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Zach Lavine trade thread: Bulls and Zach will play nice for now
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Disregarding the money aspect I could see some mid teams like pacers/grizzlies trying to get him
Where in my comment did I say that he was a premium asset? Dudes are looping both Lavine and Caruso in the deal to the Lakers when the latter could fetch a first round pick on his own.
I dont think OKC needs more picks they need to start leveraging those picks into a 2nd star to add to SGA and start taking swings at contending right now...
It's an interesting question. I trust Rui's shooting as a 4 more than I trust that Reaves will do as much as he needs to as a 2. Reaves is also redundant with Lavine there.
Caruso is a better replacement for Reaves cause he allows you to at least choose whether you want offense or defense in the lineup.
MicIsGod
They like what that mean
Yep.
Voice of Reason
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If the Bulls want an expiring deal and young dudes the Warriors have to be the favorites to get him.
When I brought up this scenario 2-3 weeks ago, my idea was:
Chi gets:
Reaves
Rui
DLo
Hood
2 firsts
LAL gets:
Lavine
Caruso
Caruso is the real get and he would be worth at least two firsts on the market, imo. Lavine's contract is pretty scary. I would tweak it as need be; maybe a pick swap or throw in Max Christie, etc. I think it's pretty fair as is though. Reaves and Rui are legit good and both on reasonable contracts.
Maxey is cooking… I wouldn’t try to disrupt tht with Zach tbh.. yiu bring him in and that’s less shots for Max
Voice of Reason
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Nah I think Rui has way higher upside than Reaves.
Rui when aggressive can score at all three levels without depending on anyone to create for him.
I honestly think Ham is holding dude back by not giving him minutes.
Who knows what's gonna happen with Oubre, he can absorb his shots.
Hoodoo Child
The Urban Legend
We don't have the assets, plus we already got Bane and Kennard. I'd rather have Caruso
Voice of Reason
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Caruso is not worth 2 first round picks.
Plus I personally value Rui over Reaves in terms of upside.
He’s not garbage at all
But also if he’s your #1 or 1b like he is with the Bulls you’re probably not winning shyt
There’s a happy medium between those two ends of the spectrum
A team like the Lakers he would be a great fit on
Don’t give up either Rui or Reaves for Lavine
YES i know Reaves has struggled but we’re not even out of the first MONTH of the season yet and we’ve seen what happens when the Lakers make “Panic so get a former all star NOW” trades.
Lavine just doesn’t seem like the answer to me. He can score but he has major knee issues and has regressed as a player. He is what he is at this point and i’m not sure if seeing both him AND AD chillin on the bench mid to late season is what Lakers fans want
YES i know Reaves has struggled but we’re not even out of the first MONTH of the season yet and we’ve seen what happens when the Lakers make “Panic so get a former all star NOW” trades.
Lavine just doesn’t seem like the answer to me. He can score but he has major knee issues and has regressed as a player. He is what he is at this point and i’m not sure if seeing both him AND AD chillin on the bench mid to late season is what Lakers fans want