2018-19 Trade Rumours and Discussion - Deadline February 7th 2019

[Kawhisexual]

marcgasolisthirtyfouryearsoldJVistwentysixyearsold whataretheythinking

yup.... this deal makes no sense...

desperate attempt to win now but sets us back significantly after that 'win now'

[Yuri Gagarin]

Yeah 22-14 that results in no winning like Enes on the Knicks or Vucevic in Orlando.

or less but gasol on the grizz?

[Hotshot]

Gasol's got a player option for next year he's gonna pick up. As of right now books should still be clean for summer 2020

Do we know for a fact Gasol will pick it up?!

BTW he is coming over with a hand injury.

[KeonClark]

all the old dudes on this forum are doing jumping jacks right now, bet

No I'm eating junk food

[KeonClark]

Also this tells me the original talks as I suspected were because masai wanted Gasol more than Conley. The Lowry Conley portion of the deal was a hang up

[The Great One]

Oh so are we still 4th in the east? Curious gifted one

Weren't you making up stories about Lowry just a couple of days ago?

[golden]

I feel like a chance to compete for an NBA finals berth, and sharing minutes with Ibaka should help Gasol find the fountain of youth for this year's playoff run. Grit & Grind North. Let's gooooo.

[inthepaint]

Better than everything is all sunshine and rainbows.

I just call it the way i see it.

If they don't make a move, this team will get destroyed by the Sixers or the Celtics in the 2nd round.

Yeah, the thing is you don't know that. They said the same thing about the Sixers when they got Butler (that they would dominate the regular seasons and playoffs), and yet here they are as far to the 1st seed as they are to the 6th. People were saying the Celtics would win 67 games, and dominate too when Hayward and Kyrie come back. Didn't happen.

The point is this all theoretical advantages that didn't translate to the court. New players need to be integrated, we're seeing that ourselves too. Let the games be played. It could very well be that they will beat us in the playoffs, all the top 4 teams in the East are close enough to each other that any of them could beat the other 3 in in seven games, but no one knows that. And that's the whole point. Anointing one of the other before the games are played because of a role player trade looks reactionary.

[Maury]

Gasol is 34! That’s like, really old for a big guy who can’t turn his head and loses feeling in his hand!

[c-troop]

all the old dudes on this forum are doing jumping jacks right now, bet

[planetmars]

The gasol name still carries a lot of clout and could go a ways to helping convince Kawhi this roster is nice next season

That's a good point. Maybe Kawhi wants to hang back for one more year now.

[LJ2]

Well, I sure hope Gasol is way better here for a contending team than he's been on MEM. Does he come off the bench?

My first thought was they will move Siakam to the bench.

[The Claw Reborn]

Is Gasol good at boxing out? He might have bad individual rebounding numbers but is he wired like the Lopez brothers where his goal is to try and get the team a rebound as oppose to inflate personal numbers?

If so than I don't think rebounding will be a concern. Siakam and Kawhi are great at crashing the boards. Kawhi especially.

No doubt Marc’s BBIQ is up to the roof, he can just tip in the loose ball to his teammates. I think he is very good st that

[The Great One]

Oh so are we still 4th in the east? Curious gifted one

They still need shooters.

[KeonClark]

Have heard mixed things on how past it Gasol is at this point. Reuniting with Ibaka, Scariolo on a contender should help. Danny Green And Kawhi Leonard have deep respect for Gasol stemming from past Memphis/San Antonio playoff battles.

— Ryan Wolstat (@WolstatSun) February 7, 2019

The gasol name still carries a lot of clout and could go a ways to helping convince Kawhi this roster is nice next season