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This trade probably put the nail in the coffin of the Blazers making the play-in. Yes, the Jazz are going to plummet but the Lakers should pass us up and I wouldn't be surprised if this cements the Wolves in the top 10. Gobert has to be ecstatic.
 
If we get skunked this deadline it might be safe to say after the past 2 deadlines that Joe could possibly be a little in over his head.
 
Labinot41 said:
NBA Teams always helping the fucking Lakers man
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Big market means more money for the National Business Assoc. Hard to watch but it wouldn't be the first lopsided trade for a struggling team from a big market.
 
Got about 18 hours to make this roster make sense.
 
Jazz with 15 first round picks now… wow
 
So Ainge traded Beasley, Vanderbilt, Conley, and 3 2nd rounders for a 2027 top 4 protected first?
What a genius!
 
It sure looks like the lakers got the three best players in this deal.
 
Does this make the Lakers clearly better than the blazers this season? Probably. That said, I actually don't like this trade for the Lakers. None of those players really raises their championship ceiling, and they used one of their two biggest chips to accomplish it.

Maybe I'm lower on Russell then most, but to me he is no better than Westbrook. I think I'd still take 5 or 6 teams in the west over the Lakers, and now they have even one less prime asset.
 
I’d rather no trades at this point than Joe making one out of panic. When is Jody selling anyway?
 
Graduate32 said:
Does this make the Lakers clearly better than the blazers this season? Probably. That said, I actually don't like this trade for the Lakers. None of those players really raises their championship ceiling, and they used one of their two biggest chips to accomplish it.

Maybe I'm lower on Russell then most, but to me he is no better than Westbrook. I think I'd still take 5 or 6 teams in the west over the Lakers, and now they have even one less prime asset.
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They fixed the biggest issue they’ve had for years… 3pt shooting.
 
Graduate32 said:
Does this make the Lakers clearly better than the blazers this season? Probably. That said, I actually don't like this trade for the Lakers. None of those players really raises their championship ceiling, and they used one of their two biggest chips to accomplish it.

Maybe I'm lower on Russell then most, but to me he is no better than Westbrook. I think I'd still take 5 or 6 teams in the west over the Lakers, and now they have even one less prime asset.
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Russell shoots better, which is key with Lebron and AD on the roster. You then gain another good bench shooter in Beasley, and athleticism in Vanderbilt.
 
Lol I think the deal makes perfect sense for Utah. It was abundantly clear that the Jazz's spare parts had no real value around the league. The talk about each individual player being worth a first or something was ridiculous and clearly just Danny Ainge trying to drum up value.

Here is the reality:

Conley is a 35 year old PG on a semi-expiring. If they didn't move him this trade deadline, they would get nothing for him.
Beasley has a team option that the Jazz would not have picked up, making him also an expiring. He's a "shooter" having a 54% TS season, and he makes 16M. That's not very valuable.
Vando was worth 2 seconds.

If the option was lose Conley/Beasley for nothing and trade Vando for a few seconds, or move all 3 for a Lakers 1st that could be in the lottery, I think it's obvious what everyone would do.
 
This puts / keeps the Lakers in the playoff picture for sure and IF / WHEN Davis gets hurt they have Vandy as a solid fill in so gives them insurance when that happens too. Unlike most of you I am not going to go on a complete whine fest and start wanting Cronin's head on a pike and/or run out of town.

It's fine if your annoyed the Blazers did not get one of there top realistic targets and to boot he goes to the damn Lakers and i get it ticks you off but again let's see what happens between NOW and noon ish tomorrow. Then you can get the Fire Cronin rally started but til then chill the hell out please.
 
Btw, my prediction for tomorrow is that we trade Josh Hart for a few seconds and a disappointing young player, maybe Reddish or Okoro. If we're lucky we pry away one of New York's protected 1sts.
 
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