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Los Angeles Lakers Put Three Players on Trade Block for February’s Deadline

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6 years ago

January 9, 2018

Last week, reports surfaced that the Cleveland Cavaliers offered Isaiah Thomas and Tristan Thompson for DeAndre Jordan. With King James begging management for help in the paint, the team has been reluctant to make any trades – due to him not agreeing to a max deal before his upcoming summer free agency. One team, who is looking to make a strong pitch to LeBron, is the Los Angeles Lakers – who are also a favorite to land Paul George.

Before Magic Johnson gets to pitch the future of the purple and gold to superstars, the team has reportedly put three players on the block, before February’s trade deadline in a few weeks.

According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, Jordan Clarkson, Julius Randle and Larry Nance are openly being shopped by the team to create cap-room. We’re assuming Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram and Kyle Kuzma are virtually the only untouchable players. Magic and Jeanie Buss will be looking to dump major salary, to possibly add two stars in free agency (see: King James and PG-13).

At this point, Julius Randle’s days of being a Laker will end after the season, following a team meeting this week, where players openly vented about the combo-forward’s style of play to coaching. Clarkson’s contract will likely be the hardest thing to get off the books (two years, $26 million left, after this season); while Nance has lost his minutes to stand-out rookie, Kuzma.

Let us know in the comments if you’re in favor of the Lake Show going after big names.

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Los Angeles Lakers Reportedly Make Every Player Available in Trades Except LeBron James

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5 years ago

January 27, 2019

Montez French

The Los Angeles Lakers have lost 6 of their last 10 games and have fell to 9th place in the western conference. With LeBron James still battling an alleged sports hernia injury, that’s had him out the last 6 weeks; LA is worried about their season. After the trade, we’ll report a bizarre trade that involved two superstars last weekend – but was shut down after the Lonzo Ball injury.

Magic Johnson, Rob Pelinka, Kobe Bryant and LeBron are now officially in panic-mode. The team has reportedly made every player on the team, except LeBron James (and client Kentavious Caldwell-Pope) available for trades. The deadline is next Thursday, February 7th at 3:00pm ET; as we expect the team to make a slew of deals that won’t include Anthony Davis.

Since their New Orleans deal is dead, the team is now focused on adding superstars through free agency. So, they’re planning to trade Lonzo Ball, Kyle Kuzma and Brandon Ingram.

With the Lake Show blueprinting things out, the likes of Terrence Ross, Trevor Ariza, Wayne Ellington, and Garrett Temple are veteran three-point shooters the team wants to add.

James who turned 34 last month, he’s suffered his first major injury, which we don’t expect to heal this season. From our examination of LeBron, he’s looking slower and has no major lift any more.

Now that his athleticism is gone and he never developed fundamentals (consistent post-scoring, off-ball play, free-throws etc); we’re not sure if this is right move to make.

Let us know in the comments if you’d trade players for the short-term

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The Time Michael Jordan Lost A 1-on-1 Game

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5 years ago

January 17, 2019

Montez French

The Footage Michael Jordan Wants Us To Forget About…Still the GOAT!

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Timberwolves Agree to Trade Jimmy Butler to 76ers

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5 years ago

November 10, 2018

Montez French

per ESPN:

After a standoff that has stretched into the first part of the season, the Minnesota Timberwolves have agreed to trade Jimmy Butler to the Philadelphia 76ers, league sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski and Zach Lowe.

Butler and the Sixers expect to reach a deal on a long-term contract this summer, league sources told ESPN. The Sixers made the trade to add Butler to a Big Three with Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons.

The Timberwolves will receive a package that includes Robert Covington, Dario Saric, Jerryd Bayless and a second-round pick, sources said, and Minnesota will also send Justin Patton to Philadelphia.

Butler, who is expected to become a free agent after this season, requested a trade prior to Timberwolves media day in September. He ultimately reported to the team and was averaging 21.3 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game for the 4-9 Timberwolves.

Once the trade is complete, the Timberwolves may waive Bayless, but the team is still considering its options, sources said.

The Sixers' odds to win the NBA title have improved from 30-1 to 16-1 at the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook, and their odds to win the Eastern Conference went from 7-1 to 3-1.