What playoff team could most use Jerami Grant?

[wizenheimer]

I think Grant's efficiency would improve if he were the 3rd wheel with a super star on the team to keep him in line. He wouldn't be calling his own number as much.

that's possible, but it's not confirmed by his history. He has approximately the same efficiency when his usage rate is 25% as he does when it's 17%

now, I supposed you could argue he'd be dynamite as a catch-n-shoot and spot-up option playing off Lebron and AD. But again, his numbers don't make a compelling case either way and Rui is pretty good at that too. And the Lakers don't have to give up a 1st to have Rui in that role

 

[CJ_is_Gone]

It was widely reported that they had a deal in place to send Rui + filler + 2 FRP then backed out and wanted to only offer 1.

Do you have a link to the report?

I don't remember that, and I couldn't find anything that stated a deal was in place... Just rumors of discussions.

I would LOVE it if it were true. I just don't buy that the Lakers would spend that much on Grant.

 

[Phatguysrule]

Do you have a link to the report?

I don't remember that, and I couldn't find anything that stated a deal was in place... Just rumors of discussions.

I would LOVE it if it were true. I just don't buy that the Lakers would spend that much on Grant.

I think that was Danny Marang. Take that for what you will...

According to Trail Blazers reporter Danny Marang, the two teams almost came together with a deal that would have sent Grant to Los Angeles in exchange for the two first-round picks. This was mentioned during an episode of Jacked Ramsays: A Portland Trail Blazers Podcast.

“As I understand it, Klutch was hoping to help facilitate a deal there and they got the Lakers to say, yeah they’d be willing to trade two ones for Jerami and then when it came time to do it, Pelinka balked.”

https://www.si.com/nba/lakers/news/...ers reporter,A Portland Trail Blazers Podcast.

 

[SharpesTriumph]

I think it's very likely the case that the Lakers want to keep Russell for this season; and probably Rui as well

but I don't see how Christie's salary solves the 2nd apron issue. Grant's salary is 29.8M. To avoid 2nd apron hell, the Lakers have to at least match that in a 2-for-1 trade or exceed it by a couple of million in a 3-for-1 trade. According to Spotrac, the Lakers are only 45K below the 2nd apron

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Vincent+Vanderbilt+Christie = 28.9M. So the three of them are 900K shy of matching Grant's salary

Russell + Vincent doesn't work either; and again, I'm thinking the Lakers are reluctant to move Russell

Yeah I think it was in another thread I posted - Vincent+Venderbilt+Chrstie+ another Lakers player for Grant and Duop. It looked like a legal trade that had the team under the 2nd apron so they could aggregate salary. But the Lakers would eventually likely end up over the 2nd apron once they later signed players to those last roster spots. Salaries are very tight but I think there is a way they could do that and then have all three of Russell/Rui/Grant this season.

They would be just over the 2nd apron this year, but the cap would go up in the summer getting them that flexibility back. Most the big penalties are for multiple seasons over the 2nd appron which they could easily avoid.

 

[Mediocre Man]

I am shocked there was almost a trade.

 

[SharpesTriumph]

I think that was Danny Marang. Take that for what you will...



https://www.si.com/nba/lakers/news/trail-blazers-reporter-claims-lakers-almost-traded-two-first-round-picks-for-jerami-grant-ml0802#:~:text=According to Trail Blazers reporter,A Portland Trail Blazers Podcast.

See the problems with all of these reports is we have no idea what exactly "first round pick" means. It could be a heavily protected pick that is similar to the value of many 2nd rounders. Or it could be a completely unprotected pick for a likely bad team that is worth a fortune. Or it could be something in between.

Maybe the Lakers offered two top25 protected FRP that had little value. Or maybe the Blazers want one completely unprotected pick which the Lakers won't accept.

 

[andalusian]

I am shocked there was almost a trade.

Because you didn't hold on to your shorts?