Trade & FA 2024-25:

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Report: Blazers want 2 1st-round picks from the Lakers in exchange for Jerami Grant https://thedunkcentral.com/report-blazer...ami-grant/

Old news. Grant won't be traded. Neither Dallas, LA or any other team pulled the trigger on that asking price, and if it's too steep for Dallas, it's for sure too steep for LA. The specific picks Portland is asking for are unprotected picks down the road. Both teams have a 2031 to offer, and the Lakers still have their 2029, while Dallas would've had to package the 2031 with one from the next couple of years (2025, I think). 

I could make an argument that this could be a good path for Dallas, because they're close, but they'd have then potentially had too much overlap between Grant and Washington, so it was probably for the best that they took the much safer path they did. LA, on the other hand, would be INSANE to give away an unprotected pick in either 2029 or 2031, let alone BOTH, for a player like Grant when LeBron is like 40 years old. I almost can't imagine a dumber move. 

Pretty clear Cronin feels just fine about going into the season with both Grant and Simons on their roster. Personally, I'd probably get what I could for them at this point, but that's not the approach he's taking. It seems like he'll sell them, but only if he gets a haul.