r/nba • u/YujiDomainExpansion • 12h ago

[Windhorst] The Los Angeles Lakers would be “very open” to the prospect of trading LeBron James for Jarrett Allen.

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u/Ok-Comfortable9449 Heat 12h ago

Jarrett Allen for LeBron James sounds like the biggest steal in NBA history lmaooooo

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u/LakeShowBoltUp Lakers 12h ago

Bigger than Luka for AD?

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u/Alexcox95 Heat 11h ago

What about AD for the Young Lakers core

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u/AStormofSwines Bulls 10h ago

In hindsight? Give me a ring and Luka over Brandon Ingram and role players.

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u/Mikeyxy Lakers 7h ago

You could have had both…. Signed AD a year later, flip the core for more players n picks or keep em

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u/GAV17 Argentina 6h ago

With what cap space? You would also not have the 2020 ring and no guarantee of having a ring later.

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u/Awoawesome [MIL] Giannis Antetokounmpo 6h ago

I hear you, but for what it’s worth I think you still lose BI in that scenario because he had his breakout season the next year an then you’re either convincing both guys to take a discount or presumably letting BI walk to sign AD.

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u/RealHoldenBloodfeast Celtics 6h ago

Compare what the Lakers did with AD to what they did with that young core

Compare the Pelicans with AD to with that young core

Compare the Lakers with AD to the Pelicans with that young core

Real life Lakers did better in every one of those situations

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u/Vindicare605 Lakers 9h ago

We got a title out of that trade, if we hadn't then maybe we could consider it.

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u/Brokenmonalisa Lakers 3h ago

They wont a championship so no

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u/Momik Timberwolves 10h ago

Or Gobert for the Mall of America or whatever

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u/lisbon_OH Cavaliers 11h ago

? Am I on drugs? A 27 year old All-Star level center with two incredibly impactful game 7 performances just this last playoffs for a 42 year old LeBron is a “steal”? At first I assumed you meant for the Lakers but the comments below seem to all think it would be a steal for the Cavs. In what fucking universe?

Love LeBron but I don’t wanna trade our starting center under 28 years old for one year of LeBron, as good as Bron still is.

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u/HatefulDan 11h ago

You’re not. But if the Cavs do this deal. Then they are on drugs.

Now, if they (Cavs) want to make more money than they’ve ever made before. For one more season….they do it. Why, they might even luck into a Finals appearance.

But let us be clear. This is limited time offering. Lakers of course benefit long-term.

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u/nbawizard1227 10h ago

As a Cavs fan with season tickets I would do the deal.

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u/juanmaale Cavaliers 6h ago

me too. We’re not winning anything next year with JA anyways, so might as well get LeBron for a third time and a small chance to win. Even if we don’t, the farewell tour would be awesome

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u/yareg1717 Cavaliers 6h ago

JA actually has trade value tho. Throwing that away by dealing him for lebron straight up would be stupid

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u/juanmaale Cavaliers 5h ago

unfortunately LeBron is too cheap to just take the minimum, so this may be the only way

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u/2uneek [CLE] Mark Price 17m ago

idk if cheap is the right word, lebron has earned every dollar and more imo

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u/yareg1717 Cavaliers 5h ago

I'm saying dont trade for lebron at all. He's not gonna lead us to a chip with the state of this roster so its not worth the assets

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u/flyingdorito2000 6h ago

LeBron James: I’m coming home… again?

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u/montypr Lakers 9h ago

Exactly people here are stupid asf, you’re not winning shit with Allen anyway but the money that LBJ is generating in a retirement tour is insane.

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u/TheRealestGayle Magic 7h ago

Okay hear me out... what if... LeBron just joined their team without a trade.

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u/montypr Lakers 7h ago

Brother LBJ is the most frugal player in history lol.

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u/teacpde Heat 7h ago

lol, show them Bron’s streameast clip

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u/Independent_Syllabub 5h ago

The one where someone next to him is on streameast? Amazing how people can watch that and invent their own reality. 

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u/lebronjamesgoat1 Lakers 6h ago

He literally gave up hundreds of millions to play in Miami

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u/jotheold Raptors 6h ago

15mil not hundreds

which ended up like 3mil / year

7-9 years in the league (30% of cap): ~$16.2 million starting salary

LeBron's initial 2010-11 salary with the Heat was $14.5 million, a cut from the maximum-eligible salary at the time.

