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Release the Kraken said:
Did I say anything at all about him playing for us? You really think that that would control his toxic fallout on the team? That would only exacerbate the fallout because his massive ego would be bruised. Thank God It’s just a bunch of silly hypotheticals on a chat board and Danny Ainge is the one piloting the ship.
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I think you need to read your post again. You are literally arguing about things that no one has ever mentioned.
 
sip said:
There is clearly something wrong with you.
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I know, right? Sorry boys, but I refuse to drink the koolaid. I’m done here, carry on with your quaint rituals. Hell no! I won’t go!

I spoke my piece. I mean if you guys are right Danny follows through and does it right? Yeah right! Dream on! It’s just a bad idea! See ya when you all come to your senses.:D
 
Release the Kraken said:
It’s hard for me to comprehend forumite’s sympathies for the plight of the purple and gold tbh. Constructing Death Star line-ups comprised of Jazz guys I’ve rooted for goes against everything I stand for. I hope they choke hard on their own arrogance honestly.

And this pipe dream of bringing Westbrick to town because he’s a future HOFer and will somehow make us a better free agent destination is equally misguided. As I’ve said before this is his last go-round, he knows it and he’s not being bought out. So how many more fans is he going to bait into having them perm-banned before he’s done with us. He’s toxic and probably the impetus for Gail to decide to pack it in. If you didn’t notice, he doesn’t play well with others. He’ll infect our young and put us in a tailspin. And still the apparent adulation and hope among some here that he’ll finish his career in Jazz colors (pukes).
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Holy strawmam batman on that last paragraph
 
Release the Kraken said:
I know, right? Sorry boys, but I refuse to drink the koolaid. I’m done here, carry on with your quaint rituals. Hell no! I won’t go!

I spoke my piece. I mean if you guys are right Danny follows through and does it right? Yeah right! Dream on! It’s just a bad idea! See ya when you all come to your senses.:D
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I'm so lost. I truly have no clue what you are talking about.
 
- IMHO Beasley as a very low, extremely high reward guy in a good contract; DA knows his business enough to know the value of this guy will most probably rise with time...
- Bogey is a super proven NBA scorer ready to help a team take another step and its a good expiring contract; he alone is worth a good first
- Clarkson is an exciting scorer on his own in a very good not expiring contract (PO for 23-24 I think) and he's a charismatic and exciting player

I don't see DA trading these guys for any less than fair value, and particularly can't imagine him parting ways with Beasley without gambling on him at least until February...

I really think Mike is a very valuable addition for any team, and his contract, even not being amicable, is set to expire before the new NBA rights deal kicks in in 2025 methinks... I bet Ainge will find a way not to pay anything hurtful to put him in another team...

The players that concerns me are Gay, Dok, Jared. There are about 10M there but at least they all expire by 2024 and Jared still has a little window to show up into a whole new situation.
 
Ooh my favorite player Miye Oni is doing a free agent tryout with the Lakers! Another defensive scrub. Are they going to load up on offensive only players? A good sign for the Jazz?
 
I don't know if you guys have listened to Trevor Lane on the Lakers Nation podcast (he's also a co-host with Keith Smith on the NBA Front Office podcast).

His theory is the Lakers aren't going to make a trade now. If they need to later, they'll still have Westbook's contract and the two picks to play with. But more important, at the draft next year they'll have three draft picks (their 2023 [Pelicans have swap rights], 2027 and 2029), about $30 million in cap space, plus they won't be weighed down by Westbook's contract anymore.

If they can pull it off (without a Lebron/fan revolt), I think this makes some sense, if indeed this is what they have in mind.
 
idiot said:
I don't know if you guys have listened to Trevor Lane on the Lakers Nation podcast (he's also a co-host with Keith Smith on the NBA Front Office podcast).

His theory is the Lakers aren't going to make a trade now. If they need to later, they'll still have Westbook's contract and the two picks to play with. But more important, at the draft next year they'll have three draft picks (their 2023 [Pelicans have swap rights], 2027 and 2029), about $30 million in cap space, plus they won't be weighed down by Westbook's contract anymore.

If they can pull it off (without a Lebron/fan revolt), I think this makes some sense, if indeed this is what they have in mind.
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Either way we win.

We either get their pick/picks or they run out RW again and they waste one of Brons’s last years.

I’m of the opinion Bron isn’t ok with that and Russ is moved but fine either way.
 
Bodhi said:
Either way we win.

We either get their pick/picks or they run out RW again and they waste one of Brons’s last years.

I’m of the opinion Bron isn’t ok with that and Russ is moved but fine either way.
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I prefer to see the Lakers lose, but I wouldn't really take them standing pat as a "win" for us over making a trade that is useful for us. But maybe that's what we end up with.
 
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