07-07-2025, 05:04 PM
(07-07-2025, 03:26 PM)mvossman Wrote: They kind of did give up an asset for Ayton if they "traded" Dorian for him. Call me skeptical that Ayton works out. I realize they were limited with what they can do, but I think they would have been better off holding onto Dorian (meaning competitive offer and no bush league) and trading for a P&R center.
In theory I would agree. In reality, who would be that center that they trade for? There were several reports that teams wanted to bleed Lakers dry, because they all knew how badly they need a center. I am pretty sure Lakers tried their best to get to a deal that made sense. Was there a center traded for "peanuts" this FA that the Lakers missed? Or if we look in another way. Lets say Lakers would trade Rui, Vincent, Knecht and a FRP for Claxton. Keep Dorian and signed LaRavia with the tax MLE. Would these moves make them a contender while spending all of the assets? Assets that will be needed to replace LeBron once he is gone next season.
DFS is a great guy. But, I think his role shouldn't be difficult to replace. In fact, his role was best suited to come from the bench as he is too limited on offensive end.