why couldn’t we go after Fox and Sabonis in a Sac rebuild? We have Christie, Picks, Vincent, plus Konnect. That would be a difference maker. We don’t really need Picks with LBJ and AD gone. We would have quite the $$ flow. Just asking.
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January 9, 2025 7 Comments
The main problem is Sabonis isn’t on the market and Fox probably isn’t either at least this year. Now those two make a combined 75 million which the Lakers would have to match. If you don’t want to trade Lebron or AD you would have to send between 8 and 11 players to match that 75 million. I’m sure that the Kings would not want to cut 6 to 8 players to make room for most of the Lakers roster. Then the Lakers would have to sign 6 to 9 players off the G league or former players that are not good enough to still be in the league. Needless to say it is impossible.
I know I am not a Math teacher, but how do other teams, like Suns have KD, Book, Beal plus? And when Warriors had Klay, Green, KD and Curry?
Well first of all the Warriors drafted Curry, Klay and Green. They were all younger and on cheaper contracts when they signed Durant as a free agent. Because of ankle injuries Steph was only making 12 mil. But as those players came up for new contracts their salaries soared and the Warriors had trouble adding more players. The Suns drafted Booker. They sent two real good players in Bridges and Johnson and a 3rd throw in and were able to match Durants salaries. Then they traded Chris Paul for Beal. Chris was making the same as Beal at the time so the salaries matched.
Gotcha. You know me and LT. We are “Dreamers, nothing but a Dreamers.”
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One more thing to think about with Fox. Fox is the primary playmaker for the Kings. He averages 6.2 assists a game. Austin had to share with DLO and LeBron. He averages 5.9 assists a game. Fox averages 3.3 turnovers a game. Austin averages 2.5 a game. Fox shoots 32% from 3. Not very good. Austin shoots 36% decent. Now Fox does average 26ppg to Austin’s 18. But Austin plays with LeBron and AD while Fox is his team number one option. I would not expect Fox to score as much with the Lakers as he does with the Kings. On defense Fox isn’t any better than Austin. He’s not very tall and gets shot over. So personally I wouldn’t give up a ton for what he brings.
Good analysis!