Dallas Wins the Paige Bueckers Sweepstakes

[Rixxx]

That works if Katie Lou isn't drafted by Golden State.

 

[hoophuskee]

Here is the type of offer it would take for Paige.

Indiana receives: Paige Bueckers and Satou Sabally

Dallas receives: Caitlin Clark and Katie Lou Samuelson

I am not even sure I do that deal. But I don’t instantly hang up if that is proposed to me.

Yes a superstar for a superstar. Trying to pass off old past-their prime players and players below her tier isn't the way to go. If the 4th player was projected near Paige I could see.

I have said in the past when arguing about Paige's "posiition" on the court, I felt Paige has been underrated by some UCONN fans - too many - but not some of the posters on here on this thread - frankly posters paco and olddude are amazing. Its okay -we all disagree at times. But wat Paige did last year for example was spectucular. This stuff about knocking her for being "passive" was absurd. Thus trading her for pieces that aren't at similar supreme upper level won't be done. These "pieces" can't duplicate what Paige and another group can do over a stretch run of many years.

 

[Stagnant]

That works if Katie Lou isn't drafted by Golden State.

True. I think Indiana is probably pretty desperately hoping golden state will take Katie Lou since she is a big contract.

 

[baggerbob]

Yes a superstar for a superstar. Trying to pass off old past-their prime players and players below her tier isn't the way to go. If the 4th player was projected near Paige I could see.

I have said in the past when arguing about Paige's "posiition" on the court, I felt Paige has been underrated by some UCONN fans - too many - but not some of the posters on here on this thread - frankly posters paco and olddude are amazing. Its okay -we all disagree at times. But wat Paige did last year for example was spectucular. This stuff about knocking her for being "passive" was absurd. Thus trading her for pieces that aren't at similar supreme upper level won't be done. These "pieces" can't duplicate what Paige and another group can do over a stretch run of many years.

The problem with Dallas is the 2 best players want out Sabally and Howard, that tells you they have a problem. Adding Paige isn't going to solve it. Is there a coach out there who can fix the problem. Maybe someone like Laimbeer.
With him Arike would play his way or sit.

 

[bballnut90]

True. I think Indiana is probably pretty desperately hoping golden state will take Katie Lou since she is a big contract.

If they offload KLS it frees up significant money to sign another top FA or two to par with Clark/Boston and hopefully Mitchell (assuming she re-signs)

 

[hoopsdiva]

Yes a superstar for a superstar. Trying to pass off old past-their prime players and players below her tier isn't the way to go. If the 4th player was projected near Paige I could see.

No way Dallas is going to trade Paige. If anything, they'd trade AO, though if she's as much a problem as fans seem to think they might find very few takers. Maybe there's a team out there trying to get some value from an unrestricted free agent, assuming said UFA who would be willing to come to Dallas to play alongside Paige.

 

[BRS24]

Perhaps Paige will let this all play out, get drafted by Dallas, with some expressed goals, where if not reasonably met in her rookie contract (3 yrs), she will then go elsewhere.

 

[hoophuskee]

The problem with Dallas is the 2 best players want out Sabally and Howard, that tells you they have a problem. Adding Paige isn't going to solve it. Is there a coach out there who can fix the problem. Maybe someone like Laimbeer.
With him Arike would play his way or sit.

If they said this after they won the #1 pick, then I question what they are in it for. Did they say this before or after?

 

[BobbyJ]

Here is the type of offer it would take for Paige.

Indiana receives: Paige Bueckers and Satou Sabally

Dallas receives: Caitlin Clark and Katie Lou Samuelson

I am not even sure I do that deal. But I don’t instantly hang up if that is proposed to me.

The Dallas front office isn't real smart but even they wouldn't do that deal. Samuelson's value isn't close to Sabally's. KLS is a career 38-33% shooter who doesn't contribute much else. Sabally is a career 16 PPG and 7 RPG with better shooting percentages and is a banger inside.

 

[cancontent]

If they said this after they won the #1 pick, then I question what they are in it for. Did they say this before or after?

They both said this well before Trammel was fired. The situation then was different than now. Sabally is no different than Mitchell in comparing their options in free agency for the first time after being with their team for as long as they have.

 

[hoophuskee]

They both said this well before Trammel was fired. The situation then was different than now. Sabally is no different than Mitchell in comparing their options in free agency for the first time after being with their team for as long as they have.

Okay - then this is fine. They've been losing their entre career in WNBA and now have a chance to pick where thye want to go and make more money and potentially win a lot more? That's fine whether they choose to stay or leave.

 

[cancontent]

Okay - then this is fine. They've been losing their entre career in WNBA and now have a chance to pick where thye want to go and make more money and potentially win a lot more? That's fine whether they choose to stay or leave.

Agreed. No one is looking at Mitchell testing free agency as a statement on Indiana's long term future. The same should be considered when it comes to Sabally.

It's their right per the terms of their contract and the collective bargaining agreement that's in place. This could have happened regardless of how their teams fared this season.

 

[DEpup]

I say let's do away with this rich people indentured servant draft process and let all the teams make their best offers.....

 

[Happydad745]

Paige can do and demand what she wants....and yes, the John Elway thing would work. If it does not, she sits out a year from the WNBA and plays in Europe and in the Rivals League.

 

[hoophuskee]

Paige can do and demand what she wants....and yes, the John Elway thing would work. If it does not, she sits out a year from the WNBA and plays in Europe and in the Rivals League.

She can also retire from hoop . . . But she won't.

 

[darrell]

I think Arike just needs a Coach that is zero-tolerance. Arike & Paige can be an even better version of Caitlin & Kelsey Mitchell (with a better supporting cast, dare I say it).