Rewind to last summer: Trade Dlo, Clarkson, and Randle to Indy for PG13?

BigBallerBrand · Star Player Joined: 23 Dec 2008 Posts: 5755 Location: LA

We lost all of them for different reasons and with varying results (Dlo and Clarkson for cap space; Randle for nothing, but arguably for cap space as well).

By they are all gone. If we make that trade, we will have PG but still have Moz on the team. Not sure if we could have signed lebron in that scenario.

Interesting idea tho, thoughts?
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JUST-MING · Retired Number Joined: 23 Jun 2005 Posts: 43195

He was a one year rental. No.

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cusu32000 · Starting Rotation Joined: 24 Jun 2005 Posts: 576

DLo brought back Lopez, who may be an important piece this year. And the only reason the Lakers have a chance to bring him in on a discount is because he was part of that trade, I think.

More importantly, the DLo trade included a 1st round pick coming back that turned into Kyle Kuzma.

In some ways, I'd rather have Kuzma than PG13 with Lebron on the roster and Kawhi a good possibility.

Clarkson also turned into a pick in Wagner who may pan out.

In retrospect, it would've been nice to get something for JR, but nothing you could really do there.

Texas_Pete · Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2018 5:15 pm Post subject:

lakersfever714 · Franchise Player Joined: 05 Jan 2016 Posts: 10956

DLo trade got us Kuzma so no, I wouldn't have sent DLo for Paul George. Paul George couldn't beat Utah with WB on his team. Got nowhere with Indiana. Not sure why so many wanted him. Like I've been saying all along before, the Lakers dodged some bullets with Melo and DeRozan. They might have dodged another one in Paul George so we'll see.
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e7flash · Sixth Man Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 54

DLo trade also got rid of Mozgov’s terrible contract

justsomelakerfan · Franchise Player Joined: 16 Jul 2016 Posts: 10939

Wow this really made me stop and think.

We'd have to offload Mozgov or Deng to get LeBron w/o DLO, Clarkson or Randle - so out of Ingram, Zo, Kuzma and we wouldn't have drafted Josh Hart.

LeBron's pretty good, so let's stick with that guy. We've kept a good # of the core.
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Fortysixn2 · Star Player Joined: 22 Jun 2016 Posts: 2849

In retrospect it’s even clearer to me that he wasn’t worth any assets. He CHOSE to be 2nd fiddle in a middle of nowhere with a franchise that hasn’t and won’t win anything because he made a friend there? Lol.

No way he could have survived here in the big city with Lebron and the lights and the media and the expectations. In the closeout game vs the jazz what was he like 2-16 with 5 points and 6 turnovers? That’s him...soft.

To me Kuzma has the potential to be better and is not a punk, plus we offloaded the Mosgov contract...so no, I think we all got blinded by possibly improving our squad that has been awful recently, but I honestly don’t think he’s the man for the job. Kawhi might not be either TBQH.

Joe Pesci · Star Player Joined: 15 Oct 2017 Posts: 3885

The Pacers wouldn’t have taken that deal.
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LakerInToronto · Rookie Joined: 12 Mar 2017 Posts: 21

Nope.

PG's quote that the "Lakers didn't get him" when he wanted to go there shows that at his core he doesn't actually care about winning. Us holding out the year to keep our assets to be stronger if he signed was doing him a favour.

That he can't see that and prefers OKC right now just proves that he's comfortable as long as he's paid, liked, and has no pressure on him. AKA the opposite of a Laker.

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shakobe24 · Rookie Joined: 05 Jan 2018 Posts: 16

Pacers wanted Ingram or #2 pick, so no. George showed his true colors. If he was really about winning why not at least take a meeting with Magic and wait and see where LeBron goes? The Lakers have the better superstar better young players and more flexibility to add another star to the team. If he said it was about the $40 mil I would at least respect his decision.

adtz · Starting Rotation Joined: 26 Feb 2009 Posts: 723

If my understand is right, I dont think pacer want Dlo, JC and randle. They want BI or 2nd pick which magic un-reluctant to give them.
End day is we propose a trade with pacer, pacer reject and we did not give them what they desire, we move on, pacer move on, PG move on.
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YSong · Star Player Joined: 16 Sep 2016 Posts: 2329

I think fans here slowly realize they seriously overrated Russell, Clarkson, and Randle

Funny how things have played out the past 2 yrs

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kawhileonard · Starting Rotation Joined: 15 Jun 2018 Posts: 599

Better question is the nets got rid of mozgov for dwight.

We potential could of kept dlo and had dwight right now (maybe the money doesn't make sense though??)

Darth Los Angeles · Star Player Joined: 06 Dec 2011 Posts: 2181

I'm glad we got rid of the ones no longer here...

As for Paul George... We dodged a bullet. I admit that I didn't realize how mentally weak he is. After watching the 3rd part to his series; I came away feeling like he would have pissed us all off repeatedly with stupid comments and lackluster play.

George is a tailor made #2 guy with 3rd option tendencies.

So yeah... We're good.
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Harlemlakerfan · Star Player Joined: 19 Mar 2014 Posts: 2715

Will y'all quit whining over PG. what the hell has he done in his career that validates all of this whining. He would have been a luxury, not a necessity. We caught the big fish. There are plenty of players that we can get through a trade or through free agency next summer that can fill what PG would have done. We have guys on our roster right now that have the potential to be as good if not better than PG.

WindyCityLakerFan · Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2018 5:56 am Post subject:

That wasn’t the trade offered

ESPN.com's Marc Stein reported the Lakers are attempting to trade the Nos. 27 and 28 picks along with Julius Randle or Jordan Clarkson for Indiana Pacers star Paul George.

governator · Franchise Player Joined: 28 Jan 2006 Posts: 24047

VicXLakers · Franchise Player Joined: 08 Feb 2006 Posts: 11823

PG is soft and can't handle the heat

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chantruong · Star Player Joined: 15 Jun 2009 Posts: 8894 Location: SGV

PG would have (bleep) about something and left