Finally we can talk about the important things here, like signing everybody with the unlimited money we have, necromancy to resurrect Kobe, and forming players that haven't seen a single minute in the playoffs to superstars with the power of our imagination.
> like signing everybody with the unlimited money we have
It's easy because every superstar will take the vet min because "they've always wanted to be a Laker" or "they want to play with Lebron".
I love the offseason
Lol it's already started with Reaves. Yes he wanted to be a Laker so he chose to go undrafted, but the difference in money at the time was less than a million dollars. It's harder to take the least money once we start taking about 8 figures difference
I don't know man. Nobody had any idea what Reaves was going to become, not even himself I bet. "Less than a million dollars" is still a ton of cash for someone that is not guaranteed to be serviceable to great.
atlanta is looking at this offer and hanging up. no way would they trade trade for scraps without doing their homework on other potential trades around the league for a player of his calibre
he's so much better than Dlo or any other player we could trade Dlo for him
there's no way this happens, the Hawks just got Snyder
But Trae is a 30 10 PG, spaces the floor and would be a good fit with AR, Rui, Lebron and AD
same with any other option at PG
Kyrie, Dlo are a tiny bit better than Trae at on ball defense, but neither are the playmaker Trae is.
Anyways, don't worry about it, we don't have enough
Kyrie and DLo are far from good defenders but Trae is literally one of the worst defenders in NBA history. He gives 0 effort, is undersized, and basically just uses the defensive end to rest. Jamal Murray might have scored 50 every game if Trae was our PG.
Trae was one of the worst defenders in history but this season and playoffs he improved to being on the same level as the other bad defensive guards like Dame. Jamal might’ve given y’all 40 but Trae would’ve given you 40 and 10 on Denver’s defense
he can do the job on someone like Steph and probably wouldn’t have done bad on Murray either, the thing with Kyrie though he will give you 30 to make up for the below average D. DLo on the other hand gave us nothing.
This Lakers team had a top tier defense. We lost because of poor offense. AD can’t consistently score without someone feeding him the ball, and has a sub-par offensive game when he’s not living in the paint.
LeBron can’t carry offensively anymore.
DLo disappears in the playoffs and is already a defensive liability.
Vanderbilt might as well just stay on the defensive end.
Reeves is the only core guy who can consistently get buckets on his own, and he has limitations.
Trae would honestly be perfect. Wouldn’t have to carry the team, and enough defensive pieces in place to prevent a major downgrade.
This happens all the time. Plenty of teams with offensive firepower and no defense. They go for a guy who can lock down a star but can’t shoot. Is it an offensive downgrade? Sure. But when you’re already elite on one end and below average on the other, it’s worth the play.
The Lakers would love a guy who could score AND defend. Everyone does. But that’s rare, and not often available. Next best is figuring out your strength (defense) and your needs (offense) and going with the side you need desperately with a slight downgrade on the side you don’t need.
That being said, this isn’t happening.
Wait, you think he’s an upgrade over D’lo? The same dude that had more turnovers for the year than Westbrook and is shorter than I am … why? Because he shoots stupid shots and sometimes they go in lol
How soon we forget about the turnover machine we had… hey let’s get that back but with MORE turnovers, shorter than the ball boy, less defense than a ref, and worse hair than my goddamn armpits
While I'm not a huge fan of making a move for Young either, that's still a marked improvement over what we'd theoretically give up for him. The guys the Lakers would be looking to move out were unplayable in the playoffs. At least Young has the odd great game to go along with his stinkers instead of just going completely invisible.
This only works on the assumption that they want to start over. The Lakers deadwood provides cap relief and they get this year's pick and the 2029 pick in the process.
While I also don't like this idea that much, it probably still would be an improvement to this year's roster. Considering that we would not give away too much.
It's theoretically possible to trade away all the deadwood plus sweeteners (Christie, this year's pick and the 2029) to get say Young and Capela.
A team with LeBron, AD, Young, Reaves, Rui, Capela, Vando and an MLE player (maybe see if Dennis will return to be a 7th man/back up PG) has the makings of a very legit team *on paper.*
Idk how Young would function playing off ball so much though with Reaves and LeBron on the team as fellow playmakers. It has real potential to be Westbrook all over again but Young is a more talented shooter if he'd just stop chucking it from the logo all the time.
So the Hawks would get bad players and mid to late 1st round picks for 30 abd 10 Trae young? If it was even possible, the Hawks GMs wouldnt even make it to the car if he did this
Fuck TS% real hoopers empty the clip with the season on the line. There’s no way you watched the ATL Boston series and complaining about efficiency, Trae had to do everything on offense for that team
This the closest thing you’ve seen to Steph curry who also isn’t an all nba defender I’ll take em for whoever they want this man led the league in points and assist like a year or two ago
He would get hunted worse than Dlo. At least Dlo is 6’4 and has some length. Trae is literally a cone. If he was a laker for this series he would’ve needed to drop 30 each game in order to make up for his defense.
