That’s some good all-round numbers. Still scratching my head how the Warriors beat us to Otto Porter Jr given how some folks here revved up on his repertoire including myself. It probably is the asking price.
Mercurial Playmaker or Lethal 3-Point Shooter? How Lakers Can Have Both?
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August 1, 2021 2 Comments
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My last point on this. For the Kings to trade Buddy they will need a forward, either a 3 or 4. So in order to do that you would have find a team that Caruso and THT would be willing to play for that has a forward the kings like. Looks like Kuz maybe on his way to the Nets for Dinwiddie so the Wizards are probably out of the loop.
Here is the one scenario that I could see as possible. Long shot but possible. The heat trade for Lowery, probable. Missing out on Lowery, The Pels resign Ball and look to trade him later. Also probable. The Bulls wanted Lonzo, So now they are stuck. Perhaps Dennis is their choice if the Knicks don’t sign him. The Bulls were looking to move Markkaden. He is a young power forward with upside on the Kings rebuilding time line. So a 3 way with Dennis to the Bucks Markkaden to the Kings and Buddy to the Lakers. Using the same formula I would rather send Markkaden to the TWolves for Malik Beasley. The TWolves are also are guard heavy and have zero Power Forwards. He would be the perfect fit next to Towns. Beasley is only 24, a much better defender then Buddy, shot better then Buddy from 3 over the last 2 years on 8 attempts a game and is signed for the next few years at 8 million less then Buddy. Oh by the way, he’s a Klutch client as well. So if we are dreaming up unlikely trade scenarios, that’s mine.