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Lakers get young athletic PF (Lakers and hornets trade)

Lakers get young athletic PF (Lakers and hornets trade)

Lakers go a different direction than Kuminga and get former sixth pick Tidjane Salaün. Athletic 21 YO PF that can catch lobs from Luka and shot 43 percent from three next year. I think lakers (especially Luka and Reaves) could maximize him. He’s also big and long and mobile so he could be a good defensive 4 next to Kessler.

For the hornets you get more depth, a good defensive wing that could contribute more for them than Salaün will next year, and we know they’ve been interested in Knecht for a bit, maybe he could turn it around as well? Him and knuppel could definitely shoot the lights out if he’s a backup wing.

u/Demarcus48 — 3 hours ago

CHA-TOR-POR

Charlotte- Immanuel Quickley, Tourmani Camara

Toronto- 2028 2nd (CHA) Grant Williams, Royce O’Neale, Tijuan Salaun

Portland- Grayson Allen, Dennis Schroeder, 2031 1st (CHA)

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u/GDSamstag — 6 hours ago

Den/Hornets/Lakers

Hornets- solid vet and get roster down to 15.

Lakers Jokic and Luka dream team.

Denver- picks up several 1 yr contracts and prepares for a rebuild.

u/Economy-Kitchen1846 — 9 hours ago

DEN-MEM trade

Nuggets get under the second apron with this deal, dump Zeke’s money, and also get off Holmes (which I am inclined to think they are fine with considering they brought in guys who play his position this offseason). They get Jerome and Spencer who will greatly help their backcourt (Jerome’s on-ball creation and rim pressure will fix their biggest weakness, and Spencer replaces THJ on a cheap deal).

Grizzlies take on Nnaji’s money while they are uncompetitive and lose two players who, while solid, are not part of their blue-chip young core. As a reward, they get a very valuable unprotected 31 first.

Thoughts?

u/Frosty-Roof3124 — 6 hours ago

Nuggets start slow, trade Jokic to Jazz

Most will hate this, but if I were a fan of either team, I’d be ok with it.
After a slow start, Denver realizes the rest of Jokic’s prime years aren’t near enough in the West bc of their cap issues. The Jazz, and Peterson, look great, so Ainge takes a massive swing.

Denver gets 3 valuable unprotected 1sts, a ton of upside in Ace and a valuable piece in Lauri. The Lauri/A Gordon fit isn’t great, so one of them could bring back a nice haul, although they don’t control next years 1st so mini-tanking isn’t ideal. Getting off Brauns deal is huge, Brice is an NBA player and Cody is a lotto ticket. This beats being a 6 seed the next few years.

If Peterson and George are thriving in the backcourt, adding Jokic to Jaren Jackson up front makes them instant contenders.
Braun is a terrible contract, but he actually fits well with Jokic getting him open looks and can help fill the 3 spot. Utah still has the draft capital and cap flexibility to help with the 3 spot and bench.

u/Old-Replacement-7926 — 14 hours ago

Bennedict Mathurin to Milwaukee (LAC- MIL)

Milwaukee Bucks receive: Bennedict Mathurin (via Clippers)

Los Angeles Clippers receives: Kevin Porter Jr, AJ Green and 2033 2nd round pick (via Heat)

New look Bucks post trade

- PG- Ryan Rollins

- SG- Tyler Herro

- SF- Bennedict Mathurin

- PF- Kyle Kuzma

- C- Myles Turner

On the Bucks bench you would have their rookies in Brayden Burries, Nate Ament but players like Ware, Jaquez Jr, Kasparas Jakucionis, etc would also be there too

New look Clippers

- PG- Darius Garland

- SG- Keaton Wagler

- SF- Brandon Ingram

- PF- Derrick Jones Jr

- C- Brook Lopez

AJ Green, Kevin Porter would come off the Clippers bench

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u/TerryG111 — 13 hours ago

Kyrie Irving to the North

Toronto Raptors receive: Kyrie Irving (via Dallas Mavericks)