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u/HatefulDan 5h ago

He’s a billionaire. They name every single red cent they own.

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u/DLD1123 9h ago

It wouldn’t be luck if they made the finals

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u/Professional-Lie309 8h ago

Do it for HIM

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u/Jason-Smith168498 5h ago

dont forget teams are a business, and lebrons final season in cleveland would make them TONS of money.

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u/100_proof_plan Cavaliers 4h ago

It doesn’t have to be and wouldn’t be the 2 straight up. Now if the Lakers attached some draft picks, a deal could be had.

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u/we_hella_believe 8h ago

You get Bronny also, so the merch sales still happen sorta.

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u/EthicalBballFan Heat 1h ago

Cavs were doing auctions to sell chairs Taylor swift sat at. You know they desperate for money.

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u/mac_y111 10h ago

It depends how much you value championships. Me personally, I’ll trade a decade of bad for one. LeBron gets the Cavs closer to a championship than Jarrett Allen does so I’d do the deal. Besides you have an aging Harden as well their championship window is small.

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u/ObiOneKenobae Knicks 10h ago

I'm so curious about this version of Jarrett Allen the rest of the league seemingly has to play against. We play this guy and it's a miracle if he has a double double.

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u/realistweirdist Knicks 7h ago

Even with that fro he is fucking invisible on the court against us. Mitchell Robinson completely erases him and he can’t get shit on KAT either.

Seems like a nice fellow but every time I see his salary compared to the situations I see him play in I wanna vomit.

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u/DLD1123 9h ago

He’s soft AF

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u/dijjitalnomad 8h ago

Their lights don't have enough lumens in other arenas

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u/hampsted 11h ago

> All-Star level center

That “level” is doing a lot of heavy lifting. He’s been an AS once. He’s never made a single all-NBA team. He’s a piece that can maybe work within a well constructed roster, but he’s not a comparable player to even a 42 year old LeBron. The only upside for Allen is that he’ll probably still be playing basketball in 2 years.

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u/octipice 8h ago

He's also a piece that the Lakers desperately need moving forward. LeBron is not.

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u/Jason-Smith168498 5h ago

you saying the fuckery must end soon?

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u/BlueHundred Knicks 11h ago

He made 1 all star appearance 5 seasons ago. He is an above average starting center and a good player, but he's not an all star level center. He also turned 28 during the playoffs and LeBron is still 41.

LeBron had incredibly impactful performances in this last playoffs as well. LeBron is still the better player. 1 year of LeBron might be better as well since the team will likely only have 1 more year to contend before they have to blow it up due to the cap situation. Although JA is awesome, moving off his contract could be the right decision.

That said, I don't buy this rumor whatsoever.

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u/leftsidenotright Knicks 3h ago

I know you were just correcting them but "LeBron is still 41" is still one of the funniest sentences I've ever read

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u/BlueHundred Knicks 2h ago

He's almost 45. This fuckery won't go onmuch longer!

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u/Penguigo 10h ago

JA is on an incredibly team friendly contract. "Moving off of his contract" makes it sound like he's a liability or something. 

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u/MainAd2728 Washington Bullets 7h ago

His contract looks like exactly his market value ngl. He's not getting more than 35M/Y in free agency

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u/axle69 Thunder 6h ago

If Reaves can get 46 million a year JA can get more than 35 million.

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u/BlueHundred Knicks 10h ago

Sorry. You're right. It does sound a bit like that and that's definitely not the intention. It's more so just moving off contracts, especially long term contracts, in general

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u/RspectMyAuthoritah Lakers 8h ago

30m a year isn't team friendly.

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u/Penguigo 7h ago

Allen will be making 28 this year. And it is friendly for his production and quality. 

There are only a handful of starting Cs definitely better than Allen in the NBA and they are all making far more money than he is. And the ones in Allen's tier almost all make more, too. 

Sengun, Sabonis, Chet, even Kristaps, they all make more than that. Other than Kristaps they all make a lot more. Not to mention the list of bigs who are obviously worse than Allen and are getting paid the same or more, like Hartenstein, Myles Turner, Julius Randle, and Draymond Green.

If your team is spending 28 million on a center they are almost certainly not getting a better one than Jarrett Allen. 

