Lakers, Suns & Warriors 3 Team Trade?

Lakers, Suns & Warriors 3 Team Trade?

What’s going on everyone? So, this Jonathan Kaminga Golden State Warriors situation is an absolute mess. But one of the teams that is trying to pull it off is the Phoenix Suns. Couple things, right? One, the Warriors and Jonathan Gaminga just aren’t seeing eye to eye. Jonathan Gaminga believes that the Golden State Warriors are stunting his growth and are basically he wants to be done. He wants to be gone. He wants a fresh start somewhere else. Um the Golden State Warriors offered him 2 years uh 45 million uh which he has declined. He just again wants to move on. Problem is the Golden State Warriors have not been happy with the offers from the Sacramento Kings as well as the Phoenix Suns. Now Phoenix I think actually has put together a better package than the Sacramento Kings. Although his preferred destination is the Sacramento Kings, right? Jonathan Kaminga has been in contact with Sacramento um on a potential trade and you know he wants to go there but we got reports from the Phoenix Suns that their trade after well not Phoenix but Mark Spears um that Phoenix’s trade package is Royce O’Neal Nick Richards in four second round picks. Honestly, I think that’s better than what Sacramento’s uh rumored package is which is Devin Carter, Dario Sarich and a protected first. Um because Nick Richards I just think really helps them as far as like having a center. Uh on top of that you get a three andd kind of guard wing in Royce O’Neal and then four seconds which you know I think you can equate to a protected first depending on how protected. If it’s like you know top two protected or something then yeah probably the first is probably better. But point is is that neither of these packages have really moved the Golden State Warriors. And so that’s where I think the Los Angeles Lakers may be able to kind of step in. Maybe the Lakers could kind of be that middleman, be that middle team. I did a video on the Sacramento Kings. I talked in that video just briefly on Phoenix Suns and how I wanted to kind of dedicate that to a video. Uh I wanted to keep it separated just so it wasn’t some long crazy video. But now Sacramento, I think if they’re willing to kind of cave in, could probably get him, but they don’t want to give up Keon Ellis and they don’t want to give up Keegan Murray. And the Golden State Warriors have zero interest in a Demar De Rozan or a um a Malik Monk. So they don’t want those guys. So that kind of is where the dilemma lies there. So to me, I look at the Lakers and with either of these teams, could they maybe kind of be the middleman where they have guys in a Maxi Cleba who can make some sense, give you a guy with size that can spread the floor, right? Gabe Vincent gives you kind of that 3 and D style guard that can be that point of attack, knock down the three ball. Um, you know, uh, even Dalton Connect could be kind of just a young prospect in the deal for them. Lakers are still active in trades. They’re still active in kind of trying to pull off some consolidation trades. So my point is like can the Lakers maybe kind of squeeze in and be that middle of the pack team that is maybe sending a let’s say Maxi Cleba and a Dalton connect to the Warriors on top of maybe a Royce O’Neal and then the Lakers maybe are getting a Nick Richards and clearing salary, right? You get a Nick Richards and clear you know 8 10 million off your books, right? you solve your backup center position and then on top of that you’re you’re opening up roster spots and you clear off the salary space in order to sign those guys. Right? So to me like talked about I don’t want to see the Lakers just do a consolidation trade just to consolidate. I want to see the Lakers get something back and I talked about with Sacramento you could bring in a Devin Carter. Not really my ideal favorite scenario, but if you could bring in a Royce O’Neal or a Nick Richards, ideally a Nick Richards. If you could bring in a Nick Richards, I’d love to bring him in uh and kind of solve your center position. And now the Lakers would just be in a in a better or backup center position and just be in a much better scenario. Um and you know, kind of appease all parties, right? Where Dalton Connect kind of is the odd man out. You need him to go. Maybe you could do something where he’s going out. you’re getting Nick Richards. Maybe you could even get one of those seconds if you play your cards right because it’s like, you know, hey, we’re the middleman. We’re helping you make this happen, right? So, like, what if you could get a Nick Richards in a second? Well, now you have that second that you can add to now go make a trade or something where it’s like, hey, we’re giving you Dalton Connect. We want some assets in the deal, right? So, we’ll send out Daltton Connect. Maybe you could get maybe get two or three of those second round picks, right? So, that could be potentially nice. I’d really like to get Nick Richards because he’s only $5 million, right? So, he’s cheap enough to where you can make that move and free up the cap space. I also I wouldn’t hate if especially if you could get assets, even if it’s not a consolidation trade. I wouldn’t hate if you could do something where you get Nick Richards and they get Dalton Connect. But I think that they like the idea of a Maxi Kleba because he’s a veteran with experience and you’ve seen how they how like with post how well uh he’s played and they want kind of that five wide especially because they already have enough nonshooters. They already have several guys that can’t shoot the basketball, right? So Maxi Kleba gives them a guy that can shoot the basketball and spread the floor because you would think in in concept getting Nick Richards and Royce O’Neal would be fantastic and you’re getting picks in the deal, right? like you’re getting a center that could literally be your starter that could help and slot alongside Draymond Green help rebound, block shots, be mobile, right? But you’ve seen that they don’t they already have enough guys that can’t spread the floor, right? So that to me is where maybe Maxi Cleba come in and Maxi Cleba could potentially help um post, right? Could kind of help him evolve a little further and just become a better player. uh particularly shooting the basketball and spreading the floor because I mean Maxi Kleba has has really built a career as like that floor spacing big. So to me I just I I can the Lakers get creative like that’s my whole thing here, right? Lakers don’t have a ton of assets. They don’t have this treasure trove of picks that they can go and just pony up and do things. So, can you be creative