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[KaseKlosed]

Just In: The Los Angeles Lakers are trading Dalton Knecht, Cam Reddish, a 2031 first rounder 

[PleaseCutStewart]

Looks like another trade the hornets lost... Nothing new there for this poverty franchise

[jfra78]

2031 lol

[carpanfan96]

4 hours ago, PleaseCutStewart said:

Looks like another trade the hornets lost... Nothing new there for this poverty franchise

Most think they won the trade. LA gave up a lot for Williams. 
 

he’s only played in 40% of his possible games. Statistically is one of the worst defenders in the NBA as well and they got an unprotected first round pick, a swap and a good promising player. 

[Toker Smurf]

None of it matters in the least. 

[ForJimmy]

So after Richards and Williams we are back to having no center? 

[Matthias]

Wow!  Yet I bet we still have the non-playing Lamelo Ball still on the roster.  I'm officially off the Hornets man.  

[frankw]

1 hour ago, carpanfan96 said:

Most think they won the trade. LA gave up a lot for Williams. 
 

he’s only played in 40% of his possible games. Statistically is one of the worst defenders in the NBA as well and they got an unprotected first round pick, a swap and a good promising player. 

The issue is the argument against Williams should also apply to our most expensive player. He needs to be on the basketball court.

I really like Knecht. I wanted him in the draft. He will be fun to watch here I hope. Can't say we won the trade though. That depends on how Mark develops and if he bucks his trend of missing significant playing time.

But man are we ever going to have a decent Center situation? We've gone from bad to flat out poverty there. I'll give the front office some time but enough is enough.

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[Daddy_Uncle]

At this point they need to trade lamelo to the highest bidder

[LinvilleGorge]

The NBA has just turned into MLB. The small market teams are basically just farm teams. Those picks are half a decade away. These decisions aren't being made by a GM. You're getting fired before those picks get made.

[carpanfan96]

1 hour ago, frankw said:

The issue is the argument against Williams should also apply to our most expensive player. He needs to be on the basketball court.

I really like Knecht. I wanted him in the draft. He will be fun to watch here I hope. Can't say we won the trade though. That depends on how Mark develops and if he bucks his trend of missing significant playing time.

But man are we ever going to have a decent Center situation? We've gone from bad to flat out poverty there. I'll give the front office some time but enough is enough.

I think the real reason he got traded was the lack of effort recently and this was the highest Mark’s trade value would ever be with him staying in Charlotte. 

[carpanfan96]

49 minutes ago, Daddy_Uncle said:

At this point they need to trade lamelo to the highest bidder

I don’t think this is far off from happening once he has a healthy stretch and keeps the high level of play up. Seems this front office is resetting and is going to do the OKC playbook and is eyeing 2027-2028 to start making a run. 

[toldozer]

3 hours ago, carpanfan96 said:

Most think they won the trade. LA gave up a lot for Williams. 
 

he’s only played in 40% of his possible games. Statistically is one of the worst defenders in the NBA as well and they got an unprotected first round pick, a swap and a good promising player. 

Now we have no center. Williams has way more potential than anything we got from them.  I have no idea why teams always help the Lakers get better then complain that big market teams get everything they want while small markets struggle