05-29-2021, 12:01 PM
(05-29-2021, 11:55 AM)ItsGoTime Wrote: I think the ship has sailed on a Lavine trade, at least for the assets we have. Him being a young all star makes him pretty untouchable with our assets, IMO. The time to have pulled that trigger would have been a KP fresh off his all bubble performance. I'd love to be wrong and KP being in their vision going forward, I just can't see why he would be. Only way it works is if he demanded a trade to here and only here and they see him as a PF, or they trade Vuc as well.
Two more things, Lavine for KP has us giving them a lot more. I'm thinking JB and possibly DFS, they just traded OPJ away. I also would be very against LM coming here if we got Lavine from them. Not enough defense. Man, if only we could have done a WCJ and Lavine deal last summer.
I think if Lavine does wind up on the Mavs it's because he asks to be traded before FA or he walks as a FA.
Asking price is always lower when someone forces their way out and the market for star trades is going to be terrible for a year or 2 due to the lack of first round picks available on good teams. The only playoff team to have extra 1st rounders is the Knicks I believe. So if the Knicks aren't in on you... There's not a large market. Granted I think the Knicks are going to be in on everyone this summer. I could see them trying to trade those for someone big named and sign someone in FA.