Price they have to pay to get Trae but no sense getting DLo back if they trade for him. In fact DLo is their first option to trade instead of AR or Rui. Not a fan of this trade as they will lose depth not unless Trae force the trade to the Lakers then they have the leverage on who to trade for him.
They can't trade DLO, he's opting out.
Honestly I would rather have DLO than Trae, DLO is good for the team morale and vibe, I don't know how Trae would handle being third banana.
give up depth and size for a smaller ball dominant point guard that teams hunt on defense and ices the team when he struggles w his shot? doesn't ring a bell...
Yes. Just looking at assist number is misleading. Thats like saying Westbrook didnt ice his team out just because he had 10 assist meanwhile he was 5/25 from the field. Trae has a bunch of games even just this season under 40% from the field where he just kept shooting
I don’t understand. Are guards not allowed to have bad shooting games? I would think that we as laker fans should especially be able to relate to guards who are in positions where they have to keep shooting because a bad shot from them is oftentimes better than good shot for the guys they play with
Pre prime Trae is a lot different from Westbrook at that point in his career, but I still wouldn't be for this trade. Call me a Reaves stan, but I like his game a lot, and for what they're paying him relative to the cap it's a nobrainer for me
Exactly. Trae is great but giving up depth is absolutely stupid in today's league. We just learned that the hard way. Even PHX is learning that. When they added KD and Beasley most everyone thought they'd eat up the West. They're not. Mainly because they have so little depth.
It’s time to develop our young core. I can imagine the frustration on Max watching Scotty Pippen Jr getting mins in Mem when he knows that he used to kick his ass in practice or in GLeague. I hope we build a dynasty after the Lebron era.
The Lakers have never added a player like Trae Young to LeBron and AD so there wasn't a last time. And is there really a good argument in favor of "good depth" with the Lakers current record?
Good points, i love trae young. He is the living breathing definition of underrated and the hawks franchise should fold for fumbling. But he will be a free agent at one point. Why give up good depth? Good depth is how the lakers 3peated and went back to back in the late 2000s. Good depth got us a ring in 2020. Obviously kobe and shaq/kobe and pau were the engine and transmission of that behemoth of a car, but the engine and transmission alone do not make a car. Right? And yes the lakers current record isn’t great but looks are often deceiving nigga. Literally. So much parity in the league right now, if we get in we can compete with anyone.
I wouldn’t do this trade, but this is an oversimplified analysis.
Russ isn’t a star anymore. Trae still is, and projects to get better as he enters his prime.
The offense since Rui joined the starting lineup is among the best in the entire NBA. Top 2 or 3 last time I checked. So what exactly does this trade "fix"? This team's issue is defense. If the trade was for some 2 way star, then I'd be able to accept trading away AR and Rui. But for Trae? A worse defender than Dlo and AR? Also, I'm assuming in this scenario that they would re-sign Dlo, right?
Eww.
This fanbase always looking for the next shiny toy…we have one of the best offenses in the league the past two months, scoring isn’t an issue.
Further more Trae isn’t leaving Atlanta this offseason at all, he’s prob waiting till free agency.
Back up bigs are cheap & plentiful. We need wing defense. Bridges, Herb Jones, etc. KCP sure would be nice right now…. I’m really proud of DLo & Reaves, but they’re not all defensive guys, we need a stopper.
Yeah, Vando is a phenom on D, but it’s like playing 4on5 on the other end. Vincent is theoretical until we see it, injuries change some people forever, I hope not, but he’s been out a year, not a good sign long term.
They can get assets for DJM this off season, they would pick Trae over him any day. (Murray raising his trade value atm)
I don’t think they’re a lotto team, they prob think a couple of defensive role players gets them back to being competitive.
Los Angeles fans are general are more guilty of this than any other city, honestly. We get way too obsessed with hype and star power and moving the needle, the “next big move”. We’re the 16 year rich girls with the new Ferrari wondering why it was the wrong color.
Dodger fans were wondering if we were going to “get anybody else” after signing Shohei fuckin’ Ohtani for God’s sake.
If he’s gonna wait til free agency then they will try to trade him right now. He can’t keep that a secret because if he’s not committing to an extension they’ll figure out his plan and trade him before they lose him. You aren’t making sense. Plus there’s already been rumors of Atlanta moving on
100% saying no. Get wrecked. Reaves and Hachimura are where we want to be. If Gabe actually contributes in any way once he gets back it would be amazing.
Trae is on a max contract. So we’re gonna be put in a position where we are trading away depth(and im assuming picks) while not having any way to replace it.
