NBA: 3-team trade between OKC/Brooklyn/Charlotte involving Brook Lopez + more

[SpursFan86]

Sounds pretty stupid tbh

[ElNono]

Brook Lopez to OKC? Are they getting rid of Perk?

[Robz4000]

Meth throwing at the wall and hoping it sticks. Trade makes sense for Brooklyn/Charlotte.

[SpursFan86]

Brook Lopez to OKC? Are they getting rid of Perk?

Think they'd have to in order to make the salaries work. Unless I'm missing something, the trade Broussard reported wouldn't work financially.

[Kawhi]

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[spursparker9]

OKC getting another upgrade for free.

[timtonymanu]

What are Broussard's "sources"?

[timtonymanu]

OKC getting another upgrade for free.

Meh. He's a team cancer.

[RD2191]

What are Broussard's "sources"?

Tspence

[daslicer]

A great trade for OKC this would be the equivalent to the Gasol trade. If OKC can get into the playoffs they can definitely create a lot of noise if this trade goes down.

[gambit1990]

great trade for the thunder. the nets are giving up lopez for stephenson? geez... happy the hornets got rid of him.

[FkLA]

Overrated. If he takes minutes away from Adams it would only be good news for the Spurs tbh.

[ElNono]

How is this great for OKC? They already a defensive anchor in Abaka, who has way more offensive game than Lopez... they're sorely lacking perimeter D...

[Clipper Nation]

Lopez is soft, can't rebound or play defense and is always injured, not sure why Spurfan is so scared of him

[VBM]

at anyone thinking this wouldn't help OKC.

[Malik Hairston]

Lopez is a really mediocre basketball player, tbh..Damn, is this going to be another case of NBA fans overrating a player that hasn't been good in years?..

I'm never going to understand why NBA fans are so enamored with names, tbh..

[timtonymanu]

A great trade for OKC this would be the equivalent to the Gasol trade. If OKC can get into the playoffs they can definitely create a lot of noise if this trade goes down.

no.

[timtonymanu]

Lopez is a really mediocre basketball player, tbh..Damn, is this going to be another case of NBA fans overrating a player that hasn't been good in years?..

SpurPadre should be starting another thread soon about how it's a great trade.

[NASpurs]

no.

I was laughing for a good solid thirty seconds when I read that...

equivalent to the Gasol trade

[cd021]

OKC getting another upgrade for free.

Would he be? He can score in the post but is rather slow and notoriously bad as rebounder and has been a sketchy defender. Assuming he starts and HOF Adams comes off the bench, i could see the Spurs attempting to exploit him in P&R. They'd also be paying the tax so its far from free even if they ship out Perkin and Lamb, they'd add another $4 million to the cap pushing them to over $83 million with the luxury tax at $77 million.

This team swapped Harden to avoid paying it but are going to go past it this season and probably next for Lopez and Waiters? They'd have $76 million committed for next season, to 13 players that's 10 million over the projected cap. They'd save $5 million in cap alone if they'd pawn off Jackson and PJIII for future lottery pick.

[D-Wade]

I don't think this helps OKC at all. While he brings some post scoring, he can't board and isn't a defensive force. I also can't see Lopez keeping up with the uptempo way OKC plays. In that respect, he's no different than Perk.

[cd021]

Lopez is soft, can't rebound or play defense and is always injured, not sure why Spurfan is so scared of him

Truth nuke. They'd probably need to move Jackson for minimal return (probably a future 1st) just to not send them further into the tax this season and next season.

[Robz4000]

Hopefully this trade means they lose Lamb and Porkins.

[Sean Cagney]

at anyone thinking this wouldn't help OKC.

I agree with you, they downplay things all they want but if they give up that for him they get better.

[Splits]

Can't believe the Thunder are giving up on Lamb so quickly, some players picked in the early teens ride the bench their first 3 years and then blossom into lucky Allen Iversons.