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DevinHarriswillstart · 08-10-2021, 02:44 PM

Mavs are interested in Markannen per Marc Stein. Finally a legit source.

https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine/sta...80795342360584

BPo001 · 08-10-2021, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by DevinHarriswillstart

Mavs are interested in Markannen per Marc Stein. Finally a legit source.

https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine/sta...80795342360584

This is great, but Chicago wants a 1st rounder for him. Without a 3rd team we have nothing to offer unless the trade gets expanded. I hope they can make it work because this team just needs more talent. I don’t care if he is a KP clone.

DevinHarriswillstart · 08-10-2021, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by BPo001

This is great, but Chicago wants a 1st rounder for him. Without a 3rd team we have nothing to offer unless the trade gets expanded. I hope they can make it work because this team just needs more talent. I don’t care if he is a KP clone.

It's funny though how many fans are against it. I look at it like this...

If Lauri and KP don't fit, but Lauri is better at a reasonable contract? That makes trading KP much easier.

BPo001 · 08-10-2021, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by DevinHarriswillstart

It's funny though how many fans are against it. I look at it like this...

If Lauri and KP don't fit, but Lauri is better at a reasonable contract? That makes trading KP much easier.

I agree. Hell I’m fine with signing Lauri and using him as a trade piece if needed. We just need good players that can get us great players when they become available. We know KP is going to miss time. Prob Lauri too. Hopefully it just wouldn’t be at the same time if we can get him.

tap2390 · 08-10-2021, 04:22 PM

Signing Lauri for $11m a year is a no brainer. Send Bulls a 2nd to facilitate. They should do it because that exception could add a nice role player in a playoff push. Alternatively, Lauri is bleeding leverage and may ultimately end up signing that QO. Bulls may feel they're better off just keeping him.

DevinHarriswillstart · 08-10-2021, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by tap2390

Signing Lauri for $11m a year is a no brainer. Send Bulls a 2nd to facilitate. They should do it because that exception could add a nice role player in a playoff push. Alternatively, Lauri is bleeding leverage and may ultimately end up signing that QO. Bulls may feel they're better off just keeping him.

Yeah, I don't see why the Bulls do it unless we sweeten the pot. They could just keep him with the QO and trade him for a better asset down the line.

Bryan_Wilson · 08-10-2021, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by DevinHarriswillstart

Mavs are interested in Markannen per Marc Stein. Finally a legit source.

https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine/sta...80795342360584

I think Jake Fischer has broken enough stories this off season and been right on team pursuits enough to call him legit.

As for Lauri I agree with everyone else... you take him without question if you can get him for TPE and 2nd or similar. We need assets and the TPE expires in a year. It's hard to imagine getting much better than Lauri. Gives options with KP's future at the very least. For his defense... Look I just watched the Clippers pnr Gobert to death and make him chase shooters in the corner and make him a liability as the best defensive big in basketball by a mile. Barring an exception like Giannis bigs are getting exposed a lot with spacing in todays game. At the very least Lauri brings offense to the table off the bench or in place of KP that alone makes him absolutely worth the TPE if he can be had.

IMO Chicago says no though. They can just make him sign the QO at this point and trade him later.