(**For fun**) Indecent Proposal: Trade Bron and AD for 2023 #1 overall pick. Would you?
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Would you trade Bron and AD for 18 Victor Wembanyama?
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 05, 2022 7:22 am    Post subject: (**For fun**) Indecent Proposal: Trade Bron and AD for 2023 #1 overall pick. Would you?

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You've never seen anything like 7'2 Victor Wembanyama. The French 18 Year old scored 37 Points (7 3s), 5 Blocks in his first ever game on US Soil. Projected Number 1 pick in 2023 NBA Draft


https://twitter.com/Ballislife/status/1577556638067675136?t=dRI11j6HpPMyZJLzgPcq3A&s=19

This dude looks amazing and already has tailor made skills for today's NBA. Would you make this trade? I think I would. Don't @me
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 05, 2022 7:27 am    Post subject:

That trade is probably not happening, but, Wembanyama & Henderson are for real...IF they can remain healthy, I see two real future stars and probably all stars...
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 05, 2022 7:40 am    Post subject:

Assuming it's after he's played all his games before the draft with no injury or other issues, yes. Age and recent injury history, mainly. Also, tradeable asset of the highest order if some doubt. But age and injuries. If Lebron and AD were younger and as they were preADtrade somehow, no.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 05, 2022 8:17 am    Post subject:

Watching Chet's body collapse when he got bumped by LBJ, I think Victor's long term durability/health is a major question.

Kid def has skills though. Amazing.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 05, 2022 8:21 am    Post subject:

Porzingis 2.0, IMO.

Edit - The league has been ruled by wings and perimeter players the last 2 decades. If you throw all your eggs into a basket, and that is for a draft pick potential guy, I would go for someone with the skills to dominate in today's league without huge injury concerns who plays a game like Lebron/Kawhi/Giannis.


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PostPosted: Wed Oct 05, 2022 8:22 am    Post subject: Re: (**For fun**) Indecent Proposal: Trade Bron and AD for 2023 #1 overall pick. Would you?

Texas_Pete wrote:
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You've never seen anything like 7'2 Victor Wembanyama. The French 18 Year old scored 37 Points (7 3s), 5 Blocks in his first ever game on US Soil. Projected Number 1 pick in 2023 NBA Draft


https://twitter.com/Ballislife/status/1577556638067675136?t=dRI11j6HpPMyZJLzgPcq3A&s=19

This dude looks amazing and already has tailor made skills for today's NBA. Would you make this trade? I think I would. Don't @me


I could see a case for us doing it.

Of course, hard to imagine a team that would trade Wembenyana, be able to ship him to us with $87 million in salaries to balance the trade, and still be able to immediately compete for a ring.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 05, 2022 9:06 am    Post subject:

No.

Wembanyama could be the GOAT . . . but most likely will be a decent to All Star level player. Look at the big men who've gone #1 in the open draft era:

1969 - Kareem
1970 - Lanier

1972 - Martin*
1974 - Walton
1976 - Benson*
1978 - Thompson
1980 - Carroll*
1983 - Sampson
1984 - Olajuwon
1985 - Ewing

1986 - Daugherty
1987 - Robinson
1992 - Shaq
1997 - Duncan

1998 - Olowokandi*
2001 - Kwame*
2002 - Yao
2004 - Dwight
2003- Bogut
2006 - Bargnani*
2007 - Oden*
2012 - AD
2017 - Ayton

Out of those 23 players, 2 are in the conversation for GOAT (KAJ/Shaq).
7 have had "Franchise Player" careers (all in bold) 5 had solid carrers, some affected by injury (Sampson/Yao). 7 are considered busts or huge disappointments (marked by asterisks). The jury is out on Ayton, but he seems like he's headed for the "solid NBA career" group.

Would I trade Bron/AD if I knew VW would be in the KAJ/Shaq tier? Sure.
Would I trade them for anyone in the next tier? No - because AD is in that tier when healthy and should have 3-4 more top flight seasons.

Even if VW is a Unicorn, we've seen extra long unicorns struggle with health issues (Walton, Porzingis, Yao, etc.), so I'm hesitant to deal 2 HOF (one near the tail end) for a highly touted, unproven kid.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 05, 2022 9:07 am    Post subject:

Nope.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 05, 2022 9:09 am    Post subject:

Wemby has injury history. You're okay with that?
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 05, 2022 9:10 am    Post subject:

deal wrote:
That trade is probably not happening, but, Wembanyama & Henderson are for real...IF they can remain healthy, I see two real future stars and probably all stars...


I was more impressed with Scoot than Wemby tbf.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 05, 2022 9:22 am    Post subject:

Mike@LG wrote:
deal wrote:
That trade is probably not happening, but, Wembanyama & Henderson are for real...IF they can remain healthy, I see two real future stars and probably all stars...


I was more impressed with Scoot than Wemby tbf.



Scoot showed off great ball handling & shooting; I didn't catch the entire game but think he force a few TO's. The kid has a solid build and i think he would be money on any team. @ 6'2" Scoot even took it inside, with no fear, and finished...

Wemby's biggest challenge could be staying healthy. Although I
did notice he had zero assist. He's a dead end when it comes to ball
movement. I'm not saying he can't pass but I wonder if the chip on
his shoulders is too big to do so? Don't know.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 05, 2022 9:29 am    Post subject:

Yes. Not even close. Trading a 39 year old LeBron James for the generational prospect we can have for the next decade and a half at least? Yes without hesitation.

