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Knowing this, Griffin has been insisting on him and talking him up from the beginning. Many around the league know Griff had no real interest in him but Griffin knew Jeanie wouldn't sign off on the trade with Kuzma in it. So.. he kept talking him up knowing that Pelinka would
— Elite Bored (@BallThen) June 16, 2019
MM hitting us with the HARD UPDATES
...Of negotiating tactics all of us pretty much realised several days ago when it leaked that Kuzma was the sticking point.
Basketball.
The Pelicans will get the following picks from the Lakers, league sources tell ESPN:
— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) June 16, 2019
No. 4 pick in 2019
Top-8 protected in 2021, becomes unprotected in ‘22
Unprotected swap in ‘23
Unprotected first in ‘24
Unprotected swap in ‘25
Tremendous haul for David Griffin & the Pelicans.
The Pelicans will get the following picks from the Lakers, league sources tell ESPN:
— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) June 16, 2019
No. 4 pick in 2019
Top-8 protected in 2021, becomes unprotected in ‘22
Unprotected swap in ‘23
Unprotected first in ‘24
Unprotected swap in ‘25
Tremendous haul for David Griffin & the Pelicans.
Oh this is nice.
No 2020, because in 2020 they'll be good. Then Lebron is old and there's a chance of AD leaving (it's already been leaked he won't sign an extension, he'll enter FA).
The only problem is this: why accept a protection in 2021?
This may be off, a vague memory. But I swear I heard Silver say 2021 was probably too soon for the HS ban to be lifted and it will probably be 2022 or later.
Good positive energy.
But also, yo mama's fat.
OH MY GOD!!!! IF this is true:
The Pelicans will get the following picks from the Lakers, league sources tell ESPN:
— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) June 16, 2019
No. 4 pick in 2019
Top-8 protected in 2021, becomes unprotected in ‘22
Unprotected swap in ‘23
Unprotected first in ‘24
Unprotected swap in ‘25
Tremendous haul for David Griffin & the Pelicans.
— YANKEES + JETS + NETS (@YankeesJetsNets) June 16, 2019
We have the LA Lakers unprotected first round pick for the year Lebron James turns 40.
I imagine Pelinka telling Jeanie Buss, "The world could end. What do we care about 2023, 2024, or 2025..."
We are going to have the Lakers unprotected first round pick in the same year that
- Lebron turns 40
- AD turns 31
- Zion turns 24
Talk about adding a star to a star as LA starts crumbling.
I’m hearing something else is missing here. Possibly the “deferments” on picks we’ve heard about from @WindhorstESPN.
— Andrew Lopez (@_Andrew_Lopez) June 16, 2019
But sources tell me this isn’t the complete pick haul. https://t.co/uFGc5iAtxh
uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhHHHHHHH
LeBron: “Did we get AD?”
— Family Man. (@I_am_J9911) June 16, 2019
Pelinka: “Yes.”
Jeanie: “Did we keep Kuzma?”
Pelinka: “Yes.”
Both: “what did it cost us?”
Pelinka: pic.twitter.com/TY1DNiNl3Y
Yeah, AD/CluckSports said AD was going to test the FA market next year. So it turns out he is a one year rental for everyone. What a steal and more bad financial advice if true from that brain trust in LAX.
the pick swaps in the later years are nice, but the last few years aside this is the lakers we are talking about...….I'm not counting on them to bad.
As a general rule, this is a superstars league. The team that gets a 26 year old bone fide top 5 player superstar wins the trade. That's an nba rule. You trade for a healthy Anthony Davis. Every single time.
But given that he was disgruntled and we were going to lose him, there are good things about this trade. I wish it was the #2 pick and not the #4 pick. I wish I was more confident of teams giving us good stuff for at least one of Ingram or Ball. But right now I'm content.
sounds much better with the unprotected picks that's for sure - but the lakers always spend in FA and you'd think the odds are low for a super high pick on any given year. still - much better now.
and it's fun to route for the lakers to crash & burn.
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