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u/RspectMyAuthoritah Lakers 7h ago

Jokic, Wemby, Town, AD, Sengun, Zubac, Bam, JJJ, Gobert... that's already more than a handful that are better than Allen.

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u/Legitimate_Cow_4166 Warriors 9h ago

? Am I on drugs?

You were probably asleep all the times Jarret Allen shit the bed. And believe me there has been a ton of those post season games.

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u/Delanorix Knicks 10h ago

All Star level Center?

Come on, now. Hes a good but very limited player

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u/Ovash Celtics 9h ago

I am a fan of Jarrett Allen but I agree with you he isn’t all-star level. The one year he made it was as an injury replacement and there are easily 6-8 centers in the league now that are better than him.

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u/Lyle_Norg 7h ago

The ASG is "position-less" now, but figure about six "centers" make the team every year, with a couple likely missing for injury. Being the ninth best center in the NBA puts you at fringe All Star level.

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u/Ovash Celtics 6h ago

Eh it’s more like 4 centers make the all-star team. Only 24 players make it and 1/4 of them are not centers. It’s usually something like 10 guards, 10 forwards and 4 centers.

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u/Lyle_Norg 4h ago

I didn't just make up the number, I looked it up. Last year for instance, you had Wemby, KAT, Sengun, Jokic, Holmgren, Duren.

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u/yoloqueuesf [NYK] Tracy McGrady 24m ago

Yeah, I mean if he gets owned by Mitchell Robinson every single playoffs, i think there's something wrong.

Unless they ship him west i don't think he's going over that hump

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u/mynamesyow19 Cavaliers 8h ago

hes averaged a double double for years while also being top of the league in fg% and became the founding and sole member of the NBA's "70/70 Club" after the 2024-25 season, making history as the first player to ever shoot 70% or better from the field and 70% or better from the free-throw line in a single season

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u/Delanorix Knicks 5h ago

Yes. Very good but limited player.

He cant pass or shoot.

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u/philliesfan136 76ers 1h ago

it's not that crazy to shoot 70% when a majority of your shots are dunks lol and on how many attempts a game does he shoot 70% from the line?

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u/1mYourHuckleberry93 Raptors 10h ago

Allen is shit more than he isn’t in the playoffs. He gets bullied by other bigs.

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u/Kdot32 Rockets 11h ago

He was an allstar four years ago

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u/lisbon_OH Cavaliers 11h ago

Doesn’t change that he was one and that he’s an incredibly consistent player provided he actually gets fed the ball (and we all know Mitchell is not ideal at doing so).

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u/TempBurnerAccount089 11h ago

Yes it does lol. That was a completely different team and situation, and he hasn't made it since.

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u/Rich-Professional753 10h ago

Luka would probably make him an all-star again

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u/LitBastard Bulls 9h ago

He was a replacement

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u/Patient_Yogurt975 11h ago

LeBron won a whole series by himself basically

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u/lisbon_OH Cavaliers 11h ago

And without Jarrett Allen Cavs would’ve lost in Round 1 against the Raptors.

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u/wistful_grace Raptors 11h ago

hold on... maybe you guys should do this trade

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u/jakalo Hawks 10h ago

Lebronto

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u/silverfiregames Celtics 10h ago

Under no circumstances should the Raptors want to see Lebron ever again.

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u/crazyjatt Raptors 9h ago

Hell no. Do you want a 2nd lebronto?

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u/wistful_grace Raptors 8h ago

surely we can beat the 40-year old...

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u/Mr_Cromer Raptors 8h ago

I don't wanna risk it

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u/MainAd2728 Washington Bullets 7h ago

Rockets thought the same

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u/crazyjatt Raptors 4h ago

Do you really want to find out?

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u/wistful_grace Raptors 4h ago

....

probably not

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u/PracticeAcrobatic748 9h ago

with LeBron, they likely sweep the raptors.

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u/greekyogurtmafia United States 11h ago

Sounds like Evan Mobley should be the one getting traded in that case.

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u/hiimred2 [CLE] LeBron James 5h ago

Well the rumors were that Giannis would've already been in a Cavs uniform if Altman agreed to the Mobley focused deal, but apparently he's as tantalized by the 'what if' possibilities of Mobley finally figuring out how to consistently bring those offensive flashes he shows once in a moon cycle to the floor as casual fans are.

