Lakers trade Russell & Mozgov to BRO for Brook Lopez and 27th pick

[$Bill]

[Note: Well, at least they got rid of one of those 2 dumb contracts. This means
for sure they will draft a PG and it's still looking likely it will be Ball. I'm
a Clarkson fan, so glad he's still there. Looks like an ending contract for Lopez:
Name 2016-17 2017-18
Brook Lopez $21,165,675 $22,642,350
]


http://www.chatsports.com/nba/a/grades-lakers-and-nets-dangelo-russell-and-brook-lopez-trade-34126

Grades For The Lakers And Nets In The D'Angelo Russell And Brook Lopez Trade By
Tom Downey June 21, 2017

The Los Angeles Lakers and Brooklyn Nets pulled off a blockbuster trade
involving Brook Lopez and D'Angelo Russell Tuesday night. So far, it's the
highlight of a buzz and rumor-filled NBA offseason. It's a trade made with the
future in mind for both teams. The exact details of the trade are below, plus
grades and analysis.

Nets Get: PG D'Angelo Russell and C Timofey Mozgov
Lakers Get: No. 27 overall pick and C Brook Lopez

Nets Grade: A+ I love what the Nets did, though the grades everyone gives will
come down to how they view Russell. He's the focal point of this deal and he's
now the face of the Nets' franchise. Brooklyn has been searching for one and
without their first round pick this year or next year, they were going to have
a tough time finding one. In the end, it took taking on Mozgov's awful
contract and shipping away a late first and C Brook Lopez. The disaster that
is the Mozgov contract isn't a big deal for the Nets, who are still flush with
cap space. Lopez was a key piece, but they finally found a deal that was worth
it for them to trade him. Russell has his problems and there's a reason the
Lakers weren't able to find a team in the lottery willing to take him. But it
was just a few years ago that he was the No. 2 overall pick and the 21-year-old
improved last year. Getting Russell was a risk that is without a doubt worth
it for the Nets. They have a potential franchise star and it's up to Kenny
Atkinson and the coaching staff to develop him.

Lakers Grade: B- There was buzz earlier this week that the Lakers could flip
Russell for a lottery pick, with Luke Kennard and/or Zach Collins the targets.
I would have hated that deal, but this one is much better. I still think the
Lakers could have played Lonzo Ball and Russell together, but they did get some
value back. The underrated Lopez is an instant upgrade over Mosgov and he'll
be a key starter this year. Of course, the Lakers could try to flip Lopez as
well, but that seems unlikely. Getting the No. 27 overall pick gives them
another asset to use via the draft or for a potential Paul George. Perhaps
most importantly, getting rid of Mozgov's awful contract was huge. With Mosgov
gone, the Lakers have cleared the cap space to eventually sign George to a
long-term deal. And if they can make a few other moves, they could have space
for another max contract (LeBron James?) in the Summer of 2018. I'm still
Pro-Russell and dealing Jordan Clarkson or even Julius Randle would have been
better, but I understand what the Lakers are doing with this trade.

[Ammammata]

Il giorno Wed 21 Jun 2017 07:51:13p, *$Bill* ha inviato su
alt.sports.basketball.nba.la-lakers il messaggio news:f4b99eb3-0fa7-b256-
f343-256...@todbe.com. Vediamo cosa ha scritto:

> Perhaps
> most importantly, getting rid of Mozgov's awful contract was huge.

you can remove "perhaps"


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