Lakers Trade Rumors

13 Aug 2018 17:26:12
HOU - LAL - MIL

Houston gets Snell
Lakers get Henson, Dellavedova
Bucks get Anderson, Deng, HOU 1st 2019, LAL 1st 2019

Why Rockets? They get a 3 and D wing needed for their rotation. They also save 10 mil, which is valuable as they are deep in the tax now.

Why Lakers? They get two players that can contribute with Deng's money at the cost of a first. They still keep space to sign a max player like Kawhi and avoid streching Deng, which won't give them either way a second max spot.

Bucks get two late 1sts from their three bad contracts. They don't take more money back considering Snell's third year. Should they resign Middleton and Brogdon next year they won't have money for FA, so these picks will be really usefull to them.

13 Aug 2018 19:28:36
I think you are misunderstanding what needs to be done and aren't reading what people are saying about Deng. For the Lakers to get space to sign Leonard as a free agent they either need to trade Deng and get nothing in return or a very little salary contract next offseason or they must stretch him. Henson and Dellavedova are owed $20M total for the following season in 19-20. So they will be out of the running for a max free agent if your trade went through. You got to remember the max salary slot is $30M-$35M. With the young core contracts being picked up the salary will be at $81M in 19-20 season.

13 Aug 2018 05:43:52
Lakers plan.
After season trade three first round picks Ball, Ingram wagner and Deng expiring contract for Davis. Lakers will have cap to max out Leonard. And like twenty more to spend. With James at 35 Leonard and Davis would be 2020 champs

12 Aug 2018 23:37:36
Looks we are going to hold onto Deng for this season. Pretty sure most teams want at least Hart for Deng trade. We are not going for the ring yet, so I get it. Still...would love to get that contract out of way this year.

13 Aug 2018 01:36:57
The asking price to take Deng was either 2 of the following players: Ingram, Ball, Hart or Kuzma AND 2 future first round picks starting 4 years from now. That's a high price to pay just to unload Deng right now especially when the Lakers don't actually need to. Teams aren't stupid. They know what unloading Deng would get the Lakers so the price will be high. I say put Deng in the rotation off the bench and show what he can do. If he can average a decent number he might get some interest from teams in the offseason as an expiring contract. If not then stretch him.

11 Aug 2018 03:14:40
LAL/BKN/PHX

LAL get Demarre Carroll (exp)
-get an expiring contract who can help them this year and dump Luol Deng

Pg Rondo/Ball/Hart
Sg KCP/Stephenson
Sf Ingram/Carroll
Pf LeBron/Kuzma/Wagner
Ce McGee/Zubac

BKN get Luol Deng, Troy Daniels, 1st round pick LAL (2020), 2nd round pick LAL, 2nd round pick PHX & Tyson Chandler (exp)
- take Luol Deng, get a vet center and plenty of assets. If they are targeting 2 superstars in 2018 they can deal Russell along with Deng or they can buyout or stretch him, for now they can use him

Pg Russell/Napier
Sg LeVert/Daniels
Sf Crabbe/Deng
Pf RHJ/Faried
Ce Chandler/Allen/Davis

PHX get Spencer Dinwiddie & Joe Harris
- get a point guard they need and added shooter at the wing

Pg Dinwiddie/Knight/Okobo
Sg Booker/Harris
Sf Jackson/Warren
Pf Ariza/Chriss/Arthur
Ce Ayton/Bender

08 Aug 2018 12:49:16
MIL - LAL - ORL

Bucks get Fournier, Deng
Lakers get Henson
Orlando gets Snell, Dellavedova, MIL 1st, LAL 1st

Milwaukee gets a starting sg that fits to their needs

Lakers save money and get a big needed for their rotation

Orlando sacrifise Fournier for two mid high picks and backup players