ROSTER TALK: Mavs favs for Vogel if no HC job exists. Kyrie handshake deal?

[Jason Terry]

My sense of all the Westbrook "rumors" is that they have been wishful thinking for LA, and that's about it. IOW I don't think any doors have ever been there in the first place.

Instead I think LA's choices are to play him or to sit/waive him until his contract runs out.

It's hard to see any value to someone else in getting RW - you don't want him on the court, he certainly won't be a trade chip, you won't re-sign him, you he won't be attracting sign-and-trade offers when he's a FA. It's no value, and huge negative (he's owed massive money, that you have to pay him if you trade for him -- the kind that an owner wants lots of compensation for).

What makes it even more impossible is that LA wants YOU to send value to them (like Kyrie, or the Indy boys). As if he's someone you want. Sheesh.

I agree with you here. I do think that LA has/will get to the point where they will take on a bad contract(s) in the deal in order to lower the cost of the dump plus get decent players. i.e. Fournier, Conley etc players with neutral or negative value

I don’t see how LA could mortgage their future too much more if it’s likely Lebron is only there the next 2 years then he leaves to play with his son

I think the hold up on a deal will be on LA trying to avoid as much future salary as possible. As it stands now they could bring in Kyrie as a FA after next year