By now you know how these things work.
Four of those teams are good/in contention in theory + the Wemby factor.
If there’s one thing we know, it’s that Rich Paul brings his Klutch guys to LA.
LeBron/AD/and Vanderbilt are all current Klutch guys on the roster.
Seeing as how LaVine has LA ties, this isn’t that surprising.
But what do the Lakers even have to offer?
My guess is they could just flip him down the road in February for additional assets.
But $17M isn’t $40M so you obviously need to add something to the pot.
Things get much easier if you also add Rui’s $15M.
Now, is that worth it for the Lakers?
Losing DLo and Reddish are whatever in a trade like this.
you might just play Wood more at the PF spot or something.
Miami Heat
We sort of have a similar problem with LaVine like we did with Dame.
But for the sake of the blog, let’s say they do.
Here’s what they have to offer
We’re back to the same conversation we had all summer.
Do we think the Blazers want any of the Heats scraps?
From a money standpoint, the contracts work.
At the very worst, you could always flip Herro later.
Philadelphia 76ers
Now that James Harden is out of their life, Daryl Morey is on the hunt.
There are two ways of thinking when it comes to what Morey could do.
One side says find that 3rd star to pair next to Maxey and Embiid.
You made it this far with Harris, you may as well just ride it out.
So how else could they get there?
Just give the Bulls all the money you got back from the Clippers.
That shit is gold given what’s happening in LAC right now.
Do they even need Zach LaVine?
Do they even have the money?
When you look at the salaries, this doesn’t look possible without maybe a 3rd team getting involved.
San Antonio Spurs
Why the Spurs would make a trade like this, I have no idea.
Money-wise, that works.
It sounds crazy, but at least there’s a path.
I just don’t see what the point of doing a trade like that would be for SA.
They aren’t trying to win right now, they’re in the developmental stage of their rebuild.
To maybe flip LaVine down the road some more pieces once he inevitable demands another trade?
Obviously this isn’t factoring in 3 team trades or anything like that because those are impossible to predict.
I’d probably power rank them
1.
If they can’t wait another month, that basically eliminates the Lakers.
That’s the beauty of the NBA.
Sometimes it’s teams we aren’t even thinking about right now that end up with the player.
So now that you see what everyone has to offer, who ya got?
Come February and the trade deadline, where do you think LaVine ends up?
