Official POST-LOCKOUT Player Movement Thread (Trades, FAs, etc)

[ex carrabba fan]

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Yeah. Plus LAL is $8m or so short in making that deal and don't have any pieces to make it.

Send him to Phoenix for Nash. All the bigs Nash would have to play with in Utah, scary.

Nash aint goin to no Utah Jazz haha. If he's going to ever be traded, it'll be to a contender. Aint no way he would sign an extension with a rebuilding team, he may as well just sign an extension with PHX and finish out his career as a Sun.

Doesn't LA have a trade exception? They don't have any appealing pieces, but Harris' value has to be at an all-time low right now.

I'm hoping and praying LA can somehow end up with Andre Miller or Harris. Or next year sign Steve Nash.

[ProfessaPackMan]

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How would Devin exactly fit in LA or is it just a case of finding a better choice than Fisher and Blake?

[ex carrabba fan]

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How would Devin exactly fit in LA or is it just a case of finding a better choice than Fisher and Blake?

Have no clue. Just need someone to penetrate really and create for others. Bryant is their only playmaker, and we all know playmaking isn't exactly his favorite thing to do.

[Drewski]

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How would Devin exactly fit in LA or is it just a case of finding a better choice than Fisher and Blake?

Case of a better choice than Fisher and Blake aka a bandaid aka not really much else the Lakers can do currently with their roster. The PG situation is -that- bad in LA. I'm wondering why they wont even look at Arenas. It's even just the PG situation, but depth and having players that can contribute in general.

[Boltman]

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Have no clue. Just need someone to penetrate really and create for others. Bryant is their only playmaker, and we all know play making isn't exactly his favorite thing to do.

Reading that...

All I can do is sigh in sadness of thinking what could have been if we had not had that deal vetoed and CP3 was a Laker.

[ScoobySnax]

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LA needs a point that's gonna get people in the right spots and "set the table" for some of these guys. Devin ain't that.

They need a Mike Conley type of point.

EDIT: To expand on Bolt's thoughts, CP3 would have the balls to not pass it to Kobe when he goes on one of his shooting binges that ends up being detrimental. He would have done wonders for the Lake Show. The NBA is a mother****er for that.

[bigeastbumrush]

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- Broussard

Deron Williams' first choice is to stay with the Nets and to build something special in Brooklyn, but if it doesn't work out with his current team, his short list of desirable destinations includes the Mavericks, the Knicks and the Lakers, according to sources close to the situation.

While the league's post-lockout trade buzz has been centered on Chris Paul and Dwight Howard, little attention has been paid to Williams, who like Howard can opt out of his contract and become a free agent after this season.
Williams has publicly stated his desire to re-sign with the Nets, and New Jersey, which views him as a building block for next season's move to Brooklyn, has refused to entertain potential trades involving Williams. Yet both sides know their future together is tied to Howard.

If the Nets are able to obtain Howard, either through a trade before the March 15 deadline or in free agency this summer, Williams will re-sign. If Howard goes elsewhere, Williams is likely to leave New Jersey, according to the sources.

So if Orlando trades Howard before the deadline to a team he plans to re-sign with after the season, such as the Los Angeles Lakers, the Nets will begin exploring trades for Williams, a source said. The Nets, however, will not consider trading Williams until obtaining Howard is no longer a possibility because the club believes it has a great chance of teaming the two together in Brooklyn, if not this season.

If Howard does go elsewhere, the Nets will be faced with the same dilemma New Orleans faced in moving Paul -- finding a trade partner that Williams will sign with long term because few, if any, teams will be willing to part with major assets for a two-month rental. So Williams will have a large say in where he winds up.

Williams has grown to enjoy living in New York and he is excited about the off-the-court business opportunities the city provides, so if Howard doesn't join him with the Nets, he would love to remain in New York and play for the Knicks, sources said. While no trade talks have taken place between the clubs, the Knicks could theoretically offer either Carmelo Anthony or Amare Stoudemire, thus giving the Nets a superstar to lead them to Brooklyn.

A native of Dallas, Williams is also fond of the idea of playing for the Mavericks. Dallas lacks the pieces to pull off a trade, but if Williams becomes a free agent and the Nets don't get Howard, the Mavericks, who will have enough cap room to offer him a maximum contract, are his likeliest landing spot, a source said.

Then there are the Lakers. Williams likes Los Angeles and lives in nearby San Diego during the offseason. Before the season began, the three teams on his wish list were New Jersey, Dallas and the Los Angeles Clippers, according to sources. But with the Clippers having traded for Paul, playing there is no longer a possibility.

Getting to the Lakers would be difficult for Williams because they will not have cap room in the summer and they lack the promising young prospects the Nets would look for in return.

If the Nets' nightmare scenario comes to pass and they don't get Howard, sources said they will not trade Williams for marginal players merely to avoid losing him for nothing in free agency. If Williams walks, the Nets will be left with enough cap room to sign two high-salaried players, which they view as a better option than eating up their cap space with average talent.

"Sources"

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They pay this guy to throw crap at the wall

They have to, because this guy is a crap throwing machine

[Boltman]

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LA needs a point that's gonna get people in the right spots and "set the table" for some of these guys. Devin ain't that.

They need a Mike Conley type of point.

I could go with that, but I hear a lot of analysts constantly saying the Lakers are always looking for a big name. Well that leads me to my next question for you guys who always seem to come up with great ideas/insight to this type of speculation.

What other great PG's are out there that they would reasonably have a realistic chance of going after?

[ProfessaPackMan]

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Ahh yes, Broussard and his "sources".

And here's where it gets good:

So if Orlando trades Howard before the deadline to a team he plans to re-sign with after the season, such as the Los Angeles Lakers, the Nets will begin exploring trades for Williams, a source said. The Nets, however, will not consider trading Williams until obtaining Howard is no longer a possibility because the club believes it has a great chance of teaming the two together in Brooklyn, if not this season.

If the Nets' nightmare scenario comes to pass and they don't get Howard, sources said they will not trade Williams for marginal players merely to avoid losing him for nothing in free agency

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Guy is a fraud

He's not every GM and Owner's mouthpiece..

How many times has he exposed himself already?

[bigeastbumrush]

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JR Smith breaks 3 ankles in China. The 3rd being a familiar face.

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Yeah but it looks like he missed the shots

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[AnnihilusLivius]

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Man I miss Marbury. Still remember seeing this dude eating vaseline lol

[King_B_Mack]

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Guy is a fraud

He's not every GM and Owner's mouthpiece..

How many times has he exposed himself already?

75.....and that was just during Free Agency 2010.