[Charania] The Lakers offered the Nets a package of Westbrook and two first-round picks in 2027 and 2029.. the Nets informed the Lakers that.. to get in the Irving sweepstakes they would require all of their young players such as Austin Reaves and Max Christie and pick swaps
Excerpt from his new article : https://theathletic.com/4158739/2023/02/05/kyrie-irving-trade-mavericks-lakers-suns-shams/
That is a very steep price and the Lakers just dodged a massive bullet.
dropdatdurkadurk
Yeah if those were unprotected I wouldve done that if BKN over Dal
Shrekt115
LeVerage
3rdStringerBell
If the Nets want to compete and you say taking Russ on is a pick by itself. Why not take the role players (who are much better) and pick from the Mavs without the hassle of dealing with Russ
ILoveMasterYi
And you have to remember: Lakers would not have had any assurance in terms of contract since Kyrie wants to wait till FA to make a deal.
Imagine trading all that and then him leaving. I can not blame Pelinka for not doing that, thats more than what we traded for a under contract AD who doesn’t have a fraction of the problematic history
claydavisismyhero
they also asked the suns for 3 first rounders lol
jaysmoove42
Wow Nets priced him to the Lakers like my florist priced me for my wedding.
DredgenW
In other words: they weren’t sending Kyrie to the Lakers by any means.
Wilt69
I’d probably spite Kyrie as well but Nets are braver than most thinking KD will want to stay as the sole star.
WhatTheRickIsDoin
“Give us everything and we’ll think about it”
They had no intentions on sending him here
hence_1999
Hell nah. Lakers made right move
wazdopest
basically get scammed or don’t get Kyrie. this is probably the most contentious owner-player relationship i ever seen lol
noerapenalty
This is probably Lakers leaks to try to save face with Lebron. How else would this narrative turn so dramatically?
FrankBreauxx
Nets settled for a crypto merchant but wanted the Lakers’ entire future???! 😹😹😹
I think Tsai just wanna fuck Kyrie and not trade him to his preferred destination lol.
LakersLAQ
People really slandering Pelinka? They want both 1st rd picks, pick swaps, and the young players we do have? Lakers would be so fucked going forward if Kyrie just dipped at the end of the season lol.
Is the package better than the other teams? Idk, maybe not. But, it’s crazy that people are questioning not making a deal for all that.
Whit3boy316
Tsai really just wanted to do the Mavs a solid or screw over the Lakers
Shootit_Rockets
The Mavericks offer is just plain better
BigcaketakeLilcake
Don’t know why y’all acting like Dinwiddie’s trash, dudes averaging 18/3/5 with good efficiency on a playoff team. Dude is the best player I heard in all the trade discussions honestly, no surprise they took the Mavs deal. Not like they have incentive to tank because the Rockets own all their picks
left_over_croissant
I didn’t even know the lakers had any young players remaining lol
Raj2324
Right move from LA. Tsai just wanted to send kyrie where he didn’t want to be
nova2006
Dodged a bullet
DEEZLE13
Lakers dodged a bullet
wharangbuh
Looks like a /r/BasketballGM/ AI trade counter offer.
LurkerFlash
Are people surprised Nets didn’t want to lose kyrie for two first round picks? If I have KD on my team, I want players that can do a thing or two in the offseason rather than picks.
eco-evo
Duh, of course they didn’t want Westbrook. Did the Lakers front office really think it would be that easy? Entitled much.
shxylo
this 3 year timeline for the nets is probably the wildest series of events for a franchise, ever. with all the transactions, all the superstar talent; just to be left with ben simmons and spencer dinwiddie. all of that for an ecf run, lmao.
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Nets just used them for leverage
That is a very steep price and the Lakers just dodged a massive bullet.
Yeah if those were unprotected I wouldve done that if BKN over Dal
LeVerage
If the Nets want to compete and you say taking Russ on is a pick by itself. Why not take the role players (who are much better) and pick from the Mavs without the hassle of dealing with Russ
And you have to remember: Lakers would not have had any assurance in terms of contract since Kyrie wants to wait till FA to make a deal.
Imagine trading all that and then him leaving. I can not blame Pelinka for not doing that, thats more than what we traded for a under contract AD who doesn’t have a fraction of the problematic history
they also asked the suns for 3 first rounders lol
Wow Nets priced him to the Lakers like my florist priced me for my wedding.
In other words: they weren’t sending Kyrie to the Lakers by any means.
I’d probably spite Kyrie as well but Nets are braver than most thinking KD will want to stay as the sole star.
“Give us everything and we’ll think about it”
They had no intentions on sending him here
Hell nah. Lakers made right move
basically get scammed or don’t get Kyrie. this is probably the most contentious owner-player relationship i ever seen lol
This is probably Lakers leaks to try to save face with Lebron. How else would this narrative turn so dramatically?
Nets settled for a crypto merchant but wanted the Lakers’ entire future???! 😹😹😹
I think Tsai just wanna fuck Kyrie and not trade him to his preferred destination lol.
People really slandering Pelinka? They want both 1st rd picks, pick swaps, and the young players we do have? Lakers would be so fucked going forward if Kyrie just dipped at the end of the season lol.
Is the package better than the other teams? Idk, maybe not. But, it’s crazy that people are questioning not making a deal for all that.
Tsai really just wanted to do the Mavs a solid or screw over the Lakers
The Mavericks offer is just plain better
Don’t know why y’all acting like Dinwiddie’s trash, dudes averaging 18/3/5 with good efficiency on a playoff team. Dude is the best player I heard in all the trade discussions honestly, no surprise they took the Mavs deal. Not like they have incentive to tank because the Rockets own all their picks
I didn’t even know the lakers had any young players remaining lol
Right move from LA. Tsai just wanted to send kyrie where he didn’t want to be
Dodged a bullet
Lakers dodged a bullet
Looks like a /r/BasketballGM/ AI trade counter offer.
Are people surprised Nets didn’t want to lose kyrie for two first round picks? If I have KD on my team, I want players that can do a thing or two in the offseason rather than picks.
Duh, of course they didn’t want Westbrook. Did the Lakers front office really think it would be that easy? Entitled much.
this 3 year timeline for the nets is probably the wildest series of events for a franchise, ever. with all the transactions, all the superstar talent; just to be left with ben simmons and spencer dinwiddie. all of that for an ecf run, lmao.