BOBBY MARKS’ NBA TRADE MACHINE 👀 What trades could the Lakers be looking at making? | NBA Today

BOBBY MARKS’ NBA TRADE MACHINE 👀 What trades could the Lakers be looking at making? | NBA Today

Time flies can you believe that that was one year ago what a fun night that was it was incredible and Savannah suit was excellent just as a side note but LeBron James broke the all-time scoring record it was held by Kareem and the Lakers they went on to that magical run to make

It to the Western Conference Finals a year later though it doesn’t feel like we could be farther from that place it feels like a long shot for LeBron and LA to get back there so let’s bring Bobby marks back into our conversation here because Bobby we have seen the cryptic

Signs but I hear as you are at our trade machine for the first time in 2024 that you have a drastic scenario that’s on the table for Los Angeles what you got well I even labeled this segment fact and fiction so this is my own right this

Is not our producers here but it’s a fact or fiction thing and certainly we would be talking probably a lot more about LeBron James if this Laker team hadn’t won three in a row and they’re playing their best basketball probably of of the Season here and when you look

At it and we’re not talking about Toronto right now what happened if they had lost in Boston or New York we would certainly be talking about LeBron James and I Know Rich Paul’s agent put out the memo that he not going to be traded but here’s the scenario if they had lost

Would James be on the table here so that’s the fiction part we’re going to dismiss that let’s talk about a little bit of reality W talked about player like Bruce Brown in Toronto now here’s the problem Malica when you look at when we’re moving LeBron James and

Anthony Davis who on this Laker team matches that $22 million salary we talked about d’angel Russell playing his best basketball m is it ruy haimura unlikely he’s got three years left hang is not trade is not going to they’re not going to trade all these fillers here and then look at that’s all

They have to trade 2030 first round pick here so that’s the challenge that the Lakers are having we’re going to remove LeBron of course we talked about that he’s not going anywhere but just so for even some of these minor deals of Bruce Brown It’s hard for them with the picks

And as far as to go and and match that salary there okay so let’s go then from Philly to Los Angeles right cuz Joel embiid is out for at least the next four weeks with that miniscus tear what kind of deals could they be looking to make

In the next 23 hours or so well here’s the thing how do you keep your flexibility this off season where you’ve got potential 55 to $60 million still uncertain who that main player is going to be how do you keep some of those draft picks but how do you improve right

Now with the hope that Joel embiid comes back back I for me I would be targeting Chicago and I know the Bulls just came off a great win in against Minnesota they’re in the playing right now but when you look at this Bulls roster for me it’s Demar de rozan that’s

Who I would be targeting if I was Philadelphia right now and certainly 11 players on expiring contract so you look at Players like Marcus Morris Robert Covington that works and then you need a big right jool and beid is out Andre Drummond so when you look at a player like

Drummond 3.4 last year of his contract Philadelphia still has some draft picks here you could put in a first round pick they’ve got a pick swap here so look at a team like Chicago players that are on expiring contracts players that can come in and win now but also keep their

Flexibility in the uh in the offseason here so real quick Brian would you do that yeah I don’t think the Chicago is going to trade uh demard rosan though and I don’t think they’re going to trade uh kuso I think it’s more likely that they trade do you think you just walk through

Random sets on TV do you think Austin a yeah this is live Austin Austin Rivers is available as well this is you saying that you’re available at the trade Austin we appreciate it strolling I think Philly could get Drummond I don’t know if they they can get d rozan I

Don’t know if we’re gonna get Austin back after this segment Bobby marks thank you so very much I was listening to most of what you said Brian all right here’s [Applause] our NBA is

Bobby Marks, Brian Windhorst and Kendrick Perkins join Malika Andrews on NBA Today to use his “NBA Trade Machine” ahead of the NBA Trade Deadline to discuss trade rumors surrounding LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers, the Philadelphia 76ers and DeMar DeRozan and the Chicago Bulls.

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