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@42 Monks how you feeling about Charlotte intentionally lowering LaMelo's value by cutting his minutes before trading him? I have no idea why front offices do this, maybe so the fanbases feel better about it, but does that also make it more difficult to move him? Seems like hustling backwards.

Only reason im saying it like that is cuz Perk gave Rich and them his phone to see who he got the message from (im assuming Kemba since he's an assistant coach there) and they reacted like it shut any debates they may have had down
 

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@42 Monks how you feeling about Charlotte intentionally lowering LaMelo's value by cutting his minutes before trading him? I have no idea why front offices do this, maybe so the fanbases feel better about it, but does that also make it more difficult to move him? Seems like hustling backwards.

Only reason im saying it like that is cuz Perk gave Rich and them his phone to see who he got the message from (im assuming Kemba since he's an assistant coach there) and they reacted like it shut any debates they may have had down
uhhh.... lowering his value or dropping his insanely high usage so he doesn't straight up turn to dust on the court? because if he stays hurt - there is plainly zero value in keeping him *or* trading him

im not sure where that came from, but the biggest hurdle for lamelo this year outside of health is getting him to trust teammates and not feel comfortable shooting 20 3s in a single game like he was last year.
 

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uhhh.... lowering his value or dropping his insanely high usage so he doesn't straight up turn to dust on the court? because if he stays hurt - there is plainly zero value in keeping him *or* trading him

im not sure where that came from, but the biggest hurdle for lamelo this year outside of health is getting him to trust teammates and not feel comfortable shooting 20 3s in a single game like he was last year.
Who knows maybe they are intentionally tanking his value because no one wants to give up all star price for him:yeshrug: they aint tryna figure out how to get him to mesh with this team anymore he's just in the way and is being shopped around
 
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