The Lakers trade Clarkson and Nance for Isaiah Thomas, Channing Frye, and a protected first rounder.
Who won the trade?
As a Lakers fan obviously I think this a win for us. We free up cap space for this summer. Kuzma and Randle will get more playing time. And the first round pick is extremely valuable. As much as I liked Nance and JC, this trade makes a lot of sense.
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Posted too soon, Cavs demolished entire roster today lol, hope they trade Lebron and Klove by the end of the day
jesus christ was definitely not expecting all of that lol
Unfortunately, as much as I love them, the Lakers are probably still a couple years off from being serious contenders.
This is a win for ESPN. They have something to discuss for the next month, and if we're lucky, Lavar and IT trade barbs.
I think it's pretty decent, clears up some space for later.
Rofl who gives a shit about the Lakers, may they be garbage for 2 more decades, AT LEAST.
Lmao I hate the Mavs. Nice try though.
Cavs still won't win the East..
Bruh, LeBron and four beer cans can win the East.
LA is in great shape to be a top contender one day with this young core. Kuz, Lonzo, Ingram (lest we forget this dude is only 20 yrs old), and Randle can make for a scary team in a few years. People underestimate how good Lonzo and Ingram can be, plenty of time for both of these fellas to develop. Lonzo has the right attitude, and we are already seeing plenty of improvement on Ingram's end.
As for the trade, one of Nance or Randle had to go. OP, I like this trade for LA for reasons you mentioned. If they can get rid of Deng and his gross contract, they are posed to make some power plays this summer or (hopefully) summer 2019.
Dropping Deng is going to be major if it happens, I have high hopes.
Unfortunately, I don't think they will be able to. There is no market for Deng and no team willing to take on the remainder of his contract ($37M). Our best bet would be to use the stretch provision and stretch out his contract over a period of 5 years instead of 3, giving us more cap space for this summer.
Let's hope this trade tanks the Lakers so that they end up with pick #2-5... = goes to the Boston Celtics :-)
The Steve Nash trade continues to haunt us
Somewhere out there, Chris Paul is laughing.
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