Trade Deadline Thread: Rumors and News

[saltlover]

https://mobile.twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1224822014663327746


Shams Charania
@ShamsCharania
Knicks have had exploratory conversations on Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma, league sources tell
@TheAthleticNBA
 
@Stadium
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5:28 PM · Feb 4, 2020·TweetDeck


Just what the Knicks need...another PF.

Lakers Twitter is implying that it would in some way be for Morris, for a net zero power forward gain.

[nickagneta]

https://mobile.twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1224822014663327746


Shams Charania
@ShamsCharania
Knicks have had exploratory conversations on Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma, league sources tell
@TheAthleticNBA
 
@Stadium
.
5:28 PM · Feb 4, 2020·TweetDeck


Just what the Knicks need...another PF.

Lakers Twitter is implying that it would in some way be for Morris, for a net zero power forward gain.

Sounds like a LeBron move.

"Get rid of this kid. Get me a thug vet!"

[saltlover]

https://mobile.twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1224822014663327746


Shams Charania
@ShamsCharania
Knicks have had exploratory conversations on Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma, league sources tell
@TheAthleticNBA
 
@Stadium
.
5:28 PM · Feb 4, 2020·TweetDeck


Just what the Knicks need...another PF.

Lakers Twitter is implying that it would in some way be for Morris, for a net zero power forward gain.

Sounds like a LeBron move.

"Get rid of this kid. Get me a thug vet!"

That was my first thought too.

[jambr380]

That doesn't exactly sound like great value for Kuzma, but Morris brings a little bit of toughness that Kuzma lacks. He is also an expiring so that isn't wonderful for the Lakers, but I doubt Morris gets more next year than he is making now anyway so they could re-sign him.

If I am the Knicks, I am all over this. They signed Morris away from the Spurs this past off-season and could turn him into a legitimate piece for their future.

[Who]

They should get back more than Morris for Kuzma but what else do NYK have that the Lakers need?

Knicks too short on win-now players. They only have work in progress players. Those guys won't help the Lakers in a title contention campaign.

[tazzmaniac]

They should get back more than Morris for Kuzma but what else do NYK have that the Lakers need?

Knicks too short on win-now players. They only have work in progress players. Those guys won't help the Lakers in a title contention campaign.

The Lakers could use a 2nd rounder or two.  Knicks don't have their own 2nd rounders in 2020 and 2021 but they have Charlotte's. 

[saltlover]

They should get back more than Morris for Kuzma but what else do NYK have that the Lakers need?

Knicks too short on win-now players. They only have work in progress players. Those guys won't help the Lakers in a title contention campaign.

I don’t think the Lakers would get anything else.  The salaries don’t match, so Knicks would have to take on extra players, requiring them to jettison some of their own.

[Birdman]

Probably be no major trades this year like last season..couple of minors moves will be it..seems like every year we hear a lot of big names but nothing happens

[DefenseWinsChamps]

They should get back more than Morris for Kuzma but what else do NYK have that the Lakers need?

Knicks too short on win-now players. They only have work in progress players. Those guys won't help the Lakers in a title contention campaign.

I don’t think the Lakers would get anything else.  The salaries don’t match, so Knicks would have to take on extra players, requiring them to jettison some of their own.

Yeah i would think Morris and Kuzma would be similar value all things considered with their talent, upside, contracts, etc.

[nickagneta]

They should get back more than Morris for Kuzma but what else do NYK have that the Lakers need?

Knicks too short on win-now players. They only have work in progress players. Those guys won't help the Lakers in a title contention campaign.

I don’t think the Lakers would get anything else.  The salaries don’t match, so Knicks would have to take on extra players, requiring them to jettison some of their own.

Yeah i would think Morris and Kuzma would be similar value all things considered with their talent, upside, contracts, etc.

For a Laker run at a title, Morris has to have more value. He had a tremendous playoff run last year with the Celtics. He has a bit of a clutch gene. He is world's better defensively. He is having his best, most efficient season of his career(44.2/43.9/82.3...58.2 TS%) and he is a guy that could easily be in a Laker final 5 on the court to end games(Davis, LeBron, Morris, Green, Bradley)

[saltlover]

Bulpett setting low expectations, framed in a don’t break something that’s working narrative.

https://www.bostonherald.com/2020/02/04/sources-say-celtics-mainly-looking-at-more-minor-deals-as-deadline-approaches/

[gouki88]

Bulpett setting low expectations, framed in a don’t break something that’s working narrative.

https://www.bostonherald.com/2020/02/04/sources-say-celtics-mainly-looking-at-more-minor-deals-as-deadline-approaches/

Minor deals are definitely the way I want us to go. We’ve seemingly got great chemistry, and injuries (in my mind) are the only thing holding us back from truly contending.

[Phantom255x]

Kuzma went from being better than Tatum/Brown/Mitchell/Ball/Ingram, etc. etc. according to the media, to being in trade talks for the likes of Morris and D-Rose LOL 

[rondofan1255]

https://twitter.com/shamscharania/status/1224906985386250242?s=21

[Jiri Welsch]

https://twitter.com/shamscharania/status/1224906985386250242?s=21

I’m cool with the Hawks getting Capela and not a contender!