Does Lauri Get Traded?

[FrenchJazzFa]

So much this! /\ Not many good players want to be

So much this! /\ Not many good players want to be here. Why let that go for young picks who probably won't like playing here.

We got some Rudy, Mike and trade them.....

 

[fishonjazz]

He is 26.

Years old?
Or 2026 draft

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[Handlogten's Heros]

Doesn't this trade kill their cap space now, so they couldn't extend Lauri?

It feels like the Spurs are out of Lauri trade talks.

Just extend him next year. Doubt he’d leave a situation like that and they can go to 5 years if need be.

I don’t think Lauri is getting moved though.

 

[FalseFlagg K]

No one loves watching bball than me, but every day that goes by I see less and less how we build a championship team. After watching 90’s Jazz basketball decent don’t cut it anymore. I’d rather watch 20 years of lotto bball to win one championship than watch 45-50 win seasons with an out in the first or second round forever. That’s not entertaining in the least. And I’ve been doing this for the better part of 20 years. Maybe you’re fine with mediocrity, mediocrity is for losers and idiots. Unless we get a generational player, Markkanen ain’t doing ****!!!! And by the time the kids are good to go he will be done with his prime or just coming to the end then we back to square 1.

Idiot. Chances are you have to be crazy lucky to get a generational player. And if you somehow do guess what ???? There’s 10 of them in the league. And you’re then still highly unlikely to win a championship. Do you really want to watch a Detroit scenario ?? Because there's prob way more chance of that than a magical run to a title.

I’d prefer to watch a well constructed team with young talent that improves steadily and take the chances that way. Lauri is barely entering what should be his prime, and things can change fairly quickly. You can’t just run out a team of 20 year olds.

Idiot

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

Idiot. Chances are you have to be crazy lucky to get a generational player. And if you somehow do guess what ???? There’s 10 of them in the league. And you’re then still highly unlikely to win a championship. Do you really want to watch a Detroit scenario ?? Because there's prob way more chance of that than a magical run to a title.

I’d prefer to watch a well constructed team with young talent that improves steadily and take the chances that way. Lauri is barely entering what should be his prime, and things can change fairly quickly. You can’t just run out a team of 20 year olds.

Idiot

I’d rather go for it than stand pat and be average.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

I miss having two top 10 players in the league

For like 25 years?

 

[fishonjazz]

There was a lot of walker Kessler talk the last few days so, might as well


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[SoberasHotRod]

Just extend him next year. Doubt he’d leave a situation like that and they can go to 5 years if need be.

There is at least some risk with that. More risk likely means less of an offer for us.

 

[Step-Back Lauri]

I have a feeling after few moves in the market, were going to have more rumors today about Lauri. They get many clicks, and content creators gotta live

 

[Jazz4ever]

Key thing for me is you talking about all the young guys with a lot of promise but no superstars. That’s what we need. I feel like we have guys that will be at or around what Markkanen are. But championships aren’t built around that. But the top 5-10 players. Trading Markkanen will bring us closer to that reality

I can't blame you for that reasoning. The key argument against it is, assuming you found your top 5, is the player must be willing to extend here after his second contract is up, hardly a given after watching top 20 players like Hayward walk and Mitchell get traded. If there is even slight doubt, the organization panics and trades him. If the team has created a losing culture from tanking, it's guaranteed the star walks. The only hope is to hit on multiple picks and have them grow together. Masterfully done by OKC, but incredibly challenging in reality.

 

[homeytennis]

The Homey theory of roster management is that you need three stud all star level players and then you can surround them with journeymen. It doesn't matter if the three stars are homegrown or acquired in free agency or trade. Lauri gives us one where do the other two come from?

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

There is at least some risk with that. More risk likely means less of an offer for us.

Maybe… and it’s part of the reason I’m guessing we keep him. Move him later if you need to. As long as he’s healthy I think his value goes up on an extension. He fits so many teams that there should be a team with enough assets that is willing to buy.

Only kind of risk is say Atlanta starts the season horribly or has injuries… that pick SA goes up in value quite a bit. Same with GS and their own pick. Say Steph gets hurt… not only would they be out for the year most likely but if they were in that pick would have a lot more value.