TDL Archived: The 2nd Rnd Pick Yankee Swap

[ThisIStheYear]

Just wondering, how is Kyrie/Lebron/AD and a bunch of minimums any better than what they were last year? 

I'd argue they're in the same boat given the health concerns of both AD AND Kyrie, not to mention Lebron's another year older. Sure, even if they get Seth Curry they'd be slightly better. But their roster is still a mess.

Plus you always got to factor Kyrie can implode a team at any second just by being Kyrie.

It would dramatically raise their ceiling even if the floor is the same. Westbrook is a totally washed zero on court asset. Actually, now that he’s lost his athleticism, he’s a significant liability on the court.  When Kyrie plays, on the other hand, he plays at an elite HOF level with both high usage and high efficiency. He’s the best pure scoring guard in the league.  For me, it’s kind of just the principle that the Lakers can somehow offload a worthless player with a ridiculous contract, with no other meaningful assets and potentially bring back a HOFer. It’s just the kind of stuff the Lakers have always done that’s very irritating. The Nets should tell them to eff off. To Hell with the Lakers.