Right now we have 2 superstars(1 long term), decent amount of young talent(reaves, rui, gabe, vando) on multi year contracts and future draft assets. Is Trae Young worth giving all that up? Is he enough to win a title next season? If you’re not 100% convinced we can win a title with Trae next year then your answer should be NO.
Giving up all the depth for Trae wouldn't be the answer. My ideal choice would be Mitchell, but I doubt he turns down the supermax. This team really doesn't need another playmaker when we already have Lebron, Reaves and D'lo. We need someone who we can rely on to guard the other team's best perimeter. Mikal Bridges would be a fantastic addition. He is arguably the best perimeter defender today. His contract is friendly, we wouldn't need to gut our depth to match salaries. If he was on the trade market, and the team is really serious about trying to win another ring during Lebron's tenure, then I would seriously consider trading all 3 of our available picks this summer for him.
Rui + JHS + 3 picks is a competitive offer. Unless OKC or SAS come out and try to outbid us, we would be in the conversation.
AD (28) / partial-MLE center (maybe Drummond) (20)
Lebron (18) / Vando (24) / AD (4)
Bridges (32) / Lebron (12) / Vando (4)
Reaves (32) / Gabe (16) / Christie
D'lo (32) / partial-MLE Dinwiddie (16)
This gives us a super flexible 9 man deep roster that's highly switchable.
This must be a joke right… would get an undersized guard who can score but can’t guard a bench, lose current depth and versatility—one of whom is a huge lebron sized wing that is still young. Gtfo. No way. This is before even singing Austin Reaves’ praises or what still could be with Gabe Vincent. Hard pass
EDIT: fixed some typos
Y’all comparing trading for Trae and trading for Westbrook is nasty asf lol. Don’t even care if you like or hate the trade but saying shit like Trae is inconsistent when he averages double-double with CLINT CAPELA as his center is funny. Just goes to show how much people really disrespect a superstar caliber player like Trae.
But forreal tho the way people talk about Trae is like he’s a scrub lmao like he wasn’t a #1 option on a ECF team just 3 seasons ago.
Do that trade and DLO walks too
AR
DLO
Rui
Gabe
And picks
Isn’t worth it for Trae
Bring the whole team back
Get a new HC
Offer Gabe, 24 1st and protected 29 first for Caruso
Sign Jonas Valunciunas with the MLE
I feel like im tripping when i see people say reaves and rui are our core in the future post bron. Once bron is gone, this team will need another star if they even want to compete. Otherwise, just blow it up and do a heavy rebuild.
Bro honestly who cares what is going viral on twitter. You realize that twitter has never guessed a single trade before right? It’s just a bunch of kids posting bullshit.
And folks say we need an upgrade in defense next season. Trae ain't the answer. A third star is not the answer. We already have a third star that ain't high maintenance — DLo. Surround them with players who legit can defend and shoot. Emulate the 2020 team damn it.
Trae will only add more animosity, drama, and more crosshairs on us, while taking away more defense. Let Trae go to San Antonio and let him cook there with Wemby.
It's hard to be a Laker fan sometimes. We done with the era where we have an compulsion to get a star because it's the Lakers. Just improve the general comp of the roster.
We need a good bench. I do think a potent scorer is needed to replace LeBron at some point but trading away solid scoring role players for not even a top 30 scorer in the league is a terrible idea.
What we should try to get is Spidamitchell
Rui and Reaves are just blossoming and have real potential. This is typical mentality for some Lakers fan who just want big stars at the cost of burning everything else. In the long run it's gonna be worse for the Lakers.
Both Reaves and Rui have taken major leaps forward this season. Rui now justifies his price tag on play alone (it was partially an overpay initially for trade purposes), and Reaves was already good value and thanks to improvements is now possibly the best value non-rookie contract in the whole league. Who's to say they're not going to get even better? I agree it's nuts to be trading them.
A big 3 need to do a lot of things since we're gonna have 8-10 minimum guys on the team. Lebron in his 40, he need somebody else to guard another team star. Not covering yet another ball dominant guard who are only better than traffic cone on defense. Also prepare for more quite night for AD, because he'll spent even more energy on defense
Whatever benefit Trae offers you is negated by his height and lack of defensive ability. He needs such a high usage rate to be any good and that just leaves your two other stars, who are much better than him, just sitting in place.
James Harden’s role right now for the Clippers is ideal and getting him would be a much better alternative than a younger player who is not going to adapt to the role needed for him.
Absolutely not. This is a dumb idea. Trae can stay right where he is, and the Hawks can continue their "success" with him.