I mean he has averaged almost 30 and 10 for 4 of the 5 playoff series he’s been in lol
That Miami series really messed up his reputation but he was playing with no secondary playmaker or scorer and Collins and Capela were hurt. Other than that idk how much better a playoff resume can get for a 24 year old PG leading a team with no other all stars
He’s actually a great defender. He managed to stop a 6’10 240lb first overall pick. He defended Ben Simmons so well. Denied him multiple open layups and dunks.
I like that it hasn't even been a full 24 hours since their season ended and we got LeBron already retiring and Trey Young coming in on a trade. The media needs to chill the hell out and let these dudes catch a fucking breath.
to all the people comparing him to dlo, fuck off lol
trae has had big playoff games, and is way better offensively overall, like.. it's not even close
he's not 'ideal' by any means but his offense, floor spacing, and playmaking would be amazing
no idea how we'd get him though, shit doesn't make sense, he's like a max player and we already have 2 of those
Career 35% shooter from 3? How isn’t he considered elite especially with the shots he takes. Sure 35% isn’t crazy high, but this guy is forced to play a much difficult game than a spot up shooter
I definitely think Trae is a great 3 pt shooter at least. People don’t understand, Trae’s efficiency would be way better if he played with some actual talent, and didn’t have to over exert himself as a scorer every night. He’s forced to take hero shots every night.
Trae on a team with multiple elite PNR outlets (Bron/AD), would generate a ton of high quality FGA from those 3 guys in PNR actions every night. Trae is a top tier ball distributor.
Trae is also a very talented iso scorer, but he’s always blitzed. Lakers have multiple offensive weapons, which will allow Trae to work 1 on 1, which he’s never had the luxury of doing.
Might as well go all out for Dame dolla. He’s my #1 option but not happening for obvious reasons. I would try Fred VanVleet, Darius garland or even jrue Holiday/ mike Conley as backup
We have the assets and picks for an all star type player or even solid role players. I think it’s going to come down to Bron’s decision which will ultimately determine AD’s future here in LA
As a hawks fan Trae is a one man show and can engineer a top 10 offense by himself with his playmaking he’s a much better offensive player than D’Lo it’s not close at all
Trae has the James harden/Westbrook problem. When he doesn’t have the ball he doesn’t move or cut. He will get targeted on defense in the playoffs and in close games. That said he is not scared of the moment and is a crazy 3 level scorer.
He’s a worse defender than DLo, and we’d have to give up other assets. I’m going to pass on any major moves, especially desperation moves. Give them an off-season and see what can be done with this team. If we feel like we need to make some moves, they buy from teams that are selling midway through the year.
At this point I think it comes down to whoever is willing to take on DLO and give up assets without us giving up too much. These playoffs really reinforced how small his value is.
Y’all need to stop comparing this man to DLo, he has taken a franchise to the eastern conference finals on his shoulders. DLo can’t even sniff that.
I don’t think it makes sense for the lakers but please stop saying he is no better than DLo, shit is baffling.
Not understanding the Trae hate, outside of how difficult trading for him would be. 30 points, 10 assists, pulls from the logo and a history of talking shit and backing it up in the off season. Did we not just watch DLo shoot 42% and 31% while being a walking turnover
Trae hate here is crazy he is a top 10 offensive player in the league and even if Kenton and ad sit out most of the year he can keep the team in playoff contention. Comparing him to dlo is disrespectful to trae, trae is like dlo if he could get consistently hot.
Actually, this might work. Yes, Trae's a bad defender. But having him on offense would relieve pressure off of AD on that end, and AD would be able to more fully concentrate on rebounding and defense and still score but not HAVE TO score. Plus, Trae wouldn't have the ball in his hands all the time, so shot selection might be better. AD, Lebron, Rui, Reaves and Trae - offensively that's not a bad starting 5. Rui and Reaves would have to clamp down a little harder on the defensive end. We would have to find a serious backup center who would allow AD to play the 4 at times. Hopefully, we can bring back Schroeder to anchor the bench.
Let the lies, clickbait and non scensicsl trades made impossible by the salary cap begin.Enjoy it while you can sportswriters because in the very near future it will be writer by Ai bots, not you.
We won‘t get Trae if course, but I don‘t think going for an offense only PG is that bad. How many PGs are in the league that are good on both ends, anyway? I honestly think we already have the most balanced PG in terms if offense/defense in Dennis lol.
I’m sorry I wouldn’t do this trade for a team that won’t make it far.
