ROSTER TALK: Mavs favs for Vogel if no HC job exists. Kyrie handshake deal?

[DanSchwartzgan]

BTW, I saw a Bleacher report article about crazy trades that could work.  They had Lakers getting Conley, Bojan, and Beasley for Westbrook and Talen Horton tucker, plus two future Lakers firsts.   I don't expectthis to happen, but I think that is interesting for both teams.   

I actually don’t think that is crazy at all.  NY has to send multiple bodies to match Mitchell just like Minnesota did with Gobert.  Utah can’t start the season with 37 guaranteed contracts, so there has to be some movement of bodies.  Westbrook isn’t Westbrook the player in that scenario.  He’s a $47mm means to an end that brings in future LAL picks (and maybe THT).  Utah has to take back bodies when they send out the Conley’s, Bojan’s and Beasley’s of the world (unless Indy or SA are involved).  Why not one big expiring body.

I know this guy has been divisive on this board, but I wonder what JKidd thinks of THT.  I probably don’t give up a future first just for him, but if Kidd sees potential and we could somehow get him and something like McBride or Grimes for Powell and a pick, I’m probably doing that, but I like THT’s potential.  Others here may have a ‘cow’ at such a suggestion.

BTW, adding those three guys to LAL dramatically changes the landscape in the West.  To me, that is a much smarter play than Irving.

BTW II, Utah is going to end up with the Dallas 2023 in a Mitchell trade.  Rather than giving up 2025, I wonder if Utah would be interested in swapping protected 2023 for unprotected 2027.  Hard to imagine the Dallas 2023 being a very good pick.  But, 26-27 is the last year of Luka’s contract.  If he is going to force his way out, that would likely be the first season without him (not predicting, just saying if I were Utah, I’d place a much higher value on 2027 than I would 2023).