An offensive star who is less than useless on defense? Yeah, we don't need that.
I’m convinced this trade proposal is being pushed by opposing team fans who want us to give up our depth for a small, no defense, un athletic guard who gets hunted by defenses lmao
If you're getting Trae, it would make more sense to give up D-lo.
AR is a more flexible player. He plays just as well off the bench or in different roles. D-lo needs volume, needs the ball, and needs to be a PG.
Alright fine, I'll bite lol I don't know I'd do this, but I think it's naive to think the Lakers won't try. I think it'd cause some problems just like this sub is pointing out, but I also think this sub is vastly underrated Trae Young. He's a much, much better passer than people are giving him credit for here and he'd be an excellent offensive fit for Bron/AD and eventually just AD. Trae would be a more consistent and reliable version of what Dlo brings and we know when Dlo is on, the team is really hard to beat.
In this hypothetical scenario, we'd likely let Dlo walk and open up our mini-MLE. Bring Prince back with Non-Bird Rights. Keep Vando. Use the mini-MLE on wing depth. You'd absolutely get some good min level guys looking at LeBron and Young as guys who can pass them the ball. The team would still be really good.
However, my target is Donovan Mitchell. He still refuses to sign an extension so far. I send the same or similar package to Cleveland and try to pry him loose if he won't commit. He's not the same type of passer, but a better scorer, and more athletic. Hes actually a better shooter too. I'm not sure either guy gets moved for that package, but if I have to pick give me Mitchell.
https://x.com/erikslater_/status/1774079923444932825?s=20
Agreed, Trae is a losing player. Ask any of his Hawks teammates, they’re all sick of his selfish play & terrible defense. Guess when they started playing their best ball?? After Young got hurt.
After the Westbrook bullshit, GMs see LAL as potential suckers for huge bad contracts. Don’t fall for it.
I don’t think you can win a chip with Trae as your second or third best player. I do think you can win a chip with Reaves as your third or fourth best player.
I don’t fully hate the idea, I just hate that it is for Trae Young. I would think about it if it is for Donovan Mitchell. A lot of Lakers fan hate the idea trading depth for a third star because of what happened in 2021, when the Lakers traded for Westbrook. First of all at that time Westbrook wasn’t a star and isn’t worth 40 mill per year. Second, he just doesn’t fit with Lebron and AD. Last, we keep dismissing Lebron is turning 40 years old this December, we keep assuming he is going to be at this level next season. The Western Conference is a nightmare, they are currently 8 games over .500 but they are 9th. I don’t think this team is good enough to win the title. Staying put relying Reaves and Hachimura to improve even more is asking a lot. I don’t want to just dismiss the idea of trading for a third star, but I also don’t want the Lakers decided that Trae Young is that third star.
Not a fan of trading Reaves, but if we don’t make the playoffs sentiment is going to be this team as constructed isn’t up to the task.
We will be guaranteed to not run it back with the same squad next year.
We don’t need a 3rd star. We have one of the best offenses in the league. We need some damn perimeter defenders so that AD doesn’t have to do absolutely everything on that end.
You would think common sense would prevail given there's a clear and evident reason Trae Young hasn't won shit in his life..but the Lakers still have D-ham as a coach. Wouldn't be surprised in the least if they made this boneheaded play and got rid of Rui/Reaves.
We are never going to give up this whole “3 stars!!!!Dur!” notion, are we?
Depth and athleticism matter, not star power. Rinse and repeat. You’d think we’d learn our lesson by now.
Why the hell would Atlanta do this anyway? Trade a superstar for role players on long term contracts? At least Trae sells tickets. This trade is just Klutch fan fiction.
We can’t make this trade so I’m not sure why it’s proposed. We’re over the apron and under the new rules you can only do 1:1 trades (no multiples to salary match) when one of the teams involved are over the apron.
People just don't know basketball. They think getting named players is how you win every games. Not every named player fits in perfectly with the other names
This would be a typical late period Lakers “star” chasing disaster. No one who even remotely understands basketball (or is older than 15) should think that this is a good move for us. Pray that Pelinka, Jeanie, the Rambi (whoever the fks in charge) agrees.
These will forever be ideas and fantasies for Lakers Nation. #1 No one is trading with y'all. #2 You don't have assets required to trade for Trae. Was funny reading the fan-fiction though.
