OFFICIAL AROUND THE NBA: AUGUST 2024

Set a thief to catch a thief

 

Portland Trail Blazers guard Scoot Henderson — the third overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft — has joined @KlutchSports and CEO Rich Paul for his representation,

 

Going to the Lakers! I jest…

 

Would we consider trading Scoot for two of the Lakers unprotected picks?

Then can trade Grant elsewhere for value.

Doesn't make sense now.... But if the Lakers struggle it's possible they try and trade away LBJ/Davis too and rebuild.

 

Good idea, Scoots value will never be higher...

 

It looks like Lauri is not signing his extension and is therefore unable to be traded. A Grant trade is now more likely.

 

If he doesn't sign an extension, he can still be traded. But his new team cannot extend him at the max, so they'd be trading for an UFA

 

To be clear, he will be signing the extension. He just won't do it until after August 6th, which means that he can't be traded until six months following, which, of course, is after the trade deadline. Therefore, he will be off the market until next offseason.

Equally important to the Blazers is that it probably adds a few extra wins to the Jazz win total this season.

 

thanks for clarifying.

 

HELL YEAH FAMS!

 

Is this good? Please explain why it is or is not?

 

Not sure if it's good or bad? My guess though is whenever players change agents it s to maximize their earning possibilities.

 

It's bad in that Klutch is run by LeBron's old buddy and has a kind of gangsta attitude to being an agent, going all out for their clients and fuck the teams. It could be good in that if Portland is good to Scoot Klutch might send another one of their clients our way. It's a sign that Klutch at least thinks Scoot is headed for the big time. But let's just say I can't see a Klutch client (or should that be Klient) doing what Brunson did in New York.

 

Lets face it, rookies don't even need agents to negotiate their basketball contracts. Those are slotted. And for the most part, they player does not need an agent if they are in line for max deals. But every player needs an agent for endorsements and the like. And a player like Sharpe needs an agent, such as Ant, to negotiate their second contract as they are not max players. The general consensus is that Klutch does not believe in small market teams. Their job is to secure endorsements and that is easier if a player is in LA or NY. Laker fans are probably all giddy thinking Scoot will soon be a Laker.

 

Um, that seems unlikely, given that Scoot is widely seen as a huge bust.

 

Scoot has a large family that are instrumental in what decisions he makes.

 

On the Flip side to that he has been down there a bunch this summer working out.

 

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/40762952/all-star-lauri-markkanen-signs-5-year-238m-deal-jazz

Utah Jazz All-Star forward Lauri Markkanen has signed a five-year, $238 million contract renegotiation and extension -- including $220 million in new money, his agent Michael Lelchitski of Sports International Group told ESPN on Wednesday.

 

Indy signed Cole Swider. 6'8" undrafted 4yr rookie in 2022. I didn't understand why Pacer fans were getting excited, until I saw Swider's G-League stats. Cole absolutely crushed it for the Sioux Falls Skyforce. He averaged 25pts, and was canning triples at a 50% clip !!