Lol, hard to argue that I’m into the Lakers saving money when bringing back Ball would hard cap us thus preventing the Lakers from spending more money… Just don’t see the logic in that statement. Anyhow, my point is that we don’t have the assets to sign him outright, so a S&T for Ball seems silly considering he’s be the 4th or 5th option and still has playoff sized holes in his game. The dude improved, yes, no disagreement on that point. I don’t see NOLA wanting what we have. They need Ball more than we do and have the most tools available to keep him. Schroeder isn’t an upgrade so why make a S&T? And in the end the Lakers should not hard cap themselves for anyone who is not a superstar: Beal, Dame, Westbrook and that’s the list. In my opinion.

It’s funny because I’ve said, multiple times, that I’d be fine with Ball (or Randle, BI or even Hart) but that there isn’t. Good path for it to happen and that I also doubt he wants to return. Don’t tell me about how he admires LBJ, Booker admired Kobe and he just carved us up like a Thanksgiving turkey. Pros usually don’t return to teams that jilted them. It’s possible it happens and I’ll be happy if it does. Just don’t see that we have what they want.