Does Lauri Get Traded?

[NUMBERICA]

My kings friends at the gym were super excited to talk to me about Lauri. Told them no
Keegan no Lauri… they were very sad.

The days of sending nothing and getting an all-star seem to be over. If you’re dealing with Ainge, they never started and never will.

That being said, getting futures based on bad management from the worst run organization in the NBA and one of the worst in pro-sports is compelling.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

The days of sending nothing and getting an all-star seem to be over. If you’re dealing with Ainge, they never started and never will.

That being said, getting futures based on bad management from the worst run organization in the NBA and one of the worst in pro-sports is compelling.

Yeah he was like “all the picks and swaps, Carter, it’s all yours” and I was just like “not enough man… sorry”.

I don’t think Keegan is like out of this world. I like him but Kings fans LOVE him.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Completely agree. There are no guarantees but the top 5 of this draft purely on a prospect basis is impressive and we shouldn't screw around this year like we did the last 2. I think we can get into that position even if we keep Lauri but in that case I think we should trade Sexton to give ourselves a bit of a buffer. I'm more obsessed with the top of the 26 draft though which is my primary reason for wanting to move Lauri. I want the assets that he brings but more importantly it sets us up for a strong 2 year tank. Boozer and Dybansta would be the top pick in 25 in most likely if they were eligible and I think Caleb Wilson would be in the conversation as well.

I think 2025 will have at least 6 guys and maybe 7 that would have been consensus #1 picks in the draft we just had. 1-5 would leave me legitimately torn on who we should take. We just can’t mess around.

 

[Bawse Dawg]

How many wins each player on the roster might potentially get you is the absolute bedrock of tanking discussion and ****ing terrible for conversation.

Focus should really shift to how the young guys develop. Look at the roster, the losses will come. If they don’t, then great things have happened. The flattened odds make it less necessary obsess over the standings. We will be in the mix for the top picks. That should really be enough for now.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Honestly, I wouldn't trade Lauri. How easy is it to find a 7-ft, 50-40-88 guy who's athletic and likes living in the mountains? Jazz should hold their cards for now.

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

Honestly, I wouldn't trade Lauri. How easy is it to find a 7-ft, 50-40-88 guy who's athletic and likes living in the mountains?

The Jazz don’t want to trade him but if a team floats some insane offer the Jazz will take it because a big godfather offer would set them up big which would set them up to get a couple stars and be able to easily build around them. As it is now it might actually be harder to do so.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Honestly, I wouldn't trade Lauri. How easy is it to find a 7-ft, 50-40-88 guy who's athletic and likes living in the mountains? Jazz should hold their cards for now.

Yes, people obsess over what # he ranks in at but I don't really care. His archetype is the thing dreams are made of.

 

[fishonjazz]

How many wins each player on the roster might potentially get you is the absolute bedrock of tanking discussion and ****ing terrible for conversation.

Focus should really shift to how the young guys develop. Look at the roster, the losses will come. If they don’t, then great things have happened. The flattened odds make it less necessary obsess over the standings. We will be in the mix for the top picks. That should really be enough for now.

There is still the chance that we win a decent amount of games on the backs of Sexton, Lauri, Collins, Clarkson, etc and the young guys don't look amazing and don't get the development minutes we want and we miss out on the best players in the draft next year and possibly even give our pick to OKC.

Man that would suck. Watch Collins have a great year and Clarkson bounce back lol

I doubt this happens but it could

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[Elizah Huge]

At this point I’m keeping Lauri unless a team includes a blue chip young player in their trade offer.

 

[David Stern]

There is still the chance that we win a decent amount of games on the backs of Sexton, Lauri, Collins, Clarkson, etc and the young guys don't look amazing and don't get the development minutes we want and we miss out on the best players in the draft next year and possibly even give our pick to OKC.

Man that would suck. Watch Collins have a great year and Clarkson bounce back lol

I doubt this happens but it could

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Yeah the lack of noise around Clarkson and Collins being traded so far this offseason is concerning and tells me that nobody wants them

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Yeah the lack of noise around Clarkson and Collins being traded so far this offseason is concerning and tells me that nobody wants them

Tony jones was asked about them and said it was crickets lol. Clarkson is a lifer… gonna have a statue when it’s all over.

 

[David Stern]

Tony jones was asked about them and said it was crickets lol. Clarkson is a lifer… gonna have a statue when it’s all over.

Trading those two for Lavine and a pick might actually be good business, especially if we load manage the **** out of Lavine this year