CAS22 Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 lmaooo that trade is hilarious in so many ways. Now the Cavs have Derrick Rose and Walmart OJ Mayo on their bench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWood21 Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 1 minute ago, J-ALL-DAY said: Yeah, but they get a late 1st and they have been hitting on late picks better than any team lately and get two expirings. Cavs have to make another move as they can't just go with TT/Zizic at C. Yeah, this is a GREAT deal for the Lakers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-ALL-DAY Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Just now, CWood21 said: A healthy Isaiah Thomas >>> Jordan Clarkson, and LNJ = 2018 CLE 1st. This is a HUGE win for the Lakers. Except no one knows if IT will EVER be healthy again and he's a FA at season's end. Lakers already have Ball at PG, they aren't going to re-sign IT. This was just to clear cap space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyDez Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 5 teams in 5 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWood21 Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Just now, J-ALL-DAY said: Except no one knows if IT will EVER be healthy again and he's a FA at season's end. Lakers already have Ball at PG, they aren't going to re-sign IT. This was just to clear cap space. Even if he's not healthy, it's a pure salary dump for the Lakers. It shouldn't be viewed as more than that right now. The Lakers got essentially what they wanted out of moving Clarkson, a salary dump. So then you look at the LNJ-for-1st swap, and given the play of Kuzma this deal works for the Lakers since they're giving up their 3rd PF for another pick. And that's not factoring how well the Lakers have picked in that range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWood21 Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 It's essentially two deals wrapped in one. Frye & IT for Clarkson CLE 1st for LNJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champ11 Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 2 minutes ago, CWood21 said: A healthy Isaiah Thomas >>> Jordan Clarkson, and LNJ = 2018 CLE 1st. This is a HUGE win for the Lakers. It's a cap dump and you get back a protected first. Second time they've had to give up a talented young player for cap space. just gonna be great for all of us if/when the Lakers swing and miss on FAs again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-ALL-DAY Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 1 minute ago, CWood21 said: Even if he's not healthy, it's a pure salary dump for the Lakers. It shouldn't be viewed as more than that right now. The Lakers got essentially what they wanted out of moving Clarkson, a salary dump. So then you look at the LNJ-for-1st swap, and given the play of Kuzma this deal works for the Lakers since they're giving up their 3rd PF for another pick. And that's not factoring how well the Lakers have picked in that range. Right, and I'm saying it's salary dump nothing more nothing less. Plus you get a 1st rounder out of it. But IT is by no means in the Lakers future, so saying healthy Thomas>>>Clarkson is a moot point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartica4Real Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Wtf @ that trade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champ11 Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 kinda surprised the cavs gave up their first actually. that's pretty bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWood21 Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 2 minutes ago, champ11 said: It's a cap dump and you get back a protected first. Second time they've had to give up a talented young player for cap space. just gonna be great for all of us if/when the Lakers swing and miss on FAs again. That's my point. A guy like Jordan Clarkson isn't going to change the Lakers' fortune, so the ability to have more cap space and more room to work is more valuable. A guy like Clarkson is more valuable to a team like Cleveland than it would be for the Lakers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-ALL-DAY Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 With IT now gone, the Cavs are going to be stuck with LeBron being the lone shot creator in the 4th quarter and that's a big problem. This is why their only hope of doing anything was IT being healthy and being able to score down the stretch as LeBron makes every team he goes to a pure isolation team. Clarkson isn't going to be able to help in that area either, or at least not enough. But as trash as IT is right now, Clarkson will give the Cavs better production and Nance will provide some energy that they lack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWood21 Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 2 minutes ago, J-ALL-DAY said: Right, and I'm saying it's salary dump nothing more nothing less. Plus you get a 1st rounder out of it. But IT is by no means in the Lakers future, so saying healthy Thomas>>>Clarkson is a moot point. Even if he doesn't suit up another game for the Lakers, they cleared Clarkson's contract from the books WITHOUT giving up any assets. LIS, it's two trades wrapped up in one trade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdrawkcab321 Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 That’s one of the worst trades I’ve ever seen. You don’t give up a first to take on clarkson. We should have demanded a first from them. And we don’t even get randle. Seriously f this team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champ11 Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 1 minute ago, CWood21 said: That's my point. A guy like Jordan Clarkson isn't going to change the Lakers' fortune, so the ability to have more cap space and more room to work is more valuable. A guy like Clarkson is more valuable to a team like Cleveland than it would be for the Lakers. yeah is anyone sure that Clarkson is actually good? Feel like there was better use for the first, but I do like Nance a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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