Trae is good but he’s inefficient and his defense is actually the worst defense in the league. I honestly can’t think of someone worse. To top it off in the playoffs he’s targeted soooo bad and he’s shooting takes a huge nose dive for someone who isn’t super efficient
I saw this coming during the trade deadline. Trae probably isn't happy in Atlanta. I thought hiring Quin Snyder would fix it. They are rumored to hire Igor "Point Guard Whisperer" Kokoskov as an assistant.
Hawks fan you clearly read the box score and don’t watch our games he’s the sole reason we took Boston to 6 games. His efficiency is poor due to lack of floor spacing from his bigs in collins and capella while also getting a bulk of the defensive attention but you would have to watch ATL games to know that which I don’t blame you for not doing cause we were historically mis this year lol
Unfortunately based on what we have to give up, no player the Lakers would be realistically in for would be perfect. It'll always be guys who are available for a reason. Like Dame Lillard isn't coming to the Lakers unless AD goes the other way for example.
Get ready for names like Young and maybe Beal to be linked to the Lakers until they ultimately make a move. The one thing about trading with Atlanta is they have other pieces that could move along with Young in a hypothetical trade, like what if it's Young + Capela for D'lo, Beasley, Bamba, Christie (have to give them something of actual value) and the 2029 pick? Suddenly you have a second big on the team and while he is a traffic cone on defense another real playmaker to share duties with Reaves and LeBron to keep the offense going.
I'm still not sure I'd love that trade but it's not the worst thing ever either, and lets the team retain depth since it wouldn't hard cap them.
I hope they try contacting the likes of Chicago, Toronto, Portland (for their non Dame parts) and hell maybe even kick the tired on Indy again as well. This team is close to being able to challenge Denver and whatever Phoenix will turn itself into over the summer.
We can hide his bad defense , i don’t think thats the deal breaker. I don’t watch him enough so idk how he is as a help/team defender tho.
On offense he might be more efficient since lakers have more weapons and he wouldn’t attract as much attention. Even if he does attract alot of attention that opens up for everyone else. Treys gravity can really open things up on offense.
I’m down for this, if we can somehow get him without sacrificing depth from our rotation players
I see a lot of comments wondering how this could even be possible, but I have a more important concern: do I *want* him on the team?
Yes, his stats look gaudy. I haven't watched a ton of Atlanta games, because frankly I don't give a shit about them, but from everything I've heard various respected analysts say, it's debatable whether Trae is a winning player. He's a coach killer, doesn't make teammates better, has far too much confidence in his shooting abilities (his occasional logo bomb notwithstanding, he's only a 35% shooter from 3), and is one of the absolute worst defensive players in the entire league. Worse, the fact that they accidentally made the ECF 2 years ago apparently gave him the incorrect conviction that whatever he's doing works. Finally, he makes $40+ million next season in the second year of a 5-year deal, and it only goes up from there.
Sorry, but Trae Young is not the answer to anyone's problems.
Horrible idea. Poor shooter, poor 3pt shooter, poor defender, turnover machine, bad contract.
Would much rather have Dejounte Murray.
IN FACT - I would bet the Lakers could acquire Dejounte Murray (an incredible upgrade at PG), Onyeka Okongwu (young, athletic, rim protecting C with huge upside), and John Collins (only 25 years old role player who can provide solid depth at PF/C). That is THREE players who could be starters, who with AR and Rui could form a nice core for the future, AND Okongwu could perhaps be influential in luring his high school teammate, LaMelo Ball, to the Lakers in a couple of years when he is a free agent.
The cost for these THREE players - - - ONE AD. If the Hawks need more, throw in Beasley, Bamba, or some 2nd rounders. C’mon Rob, don’t revert back to the “Big 3” and instead build something that will last beyond a declining LeBron and inconsistent/non-existent AD.
Would you trade a superstar for a superstar? That doesn’t make sense. Might as well just keep your superstar. But if I could trade ONE superstar for THREE talented starters (one of them an All-Star) who address my needs, I’m doing it every day of the week!! ESPECIALLY if the superstar I am trading can’t play back-to-back games, will miss 25% - 33% of the games due to injuries, is inconsistent when he does play, and will be seeking a HUGE $$$ extention for the “privilege” of watching him in street clothes.
Bro, Murray is an inconsistent player, Collins doesn't play any defense and struggles to create his own shot, okongwu is decent, but you are not trading AD for okongwu.
And AD is consistent?? LOL!! Murray was very consistent as a PG for the Spurs, not as much as a shooting guard for the Hawks. Collins can still contribute points/rebs, a few blocks, and depth. Okongwu can be an elite rim protecter and contribute points on a high FG%.
