In the wake of the Lakers‘ decision to recind their Mark Williams trade with the Hornets, teams around the NBA are discussing whether the league should introduce new measures designed to reduce the likelihood of similar situations in the future, says ESPN’s Bobby Marks (Twitter link).
According to Marks, those clubs are wondering whether it should be solely at the discretion of a team and its medical staff to decide what constitutes a failed physical and whether a third-party mediator might be necessary to resolve disputes.
Those clubs have also asked whether there should be a window for teams to explore amending the terms of a deal after the trade deadline has passed if there are a concerns about a player’s physical. In that hypothetical situation, Marks notes, the amended terms would have to involve only draft compensation, not new players.
The Hornets have reportedly been in touch with the NBA to discuss whether they have an avenue to dispute the Lakers’ decision to void the Williams trade between the two teams.
Here are a few more odds and ends from around the basketball world:
- Former NBA lottery pick Stanley Johnson has parted ways with Anadolu Efes for family reasons, the Turkish club announced (via Twitter). Johnson, a 6’6″ forward who appeared in 449 regular season NBA games from 2015-23 after being drafted eighth overall in 2015, is joining the South Bay Lakers. The Lakers‘ G League affiliate confirmed in a press release that it has acquired Johnson’s returning rights in a trade with the Rip City Remix.
- Five players, including Warriors big man Quinten Post and Sixers forward Justin Edwards, have been converted from two-way contracts to standard deals in the days since the trade deadline. There are several more two-way players around the league who could follow suit, according to John Hollinger of The Athletic, who identifies seven more candidates for promotions, including Wizards forward Justin Champagnie, Sixers guard Jared Butler, Timberwolves guard Jaylen Clark, and Pelicans wing Brandon Boston.
- Although the NBA pays a team a fee when it loses a home game in order to play overseas, that payment typically doesn’t cover the full cost of the lost revenue, writes Mike Vorkunov of The Athletic. So what’s in it for teams who choose to take part in those international games? Vorkunov explores that subject, detailing the brand-building calculus at play for those clubs.
Is Stanley Jonson is going to have to save the Lakers?
Post is like having a 3pt expert off the bench that also can rebound. What a great draft pick at the end of the draft.
Yep. Pretty dang solid for a 52nd pick. Hopeful that he can improve defensively, as he’s a bit slow-footed. But man, it’s like getting store-brand Vucevic for free. Always enjoy late-round and undrafted success stories.
He needs to add on a little bit of weight and move the feet more on faster players. Over all his defense for a rookie is above standard so far.
He definitely needs to work on his rebounding. For a 7’0 he’s only getting 3.4 RPG. Per 36 he’s getting 8.4 which is decent but I rather have my big getting close to 10-12 RPG per game. Nice find though in the 2nd round. Maybe Kerr coached him up during practice? Who woulda thunk it? OMFG
On offense he is prowling the 3 pt line so offensive rebounds are a lot harder for him. Like him much better than TJD who always seem to be prowling around the rim which made it easier for the opposing team center to keep the warriors out of the paint. TJD also has no shot more than 2 feet from the basket.
I mean do you REALLY need a shot more than 2 feet from the basket? Have you seen the modern day bigs lately? Gobert? Jarrett Allen? Mitchell Robinson, Derick Lively? I mean the days of Admiral, Hakeem, Shaq, Ewing, Howard, Gasol and others are long gone my friend.
Lmao @ putting Jarrett Allen in the same category as two of the most offensively inept Centers in the NBA. Allen shoots over 60% within 10 feet of the rim and 45% in the midrange, with 80% from the rim. Mitchell Robinson shoots 8% within 10 feet and can’t hit anything outside of that even if you pay him to. Gobert has stone hands so his teammates are afraid to pass to him. Lively shouldn’t be lumped with those two either, though Allen’s a better player than him too, currently.