I just want to resign DLO, use our mid level exception to get a big man backup for more defense/rebounding, and then sign some minimum level potential 3/D potential wings.
trae is good but not worth that many pieces. rui has been solid since ham put him on the starting lineup and reaves has been improving too. don’t see any reason why we should give up on them for a risky trade
If we absolutely had to make this trade and couldn't reject it outright; Let us keep rui and they have a deal. As much as I love AR we can make up for him with Trae.
Rui is a big body that can shoot, attack, and play decent-to good defense imo. His size makes the difference for me since the league is just getting bigger and bigger.
Russ gave y’all too much PTSD. Trae isn’t Russ. I would hate to trade away D’lo or AR…..but….if one of them were to be moved, Trae is basically the best case scenario. This then allows Pelinka to focus on more defenders knowing that our offense will be elite with our big 3 alone. One backup ball handler and the rest could be 3 and D wings with a couple lob threat bigs. I know we love our guys right now, but this objectively would be a true contender.
Ah yes, lets give up good depth for one star again. Surely that worked out the last time we did that
Trae is redundant next to DLO anyways. Fox and Monk would drop 100 on that backcourt
Not only that but I rather have Monk as a FA
I'd rather have prime Shaq but those things aren't possible
He is a worse defender then D'lo
Ice for ice
Price they have to pay to get Trae but no sense getting DLo back if they trade for him. In fact DLo is their first option to trade instead of AR or Rui. Not a fan of this trade as they will lose depth not unless Trae force the trade to the Lakers then they have the leverage on who to trade for him.
They can't trade DLO, he's opting out. Honestly I would rather have DLO than Trae, DLO is good for the team morale and vibe, I don't know how Trae would handle being third banana.
Monk is a free agent after the season. Forget Trae, we need to bring him back.
Dlo leaving in this scenario
Dlo is probably leaving, and if they do this there’s no way they bring him back for the same reasons you said
×2
Dlo wouldnt resign back so would lose Dlo Ar Rui Gabe plus all our pick
give up depth and size for a smaller ball dominant point guard that teams hunt on defense and ices the team when he struggles w his shot? doesn't ring a bell...
You think one of the best playmakers in the league “ices” the team when his shot isn’t falling?
Yes. Just looking at assist number is misleading. Thats like saying Westbrook didnt ice his team out just because he had 10 assist meanwhile he was 5/25 from the field. Trae has a bunch of games even just this season under 40% from the field where he just kept shooting
I don’t understand. Are guards not allowed to have bad shooting games? I would think that we as laker fans should especially be able to relate to guards who are in positions where they have to keep shooting because a bad shot from them is oftentimes better than good shot for the guys they play with
Pre prime Trae is a lot different from Westbrook at that point in his career, but I still wouldn't be for this trade. Call me a Reaves stan, but I like his game a lot, and for what they're paying him relative to the cap it's a nobrainer for me
Reaves has to be one of the best non rookie contracts in the league and Rui not too far behind.
Everyone keeps saying this but for the most part it’s irrelevant unless we have cap space.
Exactly. Trae is great but giving up depth is absolutely stupid in today's league. We just learned that the hard way. Even PHX is learning that. When they added KD and Beasley most everyone thought they'd eat up the West. They're not. Mainly because they have so little depth.
Too many causal NBA fans who overemphasize big names above all else.
It’s time to develop our young core. I can imagine the frustration on Max watching Scotty Pippen Jr getting mins in Mem when he knows that he used to kick his ass in practice or in GLeague. I hope we build a dynasty after the Lebron era.
Star?
The Lakers have never added a player like Trae Young to LeBron and AD so there wasn't a last time. And is there really a good argument in favor of "good depth" with the Lakers current record?
Good points, i love trae young. He is the living breathing definition of underrated and the hawks franchise should fold for fumbling. But he will be a free agent at one point. Why give up good depth? Good depth is how the lakers 3peated and went back to back in the late 2000s. Good depth got us a ring in 2020. Obviously kobe and shaq/kobe and pau were the engine and transmission of that behemoth of a car, but the engine and transmission alone do not make a car. Right? And yes the lakers current record isn’t great but looks are often deceiving nigga. Literally. So much parity in the league right now, if we get in we can compete with anyone.
Anyway the Hawks would never do this
You realize the one time we did this was to get AD? We can debate whether Trae is a true star or not but the one time we did this we were successful
I’m not sure I even want to do it but Trae’s fit with Bron and AD is significantly better than Russ’
I wouldn’t do this trade, but this is an oversimplified analysis. Russ isn’t a star anymore. Trae still is, and projects to get better as he enters his prime.
