Sources: Lakers plan this summer? Trade for Kawhi - sign Bron/PG

Ok

 

Thanks as always for the info. Pretty sure every team's off season plan is to sign/trade for as many of these players as possible, ha. I'd like to see Milwaukee take a run at Kawhi. Parker + Brogdon + a 1st + salary? Would love to see Kawhi and Antentokounmpo on the same team for the defense alone.

 

i'm not an expert but espn trade machine says you're wrong.

 

That would be a lot of fun but if Kawhi is tired of being on a small market team I don't see him being happy with being traded to Milwaukee. Am I crazy to think it would also be fun to see him play on the Sixers?

 

JR has been on a radar since the deadline. He's not a three point shooter/ Say goodbye to someone if he doesn't perform in the playoffs.

And, from what I have heard from Priority and the late Fegan, LBJ isn't coming West

CP3/ James and

 

Of course LBJ wants to stay in the mediocre East, so he can get into the Finals (not saying Boston or Toronto are mediocre, but playoff LeBron is greater than any of those two teams vs the West)

 

ESPN trade machine is still a machine. I am human being, the scientist.

ESPN trade machine is for this season (Lakers over the cap). The speculation and assumption of the thread is to dump all salaries for Lakers in July, 2018.

 

Cp3 / james and ? In Houston?
But no lebron to the west?

 

Like @cyberx was saying....

 

So how likely will the Spurs trade Kawhi?

 

Kawhi could force a trade because he as a leverage as his contract expired in 2019

LeBron is seeking for family first (money first) and wins.

LeBron wants both.

 

I think they are screwed as far as being forced to lose a great player, but they aren't screwed as far as being able to trade him to the highest bidder. Multiple teams will still chase him if he hits the market. Plenty of GM's won't care about the pending free agency, just like Morey didn't, or Presti this year, etc.

 

That's true but only in a scenario where Kawhi has no preference for a team, if he wants to be in L.A. then nobody is going to trade **** for him, especially after looking at how he's handling the situation in San Antonio right now.

This is shaping up to be a Paul George 2.0 situation if you ask me, probably even worse for the team involved, George was at least playing instead of keeping himself out of the team, Leonard is not even on the bench during the playoffs...

 

Sure they will (on the bolded). He will play next season regardless because he won't get a full max sitting out two years in a row. If he hits the market many a team will come calling, no matter where he says he wants to be.

 

I'm very torn on this. On one hand, the Spurs getting worse, and having to go through a very real (and most likely painful) rebuild would be tasty. That team has been the epitome of blessed these last 2 decades, and it's about time something gives. On the other hand, if Kawhi gets traded to the Lakers, that could very realistically entice both Paul George AND LeBron James to go there. From a Rockets perspective, we'd not only be missing out on our two biggest FA targets, but the Lakers would suddenly become the Super Team that everybody wants to play for. Ultimately, it's in the Rockets best interest that Kawhi gets traded to the East, but I'm not sure how much someone like Boston would be willing to offer given the injury concerns.

 

So basically right now Kawhi is saying "give me my super max contract" and SA is saying no. Kawhi would rather get a new contract before he plays again and risks further injury.

Is Kawhi 100% healthy right now?

 

He will play, i'm just saying he'll play for the team he wants to play for (if there's a specific one of course). Paul George hit the market but teams with the best assets were not willing to trade their good assets for him because of the rumors of him wanting to sign with the Lakers, that's the only reason why Cavs, Thunder and Rockets were in the mix, they were willing to risk their mediocre assets since the competition was weak.

I just don't see the Spurs keep Kawhi if he's asking for a trade, and if that happens they better hope he's going to handle it like Irving, cause otherwise they're going to get a lot less for him.