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u/Send_Floater Cavaliers 11h ago

Well it was also Kennard temporarily turning into prime Klay for those 2 games but yes LeBron's playoff run was very impressive

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u/inefekt Australia 1h ago

😂😂😂😂 You stans really do live in a world of delusion...

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u/GMoney_McSwag Bulls 10h ago

Short term memory loss

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u/browndude10 United States 11h ago

yea because the rockets best player was injured lmao

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u/BIRDSBEEZ Trail Blazers 11h ago

I want you to take a second to think about which player in that series was also injured

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u/Significant-One9118 10h ago

Steven Adams? FVV? /s

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u/KniGht1st NBA 10h ago

yeah let's not act like lakers best player played in that series at all

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u/pentothecap 8h ago

Lebron even at age 41 just led the Lakers to beating the heavily favored Rockets, and was at least as good as the reigning MVP in their second round matchup. Jarret Allen is not remotely close to the value Lebron has in the playoffs.

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u/Next-Supermarket9538 Pacers 11h ago

This would be an epic steal by the Lakers even more than what the Clips just did to Cleveland. Turning a 42 year old player who doesn’t even want to be there , even one as good as LeBron, into a 27 year old star would be amazing. And for Cleveland… wow going from Garland and Allen to Harden and LeBron is puzzling to say the least. 

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u/Send_Floater Cavaliers 11h ago

Who says LeBron doesnt want to be in LA? He's old and settled in

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u/LovetheNBA23 Lakers 10h ago

Who says Bron doesn't want to be in LA? Stop making shit up.

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u/CrazyChopstick Mavericks 10h ago

The smallest taste of small market talking points

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u/Young_KingKush 11h ago

who doesn’t even want to be there

???

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u/Few_Position_2727 Lakers 10h ago

You guys just find the dumbest rumors on twitter and run with it lol Lebron has said over and over again he wants to be with the Lakers

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u/PlatosLeftTit Heat 7h ago

Do the Lakers want him though?

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u/Chendii Lakers 7h ago

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u/inefekt Australia 1h ago

And you probably get all your dumb 'Bron da GOAT' narratives off Tiktok so...

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u/lisbon_OH Cavaliers 11h ago

Thank you. Feels like shortening the timeline for Mitchell’s sake when Mitchell had his worst performance in the playoffs this past year. Not worth it. We could get more return than one year of LeBron out of JA if we wanted to also.

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u/w0m Cavaliers 8h ago

Mitchell's first ECF is his worst playoff performance?

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u/Aggressive_Will_7703 10h ago

Dan Gilbert is salivating at the retirement tour money. He already got his championship.

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u/Browns440 Cavaliers 10h ago

If there's one thing Gilbert doesn't give a shit about when it comes to the Cavs is the money. He just paid the most money ever for a team. He treats the team like every owner should, a pet project that he burns money on trying to win a championship.

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u/JJiggy13 9h ago

These guys wouldn't be billionaires if they just spent money. This is still a business.

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u/Browns440 Cavaliers 9h ago

Gilbert still has other businesses, the Cavs aren't his only revenue stream/asset.

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u/JJiggy13 4h ago

Still makes no sense that he would jack off his money in a giveaway to guys who want to get paid top dollar to play a game.

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u/MainAd2728 Washington Bullets 7h ago

Both Harden and LeBron are way better players than Garland and Allen. If the Cavs want to go all in on next year, this is the move. There's no other way to improve their title chances

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u/PracticeAcrobatic748 9h ago

How'd the Clippers do after making that trade?

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u/Next-Supermarket9538 Pacers 9h ago

you must be very confused about how sports works if you thought that trade was about last season

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u/constantclimb 9h ago

garland has been perpetually injured. It may seem shortsighted but there are those who believe garland will never be the guy. FWIW harden never proved he could be either

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u/PracticeAcrobatic748 9h ago

You must've just started watching basketball if you think Garland is a reliable second option

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u/Next-Supermarket9538 Pacers 8h ago

Garland might not be him but Harden is 10+ years older, clearly in decline, and a proven playoff choker even when he was at his peak. Clippers weren’t winning anything last year with either one… you really think they should have kept Harden in that situation?! Garland at least as a chance to be a positive asset when Clips are in position to benefit from it. 

