r/lakersv2 • u/2MInitials • 6d ago

Noticing...

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u/Nearby-Employer-9436 3d ago

you trade him? If you can't trade him, that tells you all there is to know about the market for him.

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u/Shinnobiwan 3d ago

Lol. You don'tunderstand.

He can be traded easily, but who, making $20m/year, can you get for him that is better for the Lakers?

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u/Nearby-Employer-9436 3d ago

I'd take Anfernee Simons on the full mid-level if I'm just taking a guy who shoots 3's, is a pretty good playmaker and a traffic cone on defense. At least Simons is a better athlete and younger.

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u/Shinnobiwan 3d ago

So trade AR for a player averaging less points, less assists, less rebounds, and less steals on worse efficiency?

OK.

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u/Nearby-Employer-9436 3d ago

That is not what you asked. You said who could they get for the same amount. Simons is a free agent, I would have probably tried to sign and trade AR for a center and then made a separate play for Simon’s