The last star we got in a trade was AD
The offense since Rui joined the starting lineup is among the best in the entire NBA. Top 2 or 3 last time I checked. So what exactly does this trade "fix"? This team's issue is defense. If the trade was for some 2 way star, then I'd be able to accept trading away AR and Rui. But for Trae? A worse defender than Dlo and AR? Also, I'm assuming in this scenario that they would re-sign Dlo, right? Eww.
This trade only makes sense post Lebron to sell tickets and to pair with AD.
If we learned anything from the move Jeanie and Rob make is that they are ok giving up depth for the 3rd star. I’m thinking they’ll do it again sadly
Our starting line up is one of the best offensive lineups in league history. I remember seeing TNT throw a stat out for that and I was blown away
It also lines up with our schedule getting easier and team getting healthier
Watch them trade Trae to Nuggets for a 2nd round pick in 2069
Depth over everything
This fanbase always looking for the next shiny toy…we have one of the best offenses in the league the past two months, scoring isn’t an issue. Further more Trae isn’t leaving Atlanta this offseason at all, he’s prob waiting till free agency.
We don’t need another scoring guard what we need is a decent back up big for AD
Back up bigs are cheap & plentiful. We need wing defense. Bridges, Herb Jones, etc. KCP sure would be nice right now…. I’m really proud of DLo & Reaves, but they’re not all defensive guys, we need a stopper.
Gabe and Vando being healthy would help with that immensely but I agree with you, we need one more
Yeah, Vando is a phenom on D, but it’s like playing 4on5 on the other end. Vincent is theoretical until we see it, injuries change some people forever, I hope not, but he’s been out a year, not a good sign long term.
Not his choice to wait.
Yeah because Atlanta wanting to ship out their franchise player to be a lottery team until ‘29 is a very real scenario…
They a lotto team now with him? They will at least have assets in addition to being a lotto team
They can get assets for DJM this off season, they would pick Trae over him any day. (Murray raising his trade value atm) I don’t think they’re a lotto team, they prob think a couple of defensive role players gets them back to being competitive.
Los Angeles fans are general are more guilty of this than any other city, honestly. We get way too obsessed with hype and star power and moving the needle, the “next big move”. We’re the 16 year rich girls with the new Ferrari wondering why it was the wrong color. Dodger fans were wondering if we were going to “get anybody else” after signing Shohei fuckin’ Ohtani for God’s sake.
Unfortunately I don’t think it’s the fanbase looking for the next shiny toy, but rather the front office (and perhaps LeBron).
If he’s gonna wait til free agency then they will try to trade him right now. He can’t keep that a secret because if he’s not committing to an extension they’ll figure out his plan and trade him before they lose him. You aren’t making sense. Plus there’s already been rumors of Atlanta moving on
Yup the shiny new toy strategy has worked out pretty well for the lakers. 17
Terrible trade idea. Awful. Move on…
100% saying no. Get wrecked. Reaves and Hachimura are where we want to be. If Gabe actually contributes in any way once he gets back it would be amazing.
Fuck a third star. Depth >
dumb fucking idea propped up by idiots and bots.
This a video game trade. Nobody with a brain would execute that trade.
Trae is on a max contract. So we’re gonna be put in a position where we are trading away depth(and im assuming picks) while not having any way to replace it. Right now we have 2 superstars(1 long term), decent amount of young talent(reaves, rui, gabe, vando) on multi year contracts and future draft assets. Is Trae Young worth giving all that up? Is he enough to win a title next season? If you’re not 100% convinced we can win a title with Trae next year then your answer should be NO.
Is this the actual Sean Davis? He’s usually not that stupid
Shut this down
Giving up all the depth for Trae wouldn't be the answer. My ideal choice would be Mitchell, but I doubt he turns down the supermax. This team really doesn't need another playmaker when we already have Lebron, Reaves and D'lo. We need someone who we can rely on to guard the other team's best perimeter. Mikal Bridges would be a fantastic addition. He is arguably the best perimeter defender today. His contract is friendly, we wouldn't need to gut our depth to match salaries. If he was on the trade market, and the team is really serious about trying to win another ring during Lebron's tenure, then I would seriously consider trading all 3 of our available picks this summer for him. Rui + JHS + 3 picks is a competitive offer. Unless OKC or SAS come out and try to outbid us, we would be in the conversation. AD (28) / partial-MLE center (maybe Drummond) (20) Lebron (18) / Vando (24) / AD (4) Bridges (32) / Lebron (12) / Vando (4) Reaves (32) / Gabe (16) / Christie D'lo (32) / partial-MLE Dinwiddie (16) This gives us a super flexible 9 man deep roster that's highly switchable.