and maybe be that facilitator, be that middleman? Cuz you have expiring contracts. You have a guy in Dalton Connect that at this point you really need to get off of and he’s probably only going to continue to lose value. So, you might as well get something for him. You ended up with like Nick Richards in a couple in like two seconds or something or like a second for doing the deal, right? If that’s the thing that gets the deal done, beautiful, right? like if Warriors are like, “Yeah, we’ll take, you know, Royce O’Neal, Maxi Cleba, and and you know, Dalton Connect, that’s better than what the the package is that you’re offering.” Um, also, the other thing, too, is that Royce O’Neal has multiple years still on his deal. So, that could be a big problem as to why um the the you know, the uh Warriors aren’t interested in bringing him in, right? He has 10.125 million this year, then almost 11 million next year, and then 11.6 6 million the year after that for Royce O’Neal. I wouldn’t mind bringing in Royce O’Neal, right? Like if essentially you could again do Maxi Cleba and and like a Dalton Connect, right? And then but again, are they going to want Nick Richards at that point? Like to me, I’d try to go get Royce O’Neal, but or maybe you kind of just let them keep Royce O’Neal and maybe you’re sending the players. Maybe you’re sending, you know, Dalton Connect and Maxi Clebar. Maybe you’re expanding the trade. Maybe you’re adding a Gabe Vincent to get back a Royce O’Neal. Maybe Gabe Cleba and a Dalton Connect is going to the Warriors and you know and you’re getting back a Nick Richards. Again, there’s several ways that you can kind of play with it. There’s several ways you can kind of go about it and structure it how you want. My only concern with Royce O’Neal is just his contract uh is not it’s not crazy. is not hefty and he is a player that would make a lot of sense for the Lakers, but the Lakers in that cap preservation for um 2027, this would dip into it. He his contract is expired for a whole another year after that. Um but you know, I to me if you’re Rob Pelinka, I think you at least I think you at least pick up the phone and see is there is there a contact point in which we can make this work, right? Maybe it is expanding. Maybe it is going into like I talked about with uh the Sacramento trade, right? Talks about Demar Rozan going to Miami. Miami sending Terry Roier in two seconds in order to land Demard Rosen, right? Well, now maybe you could either work something out to where the Lakers are landing Andrew Wiggins in that trade or you’re getting assets that then now you can go and ship and send back to Miami like, “Hey, how would you like one of your seconds back plus a first and whatever?” and go all in on a on an Andrew Wiggins. Worst case, it gives you more assets to now go and pony up to make a trade and make a move, you know, at the trade deadline or later later on this offseason. To me, again, Lakers want to do a consolidation trade. Perfect. Okay. I want the Lakers to get something back. So, if you can do something where all parties involved are kind of happy, everyone’s kind of getting pieces, especially the Golden State Warriors, they’re like 25 million under the first April. So, they have wiggle room. So they could take back, you know, x amount of money. Phoenix would have to place like Sacramento, they would have to wave a guy and do all this other stuff. Phoenix can kind of line it up, right? Like I said, maybe Royce O’Neal, Maxi Cleba, and a Dalton Connect are going to a team like the Warriors, right? And then the Lakers are, you know, hey, let’s get a second or two back in that deal because we’re sending out Dalton Connect and you’re getting Nick Richards, right? But you also freed up a Roth spot. freed up cap space enough to sign actually both your now open roster spots. So to me, like if you could turn say Maxi Cleba and Gabe and uh Dalton Connect into even just one second Nick Richards and then open up a ros spot to and the cap space necessary to bring in like a DeAnthony Melton and a you know a a Chris Middleton if he gets bought out or something like that’s perfect right to me that’s that’s an absolute home run for the Lakers because it’s like now you got that even if you don’t get the picks even if you just got Nick Richards open up a Roth spot, free up cap space. It’s like now you ended up bringing Nick Richards in. Like to me, that’s great use of your assets. You’re kind of taking advantage of a situation that you might not have been able to get otherwise, right? Like a trade straight up for Nick Richards. They might have wanted Dalton Connect and then some, but because they they’re not trading directly to you. They’re trading to the Warriors. They’re getting their guy from the Warriors. They might, they don’t care. Like, hey, wherever Nick Richards goes, Nick Richards goes, right? We just want to get our guy, which is Jonathan Kaminga. So, the Suns get their guy, Warriors get what they’re what they want, and the Lakers get a guy that really could help and kind of upgrade and elevate. And he’s a free agent. So, if it doesn’t work, you can just let him walk. If it does work, give him a new contract, give him a new deal. He’s still young enough to be a piece for the long term. also gives you some, you know, insurance in case a, you know, Eightton ends up leaving in the offseason or something like that because it’s something I’ve talked about, right? Lakers could be right back in the center position where we’re at or if the Eight and thing just doesn’t work out, right? Lakers could be right back in the same situation. So, think that this is something that could potentially benefit kind of all parties involved. Um, but anyway, as always, this is a discussion. I pass a question on you. Let me know your thoughts and opinions down in the comments. What do you think? How you feel with it thoughts? You love the idea, hate the idea? kind of mixed in the middle. Um, you know, would you want Nick Richards, Royce O’Neal, would you try to get both and maybe send out some things? Would you, you know, maybe give up a first if you could land both type thing? You know, however you feel. 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Lakers could be the middle man to help Jonathan Kuminga get traded to the Phoenix Suns. Suns offer to the Golden State Warriors hasnt been good enough and the Lakers Nation could come in and help. Lakers could look to add players like Gabe, Knecht or Kleber to the package in order to free up space and roster spot and really revamp this roster. Lakers Trade could benefit and help upgrade Lakers roster.

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