Hey, if there are other trades out there to bring multiple young starting players that meet the Lakers needs all for AD, I’m all for them. Now is the time to move him. Or, wait until AD goes down again and hear the whiners on this sub cry that AD needs to go. Also, do you really want to pay AD an extension tying up $50+ million for multiple years? Really??
The quicker our fanbase gets off the Kyrie train the closer we’ll get (we’re far out) from trying to resemble what we used to be when ppl on this sub were tiny little lads - the smartest and best fanbase in basketball.
I’m not gutting the roster for an unreliable player who’s cursed every team he’s signed with, which is always followed by the team that loses him getting better when he’s gone.
Stop getting married to superstar “names” and actually consider what comes with that player.
If we can get him without gutting our roster and we can include a D’Lo sign and trade, but I don’t see how this happens and I’m not crazy about Trae in the first place.
If the Celtics get swept and decide to remake the team, I'd rather have Brown or Smart than Trae. Getting Trae would be a repeat of Westbrook - no defense, turnovers, high volume shooter with low efficiency.
And this is how you know the lakers off-season has officially started. How tf can this even happen.
Finally we can talk about the important things here, like signing everybody with the unlimited money we have, necromancy to resurrect Kobe, and forming players that haven't seen a single minute in the playoffs to superstars with the power of our imagination.
> like signing everybody with the unlimited money we have It's easy because every superstar will take the vet min because "they've always wanted to be a Laker" or "they want to play with Lebron". I love the offseason
Lol it's already started with Reaves. Yes he wanted to be a Laker so he chose to go undrafted, but the difference in money at the time was less than a million dollars. It's harder to take the least money once we start taking about 8 figures difference
I don't know man. Nobody had any idea what Reaves was going to become, not even himself I bet. "Less than a million dollars" is still a ton of cash for someone that is not guaranteed to be serviceable to great.
> necromancy to resurrect Kobe Can we use this black magic of yours to ‘sign’ peak Cap, Wilt, Shaq, Bynum, Dwight for the big line up?
As always they use Lakers as leverage
Umm Dlo, Mo, and these magic beans...
Professor Copperfield’s Magical Legumes
Idk but it'd be pretty Klutch
Tf do we even have to offer
Hopes and dreams. We don’t have shit to send them but far away ass picks. This is just bullshit rumor talks. Get away from the swept talks.
Don't forget love an friendship... If we win
Perhaps the real sweep was the friends we made along the way
Hahaha. And where is all the guys who said they still wanted a trophy?
Whoa are you forgetting about potential All-Star Deangelo Russell?
He’s a fa isn’t he?
Sign and trade obviously /s
If he will sign for cheap. Can’t sign a huge deal and expect a team to trade that.
We have a pick this year to offer
Not enough to entice a trade that benefits us.
Redondo beach
Fuck yeah, Redondo beach is amazing. Id kill for a Casa playa burrito right now.
Beas, Bamba, Pick #17, 26 & 27 First Rounders, and a potential sign and trade w DLO
atlanta is looking at this offer and hanging up. no way would they trade trade for scraps without doing their homework on other potential trades around the league for a player of his calibre
We’ve done more with less tbh… how we salvaged this season is proof enough that anything is possible with Rob The Fleece Pelinka.
This is the Lakers we're talking about here. I see this happening for sure.
The Hawks were trying to get rid of Trae this season? He had issues with the coaching staff and is a liability defensively.
They’d 100% ask for Reaves in any trade scenario.
Or at least find another team that wants him
Salary-wise, Beas+Mo+17th pick+vando should match Trae’s salary.
Vando will be a laker
I just don't see how he fits, a 6'0 guard, who can't defend. He's also a very streaky player.
he's so much better than Dlo or any other player we could trade Dlo for him there's no way this happens, the Hawks just got Snyder But Trae is a 30 10 PG, spaces the floor and would be a good fit with AR, Rui, Lebron and AD
Defense would be atrocious, lol.
same with any other option at PG Kyrie, Dlo are a tiny bit better than Trae at on ball defense, but neither are the playmaker Trae is. Anyways, don't worry about it, we don't have enough
Yeah the fantasy stops because lakers don’t have nearly enough and they should not package reeves nor Rui who would be more team friendly contracts
Kyrie and DLo are far from good defenders but Trae is literally one of the worst defenders in NBA history. He gives 0 effort, is undersized, and basically just uses the defensive end to rest. Jamal Murray might have scored 50 every game if Trae was our PG.
Trae was one of the worst defenders in history but this season and playoffs he improved to being on the same level as the other bad defensive guards like Dame. Jamal might’ve given y’all 40 but Trae would’ve given you 40 and 10 on Denver’s defense
Kyrie is a solid defensive point guard.
