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28 Jun 2023 03:49:11
Dream off season. But I know it won’t happen
Laker get FVV/ Trent Jr
Raptors get D-LO, Harrison, Bamba, Vanderbilt plus 29 1st & some seconds
Laker get Hield
Pacers get Beasley & a second
The signing will be just to get a ring.
Then sign for min
T. Bryant, DiVincenzo, B. Lopez, H. Barnes
Resign
Reaves, Hachimura, Walker, Schroeder
PG. FVV, Schroeder, DiVincenzo
SG. Trent, Walker, Christie, JHS
SF. Heild, Reaves
PF. James, Hachimura, Barnes
C. Davis, Brooks, Bryant
Deepest team. James and Davis play about 25-30 min/ gm. I know they won’t get all of them but these are the guys I would like to get.
02 Jan 2023 01:41:41
Not a fan of trading the picks but I would for this.
Lakers/ Jazz/ Suns
Jazz get
Westbrook, Nunn, Landale, Croweder
2027 & 2029 1st
Suns get
Beverly
Lakers get
Conley, Clarkson, Beasley, Markkanen
Pg. Conley, Schroeder,
Sg Clarkson, Beasley, Reaves, