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Does Lauri Get Traded?

Does Lauri Get Dealt Before The Season Starts?

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I don't know if this has been posted yet, but Stein reporting almost exactly the same as Shams. The only difference between the two reports is that Stein specifically mentioned Moody (who was not mentioned by Shams) and Shams mentioned the specific picks (Stein does not report specific picks).

There is a belief in some corners of the league that Utah's interest in Golden State's Brandin Podziemski, in combination with future draft compensation … is serious enough that it keeps alive the prospect of a Markkanen trade between now and Aug. 6.

Yet there is also a growing belief leaguewide that the Warriors would be more willing to move Jonathan Kuminga in a Markkanen trade — or any big-swing deal — than Podziemski. To this point, however, it must be noted that Golden State's offers for Markkanen have centered around a package featuring Moses Moody and draft compensation without including Podziemski or Kuminga.
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karl malone said:
I should have said ideal fit. A productive player fits any timeline regardless of age when the goal is to win. But it seems pretty clear that that's not our current goal for at least the next season or two. So even if Lauri does have another 6 years of prime production left, how does it make sense to waste at least a third of that, risking injury, depreciation, etc, if we're able to get full value for him now, giving us even more assets & flexibility down the road for when we're actually ready to compete? It also likely secures us a top 5 pick in a loaded draft while allowing us to be more patient with the rest of the roster.

I understand why people don't want to see Lauri go. Ideally, I don't either. He's a high character, uniquely talented 7 footer who actually wants to be here. But you have to take the rest of our roster into consideration & when you do, imo it seems like Lauri would best serve our ultimate goal of an eventual championship as a trade chip. Unfortunately.

As far as big game hunting goes, I take the rumors & anything Ainge says with a grain of salt. He's been around long enough to understand how to use rumors & perception to his benefit. He also knows that telegraphing his intentions only hurts his leverage when it comes time to negotiate.
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If you look at teams historically, they don’t trade All-Star caliber players of Lauri’s age and tank when they have a lot of draft assets to get better because they know how hard it is to find these players from drafts (an All-Star already on your team always beats a low probability of drafting one, and if you build from scratch, you need a lot of luck (like Boston had with Tatum and Brown) to draft two of them in a short period of time). Anyway, I said I would R&E Lauri and keep him until at least next summer. Then, depending on how we do on draft night and with possible trades, I’d decide whether to trade him or not. Lauri is a rare archetype (fits every contending team and is seen as a “missing piece” in most of them). You’ve got to hold on to a player like him unless you’re pretty sure trading him is a better option. But like I said, I don't know what Danny's gonna do. Maybe he trades him. Idk, blowing our team up to bare bones scares me tbh. If we do that, I probably won't be watching the Jazz games for a few years.
 
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karl malone said:
Lauri has a say on when the extension happens tho so I'm not sure it's necessarily reflective of the FO's preference as much as it is Lauri's. Even if we do extend him, regardless of the date it occurs, I believe it will be done with the intent of still eventually trading him for the type of package that his current contract is/would be preventing us from receiving in this hypothetical.

And for the record, I think they do love Lauri & view him as someone to build around. I just don't think they view our current roster as the right situation to do it, especially when considering his age. And I think they'd be right. We have two conflicting sets of players (Lauri/Sexton vs 2nd yr guys/rookies/future draft picks with Kessler somewhere in the middle) & logically it makes sense to pick one.

I also don't think they will move him for anything less than a godfather offer. They're just seeing if those offers are available now without having to go thru the extra steps of extending & trying to tank with him, only to trade him in the following off-season, risking injury, regression, etc.

Appreciate your reply & contribution to this place. As well as everyone's. First place I come to read about jazz bball.
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If Lauri signs on August 7, he won't be eligible to be traded until after the Jazz make their draft pick next season. If that pick is any one of about seven guys, (cooper, Dylan Harper, VJ Edgecombe, Nolan Traore, Ace Bailey), I don't expect the Jazz to trade him with one of those guys in hand
 
Tony Jones said:
If Lauri signs on August 7, he won't be eligible to be traded until after the Jazz make their draft pick next season. If that pick is any one of about seven guys, (cooper, Dylan Harper, VJ Edgecombe, Nolan Traore, Ace Bailey), I don't expect the Jazz to trade him with one of those guys in hand
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What about AJ dybantsa?
Is he 2026?

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Tony Jones said:
If Lauri signs on August 7, he won't be eligible to be traded until after the Jazz make their draft pick next season. If that pick is any one of about seven guys, (cooper, Dylan Harper, VJ Edgecombe, Nolan Traore, Ace Bailey), I don't expect the Jazz to trade him with one of those guys in hand
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That's a good point. I'd probably have to agree depending on how the rest of the roster develops over the course of the season. I do question if we will be in a position to draft one of those guys if we retain Lauri without blatantly sitting him &/or trading Sexton/Kessler.

I also believe that the protections expiring after 2026 on the pick owed to OKC strongly factor into Ainge's thought process & I can't imagine that there's any way we could be bottom 8 in 2026 with Lauri, a top prospect, & any sort of progression from the rest of our young talent.
 
SoberasHotRod said:
I couldn't find the 2026 draft watch thread, but this is relevant here as well:


View: https://youtu.be/VopuouqrIGc?si=9ObvnbztfecP4Oix
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Talking about -26 draft,highlights and possible Lauri trade rn...


View: https://youtu.be/SZC6l49Twzc?si=k_SQJPWIaCjE7-38


There's a "Lauri clone" brewing up in Finland - so if Lauri will be traded you can just pick up this dude and hold onto us Finnish followers. He's rn 209cm and 17 years. Many same traits that Lauri has, but I think he might become a bit better defender.
 
Marc Stein seems to believe the trade talk between us and the Warriors is still alive. It seems obvious both sides are playing chicken with Podz and some of the draft capital. We want it all, they are only willing to give one or the other.

It will be interesting to see how this unfolds. The offer as it stands is already on a legitimate level for and expiring Lauri, so if Warriors dont panic and pay the full price then DA will show his hand one way or another.
 
HermanG said:
Marc Stein seems to believe the trade talk between us and the Warriors is still alive. It seems obvious both sides are playing chicken with Podz and some of the draft capital. We want it all, they are only willing to give one or the other.

It will be interesting to see how this unfolds. The offer as it stands is already on a legitimate level for and expiring Lauri, so if Warriors dont panic and pay the full price then DA will show his hand one way or another.
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Warriors seem desperate They want to win a couple of more rings for Curry
They just may take Ainge's offer They don't seem to be pursuing anyone else
 
slc said:
Warriors seem desperate They want to win a couple of more rings for Curry
They just may take Ainge's offer They don't seem to be pursuing anyone else
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The issue is though is they'll need at least assurances from Lauri's camp that he won't bolt, otherwise they won't pay Ainge's price.
 
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