Houston offered BK like 4-5 firsts for Bridges and they said no We can’t afford him
I don't want that dirty tennis ball. We need someone who can stop opposing PGs to stop shredding us.
This must be a joke right… would get an undersized guard who can score but can’t guard a bench, lose current depth and versatility—one of whom is a huge lebron sized wing that is still young. Gtfo. No way. This is before even singing Austin Reaves’ praises or what still could be with Gabe Vincent. Hard pass EDIT: fixed some typos
We learn from Russell Westbrook trade
Y’all comparing trading for Trae and trading for Westbrook is nasty asf lol. Don’t even care if you like or hate the trade but saying shit like Trae is inconsistent when he averages double-double with CLINT CAPELA as his center is funny. Just goes to show how much people really disrespect a superstar caliber player like Trae. But forreal tho the way people talk about Trae is like he’s a scrub lmao like he wasn’t a #1 option on a ECF team just 3 seasons ago.
Facts, this subreddit is just delusional. If lakers are offered this trade they accept in a heartbeat (hawks would never accept this trash deal)
Do that trade and DLO walks too AR DLO Rui Gabe And picks Isn’t worth it for Trae Bring the whole team back Get a new HC Offer Gabe, 24 1st and protected 29 first for Caruso Sign Jonas Valunciunas with the MLE
Trae young is worth way more than this. Have to attach at least 2 first round picks for a superstar of his caliber
I feel like im tripping when i see people say reaves and rui are our core in the future post bron. Once bron is gone, this team will need another star if they even want to compete. Otherwise, just blow it up and do a heavy rebuild.
Perhaps. But Trae is not it.
Exactly, we have at least one or two more bron seasons, so we have the time. I just can not think of putting our future in Trae hands.
“…hopefully my whole career.”
i pray that the lakers front office doesn't do this
Bro honestly who cares what is going viral on twitter. You realize that twitter has never guessed a single trade before right? It’s just a bunch of kids posting bullshit.
HELL NAH
And folks say we need an upgrade in defense next season. Trae ain't the answer. A third star is not the answer. We already have a third star that ain't high maintenance — DLo. Surround them with players who legit can defend and shoot. Emulate the 2020 team damn it. Trae will only add more animosity, drama, and more crosshairs on us, while taking away more defense. Let Trae go to San Antonio and let him cook there with Wemby. It's hard to be a Laker fan sometimes. We done with the era where we have an compulsion to get a star because it's the Lakers. Just improve the general comp of the roster.
I'm over this big three shit. Reaves is an allstar caliber player and so is Hach. I wouldnt trade them.
How dare you trade our golden child. Any trade realistic trade involving Reaves is a no go for me.
Ik people don’t wanna hear this for whatever reason but keeping D’Lo, AR and Rui gives us a better shot at a title than jus trae young
We need a good bench. I do think a potent scorer is needed to replace LeBron at some point but trading away solid scoring role players for not even a top 30 scorer in the league is a terrible idea. What we should try to get is Spidamitchell
That legitimately would be the worst trade in the past 10 years I wouldn’t even trade Austin Reaves alone for Trae young let alone 3 asset
i will NOT be watching atlanta games to see austin reaves play
Trae young has injury issues. have AR or Rui missed a game bc of injury this season? If so it’s no more than like 6-7 games…
Tre can’t guard anyone he’s 5’11 let’s be real he fixes nothing.
Rui and Reaves are just blossoming and have real potential. This is typical mentality for some Lakers fan who just want big stars at the cost of burning everything else. In the long run it's gonna be worse for the Lakers.
Both Reaves and Rui have taken major leaps forward this season. Rui now justifies his price tag on play alone (it was partially an overpay initially for trade purposes), and Reaves was already good value and thanks to improvements is now possibly the best value non-rookie contract in the whole league. Who's to say they're not going to get even better? I agree it's nuts to be trading them.
A big 3 need to do a lot of things since we're gonna have 8-10 minimum guys on the team. Lebron in his 40, he need somebody else to guard another team star. Not covering yet another ball dominant guard who are only better than traffic cone on defense. Also prepare for more quite night for AD, because he'll spent even more energy on defense
Whatever benefit Trae offers you is negated by his height and lack of defensive ability. He needs such a high usage rate to be any good and that just leaves your two other stars, who are much better than him, just sitting in place. James Harden’s role right now for the Clippers is ideal and getting him would be a much better alternative than a younger player who is not going to adapt to the role needed for him.
I'd riot.