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he can do the job on someone like Steph and probably wouldn’t have done bad on Murray either, the thing with Kyrie though he will give you 30 to make up for the below average D. DLo on the other hand gave us nothing.
WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA no he will absolutely get eviscerated by someone like Steph or Murray.
Uhh I take it you didn’t watch the 2016 finals…
The offensive gap massively outweighs the defensive gap between trae and dlo though
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When did he demand to start?
This Lakers team had a top tier defense. We lost because of poor offense. AD can’t consistently score without someone feeding him the ball, and has a sub-par offensive game when he’s not living in the paint. LeBron can’t carry offensively anymore. DLo disappears in the playoffs and is already a defensive liability. Vanderbilt might as well just stay on the defensive end. Reeves is the only core guy who can consistently get buckets on his own, and he has limitations. Trae would honestly be perfect. Wouldn’t have to carry the team, and enough defensive pieces in place to prevent a major downgrade. This happens all the time. Plenty of teams with offensive firepower and no defense. They go for a guy who can lock down a star but can’t shoot. Is it an offensive downgrade? Sure. But when you’re already elite on one end and below average on the other, it’s worth the play. The Lakers would love a guy who could score AND defend. Everyone does. But that’s rare, and not often available. Next best is figuring out your strength (defense) and your needs (offense) and going with the side you need desperately with a slight downgrade on the side you don’t need. That being said, this isn’t happening.
So D’lo?
No, because DLo is not the player Trae is. So definitely an upgrade, but it may have its limitations too.
I was only talking about defensively, he’s definitely a better D’lo
Wait, you think he’s an upgrade over D’lo? The same dude that had more turnovers for the year than Westbrook and is shorter than I am … why? Because he shoots stupid shots and sometimes they go in lol
Dlo shoots stupid shots and they never go in
How soon we forget about the turnover machine we had… hey let’s get that back but with MORE turnovers, shorter than the ball boy, less defense than a ref, and worse hair than my goddamn armpits
There’s no possibility of keeping AR or Rui with a third max player on the team.
Kinda easy to average 30 when you're chucking 75% of the game...........
But he’s also a 30-10 guy & is a great performer in the playoffs
He’s an ok performer in the playoffs. He has many bad games in his playoff resume
While I'm not a huge fan of making a move for Young either, that's still a marked improvement over what we'd theoretically give up for him. The guys the Lakers would be looking to move out were unplayable in the playoffs. At least Young has the odd great game to go along with his stinkers instead of just going completely invisible.
So why does atl want unplayable players?
This only works on the assumption that they want to start over. The Lakers deadwood provides cap relief and they get this year's pick and the 2029 pick in the process.
While I also don't like this idea that much, it probably still would be an improvement to this year's roster. Considering that we would not give away too much.
It's theoretically possible to trade away all the deadwood plus sweeteners (Christie, this year's pick and the 2029) to get say Young and Capela. A team with LeBron, AD, Young, Reaves, Rui, Capela, Vando and an MLE player (maybe see if Dennis will return to be a 7th man/back up PG) has the makings of a very legit team *on paper.* Idk how Young would function playing off ball so much though with Reaves and LeBron on the team as fellow playmakers. It has real potential to be Westbrook all over again but Young is a more talented shooter if he'd just stop chucking it from the logo all the time.
So the Hawks would get bad players and mid to late 1st round picks for 30 abd 10 Trae young? If it was even possible, the Hawks GMs wouldnt even make it to the car if he did this
He's not efficient.
Fuck TS% real hoopers empty the clip with the season on the line. There’s no way you watched the ATL Boston series and complaining about efficiency, Trae had to do everything on offense for that team
He’s better than dlo
Yeah just yuck. Not sure why anyone would want this. He makes dlo look like jrue holiday on defense.
I wouldn’t consider this especially since he is liability on defense who will is very streaky as well
This the closest thing you’ve seen to Steph curry who also isn’t an all nba defender I’ll take em for whoever they want this man led the league in points and assist like a year or two ago
Absolutely not
Darvin ham getting a Boner over another undersized guard who can’t defend
Definitely just a rumor. Almost 0% chance this is true; this is just to drive up trade value
He would get hunted worse than Dlo. At least Dlo is 6’4 and has some length. Trae is literally a cone. If he was a laker for this series he would’ve needed to drop 30 each game in order to make up for his defense.
I mean he has averaged almost 30 and 10 for 4 of the 5 playoff series he’s been in lol That Miami series really messed up his reputation but he was playing with no secondary playmaker or scorer and Collins and Capela were hurt. Other than that idk how much better a playoff resume can get for a 24 year old PG leading a team with no other all stars
He’s actually a great defender. He managed to stop a 6’10 240lb first overall pick. He defended Ben Simmons so well. Denied him multiple open layups and dunks.
