Rule of thumb. The team that gets the best player wins the trade. This is no

Jun 15, 2019
9:15:24pm

smokymountainrain All-American

different. That isn't to say the pelicans didn't make out very well, they did great considering they had no choice, but the Lakers won the trade.

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POLL: Did the Lakers give up too much for AD?

PabloSanchezz

6/15/19 8:49pm

They’ll always be a top destination for free agents so they don’t need to draft

Odysseus

6/15/19 8:51pm

They still need to get talent through other means. Many of their free agency

califcougar

6/15/19 8:55pm

Yup. If they draft well, all the better

TADOW

6/15/19 8:57pm

They sure haven't been. Name the big free agents they've signed over the years.

SandYFan

6/15/19 9:09pm

LeBron, Shaq. Those are the big names pull of LA has also led to guys like Gasol

califcougar

6/15/19 9:24pm

Two. In 20 years.

SandYFan

6/15/19 9:44pm

Two of the best players ever, one led to three rings. The other TBD. They also

califcougar

6/15/19 9:54pm

Two might actually be a big number. Has any other franchise had more than 2 in 20 years?

TCuz

6/15/19 11:08pm

Star players have more freedom and less loyalty to the teams that drafted them

Odysseus

6/15/19 9:56pm

Recenty history says they don't get too many top free agents

mudpupper

6/15/19 9:22pm

Rule of thumb. The team that gets the best player wins the trade. This is no

smokymountainrain

6/15/19 9:15pm

IOW, the Pelicans were going to lose any trade; they lost by less with this ...

Coop

6/15/19 9:29pm

No because they suck at drafting anyways, so might as well get something for the

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