Blanket statement – I don't expect a Dennis S&T. But it could organically grow and if he and Chicago want to work together, there's fertile ground if the Lakers and Bulls wanted to do something out. Today no, on Aug 2 when players start to land, perhaps something evolves. https://t.co/wXJwMMRiMR
— Eric Pincus (@EricPincus) July 31, 2021
If the Wizards wanted Dennis, this at least is somewhat more reasonable than the Buddy questions. I heard Washington isn't a suitor however. Now your'e back relying on a third team – the one DS chooses and needing/wanting a S&T. All of it, IMO, is fantasyland at this time, TBD https://t.co/q1BXY8Y6S1
— Eric Pincus (@EricPincus) July 31, 2021
Tom has missed the forest 🌳 🌳 🌳 for the trees 🌲 🌲 🌲 here…
Getting Buddy Hield requires the Lakers to get him to agree to sign with the Kings or some 3rd team…
Dennis Schroder is a UFA, the Lakers don’t get to tell him where he goes…Dennis gets to dictate where he goes…
He’s not going to the Kings, he’s not going to Wiz…
It makes no sense and is a waste of valuable time to A) deal with Schroeder’s ability to sign wherever he wants 2) recruiting that team or a 3rd team to facilitate a Hield trade…
This is the Chubacca defense: Makes no sense. None. Nada.
Also, casuals may not understand this: By S&at a player, you grant the team you’re trading said player to A) an extra year of control B) getting very little if anything valuable in return…In a lot of ways it’s bad business.
We’ll find out more on Monday, Sean. There’s still a good valid pathway to Dennis Schroder agreeing to a sign-and-trade should the point guard musical chairs end up with none of the team who have cap space signing Dennis and him needing the Lakers to sign-and-trade him to a team that doesn’t have cap space to sign him. Even Pincus says this is a possibility but prefers to address it if and when it happens.
Right now, there are several point guard prospects that are more attractive than Schroder, even assuming Paul and Conley re-sign with the Suns and Jazz. Here are the free agent point guards that Hollinger ranks over Dennis Schroder:
Kyle Lowry
Lonzo Ball
Devonte Graham
Spencer Dinwiddie
T.J. McConnell
Alex Caruso
Kendrick Nunn
Cheaper options that could be much cheaper:
Derrick Rose
Goran Dragic
Patty MIlls
Here are the teams with cap space:
New York Knicks
San Antonio Spurs
OKC Thunder
Dallas Mavericks
Miami Heat
Toronto Raptors
Charlotte Hornets
Memphis Grizzlies
Sure looks to me like there are a lot more quality free agent point guards than there are quality landing spots with quality teams. I can easily envisioin a situation where Dennis NEEDS the Lakers to sign-and-trade him in order to find a landing spot with a salary anywhere close to what he is looking for. I mean, have you even heard of a single rumor of an NBA team interested in signing Dennis Schroder. There is zero interest right now in Dennis and he did little to help his case in the playoffs.
Jury’s still out and the key to being able to see the forest and not just the trees is having facts at hand to honestly evaluate the situation rather than just unbridled emotion. Chances are high that Dennis will need the Lakers to sign-and-trade him in order to get paid. Touche!
F Dennis Schroder, dude.
Tom, you’re confusing people…not unlike CDC with their new mask guidelines…lol…
You keep saying the Lakers can still acquire Hield, but you’re not suggesting how/why they can other than…Lakers gonna Laker…
Make it simple: the Lakers have no bullets left in the gun to get him…the Kings have Halliburton, De’Aron Fox, Davion Mitchell, Terence Davis and Kyle Guy and Delon Wright…if they’re not interested in anything we have, explain how you’re going to get them to deal from a position of strength to just giving away a 3pt shooter?
I think the Bulls would be the one team we could work something out with. There has been a lot talk about the Bulls moving Markannen for a point guard. We could find a 3rd team for him because we can’t take a s/t player back. My fantasy trade would be sending him to the TWOLVES for Malik Beasley. The TWolves have a glut of guards and zero power forwards. Markannen a floor stretching PF would be the perfect compliment to Towns. With Edwards looking like a sure fire star at the 2, Beasley would be coming off the bench. Beasley shot the 3 better then Buddy the last 2 years and he is a better defender.
Possible but the Bulls extended Markannen…that fundamentally affects how they can acquire him
The key is if Markannen signs an offer sheet with another team. If he does, then the Bulls can match but, they can’t trade him. So that’s a complication that makes it difficult. Still you never know what can happen this time of year.
Yup. It’s that season of cuckoo scenarios.