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NBA Trade Ideas to Create the Next Superteamshttps://t.co/imtHNuTW1k via @BleacherReport
— LakerTom (@LakerTom) September 12, 2020
The Deal
L.A. Lakers Get: Chris Paul, two 2020 second-round picks from PHI
Oklahoma City Gets: Danny Green, Mike Scott, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Zhaire Smith, 2020 No. 21 pick from PHI
Philadelphia Gets: Kyle Kuzma, Avery Bradley, Talen Horton-Tucker
Why Los Angeles Does It
This is contingent on the Los Angeles Lakers’ falling short of the title. Paul gives the Lakers the backcourt presence they need in addition to playmaking when LeBron sits. While Anthony Davis is one of the NBA’s best at filling up the box score, he has always struggled to get his own shots—he was assisted on 63.2 percent of his made buckets in 2019-20, 65.3 in 2018-19 and 71.5 in 2017-18.
While this transaction makes the Lakers almost untenably top-heavy, agent-turned-front office executive Rob Pelinka has shown a penchant for attracting veterans to Los Angeles on meager deals. The Lakers also keep their 28th pick, which can be flipped for another veteran.
Why Oklahoma City Does It
This is all about dumping Paul’s exorbitant salary while still selling the transaction as a win. The Oklahoma City Thunder can move Danny Green and Caldwell-Pope at next year’s trade deadline for additional assets, and they get this year’s 21st pick while turning the keys over to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
Why Philadelphia Does It
The Philadelphia 76ers don’t lose much while adding a volume scorer on the wing in Kuzma plus a veteran presence in the backcourt in Bradley. To achieve this, the Sixers dump a late first-rounder and a couple of second-round selections they probably weren’t going to use anyway.
House booted from Bubble!
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29863933/rockets-danuel-house-season-violating-safety-protocols
The NBA has informed teams that, for the 2020-21 season, it prefer in-market competition with an amount of fans and reduced travel — instead of current bubble structures.
Details on the NBA’s current and future at @TheAthleticNBA: https://t.co/pbNhnswYeF
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) September 11, 2020
The NBA also had a call with the league’s 30 general managers on Friday. The league office added the 2020-21 season dates remain fluid following the four-and-a-half month hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, sources said. The NBA and National Basketball Players Association are planning for a Nov. 18 NBA draft.
For next season, the NBA prefers in-market competition with reduced travel and an amount of fans — instead of the bubble environment it is playing in currently, according to sources.
The league is aiming for an 82-game regular season in 2020-21.
Marcus Morris Sr. will Leave NBA Bubble in September for the Birth of his Son https://t.co/Epze6swOfp
— Carmen (@Carmen_A_Jude) September 12, 2020