Would it have been possible to keep Lonzo and still have enough money for Graham?

Lonzo? Defense? What games were you watching last year?

LONZO. DIDN'T. WANT. TO BE HERE.

Whatever you see him doing in Chicago right now, you would get 50% of that for the Pelicans and it would cost you $20 million a year.

Well I wouldn’t call Herb much of a playmaker, but I see your point

I think the difference comes in allowing Graham to lead the bench unit. They’re really struggling to score which Graham could really help with

I’d start Graham and Lonzo and let NAW come off the bench as sixth man getting 25 plus minutes a game, adjust his minutes and length of time in crunch based on play.

With Herb around to take on tougher assignments, Graham putting in effort Bled lacked last season, and BI actually giving a shite, we’d have a shockingly balanced roster and a lot of ways to attack teams.

But there are a lot of people that short sold Lonzo stock, bear squeezed NAW stock, and in the process jumped at believing any overstated negative argument people presented about Lonzo and only looked at the positive of NAW, and are too invested in those stocks to admit they were wrong.

I am far and away not a Lonzo Stan, but he would have this team with a couple more wins and our depth would not nearly be the problem it currently is because he would allow guys to fall into more natural roles on the team, not be asked to punch so far above their current weight class as NBA players.


All that said, that ship has sailed, today I’d like to try and see about bringing in Terrence Ross or even Hield(who has stepped up as a defender more recently). Follow much of what I said above

I like that a lot, too. I definitely think the Pels should trade for a defense-first guard. I would call the Spurs and see what the price for Dejounte Murray is

I said a few times that once it appeared our off-season was over and the extra cap room was gonna sit, he should be targeting Heild. They wanted to get rid of him this off-season but likely wanted a first. But since we gave away two for Adams and one for Graham, Griff likely didn’t want to pay that price.

Supposedly, the Bulls are looking to move White. They want/need Bagley. But the Kings don't want or need White. Could there be a chance for us to swoop in and grab White in a 3 way deal. We could move Hart to the Kings maybe (?).

I love Whites talent. He could bump out either Sato or Temple as the 4th guard. Maybe a change of scenery sparks something..

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LONZO. DIDN'T. WANT. TO BE HERE.

Whatever you see him doing in Chicago right now, you would get 50% of that for the Pelicans and it would cost you $20 million a year

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None of the players looked like they wanted to be here last year. Can you blame them? They were playing for that fat slob SVG. You don't think he would get a more motivated Lonzo with Willie as HC? Because I do.

And the Lonzo we're seeing in Chicago right now, is absolutely worth what the $20 million most here didn't want to give him. He's outplaying every guard we have on our roster. He is doing exactly what he wanted to do, which is be a true play-making point, that plays good defense and stretches the floor. Which ironically, is exactly what we need.

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And the Lonzo we're seeing in Chicago right now, is absolutely worth what the $20 million most here didn't want to give him. He's outplaying every guard we have on our roster. He is doing exactly what he wanted to do, which is be a true play-making point, that plays good defense and stretches the floor. Which ironically, is exactly what we need.

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I'm starting to think Pels coaches really badly use the players.

It's not normal for a player to improve after leaving a team ... Lonzo seems to be better at Bulls. Even Adams looks to be better at Grizzlies.