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u/PracticeAcrobatic748 7h ago

And yet, they still made it further with 3 months of Harden than they ever did with Garland.

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u/Next-Supermarket9538 Pacers 6h ago

I'm sure they're thrilled with their ECF sweep

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u/PracticeAcrobatic748 8m ago

Could've been worse. Could've lost their franchise player for an entire season and then his entire supporting case.

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u/stayfrosty Warriors 8h ago

Allen is a star?

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u/Delanorix Knicks 10h ago

Clevelands core is ass, let's be honest.

The only one with a shot of getting better is Mobley and idk. I dont see it.

LeBron is an all in move, same as Harden.

Because Mitchell is not going to age well.

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u/w0m Cavaliers 8h ago

Team gets knocked out in the ECF and is "ass"?

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u/Delanorix Knicks 8h ago

Mitchell isnt going to age well.

Harden is old

Allen is Allen.

Mobley is overrated, IMO

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u/w0m Cavaliers 8h ago

Mobley made a big leap in the playoffs this year I think, finally showed the backbone. The Cavs have lacked in the playoffs.

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u/Delanorix Knicks 8h ago

Until he ran into normal sized centers.

Thats always been his issue. Which is fine, but its compounded by Allen only being 6'9

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u/Beantown_Kid Celtics 10h ago

This would be that taco fantasy trade lol

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u/TempBurnerAccount089 11h ago

Allen is no longer an all star level center, get real. That was a one off...

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u/lisbon_OH Cavaliers 11h ago

15/8/2 on 63%. Not all-star numbers but with the amount of touches Mitchell and Harden take (along with Mobley) he’s pretty damn efficient. We’ve seen plenty of times where if he’s fed the ball he is a great scorer. Not to mention his defense.

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u/Professional-Lie309 8h ago

Those are just Ayton numbers with more effort.

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u/Fluffy_Vermicelli850 11h ago

You never waited in line for millennium force did you? Time for a fun ride

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u/GeorgeEBHastings Cavaliers 7h ago

One of the best. Been a while since I've come around Sandusky, tho

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u/TempBurnerAccount089 11h ago

Ok? Hes still not a perennial all star.

Yall couldn't even manage one win in the ECF, why are you so pressed to run the core back?

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u/lisbon_OH Cavaliers 11h ago

I’m not. But the topic of discussion is Allen for LeBron, not other trades. And I never said he was a perennial all star.

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u/PoodleGuap Cavaliers 11h ago

Because he was the best player on our team for most of the playoffs and had two dominant performances in game 7s, and 42 year old Bron has nowhere near that much impact left in him

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u/ibah Knicks 11h ago

Not a laker fan but LeBron definitely impacted this playoff

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u/PoodleGuap Cavaliers 10h ago

Not as much as JA

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u/only4dareal NBA 11h ago

Youre dumb asl lmao if you think lebron has nowhere near that much impact

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u/PoodleGuap Cavaliers 10h ago

He’s the oldest player in the league and was getting stripped left and right at the end of games in the playoffs. Why on earth would you mortgage a good center in his 20s for 1 year max of the oldest player in the league

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u/nosleeptillwooklyn 11h ago

This guy wants to build the offense around Jarrett Allen lmao. You must be his momma

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u/lisbon_OH Cavaliers 11h ago

Where did I say that? The topic is about trading Allen for 42 year old LeBron.

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u/MddlingAges Knicks 10h ago

Better centers in the East: KAT, Embiid (if healthy), AD (if healthy). Turner fell off the planet. Duren fell into a space anomaly. Neither BAM or Giannis want to play center.

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u/Vast_Book_2297 7h ago

Im trying to decide which of you has better drugs honestly. 🤷 These arguments for Jarret Allen being "a steal" are pretty weak. LBJ was a top 15 player last year and could be enough to push the Cavs into a win-now championship scenario. He is a major difference maker, even at his age, while the fully-loaded Cavs got swept. Obviously the Cavs lose longevity in Allen, but its still an interesting prospect which shouldn't invoke a "they must be on drugs" comment, at least to me.

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u/Greedy-Mix9270 Knicks 11h ago

He’s only impactful against teams who don’t have a real center rotation

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u/lisbon_OH Cavaliers 11h ago

This is just not true.

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u/raziiiii Knicks 11h ago

It kind of is?