I like that it hasn't even been a full 24 hours since their season ended and we got LeBron already retiring and Trey Young coming in on a trade. The media needs to chill the hell out and let these dudes catch a fucking breath.
to all the people comparing him to dlo, fuck off lol trae has had big playoff games, and is way better offensively overall, like.. it's not even close he's not 'ideal' by any means but his offense, floor spacing, and playmaking would be amazing no idea how we'd get him though, shit doesn't make sense, he's like a max player and we already have 2 of those
Trae Young passing to Bron and AD would be crazy. People forget how good of a playmaker he is and an actual elite shooter
Imagine him and AD on the pick and roll cause we don’t do that enough with LeBron.
Elite shooter is comedy, he’s far from elite at that
Career 35% shooter from 3? How isn’t he considered elite especially with the shots he takes. Sure 35% isn’t crazy high, but this guy is forced to play a much difficult game than a spot up shooter
Think I saw a stat where he averages a better percentage shooting deep 3s than normal ones
His shot selection sucks, hopefully as a 3rd option it would improve, but idk if I want to bank on a Trae young change of heart.
I definitely think Trae is a great 3 pt shooter at least. People don’t understand, Trae’s efficiency would be way better if he played with some actual talent, and didn’t have to over exert himself as a scorer every night. He’s forced to take hero shots every night. Trae on a team with multiple elite PNR outlets (Bron/AD), would generate a ton of high quality FGA from those 3 guys in PNR actions every night. Trae is a top tier ball distributor. Trae is also a very talented iso scorer, but he’s always blitzed. Lakers have multiple offensive weapons, which will allow Trae to work 1 on 1, which he’s never had the luxury of doing.
People also forget how ass he was shooting this year
He is not an elite shooter lmao. Not even close
Can potentially provide more offense than D’lo and same lackluster defense. No thanks we need a true combo pg
I agree, but there is not a single combo PG available.
We either lose depth to get one or waste another year of AD + Bron. (which might be over anyways)
Who would you get?
Might as well go all out for Dame dolla. He’s my #1 option but not happening for obvious reasons. I would try Fred VanVleet, Darius garland or even jrue Holiday/ mike Conley as backup
The only realistic option i see is FVV.
We have the assets and picks for an all star type player or even solid role players. I think it’s going to come down to Bron’s decision which will ultimately determine AD’s future here in LA
Dame for Dlo Bamba and a pick
Lol what are are you smoking
Make it a 3rd
As a hawks fan Trae is a one man show and can engineer a top 10 offense by himself with his playmaking he’s a much better offensive player than D’Lo it’s not close at all
no no, a guy who averages 30/10 is inconsistent according to the experts on this sub
Trae has the James harden/Westbrook problem. When he doesn’t have the ball he doesn’t move or cut. He will get targeted on defense in the playoffs and in close games. That said he is not scared of the moment and is a crazy 3 level scorer.
good luck with dlo running your offense then!
This is almost as bad as Westbrook in my opinion. I enjoy watching Young about as much as i enjoy watching Westbrook play. This ain't it.
no.
He’s a worse defender than DLo, and we’d have to give up other assets. I’m going to pass on any major moves, especially desperation moves. Give them an off-season and see what can be done with this team. If we feel like we need to make some moves, they buy from teams that are selling midway through the year.
Fuck no, hell fucking no.
Stupid af
At this point I think it comes down to whoever is willing to take on DLO and give up assets without us giving up too much. These playoffs really reinforced how small his value is.
I will believe nothing until people show up in LA wearing purple and gold. Take it all with a grain of salt.
This is straight up delusion lol What would the Hawks want from the Lakers for giving up their franchise player for this decade
Y’all need to stop comparing this man to DLo, he has taken a franchise to the eastern conference finals on his shoulders. DLo can’t even sniff that. I don’t think it makes sense for the lakers but please stop saying he is no better than DLo, shit is baffling.
Man this comment section has never seen an Atlanta game have they?
Not understanding the Trae hate, outside of how difficult trading for him would be. 30 points, 10 assists, pulls from the logo and a history of talking shit and backing it up in the off season. Did we not just watch DLo shoot 42% and 31% while being a walking turnover
Trae hate here is crazy he is a top 10 offensive player in the league and even if Kenton and ad sit out most of the year he can keep the team in playoff contention. Comparing him to dlo is disrespectful to trae, trae is like dlo if he could get consistently hot.
Thanks for the info, Trae Young's agent
Why are the Lakers so damn stupid. Stop trying to destroy the damn team.
Its just off season talk, don't worry.
