Latest trade rumors

Was just coming to start this. With a much better thread title :p

Jax being available really isn’t a surprise. Guys like him rarely ever pan out for the team that drafted them.

I really don’t like the thought of being buyers. I’d rather hold onto assets, let this roster play out, and let the next POBO get to make those decisions.

Unless we are talking about minor margin trades like Sato, Temple, Jax etc for other parts.

quote:

---

let the next POBO get to make those decisions.

---

We will get pennies on the dollar for Jaxson, but I am ready for him and NAW to be anywhere else but here.

LOL my bad dude.

I’m totally cool with being buyers this year AS LONG AS it’s a long term piece. If it’s some half arse attempt for a short term patch, that’s a horrible idea.

I also thought the nugget about Turner was very interesting. Imagine him in 19 instead of Favors.
Which just goes to show all those “GO GET THIS GUY” comments were pretty hilarious looking back.
That tells me Griffin wanted to use 4 to get someone more established but it didn’t pan out, so they traded back.

Also… Jrue, Lonzo, Ingram, Zion, and Turner in 19 would have been killer.

I don’t 100% understand it, but, I don’t necessarily think you have to “give up” something. I think it just gives you way more extra wiggle room in matching salaries in a potential trade.

Trying to trade for a guy making 30. Trade someone with 13 and use the 17 exception? My guess

quote:

---

I'm usually pretty negative. But with everything going on, we are not that far off from making the play in. If we aren't top 4 in the draft guaranteed, I'd rather make a run and be competitive. Need at least two contributors to get it done..

---

I lean more this way right now, but, it depends on where we stand once Zion actually starts playing. I do want him to play down the stretch though at some point.

quote:

---

I also thought the nugget about Turner was very interesting. Imagine him in 19 instead of Favors.

---

That was reported and discussed at the time. It's interesting, but it's not new.

I don't think you can combine it with anybody else. So we can take a guy making less than 18M. I just don't know what all you have to give up. I'm thinking just picks, but I'm not sure..

So just hypothetically, the Rockets want to dump Wood. We can take his salary with the exception. We just have to send them conditional 2nds? Would that work?

Not saying they would go for that. Just asking if the technical aspects match up..

We should offer NAW and Jaxson Hayes for Garland.








LOL

I still say the best destination for NAW is Toronto with Nurse. They probably feel like they could make him a positive contributor. Doubt they'd give up much to get him though. No one is giving a first for NAW. If Grayson Allen could only fetch 2 2nds, then NAW is probably pretty worthless.
I don't know what we are trying to do with him, but it isn't working. He's the chuckiest chucker in the NBA right now, still averaging more FGA than points, and on top of that is has one of the lowest rates at which he shoots FT's per FG's in the NBA.

I'm not sure what Jaxson's value is, but I"m sure someone would take a flyer on him to get rid of a long term contract. I'd take Bertans back if we got a 1st as well. Earliest Washington can trade is '25 1st. I doubt anyone would give a late 1st to get Jaxson, but they'd probably swap a disappointing rookie contract guy for him, like Bagley, or somewhere to unload a long term contract and save some salary/tax money, like the Clippers with Kennard.