I get your point on Allen and Lively. However based on the games I have watched and seen with my eyes I don’t ever see them taking jump shots. That was my point. Like back to back get a bucket (Al Jefferson) type players. Just because you are throwing stats that are meaningful, doesn’t mean that I cannot trust my eyes lol.
It’s more floaters, runners, and scoop shots anymore. Pure jump shots in the lane are easy to defend unless it’s a stop-and-go. Post play also takes a long time to get going, so unless it’s a guy like Jokic, Embiid, or Mobley, who have (varying levels of) passing chops, it’s less used. It’s also an invitation for doubles to try and force a turnover, since help defense is fully utilized now as opposed to the 90’s, when it was outright illegal.
But that still means that guys who don’t have any bag are less impactful. TJD can’t do anything but smash the rim or hit a layup. He’s very limited offensively. That’s arc’s point, and he’s correct that it ends up clogging the lane if he just holds down at the dunker’s spot, because he can’t pass out of there and doesn’t do a good job drawing defenses to him because he’s mid as a cutter and can’t do anything else.
That’s not to say he isn’t trying, attempting 51% of his shots outside of three feet, but he sucks at it.
Agreed with what you said
You do need more than a player that can dunk. TJD also can’t shoot FT. So the other team knows just to foul him if he is by the basket. Too many times he gets the ball and struggles to pass because the defender knows he is going to pass
Having TJD and Post at the 5 gives the Warriors more versatility depending on game situation.
Yep. TJD’s far from useless, but he’s been exploited pretty heavily this season. Having a very different big like Post on the roster (plus Looney for the moment) gives the Warriors options.
I’d keep Looney around after this season. He learned to rebound from Deke. His numbers get better every season. He’d be a great mentor for Post.
I’d give him break on his rebounding. He has only played 20 games so far. He is learning the speed of the game at this level. He quit basketball as a teenager. He didn’t return until he was 17. Jokic wasn’t ready when he was drafted. Even after his 1st season, Jokic was a finalist for most improved player. Jokic definitely had much better coaching in his Pre-NBA years. Big men always take longer. So, let’s watch him develop over the next year.
Taking the autonomy away from the team on medical issues is a really bad idea. If the Hornets didn’t want to agree to a Lakers physical then they shouldn’t have agreed to it. They could have added extra picks or sweeteners to get the physical waived. That has happened before with injured players.
This is entirely on them.
Okay but what makes an impartial judge a “really bad idea?”
You’re taking away the ability of a team to have a better medical staff than everyone else. Or tighter medical standards than everyone else. What if the Lakers don’t want to accept players with partially torn ligaments but the average team, and thus, the average doctor thinks it’s fine? What if another team
… thinks that they’re better off just avoiding all foot injuries if any kind? I think that autonomy is good for sports. Otherwise you get a bunch of teams like the Mavericks.
Anthony Davis passed his physical, by the way.
No one is forcing them to make trades it is for mediation. The things you mention could be taken into consideration. It’s additional perspective.
Lil D MVC , team doctors’ guidance, including the medical records disclosed before a transaction, aren’t influenced by the docs’ affiliation with a team. The idea of an “impartial judge” presupposes a non-medical motivation or bias from these doctors.
A doctor’s licensure is bound by strict legal and ethical requirements. The docs employed by pro sports teams are the best in their profession. That’s why trades happen across all pro sports so reliably without establishing a new process for an “impartial judge”, (which itself would require medical and legal review).
As is, the system works well. When a trade for a perennially injured player is made at the last minute, thereby foregoing timely diligence, the risks should be borne by the teams, not the league.
Teams should use doctors they trust and let the chips fall where they may. The Buck’s doctors rejected a Steph Curry trade. Look how that turned out. You also have the Carlos Correa debacle. The Twins will be regretting that for years to come.
Yeah I wouldn’t go that far. Being able to amend the picks involved would seem to be enough.
Lakers overpaid a little. They are better off long term. Still need a big for this yr. I expect them to pick one up. This team isn’t making top 4 in West. So another Bron year is gone.
This mean Bron will leave next yr ?? Lakers have no cap space.