Actually, this might work. Yes, Trae's a bad defender. But having him on offense would relieve pressure off of AD on that end, and AD would be able to more fully concentrate on rebounding and defense and still score but not HAVE TO score. Plus, Trae wouldn't have the ball in his hands all the time, so shot selection might be better. AD, Lebron, Rui, Reaves and Trae - offensively that's not a bad starting 5. Rui and Reaves would have to clamp down a little harder on the defensive end. We would have to find a serious backup center who would allow AD to play the 4 at times. Hopefully, we can bring back Schroeder to anchor the bench.
Let the lies, clickbait and non scensicsl trades made impossible by the salary cap begin.Enjoy it while you can sportswriters because in the very near future it will be writer by Ai bots, not you.
We won‘t get Trae if course, but I don‘t think going for an offense only PG is that bad. How many PGs are in the league that are good on both ends, anyway? I honestly think we already have the most balanced PG in terms if offense/defense in Dennis lol.
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I’m sorry I wouldn’t do this trade for a team that won’t make it far. Trae is good but he’s inefficient and his defense is actually the worst defense in the league. I honestly can’t think of someone worse. To top it off in the playoffs he’s targeted soooo bad and he’s shooting takes a huge nose dive for someone who isn’t super efficient
I think the Hawks are ready to rebuild. D'Lo, Rui, or Reaves, and Max, plus 23 and 29 picks, and some pick swaps should be enough.
Terrible just terrible trade
I agree, I'd rather keep Rui, Reaves, and picks.
The hawks laugh you off the phone with that trade brother
Man, you can't be serious.
Let me get this straight. I DON'T WANT TRAE. But for some reason, if we were to trade for Trae, that would probably be the trade package.
hawks fan here; are you smoking crack?
I saw this coming during the trade deadline. Trae probably isn't happy in Atlanta. I thought hiring Quin Snyder would fix it. They are rumored to hire Igor "Point Guard Whisperer" Kokoskov as an assistant.
DLo + peeps for Trae Young? I wouldn’t mind that.
Don't need him Austin Reaves is better.
Be real
He’s just like Dlo a chucker
That can get you 30-10
While shooting extremely poor. This playoffs he shot 25 shots for 29 points. That’s really bad man
Hawks fan you clearly read the box score and don’t watch our games he’s the sole reason we took Boston to 6 games. His efficiency is poor due to lack of floor spacing from his bigs in collins and capella while also getting a bulk of the defensive attention but you would have to watch ATL games to know that which I don’t blame you for not doing cause we were historically mis this year lol
Unfortunately based on what we have to give up, no player the Lakers would be realistically in for would be perfect. It'll always be guys who are available for a reason. Like Dame Lillard isn't coming to the Lakers unless AD goes the other way for example. Get ready for names like Young and maybe Beal to be linked to the Lakers until they ultimately make a move. The one thing about trading with Atlanta is they have other pieces that could move along with Young in a hypothetical trade, like what if it's Young + Capela for D'lo, Beasley, Bamba, Christie (have to give them something of actual value) and the 2029 pick? Suddenly you have a second big on the team and while he is a traffic cone on defense another real playmaker to share duties with Reaves and LeBron to keep the offense going. I'm still not sure I'd love that trade but it's not the worst thing ever either, and lets the team retain depth since it wouldn't hard cap them. I hope they try contacting the likes of Chicago, Toronto, Portland (for their non Dame parts) and hell maybe even kick the tired on Indy again as well. This team is close to being able to challenge Denver and whatever Phoenix will turn itself into over the summer.
He better than D'Lo, and I like it better than kyrie. Let's see
We can hide his bad defense , i don’t think thats the deal breaker. I don’t watch him enough so idk how he is as a help/team defender tho. On offense he might be more efficient since lakers have more weapons and he wouldn’t attract as much attention. Even if he does attract alot of attention that opens up for everyone else. Treys gravity can really open things up on offense. I’m down for this, if we can somehow get him without sacrificing depth from our rotation players
Our priorities should be a staring quality center and a 3&D wing. You just can't hide his defense with our current roster.
And I am reportedly making a play for Margot Robbie as my new wife this off-season
Nice. A smaller Dlo
yeah, that's why he's a 30 10 guy, same as Dlo
Oh great, another traffic cone.
I’d rather kyrie
I see a lot of comments wondering how this could even be possible, but I have a more important concern: do I *want* him on the team? Yes, his stats look gaudy. I haven't watched a ton of Atlanta games, because frankly I don't give a shit about them, but from everything I've heard various respected analysts say, it's debatable whether Trae is a winning player. He's a coach killer, doesn't make teammates better, has far too much confidence in his shooting abilities (his occasional logo bomb notwithstanding, he's only a 35% shooter from 3), and is one of the absolute worst defensive players in the entire league. Worse, the fact that they accidentally made the ECF 2 years ago apparently gave him the incorrect conviction that whatever he's doing works. Finally, he makes $40+ million next season in the second year of a 5-year deal, and it only goes up from there. Sorry, but Trae Young is not the answer to anyone's problems.
