Ooooh. Would love JA in a bigger media market. He’s hilarious.

Luka went to the finals with a rookie center and Daniel Gafford. He went to the WCF with freaking Powell. Think about him pairing with an all star level center.

Jarrett Allen would become just as hated as Ayton in LA. He is soft and can barely rebound or box out in any playoff atmosphere

No he won’t. Jarrett Allen is almost as soft as Ayton and even less physical in the paint than he is. He can’t grab boards in the playoffs and is also undersized for a center.

“A List lobs and blocks center” is an oxymoron. Lobs and blocks centers need a PG to get them the ball. The only real A list centers are Jokic, Wemby, Gobert, KAT, AD(?), Embiid(?). None of those guys are really lobs and blocks archetypes outside Gobert, but none are available.

Kessler can be a top 10 center IMO. Came into this season with a three ball too. ‘A list’ though? Dont know what that means because the best centers wouldnt be available

fine, they can have Jakob Poeltl

Those are all upgrades over Ayton and Luka will get the most out of them. The drawback is that Kessler wants a bit too much and the Lakers would have to bring back Rui and Lebron on the super cheap.

He’d be great playing with Luka.

last few seasons he hasn’t had an elite playmaker. Kyrie and Harden were getting him easy lobs all game, and when he’s involved like that his rim protection and shot blocking stood out more.

It’s really not. Bron isn’t going back there based on what these reliable reporters have been saying.

He must really not like it there or believes he will command more money. 140 is tough to turn down man.

love mitch but luka passes w mitch’s hands would be disastrous

Sure he can, he just can’t play mins 6-10 in a quarter.

And… somehow, even though they have no picks and are not involved in the lottery, first overall pick goes to the Nuggets. Again.

Another nico harrison has hit the NBA

We have big Frenchman already

Lobs he can do. Anything that goes below chest high however…

What would that even look like? Trade wise? I think the wolves might be open to moving him but they aren’t gonna take anything for him.

I know the wolves sub hates the idea (same thing as any team sub - guys on your roster are untouchable and guys on other rosters all suck lol) but you guys should really try to get Ja.

former franchise players that are on slightly bloated contracts have a uniquely low value in the market nowadays, and there is no other path for the wolves to get someone with his talent at his age.

He would absolutely cook with Gobert setting him screens and catching lobs. And giving Ant the opportunity to attack more close outs instead of having to do everything himself would make his life a lot easier.

With a toothbrush?

Hard to catch a lob when you want the ball in your hands at the top of the key, and don’t roll hard as a screen setter. We’ve been through this before with the Dame experiment lol

Oh for sure, no dispute there. They’d make it work, even if just by taking turns iso’ing. And Reddick is a much better coach than Doc.

Just pointing out that it wouldn’t be the type of fit Luka is specifically asking for

Giannis is the textbook definition of a positionless player, and any team that has him becomes a positionless team.

Giannis can guard 3-5 depending on matchups, so yes he absolutely can play center defensively. But o n offense Giannis has always played like a high usage point forward, essentially a 7 foot LeBron without the shooting touch and bball iq, but better in the post due to the added size. His fit next to guys like Dame and Luka is a struggle bc he’s not willing to lose that role / usage.

Duren is good and bad. He makes very dumb moves in the worst times, but you can’t deny the work he put in during the regular season to carry a good handful of those games. He’s definitely better than he used to be, but another issue is that he’s apparently easy for teams to nail down and make useless during the playoffs. I don’t understand the game well enough to really go further, but I can definitely say that most Pistons fans are down with selling Duren.

Yes

I disagree. He’s definitely better but the Lakers need Duren far more than Reaves.

But will be more expensive and long term

Bowling was Sixers problem

His problem was wanting to shoot 3s for lakers

A list of centers

Don’t forget also having to be a strong paint defender, too!

Not only weak benches but they all lacked elite wings and center play until they drafted Lively and traded for Gafford. Only once the Mavs had a deep roster (although a roster who most thought at the time was lacking a couple of upgrades on the wings) and the team reached the finals and we all know what happened next.