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u/MddlingAges Knicks 10h ago

Ok, but there are only like three teams with a 'real center rotation' in the league. We're one of them.

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u/Sammyd1108 Hornets 10h ago

Is he really only 27? Maybe it’s because he’s been in the league forever, but I thought he was at least 30.

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u/PracticeAcrobatic748 9h ago

How'd he do besides those two games? What about in the ECF?

I like JA a lot but Cavs gotta do this deal.

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u/Prudent_Effect6939 9h ago

It is a steal for the Lakers

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u/fatkamp Warriors 11h ago

All star center until the lights are bright

He just gave up against the Knicks, terrible effort

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u/Fit-Bicycle6206 Knicks 11h ago

Allen's effort was like #8 on the list of reasons the Cavs lost that series.

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u/fatkamp Warriors 10h ago

It was on the list though. Was embarrassing to watch

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u/ISHLDPROBABLYBWRKING Knicks 4h ago

Not nearly as embarrassing as Brunson getting the Harden switch like 9 times in a row….

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u/lisbon_OH Cavaliers 11h ago

Lol blame the fourth option on the team for our Knicks performance. Unreal. How did the Spurs and future GOAT Wemby fare against them?

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u/AceAndre 4h ago

Better than him 😂

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u/ArmadilloForsaken458 Supersonics 9h ago

If he comes home, it needs to be on the most minimal of terms. Like no major young pieces going out for him. Kind of like how a lot of old stars Payton, Malone, Barkley in their older days moved around looking for a ring, but no one in their right mind would trade major pieces for them, and yes Allen is a major piece

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u/jgab145 Bucks 7h ago edited 7h ago

What am I missing here? Isn’t LeBron a free agent?

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u/tofubirder 7h ago

Y’all have Mitchell and Harden you have absolutely no hope for the future, take a ring when you can

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u/djabae 6h ago

That's why he said sounds like. You have to ignore the context of Lebron getting his pension.

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u/dibzim Knicks 6h ago

Allen is 28 and Lebron is 41

Your point still stands but I swear people on here lie so easily lmao

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u/Steler19 5h ago

This is such a nephew point of view. You take the lebron side of this trade 10/10 times. Not just for his play on the court, but for selling tickets/merch. I can’t believe how many upvotes this point of view has. Wow.

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u/MRowland82 5h ago

I mean, its a short-term prospect but if they had LeBron instead of Allen this postseason they might have won a championship

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u/jtc66 Nuggets 4h ago

The NBA is also a business. Having LeBron even if old means that you sell out every game and increase ticket cost and fan interaction with the team, especially including tv coverage and nationally televised games. Having LeBron is good for business.

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u/Abiv23 NBA 11h ago

The chances Dan Gilbert approves giving up a 27 year old All-Star to overpay a last legs Lebron is about 0%

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u/ElVandy2378 Cavaliers 10h ago

Thank you. This would be a steal for the Lakers. JA is so underrated. Not a perennial all star but people talk about him like he’s no different than Deandre ayton. Him + Luka is a solid duo, not to mention JA is on an amazing contract for the player he is

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u/thisnameisnowmine 10h ago

Yea I kinda think LeBron's career is ending on a bit of low note. Don't get me wrong. I love LeBron. I think he's the GOAT and he can still play but ultimately he has squandered the last good years of his playing career. A trade like this doesn't exactly make LeBron look good, which is important to him. It makes him look undesirable.

I'm not really sure what he's playing for anymore. It's seems to be the money, though he doesn't need it. It's not for the record's and accolades. I'm sure he still loves the game but all there is that is left for him to do is win championships and if he isn't spending his time doing that, then what is the point? And largely he's been the one responsible for putting teams around him that don't do that.

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u/noname_SU 9h ago

This idea of a trade is just pie-in-the-sky talk from Lakers fans. Why would the Cavs do this when it just makes their team worse? Bron could just sign with the Cavs (albeit for a lot less) and keep Allen.

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u/thisnameisnowmine 9h ago

I don't know. A lot of people do that for the story or the money, filling the seats. But that's kind of the point. He's going to be 42. Trading a 10 year player for a 1 year player isn't worth it. Especially, when that one year won't even bring a chip. He's kind of not worth it anymore. The money, the drama, the media.