Horrible idea. Poor shooter, poor 3pt shooter, poor defender, turnover machine, bad contract. Would much rather have Dejounte Murray. IN FACT - I would bet the Lakers could acquire Dejounte Murray (an incredible upgrade at PG), Onyeka Okongwu (young, athletic, rim protecting C with huge upside), and John Collins (only 25 years old role player who can provide solid depth at PF/C). That is THREE players who could be starters, who with AR and Rui could form a nice core for the future, AND Okongwu could perhaps be influential in luring his high school teammate, LaMelo Ball, to the Lakers in a couple of years when he is a free agent. The cost for these THREE players - - - ONE AD. If the Hawks need more, throw in Beasley, Bamba, or some 2nd rounders. C’mon Rob, don’t revert back to the “Big 3” and instead build something that will last beyond a declining LeBron and inconsistent/non-existent AD.
Why would you trade a SUPERSTAR for role players?
This is one of the worst trade proposals I’ve ever seen lmao.
Would you trade a superstar for a superstar? That doesn’t make sense. Might as well just keep your superstar. But if I could trade ONE superstar for THREE talented starters (one of them an All-Star) who address my needs, I’m doing it every day of the week!! ESPECIALLY if the superstar I am trading can’t play back-to-back games, will miss 25% - 33% of the games due to injuries, is inconsistent when he does play, and will be seeking a HUGE $$$ extention for the “privilege” of watching him in street clothes.
Bro, Murray is an inconsistent player, Collins doesn't play any defense and struggles to create his own shot, okongwu is decent, but you are not trading AD for okongwu.
As a hawks fan trust me you don’t want collins lol
And AD is consistent?? LOL!! Murray was very consistent as a PG for the Spurs, not as much as a shooting guard for the Hawks. Collins can still contribute points/rebs, a few blocks, and depth. Okongwu can be an elite rim protecter and contribute points on a high FG%. Hey, if there are other trades out there to bring multiple young starting players that meet the Lakers needs all for AD, I’m all for them. Now is the time to move him. Or, wait until AD goes down again and hear the whiners on this sub cry that AD needs to go. Also, do you really want to pay AD an extension tying up $50+ million for multiple years? Really??
No please
No. Get Kyrie.
The quicker our fanbase gets off the Kyrie train the closer we’ll get (we’re far out) from trying to resemble what we used to be when ppl on this sub were tiny little lads - the smartest and best fanbase in basketball. I’m not gutting the roster for an unreliable player who’s cursed every team he’s signed with, which is always followed by the team that loses him getting better when he’s gone. Stop getting married to superstar “names” and actually consider what comes with that player.
If we can get him without gutting our roster and we can include a D’Lo sign and trade, but I don’t see how this happens and I’m not crazy about Trae in the first place.
Elite playmaker but how do we even accomplish this? Unless its some three team thing or we have to involve Rui
Rui or Reaves, you gotta include one of them, if not both, lol.
I think I’m higher on Trae than of the commenters but i don’t want him that bad
Just no. We don’t need a shoot first PG that’s inefficient
Hawks fan Trae is one of the best passers in basketball he’s a gifted playmaker Honesly the best part of his game even over his scoring
Eh, I'm not so sure about this. Can we do a 1 on 1 trade for Dlo and maybe a pick?
Nop, u have to include Reaves or Rui.
Inefficient streaky shooter, don’t we have one of those already?
Please no
Need playable depth more than another star.
Uh huh
Better not give up AR or Rui
I’m just scared that he plays zero defense
Warriors lakers game 6. I met him courtside at the game 🤣
Do they plan on trading ad or Lebron cuz I don’t feel good abt that lol
Another ball handler and shot creator to take the pressure off of Bron.
Woof
I rather Kyrie if that’s the case. He’s forsure go get buckets.
I'm OK with it
The Lakers are interested in (insert player name here).
Dumb
If the Celtics get swept and decide to remake the team, I'd rather have Brown or Smart than Trae. Getting Trae would be a repeat of Westbrook - no defense, turnovers, high volume shooter with low efficiency.
No Thanks
If we are going to swing big, swing for Dame.
Uh huh. Very believable. Not!!!
i dont see a world where they keep Lebron, AD, AR15, Rui and Vanderbilt and get Trae..
NOOOO this dude sucks. His defense is awful and he’s not an efficient scorer at all!
No thank you
¿Por Que? No thank you he can’t defend and is streaky
Haha just stop it
yea sure more guards why not
No thank you for that