Does Lauri Get Traded?

[Handlogten's Heros]

If Lauri prefers the Jazz, he can pretty much force that to happen.

Yes and no... if GS just ponies up then Lauri will likely have his best chance at getting paid be in GS. I do think there is a contract, leverage play to part of this from Utah's perspective.

I'm not in charge of tone watch anymore but I'd say its in the 5% range still as I could see GS saying "eff it they can have what they want" and trying to get a couple more runs in before Steph fades.

 

[Tony Jones]

I have absolutely no idea what that even means.

In a vacuum, I'm sure the average NBA player hates being traded. But when the alternative is quite literally wasting your All Star level prime on a tanking team, sitting out games for dubious reasons and killing your stats playing with a bunch of kids... do you still "want to stay"?

I mean, it's extremely likely Lauri will be traded anyway in the near future. The timeline just doesn't make sense. He must know that.

Mid last season, I started raising the point that the Jazz should trade Lauri ASAP when it became apparent that winning was not the goal and the timelines of the player and the team wouldn't work in the long run. I was ridiculed and called crazy. Well, here we are now.

Markkanen should have been gone at the trade DL. Ainge is senile.

Lauri Markkanen does not want to be traded.

He wants to stay in Utah and play for the Utah Jazz.

 

[Tony Jones]

If Lauri prefers the Jazz, he can pretty much force that to happen.

No, the Jazz can trade him if they choose.

What Lauri has control over is when he signs his extension, which means something over the coming season

 

[KqWIN]

Yes and no... if GS just ponies up then Lauri will likely have his best chance at getting paid be in GS. I do think there is a contract, leverage play to part of this from Utah's perspective.

I'm not in charge of tone watch anymore but I'd say its in the 5% range still as I could see GS saying "eff it they can have what they want" and trying to get a couple more runs in before Steph fades.

It's not about UTA's leverage over GSW. If Lauri wants to play in UTA most, he will stay.

No, the Jazz can trade him if they choose.

What Lauri has control over is when he signs his extension, which means something over the coming season

Of course they can trade him, but why would any team give up a massive package for a player without some assurance from Lauri? Lauri can simply avoid being dealt by telling the other team "no".

 

[Tony Jones]

It's not about UTA's leverage over GSW. If Lauri wants to play in UTA most, he will stay.



Of course they can trade him, but why would any team give up a massive package for a player without some assurance from Lauri? Lauri can simply avoid being dealt by telling the other team "no".

Which leads into the Jazz don't want to trade him.

This hasn't been a Jazz are shopping Lauri thing. This has been the NBA has been pursuing Lauri thing. So the Jazz set a price, and either somebody meets it or they don't

 

[KqWIN]

Which leads into the Jazz don't want to trade him.

This hasn't been a Jazz are shopping Lauri thing. This has been the NBA has been pursuing Lauri thing. So the Jazz set a price, and either somebody meets it or they don't

And this is precisely my point. If Lauri's preference is to play for the Jazz, this trade ain't happening.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

It's not about UTA's leverage over GSW. If Lauri wants to play in UTA most, he will stay.



Of course they can trade him, but why would any team give up a massive package for a player without some assurance from Lauri? Lauri can simply avoid being dealt by telling the other team "no".

And they could still call his bluff and do a deal. I think its a partial deterrent of course... but that's why tone watch would be around 5% if my meter was still running.

 

[KqWIN]

And they could still call his bluff and do a deal. I think its a partial deterrent of course... but that's why tone watch would be around 5% if my meter was still running.

Extremely high asking price + No assurances (to other team) don't mix. There's no way that ends up in a deal that both sides agree on. It will be tank+Lauri next year.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Extremely high asking price + No assurances (to other team) don't mix. There's no way that ends up in a deal that both sides agree on. It will be tank+Lauri next year.

Very low chance it happens. I don't like absolutes.

 

[Step-Back Lauri]

And they could still call his bluff and do a deal. I think its a partial deterrent of course... but that's why tone watch would be around 5% if my meter was still running.

Fight for the tone wàtch, you coward! Or... Here, I passed it back. If you don't like it pretend you were Dok receiving inbound pass,and someone will pick it up.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Extremely high asking price + No assurances (to other team) don't mix. There's no way that ends up in a deal that both sides agree on. It will be tank+Lauri next year.

And you just have to game it out a bit. If GS does the trade anyway now Lauri is on their team. He will play and will want to play at a high level so he can get paid. As the team with his bird rights they have a bit more they can offer and also have Steph for a while so its a situation they can have some confidence in. It will be a deterrent to some and a no fly zone to others... but doesn't mean a team like GS wouldn't get irrational and see this as the last train home and do what they can to get on it. The other options are like Kyle Kuzma, Jerami Grant, Cam Johnson, or status quo.. at least right now.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Fight for the tone wàtch, you coward! Or... Here, I passed it back. If you don't like it pretend you were Dok receiving inbound pass,and someone will pick it up.

Tone watch has cratered.. its officially at 2.89%