2023-2024 General NBA Season Thread
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Maybe LeBron was in Cleveland to recruit Mitchell last night?
View: https://twitter.com/TheDunkCentral/status/1790443485322957139
The Lakers are expected to ‘at the front of the line’ to acquire Donovan Mitchell this summer, per
@ByJasonLloyd “If Mitchell doesn’t sign an extension with Cleveland this summer, the Cavs will have to explore trade options — and one of the teams standing at the front of the line will be the Lakers. It’s possible, given Mitchell’s current condition with his calf, that he has already played his final game in a Cavs jersey.”
View: https://twitter.com/TheDunkCentral/status/1790443485322957139
The Lakers are expected to ‘at the front of the line’ to acquire Donovan Mitchell this summer, per
@ByJasonLloyd “If Mitchell doesn’t sign an extension with Cleveland this summer, the Cavs will have to explore trade options — and one of the teams standing at the front of the line will be the Lakers. It’s possible, given Mitchell’s current condition with his calf, that he has already played his final game in a Cavs jersey.”
Would make sense. They have the quality assets to let Cleveland recoup some of the value it paid for Donovan in the first place, and pivot right back to being good around Garland and Mobley.
Could do something like spin the Lakers' assets into KAT if Minnesota has to cut costs.
Could do something like spin the Lakers' assets into KAT if Minnesota has to cut costs.
likely they have #17 this year, 2029 1st and some swaps to offer, plus Reaves?
If for some reason the Pelicans want #17, then they would have 2025 1st, 2029 1st and swaps.
Edit- they can trade 2031 1st as well
I guess it would be Russell, Reaves, then all of the 1sts and swaps. Not a bad offer, not particularly great
Sounds like their typical pu pu platter of mid. Not sure how they get Mitchell with that "haul," but stranger things have happened.
I wouldn't call that quality assets though.
It's not great, and I don't see any reason for CLE to trade Mitchell, but....
3 1sts, 2 swaps, some okay young players is basically what it cost CLE to get him 2 years ago (Markanen then broke out), so it's pretty reasonable return if Mitchell tells you he won't extend. The filler would probably include DLo and Hood-Schifino?
What are the obvious fits for him other than LAL, meaning teams he'd be willing to be traded to that are a good fit and have some assets?
SAS if they decide to give Wemby some real help and Mitchell is open to it?
MIA?
ORL if they want another scorer to pair with Banchero?
ATL as part of a major reshuffle where they trade Dejounte (or even Trae and Dejounte) and build the team around Mitchell and their bigs?
NYK if they decide he's the best option to give Brunson scoring help and they can move Randle (this would be insane, IMO)?
Unless he demands LAL or bust(which isn't out of the question), I just see a few other teams who can easily put together a more appealing package. Just depends on what Cleveland wants to do. Houston/OKC/Knicks off the top of my head for players + tons of picks. ATL + NOLA could offer Murray / Ingram and pick(s) - or maybe something that turns into a three-way deal.
Definitely would add in Orlando as well, SAS has the pieces + picks but I'll be surprised if he wants to give them some time to develop.
He's 27, not 33, I have to think he'd look at SAS and see a legendary coach re-energized, that Wemby is basically ready to win now, and that they'd complement each other very well. Not sure Mitchell is necessarily Pop's cup of tea, but if they got him, they could probably avoid having to get a true star PG in there, and instead get a defense-first PG who's a good distributor and doesn't need to be a primary scoring option - a Derrick White type, really.
I agree it could be an intriguing fit if Pop is interested, I'm just skeptical either side would be though. The rest of the roster still needs a lot of work even if Wemby is all world.
This right here. Mitchell (errrr, his agents) can control his destination by making it known that he will only sign an extension with the Lakers thus forcing the Cavs into a corner….if this is truly what he wants.
Agree with all of that.
Isn't the better question "if you were Lebron, would you rather play with MItchell, Mobley, Garland, Allen and the Cavs roster (plus a competent GM and coach) or try to attract Mitchell to the Lakers" though?That is the one city he could sign as a MLE and you kind of couldn't blame him. I don't expect it, but man would it be an awesome story---and not necessarily bad for him basketball wise either.
They'd surely draft Bronny if he told them to, as well.
Kind of, though LA is really on a 1 year window if he’s going to LA for a title, so Cleveland can probably call that bluff.