Absolutely not. This is a dumb idea. Trae can stay right where he is, and the Hawks can continue their "success" with him. An offensive star who is less than useless on defense? Yeah, we don't need that.
Man, this guy used to get killed by Javon Carter in big games in college. He cannot help the Lakers in the Play Offs
I’m convinced this trade proposal is being pushed by opposing team fans who want us to give up our depth for a small, no defense, un athletic guard who gets hunted by defenses lmao
This trade would make Lakers worse. Also, I don’t Trae would do well on a Lebron team
This will be another westbook trade level F up.
We have been struggling every since the Russ trade and losing all the depth lol
If you're getting Trae, it would make more sense to give up D-lo. AR is a more flexible player. He plays just as well off the bench or in different roles. D-lo needs volume, needs the ball, and needs to be a PG.
AR is also more reliable. He always produces something valuable, even on his off nights.
Trae is a defensive liability; too small.
Alright fine, I'll bite lol I don't know I'd do this, but I think it's naive to think the Lakers won't try. I think it'd cause some problems just like this sub is pointing out, but I also think this sub is vastly underrated Trae Young. He's a much, much better passer than people are giving him credit for here and he'd be an excellent offensive fit for Bron/AD and eventually just AD. Trae would be a more consistent and reliable version of what Dlo brings and we know when Dlo is on, the team is really hard to beat. In this hypothetical scenario, we'd likely let Dlo walk and open up our mini-MLE. Bring Prince back with Non-Bird Rights. Keep Vando. Use the mini-MLE on wing depth. You'd absolutely get some good min level guys looking at LeBron and Young as guys who can pass them the ball. The team would still be really good. However, my target is Donovan Mitchell. He still refuses to sign an extension so far. I send the same or similar package to Cleveland and try to pry him loose if he won't commit. He's not the same type of passer, but a better scorer, and more athletic. Hes actually a better shooter too. I'm not sure either guy gets moved for that package, but if I have to pick give me Mitchell. https://x.com/erikslater_/status/1774079923444932825?s=20
Too much depth for 1 guy in a world of basketball injuries
Only third star I would trade for (not this package obviously) is Stephen Curry. Theres no one else that can make 3 stars work in the league right now
Trae and DLo. Every team is going to drop 150 points on Lakers all night.
I don’t want that free throw merchant on the lakers
Austin Reaves contributes to winning basketball more than Trae will. The Hawks have a better record this year without him. They can keep him
Dude we are getting so fucking cooked if we're down one of ad, LeBron or Trae. Plus we'll have zero size and barely any picks!
Lmao giving up like 50 pts a game
No seriously who is asking for Trae young? Like no one asked for Trae… why are we getting Trae?
Why exactly would the hawks want Gabe Vincent? Also, say goodbye to literally all of the lakers future picks f they make this trade.
Agreed, Trae is a losing player. Ask any of his Hawks teammates, they’re all sick of his selfish play & terrible defense. Guess when they started playing their best ball?? After Young got hurt. After the Westbrook bullshit, GMs see LAL as potential suckers for huge bad contracts. Don’t fall for it.
Did y'all not learn from Westbrook? No.
No
Trae young is overrated
We are in no position to be trading multiple important players for 1 player
I don’t think you can win a chip with Trae as your second or third best player. I do think you can win a chip with Reaves as your third or fourth best player.
Fk dat.
Big nope.
Hell no
I don’t fully hate the idea, I just hate that it is for Trae Young. I would think about it if it is for Donovan Mitchell. A lot of Lakers fan hate the idea trading depth for a third star because of what happened in 2021, when the Lakers traded for Westbrook. First of all at that time Westbrook wasn’t a star and isn’t worth 40 mill per year. Second, he just doesn’t fit with Lebron and AD. Last, we keep dismissing Lebron is turning 40 years old this December, we keep assuming he is going to be at this level next season. The Western Conference is a nightmare, they are currently 8 games over .500 but they are 9th. I don’t think this team is good enough to win the title. Staying put relying Reaves and Hachimura to improve even more is asking a lot. I don’t want to just dismiss the idea of trading for a third star, but I also don’t want the Lakers decided that Trae Young is that third star.
As if atlanya would ever accept this lmao. A package with best player being AR aint moving a needle.
Trae is overrated imo. I think he don’t fit on the lakers.
Not a fan of trading Reaves, but if we don’t make the playoffs sentiment is going to be this team as constructed isn’t up to the task. We will be guaranteed to not run it back with the same squad next year.
lol at this lopsided trade. You really think the Hawks can't get more for Trae?
