Will NYK picks be more valuable the Lakers picks?

[Handlogten's Heros]

THREE #2's and not a franchise player among them. Sure some nice players, but no one that is going to carry a championship team or be in the MVP discussions. Man. Makes me wary for our next few years, regardless of how good our picks are.

Of course the Lakers parlayed that into a ring with LeBum, but we don't have that kind of clout. We would just end up in exactly the boat we are in now, moving our primary pieces for picks to try to get better primary pieces. Ugh. I sure hope we do better than that.

It isn't who they take its who they could have taken. Russell was kinda the best option unless you count Zinger... but the passed on Tatum for Ball. The other picks they gave away turned into Mikal Bridges and DeAndre Hunter (could have been Garland though).

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

THREE #2's and not a franchise player among them. Sure some nice players, but no one that is going to carry a championship team or be in the MVP discussions. Man. Makes me wary for our next few years, regardless of how good our picks are.

Of course the Lakers parlayed that into a ring with LeBum, but we don't have that kind of clout. We would just end up in exactly the boat we are in now, moving our primary pieces for picks to try to get better primary pieces. Ugh. I sure hope we do better than that.

Also, this is why you stack picks. If you nail 2 out of 3 top 5 picks in the tanking years and then hit on one of the other 5-6 that are later in the first you are on to something great. If you hit 1 out of 3 then nail 2 of the other 5-6 and you are good. Can trade for a 3rd piece with the additional capital.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

I liked the idea of acquiring Suns picks if the Suns were going to build around a 37 year-old Chris Paul and a 34 year-old KD, while losing Ayton, Bridges and Cam Johnson in the process. That's a house of cards.

I think that's an idea worth exploring. I might facilitate Ben Simmons to the Lakers, while taking back Westbrook, if we can move Donovan to BRK and put that deal on the table.

 

[jazzfanWA]

After Kobe retired the Lakers won 27, 21, 17, 26, 35, 37 games and drafted 7th, 2nd, 2nd, 2nd, 10th (but it went to Philly), 4th.

Lebron has how many good years left 2-3?

When he plays he will still be good for 2-3 years. He is going to miss a lot of games over that time.

 

[LogGrad98]

Ingram is definitely a franchise player.

Borderline.

 

[NUMBERICA]

Go look at the Lakers record in between Kobe and Lebron... that is where they are headed. No good young players and no draft capital. They are relying on being a FA destination in 27-29 and that did not work out for them until Lebron said yes.

Yeah but that period of time was only three years.

To your point, however, there is a definite lack of draft capital to rebuild with. And you kinda really need some rookie scale players just to fill a roster out unless you monopolize all the decent ring chasers.

All that being said, as long as James Dolan owns the Knicks I think they are doomed. What separates the Lakers and the Knicks is not ownership, it’s the recency of success and the weather which are both significant draws. And that New York is a **** hole full of **** hole people.

 

[LogGrad98]

It isn't who they take its who they could have taken. Russell was kinda the best option unless you count Zinger... but the passed on Tatum for Ball. The other picks they gave away turned into Mikal Bridges and DeAndre Hunter (could have been Garland though).

Yeah but that's just it. Who do we pass on to take whoever we do. The odds are stacked against all team to get the one guy in the draft with the potential to be an MVP, think Giannis and how many passed on him. I mean don't get me wrong, I would much rather have the higher picks and the more we can stockpile the better. My expectations are just tempered, that's all.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Yeah but that period of time was three years.

To your point, however, there is a definite lack of draft capital to rebuild with. And you kinda really need some rookie scale players just to fill a roster out unless you monopolize all the decent ring chasers.

NOP controls their draft right now... they need to talk a mega star into signing outright in 2025 or 2026 to be good in 27-29. I'm telling yall... the Lakers picks will be better than the Knicks picks.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

They are rumored to be in on Hield... if its Hield for THT and Nunn and maybe a second... that deal costs them like 25M... if we do a deal like this:

Westbrook/THT 27/29 and swap 28

for

Beasley/Bogey/JC/Bev/Vando

It gives them an actual rotation... 3 starters and 2 bench guys. It costs them less than the Hield deal... and they actually have a shot at the title. Overwhelm them for those picks... we can likely get more picks by selling off pieces individually but none will have the upside those do.

 

[Elizah Huge]

They are rumored to be in on Hield... if its Hield for THT and Nunn and maybe a second... that deal costs them like 25M... if we do a deal like this:

Westbrook/THT 27/29 and swap 28

for

Beasley/Bogey/JC/Bev/Vando

It gives them an actual rotation... 3 starters and 2 bench guys. It costs them less than the Hield deal... and they actually have a shot at the title. Overwhelm them for those picks... we can likely get more picks by selling off pieces individually but none will have the upside those do.

Lakers have to add 1.6M to that Hield deal to even work. Wenyen Gabriel works if they added him. They still add 5.6M total worth of salary which puts them into the even higher luxury tax bracket. Then even more because they’d have to replace the two they are losing in a 3 for 1 deal.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Lakers have to add 1.6M to that Hield deal to even work. Wenyen Gabriel works if they added him. They still add 5.6M total worth of salary which puts them into the even higher luxury tax bracket. Then even more because they’d have to replace the two they are losing in a 3 for 1 deal.

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I guess this is the deal actually. If there are no picks involved is Indy just that serious about clearing Hield's money. Our offer could be a lot better than that (unless they love Turner).

 

[Elizah Huge]

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I guess this is the deal actually. If there are no picks involved is Indy just that serious about clearing Hield's money. Our offer could be a lot better than that (unless they love Turner).

That deal doesn’t make any sense for Indiana unless they are getting picks.