Exclusive NBA Trade Deadline Thread 2024

Ainge recognizes he's stuck in the middle. That's where he's offering up Lauri.

 

With one more year left, and no player worth tanking for necessarily, I think they trade him this summer rather than the deadline. They’re already in the play-in and are playing well, they might just go for it and hope for a playoff berth (and get rid of that pick obligation in a bad draft) to up the value on their vets, then trade out all of them to cash in on the ‘25 draft.

That’d also bode well for us. It keeps another competitor in the play-in hunt so GS is still on the outside looking in.

 

Exactly. IMO, winning a title without a legit MVP is tough. How does Utah plan on getting that type of player? It is going to require a lot of luck for anyone but especially them.

 

Interesting that it is two teams tanking that make this move now.

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/39306976/pistons-trade-marvin-bagley-iii-wizards-sources-say

 

Head scratcher

 

I would be interested in what Utah would ask for in return. Markkanen is only 26. He's a deadly shooter, with a great 64% TS percentage. Decent rebounder. What's not to love?

 

As has been a lot of Detroit's moves. Not sure what they are doing. The Bagley signing did not make much sense then and now trading two seconds to get rid of it show how bad it was. They have not used cap space at all. Weaver learned nothing in OKC.

 

Talk about rearranging the deck chairs.

 

more like the scupper plugs

 

Seems like Monty wants to speed up the rebuilding process and get out of the youth movement.

 

I feel like the Kings would take him if he could be had for almost nothing. They really wanted him when he was a RFA. I don’t know when they’ve ever had as much talent than what they’d have with Fox/Lavine/Sabonis.

Not saying that’d be the right move, just saying I could see them wanting him.

 

Has nothing to do with not loving him lol. We’d all love him. We’re just not on his timeline, and he’s not on ours.

 

Why do the Blazers need to rebuild like OKC did? Just because OKC is having success doesn’t mean all rebuilding teams would. Take a look at Detroit. Houston also has sped up their rebuilding process.

 

I’ll answer your question with another question:

Why don’t the Jazz just keep him then? The Jazz are so much better than us despite also rebuilding, they have WAAYY more 1st rounders, they have a front court of the future between Kessler and Hendricks (Hendricks could easily slide into SF if Markkanen stayed).

You’re telling me that you see a rebuilding team that’s way better than us SELLING on an AS, but we’d need him despite being a much worse team? In the end, us bickering about this means nothing, because I’m 99% sure Cronin won’t be an idiot about this rebuild, at least as it pertains to acquiring a star.

Houston at least got multiple stabs in the draft between Green, JSJ, Eason, Amen, Whitmore. They also had misses like Garuba and Josh Christopher (really goes to show you that you can have misses and still be okay down the road). That’s a total of 7 1st rounders they made selections on. We’ve had 3. It helps that we’ve had success in the 2nd round, but don’t let that fool you into thinking we’re ready.

 

I can guarantee you, in a bad draft year, they will want our lotto pick, no doubt. Then it’s also the dubs 1st, or having to solve our obligation to send out another future 1st. Jazz will also want a prospect back. Is Murray, Brogdon, and 2 1sts (1 being our lotto pick) enough? Even if it’s enough, I have no desire to give that up for the pleasure of paying Markkanen $40-45m for 4-5 years next summer. Not because he wouldn’t be worth it, we just wouldn’t be good enough to do anything with him.

 

https://basketball.realgm.com/wiret...-Packages-Around-Buddy-Hield-First-Round-Pick

Grant for hield, Toppin or Smith, and a pick? Replace Grant with cheaper, younger PF, flip hield for best pick available, and add another 1st.

 

Neither Smith nor Toppin will ever be as good as Grant. Not very enticing, honestly.

I need Walker and crappy salary, no picks added. Otherwise, let’s wait for something better.

 

They've got little interest in moving walker. They don't have crappy salary to aid in that, unfortunately. If they're moving walker, they're aiming higher than Grant