Anybody that says no are either Lebron only fans that doesn't give a crap about the Lakers, or are just idiots. Either one.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 05, 2022 9:33 am    Post subject:

Number 1 pick is not guaranteed, so NO
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 05, 2022 9:35 am    Post subject:

Megaton wrote:
Yes. Not even close. Trading a 39 year old LeBron James for the generational prospect we can have for the next decade and a half at least? Yes without hesitation.

Anybody that says no are either Lebron only fans that doesn't give a crap about the Lakers, or are just idiots. Either one.


Wait he said Lebron and Davis, not just Lebron.

I would ship Legramps out quick!
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defense wrote:
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Yes. Not even close. Trading a 39 year old LeBron James for the generational prospect we can have for the next decade and a half at least? Yes without hesitation.

Anybody that says no are either Lebron only fans that doesn't give a crap about the Lakers, or are just idiots. Either one.


Wait he said Lebron and Davis, not just Lebron.

I would ship Legramps out quick!


Oh both of them?

Crap I scimmed through it then. My mistake! Then no! Lol

Although there is an argument FOR IT that people might not be thinking about. You trade those two guys for a rookie contract for 4 years, frees up A HUGE amount of cap space, along with Westbrook expiring, to sign THREE max free agents along with having a generational prospect.

So that is something to consider in this argument. I would still say no because just the 1st pick is not value enough, HOWEVER, there is a strong temptation still of having a generational prospect on a rookie contract for 4 years, and having cap space for THREE max free agents all of a sudden.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 05, 2022 9:46 am    Post subject:

wolfpaclaker wrote:
Porzingis 2.0, IMO.

Edit - The league has been ruled by wings and perimeter players the last 2 decades. If you throw all your eggs into a basket, and that is for a draft pick potential guy, I would go for someone with the skills to dominate in today's league without huge injury concerns who plays a game like Lebron/Kawhi/Giannis.


The guy showed more ball-handling and passing than KP by age, and he was younger than KP than when KP was really being evaluated.

He's not just a catch-and-shoot shooter. He's a movement and pull up shooter as well.

So no, not KP. But hell, pre-injury KP was up there for a bit.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 05, 2022 9:59 am    Post subject:

Also, I answered yes, but only because I don't trust the current FO's decision-making with trades/roster construction.

There's conditions to this.

1. Hire the absolute best training staff and essentially give Wembanyama a year off. Embiid and Ben Simmons did.
2. Deplete the roster and open up cap room for free agency all over again.
3. Still continue to buy 2nd round picks and do a complete youth movement all over again.

This is in full assumption that I don't currently believe in the roster's championship hopes, but movements like this would/should put priority with Jesse/Joey Buss with the Laker organization and cut ties off with Klutch, which would really hurt FA signings as well.

That's also why it wouldn't work. LAL doesn't operate like this.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 05, 2022 10:02 am    Post subject:

IF Orlando got the 2nd pick in the Draft; I'd gladly trade both LJ & AD for that 2nd pick (Scoot) and Banchero....



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 05, 2022 10:10 am    Post subject:

Number one after the lottery... absolutely.

LBJ is old and AD is just as injury prone as Wembanyama and ten years older.

I can't believe how many of you wouldn't do this.

Half this board must be Klutch interns.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 05, 2022 10:20 am    Post subject:

Dude needs to put on some meat. Looking like an anorexic supermodel won't help with his post up game. Just wait until he tries to post up against big, muscular NBA players, he won't be able to establish position.

He could become like a typical EU bigs and shoot threes like Dirk but I don't like bigs shooting threes.

AD could be MVP this season. No way I'm trading him for one frp. We gave up like 5 frp for him.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 05, 2022 10:20 am    Post subject:

Wenbemyama will be riddled with injuries.

Scoot will be very good but not championship ready for a while.

I would trade Davis for Jaylen Brown.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 05, 2022 10:50 am    Post subject:

lakersfever714 wrote:
Dude needs to put on some meat. Looking like an anorexic supermodel won't help with his post up game. Just wait until he tries to post up against big, muscular NBA players, he won't be able to establish position.

He could become like a typical EU bigs and shoot threes like Dirk but I don't like bigs shooting threes.

AD could be MVP this season. No way I'm trading him for one frp. We gave up like 5 frp for him.


Dude get 12 Free throws last game. He does a ton more than shoot 3s.

Hell, just play him at wing. It doesn't matter as much as you think it does.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 05, 2022 11:20 am    Post subject:

Mike@LG wrote:
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Dude needs to put on some meat. Looking like an anorexic supermodel won't help with his post up game. Just wait until he tries to post up against big, muscular NBA players, he won't be able to establish position.

He could become like a typical EU bigs and shoot threes like Dirk but I don't like bigs shooting threes.

AD could be MVP this season. No way I'm trading him for one frp. We gave up like 5 frp for him.


Dude get 12 Free throws last game. He does a ton more than shoot 3s.

Hell, just play him at wing. It doesn't matter as much as you think it does.


I just don't like his frail build. He could be Kevin Garnet or he could be Shawn Bradley. I don't know how his frail frame would hold up under the physicality of the NBA.

Basically, when you run and jump a lot and bang body against heavy masses, things tend to break. The bigger you are, the easier it is for things to break. Take Shaq, Yao and Bynum for example. Those guys were riddled with injuries. I think AD got injured easily also because the bigger you are and the higher you jump, your body just wouldn't be able to take the beating for long.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 05, 2022 11:28 am    Post subject:

Sure, then Pelinka could trade him for an often injured vet.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 05, 2022 11:30 am    Post subject:

I just noticed that Wembayama has some big ass hands, almost like the same hands Duncan has.
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