Merged: Who would you give up for Paul George?

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  1. barfo

    barfo triggered obsessive commie pinko Staff Member Global Moderator

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    FTFY.

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    Man, Kingspeed has some competition for fandom of a team.
     
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    Kevin Love is closer to 6'8 than 6'10.
     
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    #15 + #26 + Hark + Ezeli.

    They clear cap, got a young replacement for PG and got the 2 picks they want.

    We keep the #20 to draft a backup Big.

    It makes almost too much sense
     
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    Whose strengths are similar? Love prefers a perimeter role on offense although he has the ability to score down low while Nurkic should never leave the rim. No idea how they cannot be a good pair. Just because they are both great rebounders it doesn't mean they cannot play well together :P I cannot find a more ideal pairing for Nurk than a guy with the skillset of Love.
     
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    Cippy91 Habitual Line Stepper

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    We are all just hoping something exciting comes along to get us hyped, shit even me but PG here wouldn't be the right move. Dude would leave. As much as I wanna see him play with dame and cj it's just a dream. It would still be tough to compete with warriors even with that lineup. The odds would be against us. Makes sense for Cleveland though with the possibility of Lebron leaving next season as well. Don't know if he will but they are in a win now situation. Blazers are more long term right now but it's tough because dame and cj are in their prime but that's the shitty spot the NBA is in. Where 4-5 years of cavs-warriors just keeps happening. In the west I don't even know who competes with warriors besides maybe spurs. The east has nobody to compete with Cleveland. Maybe Boston in a year or two. I really hope we can dethrone the warriors but fuck that's a good team
     
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    The most we should consider is entering this trade as a third team to send additional assets to Indiana and get something nice back in return. If Cleveland wanted to send us Kevin Love, and we'd have to add Crabbe and two picks so they could take Paul George, I'd consider that deal. After recent developments and George basically confirming he wants to join Lakers in 2018 free agency, I'd not give up any serious assets for a one-year rental.

    I think he could well move to Lakers this offseason. They won't offer #2 pick for him but could well offer one of Russell, Ingram or Randle (to him they'd have to attach another player or no. 28 pick at very least).
     
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    Done. I'll take that risk of PG walking. At the worst, we lose PG next summer and also rid ourselves of the AC contract.
     
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    And look dumb when Anunoby becomes next Leonard and Giles is a superstar at Indiana.
     
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    I'll take that risk in hopes that we have enough to retain PG. Like OG, but his knees scare me. And let's not even get into Giles' knee issues.

    If he truly wants to win as he has said, he won't find a better core than Dame-CJ-Nurk to partner with in LA.
     
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    Thing is, he might. They will have Ball, Russell and Ingram - three exciting young talents, and are IMO very likely to acquire Cousins or another high profile free agent in free agency. Ball-Russell-Ingram-George-Cousins is a very good core.
     
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    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Why are they likely to acquire another high profile free agent? Who was the last high profile free agent signed by the Lakers? Any in the past 20 years?
     
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    Lonzo is not going to Lakers
     
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    Ball unproven
    Russell unproven
    Ingram unproven
    Cousins not on team
     
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    Then De'Aaron Fox or Josh Jackson. Whatever.
     
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    Nothing at this point. I'd give up nothing. He's going to be a L*ker.
     
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    I'd change this to:
    Russell meh
    Ingram trash
     
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    ill take the odds on that.
     
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    Neither Russell or Ingram have shown to be any sort of foundational piece yet, and I'm skeptical on Ball. A point guard that can't create a shot or beat someone off a dribble doesn't really intrigue me.
     

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