Paul George Trade Thread

[Jplaya2023]

Warriors/Cavs for the next 5 years

next season is lebrons last season in cleveland regardless if they win or lose.

 

[ALonelyDad]

One source familiar with the talks said a deal could potentially involve multiple players from both sides.

George’s agent informed the Pacers that George will opt of his contract at the end of the 2017-18 season and become an unrestricted free agent, according to a report from The Vertical.

The Cavs, meanwhile, have been exploring the trade market for power forward Channing Frye and shooting guard Iman Shumpert, sources said. But a deal for George would likely need to involve All-Star forward Kevin Love.

A source described the Cavs’ interest in George as “legit,” but added that actually pulling off a deal could be “very complicated.”

from sam amico

 

[Bigblackted4]

Yeah, you've exactly nailed the issue. Cavs need two-way players, not 1-dimensional guys.

My all-in solution is to use Love to get Butler and Kyrie to get PG13, and force them to throw Teague in there too (maybe giving up Shump and JR in the trades as well). That leaves you with:

Teague
Butler
PG13
Lebron
TT

That's a starting lineup that could compete. PG13 as a 2nd option, Butler as a 3rd option, Teague as a 4th option....that's plenty of firepower for a contender. And on defense they'd be lights-out, able to guard anything and switch everyone (except big centers).


Ask for Rondo too in the Bulls trade, and you have:

Rondo
Felder or Liggins
Korver
Frye or Derrick Williams
Tavares

Which is a much more balanced 2nd unit than they had this year, because you have someone who can actually run an offense for the shooters without Lebron on the floor, along with enough defenders to not fall apart on that end. Put Frye at center with Korver and Felder in for an offense-heavy lineup, or Liggins/D-Will in at the same time for a defense-heavy lineup, or any balance you want.

Good thought but Teague would be even worst vs the warriors. Now they can just keep Curry on the point guard and you have Teague guarding Klay or Curry.

 

[Regular_P]

hold up...yall would have room to target Russ or Bron too huh

:kobeumad:

 

[iamduval]

are you trolling? PG guards durants, and the cavs can switch everything on the floor on the pick and roll. Also george can score without being spoonfed by lebron.

Cavs would ideally still be a wing short to actually beat GS when they insert the death lineup. Ideally lebron wants to guard green when the warriors go to that death lineup

Lebron/Green
PG/Durant
?????????/ Iggy
JR/Klay
Kyrie/Steph

Cavs need another 3 and D wing to open the floor.

Nah it's an honest question. Love gives you rebounding and spacing. You are essentially asking bron to play the 4. I'm not sure he's comforble doing that for the majority of his minutes.

 

[Captain Crunch]

This is the same guy who impregnated a stripper, begged her to have an abortion, got ganked in court, and proceeded to get the same stripper pregnant a 2nd time. Yeah, that same guy.

Breh please tell me that didn't happen

 

[Jplaya2023]

Nah it's an honest question. Love gives you rebounding and spacing. You are essentially asking bron to play the 4. I'm not sure he's comforble doing that for the majority of his minutes.

it's not like lebron has to guard charles barkley, malone, kg, etc.. What great power forwards in the league today is giving lebron trouble on the box that he would realistically play in the playoffs?

al horford?
mirotich
ibaka
etc..

NBA has become a small man's league with small ball and 3pt shooting the main fronts for the league

 

[Captain Crunch]

We need this for basketball reasons

 

[Regular_P]

@ the Cavs "exploring the trade market" for Frye and Shump.

 

[Premeditated]

Pacers might as well accept Clarkson, Randle and 28th pick so they can get that number one pick next year. Because if there's one thing Clarkson is good at is knowing how to tank so good that Byron would be proud.
I can guarantee, they will get Michael Porter starting Pinoy Sabo this season

 

[qnsfinest]

Can we sim the regular season and playoffs and start the finals already?

Regular season and playoffs will be hurting for ratinga but the finals will be insane with PG on the cavs with or without love.

As much as I hate "superteams", that's basically what needs to happen to dethrone these warriors

 

[x-factor7]

PLEASE let this happen

LA gets space for another max FA and Lonzo ends up in fukking Indiana

If that happened, pretty sure Indy would take Josh Jackson to be PG13's replacement

 

[Rout3r2035]

If that happened, pretty sure Indy would take Josh Jackson to be PG13's replacement

That means he's dropping to 4th and going to Phoenix... which may be even worse

 

[Premeditated]

I think the Lakers should go after cp3 and get Jackson in the draft. Trade Randle and DLo. Wait on PG-13 and maybe get Westbrook

so you want Jackson, Ingram and George on the same team? How does that work?

 

[Armchair Militant]

Just realized it's been quiet for melo as the draft approaches. Knicks can't get a 1st ?