Does Lauri Get Traded?

[oldtimer]

does anyone else remember 2011 when golden state blatantly tanked their last 25 games so they could keep their draft pick and take harrison barnes. i sure do. screw you you Golden State. if we have to trade lauri, and i dont want to, it either SA with Atlanta 1st or Houston for a lot of their young good talent that just havent put it all together yet. no GSW they camnot be trusted.

 

[TheStormofWar]

IND was mentioned, I think that's kind of interesting. They can't trade all their picks, but they can trade 29+31 and have Mathurin + Walker.

I'm still a huge Jarace Walker believer....I was a huge fan of Mathurin in the draft, but he's kind of an iffy prospect at this point. One of the players who analytics hates the most.

I highly doubt the stomach the risk of Lauri walking.

I doubt a trade is consummated unless there's an understanding between Lauri and his destination a max contract gets done.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

The main reason I see for a Kessler trade is that the Jazz just don't want to move forward having to play offense around someone as limited as Kessler

It's one thing to do it for a GOAT like Gobert, but for a guy like Kessler? Ehhhhhhhhhhh

 

[The Midnight]

does anyone else remember 2011 when golden state blatantly tanked their last 25 games so they could keep their draft pick and take harrison barnes. i sure do. screw you you Golden State. if we have to trade lauri, and i dont want to, it either SA with Atlanta 1st or Houston for a lot of their young good talent that just havent put it all together yet. no GSW they camnot be trusted.

I remember that very well.

It’s one of my argument for tanking.

GSW tanked their way to Barnes that kick started their dynasty.

Most anti-tankers choose to turn a blind eye to that.

 

[The Midnight]

The main reason I see for a Kessler trade is that the Jazz just don't want to move forward having to play offense around someone as limited as Kessler

It's one thing to do it for a GOAT like Gobert, but for a guy like Kessler? Ehhhhhhhhhhh

I doubt there is a huge market for him now though.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I remember that very well.

It’s one of my argument for tanking.

GSW tanked their way to Barnes that kick started their dynasty.

Most anti-tankers choose to turn a blind eye to that.

Yeah Harrison Barnes was what put them over the top......

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I doubt there is a huge market for him now though.

Apparently there is.

Walker had a great rookie year and anyone who liked that season can explain away the 2nd season with "Utah bad".

 

[Jaanipoeg]

IND was mentioned, I think that's kind of interesting. They can't trade all their picks, but they can trade 29+31 and have Mathurin + Walker.

I'm still a huge Jarace Walker believer....I was a huge fan of Mathurin in the draft, but he's kind of an iffy prospect at this point. One of the players who analytics hates the most.

I highly doubt the stomach the risk of Lauri walking.

I mean they stomached the "risk" with an expiring Siakam just this last season.

Not crazy about Mathurin, Jarace is interesting. From a purely basketball enjoyment factor I would love Lauri on Indiana if we have to trade him just so I don't have to root for a GS or OKC or whatever. But that package does not excite me much at all, though we know Ainge was higher on Jarace than Hendricks

 

[NUMBERICA]

I also think the Knicks package was overrated while the GSW package that was reported was underrated.

Like could you buy Podz using the Knicks 2025 and Bucks 2025, both projected to be in the 20+ range?

If the answer is "no" or "maybe barely", then we are already pretty much on even ground.

I think Podz is low-key the best asset in the deal (and most harmful for GSW to part with because they need players that have playmaking chops). He doesn't get to the line, but he was 40/50 from the field, had a +DBPM, and had a solid assist rate at a 3:1 assist-to-turnover ratio as a rookie and rookies by-and-large are bad.

 

[NUMBERICA]

Eh, I'll take that with a grain of salt. The Jazz weren't getting a Gobert/Bridges package with Lauri expiring.

They shouldn't but I think they had offers in that class.

 

[NUMBERICA]

We have about a month left of being able to bluff. I felt differently about the Mitchell situation...right now I think the Jazz need to make some tanktastic moves and I feel like something needs to happen soon. If not trading Lauri, should probably have some Sexton/Kessler deals ready to roll.

In any trade we make, I don't think it's worth it to try to eek out another bad first or whatever.

We have more picks than we'll actually be able to use at this point. Having rounds in the chamber is of course great, but the best hay is made at the top of the draft.

 

[NUMBERICA]

Collins or sexton or whoever is left. I think we are keeping Lauri. So also him.

I can get behind keeping Lauri since he is such a rare (1 of 1?) archetype, but if we're serious about tanking "right" then I get nervous about how long this process is gonna take in relation to his age.