01-08-2023, 02:43 PM
(01-08-2023, 02:22 PM)omahen Wrote: So, would you spend a bank for him in the summer? He could be ideal next to Luka, but for how long?
NBACentral on Twitter: "Report: Multiple teams are preparing for possibility that LeBron James will look to force trade this summer https://t.co/qMJJCco1K8" / Twitter
-He'd have to want to come here.
-As is crazy as it sounds to say about a 38 year old, let's say he has two additional season of high productivity*.
-Next years salary is at least 46.9M. He has a player option for the following year of 50.6M
*He's been more prone to injury these last few years and most of his focus on the offensive side of the floor.
+Would make Luka happy to play with his idol.
+LeBron could help attractive veteran/minimum quality free agents.
=Would LeGM infect Luka's mindset with his GM tendencies? Could he also infect Luka with his greener pastures tendencies.
-You'd have to promise to draft his son.
I wouldn't give up much for LeBron and probably way less than what the Lakers would ask. He's old (finally susceptible to injury), he's expensive, doesn't play a lot of defense anymore, and has some worrisome red flags.
What would the trade package even be? Din + Bertans + McGee + '25FRP.
*shrug*