty sure we broke off the talk negotiations earlier. I think they told GS they wanted everything and GS prolly thinks they will circle back... but they won't. Guessing they have the extension basically worked out already. Its a big piece and there may be a thing or two up in the air... so you hold off the other signings so that you don't mess up the order.

 

[Ron Mexico]

Damnit! I tried to put 1k down on the over under but every decent site was blocked where I am. We obviously going over.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

But the cool thing about tanking is we can tank AND then build afterwards. If we build now then the tank option kinda gets ****ed.

I want to both get a young talented cheap player from the loaded draft next year AND get a very good player to add to the 2025 draft pick. I think that is very possible. It's not like Ingram is a perennial all-star. He has one fringe all star appearance in his 8 year career. I think guys like that will be gettable in the future to add to the dude we tank for.

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Actually it doesnt.

You can trade for BI, and as long as you can pull it off with Walker/Sensabaugh/Collins, you dont give up any future assets. You can then see if it works/doesnt, or to what degree it works, then pivot in 2026 to tank (trade Lauri on a full contract that is a higher value) and tank in 2026.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Damnit! I tried to put 1k down on the over under but every decent site was blocked where I am. We obviously going over.

Damn, I was told O/U's are only based on what the roster currently is and there is no possible way people could factor in possible future moves. You must be 1 in a billion.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Wow, that's pretty cool that Key flies to Finland to work out with Lauri. They both seem to be super hard workers, so it's probably good for both of them.

Imagine if Key is there and Lauri gets traded though... would be super awkward.

Still crazy to me that a lot of people here arent considering the fact Lauri can get better and make (effective) tanking practically impossible....

 

[SoberasHotRod]

But the cool thing about tanking is we can tank AND then build afterwards. If we build now then the tank option kinda gets ****ed.

I want to both get a young talented cheap player from the loaded draft next year AND get a very good player to add to the 2025 draft pick. I think that is very possible. It's not like Ingram is a perennial all-star. He has one fringe all star appearance in his 8 year career. I think guys like that will be gettable in the future to add to the dude we tank for.

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I keep discussing this under the caveat that Ingram is available for Collins and a first. That's probably way off and would require Kessler or more picks as well. If it is Collins and a first, I doubt we can find that good of a deal for a player as good as Ingram in the future.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I keep discussing this under the caveat that Ingram is available for Collins and a first. That's probably way off and would require Kessler or more picks as well. If it is Collins and a first, I doubt we can find that good of a deal for a player as good as Ingram in the future.

Collins/Walker/Sensabaugh (they can sell it as a first)

If you just look at Brice's raw stats in SL and ignore turnovers, you can convince your fans you got a very good young player.

 

[SoberasHotRod]

Aren’t there better Basketball trainers in the US though?

Whoever is working with Lauri seems to be pretty good.

Also, I'm guessing this is just for a short period of time, I don't think Key is spending the whole off season in Finland.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

And yeah, that seems low for BI. But they need a center badly badly and they probably want to move Murphy in as a starter.

Utah is the only team who may be interested in BI who has a center that fits the Pelicans needs (good, starter quality, cheap)

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Aren’t there better Basketball trainers in the US though?

His basketball trainers probably travel with him (both private and whoever the Jazz assign to him). Important to get work in with your team's best player.

And Im sure Finland is probably a great travel spot in July.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Just reading up on the Pelicans, it seems like they have this hope they can get Allen for Brandon Ingram, so it would be quite the letdown