02-08-2023, 09:40 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-08-2023, 09:45 PM by DanSchwartzgan.)
(02-08-2023, 09:30 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: Sure, that's fair.
And all I'm saying is that D'Lo/Hachimura, D'Lo/1st, D'Lo/Beasley, whatever, is MUCH better than the potential worst case scenario I thought was possible at this point yesterday. I think we'd all agree that in sugar plum rainbow land, where Kyrie works out well here (Hey, Van Excel was a malcontent before coming here, so there's some precedent) holding onto him is preferable. Now that it's done, I'll hope for that, too. But, Russell via Kyrie's bird rights in a sign and trade is much better to me than "it's ok, we'll have cap space."
Make sense?
This is what I was thinking earlier when this came up. I was hoping LA would hold onto at least one first. The easy button if you want to S&T Kyrie to LAL:
Scoring PG for Scoring PG
29 for 29
PF for PF
There may be a BYC issue with Rui depending on what he’s seeking (not an issue if it is Vandy).
Not my preferred outcome, but better than hoping for cap space.