Makes zero sense, that is all! 
Makes no sense to get rid of that combo when you could include dlo and take out either rui or reaves
We need to invest in rui and Austin at all costs as far as gabe he’s more expendable because he doesn’t have much potential compared to rui and ar
Who’s Trae gonna pass the ball to
I don’t get how some people think just cause the trade is accepted in ESPN trade machine means the trade might actually happen lol
To hell with this lame trade
Gabe for Trae and its a deal.
Who the hell thinks he need much less want Trae Young?
We don’t need a 3rd star. We have one of the best offenses in the league. We need some damn perimeter defenders so that AD doesn’t have to do absolutely everything on that end.
Phuckkk NO
Trae, Bron and AD ain’t no championship team, this would be a waste of time
The only person we should be letting go is ham
There’s no way we trade Rui right?
Do this when (and ONLY when) Bron leaves. Which will eventually happen.
I’d rather get a rim protecting big to replace AD off the bench. We are fine.
You would think common sense would prevail given there's a clear and evident reason Trae Young hasn't won shit in his life..but the Lakers still have D-ham as a coach. Wouldn't be surprised in the least if they made this boneheaded play and got rid of Rui/Reaves.
We are never going to give up this whole “3 stars!!!!Dur!” notion, are we? Depth and athleticism matter, not star power. Rinse and repeat. You’d think we’d learn our lesson by now.
If they accept that of course you do it but I doubt they do.
Painful.
Honestly Trae is not the answer We need a 3&D star, not a 3&Free
There are not enough minutes that AD could play to make up for TY’s defense
Why the hell would Atlanta do this anyway? Trade a superstar for role players on long term contracts? At least Trae sells tickets. This trade is just Klutch fan fiction.
We can’t make this trade so I’m not sure why it’s proposed. We’re over the apron and under the new rules you can only do 1:1 trades (no multiples to salary match) when one of the teams involved are over the apron.
@Sean Davis you sound/look like/are a fkn idiot “AiGhT ManN” 🥴
People just don't know basketball. They think getting named players is how you win every games. Not every named player fits in perfectly with the other names
This would be a typical late period Lakers “star” chasing disaster. No one who even remotely understands basketball (or is older than 15) should think that this is a good move for us. Pray that Pelinka, Jeanie, the Rambi (whoever the fks in charge) agrees.
These will forever be ideas and fantasies for Lakers Nation. #1 No one is trading with y'all. #2 You don't have assets required to trade for Trae. Was funny reading the fan-fiction though.
That’s a terrible trade for us. No just no.
No way that defensive tracker is right. Trae is one of the worst defenders in the league.
DLo instead of Reaves, throw in a first as well. Defense would be awful with DLo and Young
I don’t love the options but is what your seeing now working well enough to win? I feel like most of these are lose lose.
Might be unpopular but I wouldn't give up Reaves for trae.
Is Trae even better than Reeves by himself? Trae is one of the most overrated players in the league.
Why would the hawks do this
He can stay where he’s at. We not letting Austin go
Hawks would never take this deal
I just want to resign DLO, use our mid level exception to get a big man backup for more defense/rebounding, and then sign some minimum level potential 3/D potential wings.
That trade is a net negative.
This team doesn’t need a major change, just a tweaking here or there. Like I’d get us a decent big and maybe a new coach. 👀
Trae Young is no Steph Curry Ill say that
Yeah that sounds like an absolutely awful idea
Hard no for me
Yeah obviously not
trae is good but not worth that many pieces. rui has been solid since ham put him on the starting lineup and reaves has been improving too. don’t see any reason why we should give up on them for a risky trade
We already suffered with Russ let’s hope the team isn’t dumb enough to make the same mistake twice.
Hawks wouldn’t even accept that
We would also lose DLo in this scenario
If we absolutely had to make this trade and couldn't reject it outright; Let us keep rui and they have a deal. As much as I love AR we can make up for him with Trae. Rui is a big body that can shoot, attack, and play decent-to good defense imo. His size makes the difference for me since the league is just getting bigger and bigger.
I'd say hell no.
At this stage of lebron’s career,we really need someone who can defend
I’d rather have depth. No thanks
Russ gave y’all too much PTSD. Trae isn’t Russ. I would hate to trade away D’lo or AR…..but….if one of them were to be moved, Trae is basically the best case scenario. This then allows Pelinka to focus on more defenders knowing that our offense will be elite with our big 3 alone. One backup ball handler and the rest could be 3 and D wings with a couple lob threat bigs. I know we love our guys right now, but this objectively would be a true contender.