16 Mar 2018 23:54:02
LAL/ORL Trade this off-season

LA needs to clear cap to make a run at 2 FA all stars, maybe LBJ and PG13

LA trades: Zubac, Deng, 2018 1st (CLE), & earliest future unprotected 1st (2020/2021)

ORL trades: Mario Hezonja

LA saves cap space, gets out of awful Deng contract, and let's Hezonja walk in FA

ORL stretches Deng, gets maybe a promising young player in Zubac, resigns Gordon, and gets a couple 1sts to sweeten the pot. ORL drafts Young with their own pick.

LA can then resign Randle and sign 2 FAs

LA
Ball
George
James
Randle
Bryant

ORL
Young
Fournier
Isaac
Gordon
Vucevic


Just a thought, what do you guys think?

1.) 17 Mar 2018
17 Mar 2018 01:01:53
Lakers can stretch Deng. They can keep randle plus sign George and James at 29 each.

2.) 17 Mar 2018
17 Mar 2018 20:54:40
Can’t trade MARIO he’s a free agent.

3.) 18 Mar 2018
17 Mar 2018 22:36:30
The Magic only have around 18 million in cap space and that's without Mario's contract since he's a free agent. Also, that's without Gordon or anyone else's cap hold. I can't see them relinquishing the rights to Gordon. They being in close to 20 million. Even if they could fit that money in, I think it would be easier for the Lakers to work out a sign and trade with the Cavs or Thunder.

4.) 18 Mar 2018
18 Mar 2018 04:14:51
Moat contracts expire early July, so technically Hezonja can be traded just before, during, and after the draft. I'm not reprised of Hezonja's exact expiration date. I could be wrong.