Dallas Mavericks receive: Immanuel Quickley and Ja'Kobe Walter (via Toronto Raptors) plus a 2028 1st round pick (top 5 protected)

New look Raptors with Kyrie

- PG- Kyrie Irving (as your new point guard in Toronto)

- SG- RJ Barrett (stays at shooting guard)

- SF- Kawhi Leonard (back in at small forward)

- PF- Scottie Barnes (in at power forward)

- C- Jakob Poeltl (in at center)

A Big 3 of Kyrie, Scottie and Kawhi in Toronto in the North even a Big 4 with RJ if you wanna get technical but the Raptors then would have enough to compete in the East especially if guys stay healthy

New look Mavericks

- PG- Immanuel Quickley (as your new point guard)

- SG- Klay Thompson (back in at shooting guard)

- SF- Cooper Flagg (team is built around Flagg)

- PF- PJ Washington (in at power forward)

- C- Dereck Lively II (in at center)

A young Mavericks team but one built around Cooper Flagg; off the bench you would have Daniel Gafford, Morez Johnson Jr, Ja'Kobe Walter, Max Christie, etc

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u/TerryG111 — 17 hours ago

DET- BRK- MEM

Brooklyn Nets receives: Jalen Duren (via Detroit Pistons)

Detroit Pistons receives: Michael Porter Jr (via Brooklyn Nets) and Jaylen Wells (via Memphis Grizzlies)

Memphis Grizzlies receives: Terance Mann (via Brooklyn Nets), Duncan Robinson (via Detroit Pistons) and Brooklyn 2027 1st round pick (via Knicks)

New look Nets with Duren

- PG- Mikel Brown Jr

- SG- Egor Demin

- SF- Keon Ellis

- PF- Julius Randle

- C- Jalen Duren (as your new center)

New look Pistons with MPJ

- PG- Cade Cunningham

- SG- Isaiah Joe

- SF- Ausar Thompson

- PF- Michael Porter Jr (as your new power forward)

- C- Paul Reed

Memphis would get bench depth in Mann and Robinson

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u/TerryG111 — 16 hours ago

DET- SAC- MEM

Sacramento Kings receives: Jalen Duren (via Detroit Pistons)

Detroit Pistons receive: Domantas Sabonis (via Sacramento Kings), Nique Clifford (via Sacramento Kings), Kings 2028 1st round pick and 2031 1st round pick (via Timberwolves)

Memphis Grizzlies receives: Duncan Robinson (via Detroit Pistons)

New look Kings with Duren

- PG- Darius Acuff Jr (rookie point guard)

- SG- Zach Lavine (in at shooting guard)

- SF- Keegan Murray (moves back to small forward)

- PF- Jalen Duren (moves to power forward)

- C- Maxime Raynaud (in at center)

New look Pistons with Sabonis

- PG- Cade Cunningham

- SG- Isaiah Joe

- SF- Ausar Thompson

- PF- John Collins

- C- Domantas Sabonis

Nique Clifford would come off the bench in Detroit

New look Grizzlies with Robinson

- PG- Scotty Pippen Jr

- SG- Cedric Coward

- SF- Jerami Grant

- PF- Cameron Boozer

- C- Zach Edey

Duncan Robinson off the bench in Memphis

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u/TerryG111 — 16 hours ago

Atlanta Hawks trade for Cleveland Cavaliers All Star Center - Cavs gets needed depth and athleticism

Hawks now need a true Center and are flush with wings. Cavs need to move Mobley to Center amd get depth and more shootong folowing the watson deal. Win-Win?

u/Fun_Row_5311 — 1 day ago

MIL-DEN. MIL absorbs Christian Braun into their $25M TPE. DEN gives up a 2031 1st (via CLE) to dump Braun’s contract for LeVert’s expiring contract to get $4.7M under the second apron.

u/YujiDomainExpansion — 1 day ago

CLE-DEN-LAC. Cavaliers acquire Watson. Nuggets clear salary and acquire 2032 unprotected first-round pick. Clippers absorb Strus into their TPE and get two second-round picks for doing so.

u/YujiDomainExpansion — 3 days ago