Lauri Markkanen - Utahin Marsalkka: All-NBA Snub

[bleedwineandgold03]

Meh not bad welcome.

 

[NMCav]

Best part of this trade is we can finally cut Kabengele now right?

 

[Phills14]

I actually like this. So you start Lauri/Mobley/Allen at the 3/4/5?

I don't think you start the 3 of them, ever. It's more likely that one of them is the 1st big off the bench. You have 96 minutes a game to fill at PF/C. Each player will likely get high 20s to low 30s mpg. It seems like Koby has locked in our big man rotation with young talent for the next 3-4 years.

It's an interesting strategy to go with this much size in today's NBA but Markkenan can shoot and hopefully Mobley can as well. He might be going with a strategy of the NBA being so small, we are going to create an advantage by getting young/athletic/giant big men and force opponents to react to us.

 

[Damage]

Hate this trade to be honest. Nance is a lot better and brings a lot of off-the-court value.

....when he actually plays. And spare me with off-the-court talk. Cavs need to fucking win. Promoting local businesses is very important and I loved what he did, but that was Nance's 2020/21 highlight reel

 

[wee zer]

Nance was the most valuable trade asset on the team and Markannen was basically the only proven scorer left on the market. It does seem a little desperate. Trade makes us worse immediately and seems to create a leadership vacuum. Long term fit makes does not make any immediate sense and now we urgently need to remove Love from the equation. I don't like it, genuinely shocked they traded Nance.

 

[avs2000]

Nance was the most valuable trade asset on the team and Markannen was basically the only proven scorer left on the market. It does seem a little desperate. Trade makes us worse immediately and seems to create a leadership vacuum. Long term fit makes does not make any immediate sense and now we urgently need to remove Love from the equation. I don't like it, genuinely shocked they traded Nance.

I would not remove love unless he gives back a lot of $. Play him 12-15 mins a game in the right matchups. If we buy him out what are we going to add ?

 

[Cavatt]

He is also always hurt. And I will not miss him trying to be a pg. I get his affection for Cleve and wish him the best

I was wrong about Varejao and holding on to him. I get it. Larry is the better player to Lauri. I hope a change of scenery and being around guys that bust their ass change Lauri's trajectory.

 

[I'mWithDan]

I don't think you start the 3 of them, ever. It's more likely that one of them is the 1st big off the bench. You have 96 minutes a game to fill at PF/C. Each player will likely get high 20s to low 30s mpg. It seems like Koby has locked in our big man rotation with young talent for the next 3-4 years.

It's an interesting strategy to go with this much size in today's NBA but Markkenan can shoot and hopefully Mobley can as well. He might be going with a strategy of the NBA being so small, we are going to create an advantage by getting young/athletic/giant big men and force opponents to react to us.

The other aspect of locking in such a young trio of guys at the 4/5, it now affords you the opportunity to just load up on wings and guards.

We have 3 players who, baring health and development, will take up 99% of the minutes in the front court for the foreseeable futute.

That now leaves a 2-3 years window where we need to maximize the guard and wing talent on this team.

Narrowing the scouting focus should, in theory, be really beneficial.

 

[CTownDown]

Highlights from last season if anyone is interested

 

[bleedwineandgold03]

The dudes pick and roll game is lethal. Love his passing as well.

 

[NMCav]

The dudes pick and roll game is lethal. Love his passing as well.

Rubio and Lauri gonna destroy other teams benches.

 

[wee zer]

I would not remove love unless he gives back a lot of $. Play him 12-15 mins a game in the right matchups. If we buy him out what are we going to add ?

Obviously the coaches know better than me, but given the track record of Kevin Love in Cleveland playing him 10 mop up minutes a night behind 3 other players does not seem like a healthy situation for anyone. I don't see how they can keep him if he has no role on the team.

 

[LeeBuckeye]

Since people are citing games missed to injuries, these are the number of games each has played the past 3 seasons:

Nance: 158 games
Markkanen: 152 games

Koby is betting on Lauri and is maybe hoping he wasn't used properly in Chicago the past 2 seasons. He looked like a rising star in year 2 then everything fell apart. Would be interesting to dissect what happened.

 

[All4One1ForAll]

....when he actually plays. And spare me with off-the-court talk. Cavs need to fucking win. Promoting local businesses is very important and I loved what he did, but that was Nance's 2020/21 highlight reel

You know Lauri has issues staying on the court too, right? And if we wanted to win, we would’ve traded Larry for a wing or a draft prospect who can turn into something. Not a soft backup to Mobley who averages 5 rebounds a game, can’t defend, averages more turnovers than assists, and doesn’t even shoot the 3 that well despite it being his one ability.

 

[Damage]

You know Lauri has issues staying on the court too, right? And if we wanted to win, we would’ve traded Larry for a wing or a draft prospect who can turn into something. Not a soft backup to Mobley who averages 5 rebounds a game, can’t defend, averages more turnovers than assists, and doesn’t even shoot the 3 that well despite it being his one ability.

lol why are you taking this so personally?