Lakers / Celtics

[the goat]

Otis Thorpe

for

Johhny Dawkins
Mark Risen
Billy Knight

Accept. It's the end of the Larry Drew era.

[lukeyrid13]

This trade is absolutely perfect for the Lakers.

PG was really their only weak spot, and now they gain a ton of salary cap flexibility to help stay under the hard cap,

[UOducksTK1]

Otis Thorpe

for

Johnny Dawkins

Didn't have enough cap space to offer max contracts, so figured I'd use it to bolster my front court. I do like Dawkins, but I don't think he'd ever start for my team the way he turns it over.

Plus after I sign guys this offseason, I'm gonna have no space available to trade Dawkins. So don't wanna have to worry about it. I like that Thorpe is locked in for 4 years and will be a perfect 6th/7th man. And can start if needed.

[The Bean Regime]

I'm in favor of the Celtics here.

Celtics get a good bench big who's 25 and signed to a long term cheap deal. However, they have 2 better bigs and another that should be an easy resign target while they have no PG. To counter that though, Nichols is better at this point than Dawkins which isn't saying much. Sometimes cutting the loss early for a long-term role-player is the right move.

Lakers likely didn't solve any PG woes here as Dawkins as been garbage so far in his career. Their core is going to be either 29 or 30 years old this upcoming season and they don't really have the time to wait for Dawkins to develop. I can't fault a GM for going after potential for a low cost though.

[UOducksTK1]

I'm in favor of the Celtics here.

Celtics get a good bench big who's 25 and signed to a long term cheap deal. However, they have 2 better bigs and another that should be an easy resign target while they have no PG. To counter that though, Nichols is better at this point than Dawkins which isn't saying much. Sometimes cutting the loss early for a long-term role-player is the right move.

Lakers likely didn't solve any PG woes here as Dawkins as been garbage so far in his career. Their core is going to be either 29 or 30 years old this upcoming season and they don't really have the time to wait for Dawkins to develop. I can't fault a GM for going after potential for a low cost though.

I'm probably gonna play Perkins at SF. Fwiw. So Thorpe becomes primary backup at Center/PF.

[Oregon Ownage]

Otis Thorpe

for

Johhny Dawkins

Accept. It's the end of the Larry Drew era.

Celtics need to add salary

[UOducksTK1]

Add mark risen and billy knight as fillers

[Oregon Ownage]

Done

Lakers are now under the hardcap