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[PNW_PantherMan]

I'm not really disagreeing.  The Lakers changed their minds and were able to undo the trade.  That's pretty absurd.  In this situation, a 3rd party physician should have given Williams a 2nd physical to confirm if the trade should really be cancelled or not. 

The only point I was making is that something changed as a result of that exam.  I really doubt they changed their minds about Knecht overnight.

[frankw]

1 minute ago, PNW_PantherMan said:

I'm not really disagreeing.  The Lakers changed their minds and were able to undo the trade.  That's pretty absurd.  In this situation, a 3rd party physician should have given Williams a 2nd physical to confirm if the trade should really be cancelled or not. 

The only point I was making is that something changed as a result of that exam.  I really doubt they changed their minds about Knecht overnight.

You summed it up for me. In the future for a trade of this magnitude if something like this happens it should automatically go to an independent physician and from there that particular determination paired with the information from both teams should be compiled and put forth to the league and the league should make the final call IMO. Otherwise this is what you get. Chaos for no logical reason.

I wouldn't say it was exclusively about Knecht the unprotected first was certainly the larger motivating factor for them. At the same time right after news of the trade began to circulate rumors started about Knecht being traded because of a perceived rift with Bronny James. Now I'm not arguing it was true or not obviously we can't say. But all of this combined with the widespread conclusion that the Lakers got taken advantage of because they were desperate had to have had a heavy impact on their final determination. I just refuse to buy they were concerned about a decade from now that to me just reads like an excuse a child would come up with.

But I feel bad for Mark and Dalton. They didn't do anything wrong in all this. However Dalton isn't the one who had his reputation dragged through the mud. I certainly think other teams in the league will reconsider dealing with the Lakers after this. At the very least other teams will cover every possible base and go out of their way to leave nothing to chance because obviously the NBA doesn't care.

[PNW_PantherMan]

7 minutes ago, frankw said:

But I feel bad for Mark and Dalton.

I wouldn't feel bad for Dalton.  He dodged a bullet lol.

[frankw]

11 minutes ago, PNW_PantherMan said:

I wouldn't feel bad for Dalton.  He dodged a bullet lol.

I'm hoping this downtrodden cursed franchise is going to turn things around somehow but you are probably right.

But. He's still stuck with "LeGM"

Edited 8 hours ago by frankw

[33inNC]

22 hours ago, PNW_PantherMan said:

I think one problem is the league already perceives Lamelo as a traveling parlor trick act.  He's probably the most skilled player to ever wear a Hornets uniform, but he doesn't play to win.  Even when he plays, the carelessness with the ball and fouls etc.  It sucks, but you combine that with the durability issues and I'm not sure he has the type of value Hornets fans would like in return.

I can totally see this.  Once again, this organization drafts a player who they cannot win with and has little value to trade.  Why do they continue to pick the wrong players?

[PNW_PantherMan]

19 minutes ago, 33inNC said:

I can totally see this.  Once again, this organization drafts a player who they cannot win with and has little value to trade.  Why do they continue to pick the wrong players?

I don't know if he has little to no trade value.  I'm just not sure he's going to get 10 first round picks or whatever.  The Hornets lucked into drafting Lamelo.  He just hasn't realized his potential because of injuries and his approach to the game.  He has the potential to be like Magic Johnson.

I don't think the Hornets will be able to build a winner around Lamelo as he is today.  He probably needs to play with a star that can mentor him, if he's got any shot of realizing his potential.  At this rate Lamelo will be 30 by the time we luck into another star.