I too hope that we see Howard playing a role on a contender again.  I doubt he's going to be back to the Lakers though.  I don't see the Nets signing him just to trade him either.  The recent reports seem to suggest that the Lakers are going to trade Westbrook for Jordan Clarkson & Pat Beverly, with Donovan Mitchell going to the Knicks.  I think Jordan Clarkson is a good player but I'm not sure if he's a starter on the Lakers.  Maybe...  Pat Beverly seems like he's about done in the league too, but this shows how desperate the Lakers are to get out from under Westbrook's contract.

But keeping Draymond Green means that they will have to choose between Poole and Wiggins who is also a vital asset to the team, especially since they are still young enough and they will be the 2nd generation of the team now. Klay Thompson is not in the choices for sure because the Warriors needed to keep the Splash Brothers. Green is indeed needed to the team because he is a part of the Warriors big three but they cannot keep up if even if they choose to keep the whole roster, that's why they also freed GP2 and Looney.

Yeah, Utah will have to give up Clarkson, Bev and another one, Bojan Bogdanovic OR Malik Beasley and draft picks from Lakers and the Knicks. But not sure though if the Lakers will have a championship team that can match against the Warriors.

Maybe Clarkson will not come off the bench, and be their starting five and then JTA will be their sixth man. But I do agree that if Lakers is willing to do this, they are in desperate move to get rid of Westbrook.

For me, he really needs to put little muscles maybe a Stephen Curry Physique, but in time who knows, when his maturity hits and if he trains even harder, I think those muscles will come out naturally, and his biggest asset really was his height but it is not really a burden to him because he also got speed, he sure is fast for a tall guy, and because of that advantage he can even easily effective on defense and maybe he will eventually gain those muscles when he enters the NBA, and yeah doesn't sustain major injuries because it could be a bummer,


The Golden State Warriors can not really sign in everyone's a max contract because most players on the Warriors and getting their potential unlocked and having a great time with their performance, last season, I think this is because of their rotational usage of players, each of them will surely play or Steve Kerr is using those reserve players, and they eventually get experience in playing as Warriors and because of this they are now getting problems with their luxury tax, but I guess it will all just going to let them decides when the 2023 season ends and see if what may happen next, but I think they will surely pay Draymond Green fairly, if not with Max Contract because Green is already in his 32 years old and it is a really tough choice for the Warriors,

Here is the detailed possible trade.
https://nba.nbcsports.com/2022/08/05/report-lakers-knicks-jazz-talked-massive-westbrook-mitchell-trade/
"Significant Draft pick compensation"
This is going to hurt them in the future while Jazz is on the move to rebuilding.
What could Danny Ainge be thinking? Sacrificing the queen and knights for a checkmate? Could the aim be a small ball roster as recent top contenders and even the champion are mostly playing fast type?
I guess they are done with centers being their focus as they only have 1 left in their roster and that's Azubuike.

I might disagree with your idea that the Chicago Bulls roster is already can consider a championship team.

They have a good run last season, surprising everyone with their good chemistry right at the start of the season but began to show inconsistency during the last phase of the season. I am positive about this young team but believe me, even if they stay healthy last season, their chance to advance to Finals is really slim. They will soon get their own recognition but not at that time.

Not just to stay healthy but the Bulls need to build a second squad that can consistently assist their main core, especially in the event of continuous injuries. They are already composed of good role players and what they need to do is to add some more.

There are lots of precious role players that are just there waiting to be utilized properly by a team.

But the Raptors has Kawhi that time, and we have Warriors players getting injured. So I would say that Raptors is a caliber already, but not be by definition, a championship team, but still with Kawhi and Lowry and Siakam they are not to be overlook.

But I agree that DeRozan has found a home in the Bulls, early in the season, they lead the East with DeRozan hitting back to back winners if my memory serves me right. But then again, they suffered injuries, causing them to go down in rankings and then losing in the first round.

I agree. They look good during regular season, but they fall off during playoffs. Considering they have low winning percentage against top team, they still have lots of building to do to be considered a championship team. They are on the right track though. Maybe a year or two and a few key players will do the trick. Let's watch out how they will fare this season.

The raptors got lucky. They had a lucky shot against the sixers on their game seven and they play against injury-riddled Warriors in the finals. They have persistent and their teams are veterans with Kawhi leading the team. You cannot say that to the Bulls team.

Adding Dragic is like adding more role players, he will not be a starter but he will be a good leader on the 2nd unit. Their defense are really evident and I also witnessed how they struggle after the injuries of their players, of course, they will be back this season with a more experience and probably a stronger team.

Pippen and Jordan? Nah? 
Thumbs up to Zach LaVine, for accepting DeRozan into their roster. It's not easy for a star to accept a new star that will be able to lift their team.
It's egos all over the wall of the locker room for some players.
That's why I think the Bulls will have a good future if they keep these two guys.
Now, regarding the roleplayers to be added, there's a bunch of players that knew about playoffs experience and I posted it days ago. Cousins, IT, Schroder, and more. These players don't really need good pay, it's the opportunity they are looking for to be on the front again.
Bulls management should look unto that.