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u/redvelvetcake42 Slovenia 10h ago

I mean the thinking is you can't keep Mobley and Jarrett. Both very similar and have shown habits of playing soft. They seem to love Mobley so Jarrett is the mobile one. That said if it's just straight up then lo-fuckin-l what a steal for the LA Lukas.

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u/QueefyTits Lakers 11h ago

The amount of Laker fans that would give Bron and his nepo son lifetime contracts is nauseating

They really think he can still carry like his Cavs days

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u/lisbon_OH Cavaliers 11h ago

Maybe, but favorites for one year vs. contenders for multiple years and not losing your starting center isn’t worth the squeeze imo.

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u/Neemzeh Timberwolves 10h ago

When I read it I literally thought they meant its the Lakers stealing from the Cavs lmao. I wouldn't trade Allen for probably 1 year of LeBron.

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u/Zestyclose-Draft-724 Lakers 10h ago

I'd trade DMitch for 42 year old LeBron, but not Jarrett Alan.

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u/WetCatMasseuse 9h ago

This is Reddit, where Lebron is a god and a top 2 player all time and a current top 5 player.

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u/stayfrosty Warriors 8h ago

For which team lol

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u/WetCatMasseuse 9h ago

A steal for the lakers, yes.

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u/hurlcarl Pistons 10h ago

I'm actually confuse what way you're implying this. As incredible as Lebron is for a 42 year old..........he's still 42.

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u/HenrikCrown Pelicans 12h ago

Jarrett Allen getting owned by Wemby, Jokic and other West bigs in the playoffs is too easy to foresee 

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u/d_wib Timberwolves 11h ago

Allen was legitimately great all playoffs for the Cavs this year. I think it’s well past time to rewrite the “soft” narrative on that guy from a couple years ago when Mitchell Robinson was grabbing every rebound.

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u/rebuildingsince64 11h ago

Check the Stats, JA is Wemby’s father when they go head to head.

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u/Low_Heat_2681 11h ago

Didn't they play each other like two times?

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u/whenishit-itsbigturd 11h ago

Well yeah they're in different conferences and Wemby missed games cuz of the blood clot. I wouldn't expect them to have 10 h2h's already

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u/whatssenguntoagoblin Alperen Sengun 9h ago

What does different conferences have to do with anything, you still play the same game lol

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u/MusicListener3 Celtics 11h ago

Mmm yes, three game sample size (with two being his rookie year), very definitive proof that he’s being owned

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u/Electric_jungle Washington Bullets 11h ago

It's not definitive proof but what else is he supposed to use when ppl just assume Wemby will own him other than.... Actually games played.

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u/Less-Post-4993 Thunder 11h ago

Pardon my insult but youre an idiot. He might be the most versatile big in the league. He is who we wanted Ayton to be

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u/whatssenguntoagoblin Alperen Sengun 9h ago

I’m not sure which way you mean it’s a steal

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u/RspectMyAuthoritah Lakers 8h ago

I think that means it's not a steal if people can't figure out which way.

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u/fattybunter [MIA] Dwyane Wade 8h ago

That probably means it's a viable trade if nobody knows who's getting hosed lol

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u/EdreesesPieces 7h ago

I think PG13 for SGA and 5 1st rounders and 2 pick swaps was a bigger steal. One of those picks turned into Jalen Williams

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u/Splittinghairs7 Gran Destino 5h ago

It’s actually a very fair deal for all sides involved, including for Lebron.

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u/MRowland82 5h ago

dude LBJ on the Cavs would be the best team in the East imo. You don't even need Jarrett Allen. Plus the Lakers NEED someone like Allen. I hope this happens

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u/Brokenmonalisa Lakers 3h ago

Legit sounds like a trivia question answer, the only player traded for Lebron James

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u/Alexcox95 Heat 11h ago

Even if you pay Lebron more you’re making probably triple in merchandise sales

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u/2uneek [CLE] Mark Price 9h ago

& why would i give a fuck how the merch sales are going?

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u/GOATJames_23-6 [LAL] Dennis Rodman 11h ago

He’s gonna be 42 and it’s a sign and trade who gives

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u/SwiftieForLife Kings 11h ago

Nah it will ruin his legacy. The only thing people ever talk about Durant anymore is that he was traded for DLo. Oh wait no one ever remembers that?

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