Dallas trading Luka to the Lakers for Anthony Davis! Utah involved.

[Saint Cy of JFC]

-Reeves to Utah
-Walker + Clarkson to Indiana
-Myles Turner to Lakers

I think this needs to be sweeter for Utah but I think there might be something here. I have no idea where LA is getting their big from if anywhere elsewhere at all. Their defense is about to be a disaster.

Jazz did waive Bamba

 

[NUMBERICA]

Jazz did waive Bamba

Which probably means he’s not a starting center on a contender.

 

[HadAnEffectHere]

While I was pretty negative to the Clippers salary dump, this is probably one of the best salary dumps I've ever seen, lol.

The Jazz got two seconds for taking on one year of a tiny salary. They're probably going to be in the 40s, but this is still a robbery.

Not a franchise changing move, but like finding a $50 on the ground.

 

[Tremendous Upside]

Not a franchise changing move, but like finding a $50 on the ground.

In other words, the stuff Danny Ainge seems to live for.

That's not praise, BTW.

 

[homeytennis]

JHS will be the next Jazz superstar. Book it.

 

[fishonjazz]

Which probably means he’s not a starting center on a contender.

Lol

 

[NUMBERICA]

-Reeves/garbage salary + 2030 swap/2nd/‘27 protections removed to Utah
-Walker/Clarkson to Indiana
-Myles Turner to Lakers

I have no idea where LA is getting their big from if anywhere elsewhere at all. Their defense is about to be a disaster.

It would have to be richer than this for Utah. ‘28 swap and more seconds or no swaps/2nds at all and the ‘31 1st.

There probably just isn’t a deal there but WTF are the Lakers doing for a 5? We honestly should just not help them answer that question.

 

[sip]

Any word on if JHS is even healthy? I liked him in the draft and he looked pretty damn good in the gleague last year before his back injury. Back injuries are a bitch though and can rob you of your athleticism real quick.

 

[gandalfe]

When Lakers and Mavs consummate this deal... the Jazz are the **** moppers.

 

[kabenac]

I was at a sports card show this morning and was told of the trade and even though I told a few guys I'm a Jazz fan none mentioned Utah was even a part of the trade.

How much money did we give up?

I'm fine with the trade. I'm not confident JHS is going to be solid but he looked good in the G-League and I know a few of you wanted us to draft him (and I was joyous we didn't draft him).

Dallas is so ****ing stupid - I'm amazed they traded for a guy who is almost 32 when they could have traded for a solid young player who is on the block like Fox.

 

[stormkoopacv03]

Why the hell the Jazz always helping out the Lakers. Smh...

 

[NUMBERICA]

One of the things so shocking about the lack of return value is that the Lakers just got Luka in a perfect situation:
-he is no longer supermax eligible (major reason Dallas didn’t want him)
-he is playing with his hero who is renowned for his dedication to conditioning and nutrition (the other major reason Dallas didn’t want him)

In other words, LA is supposed to be paying for a more-valuable version of Luka. Instead, the Mavericks sold him as a less-valuable version. It’s just so ****ing weird.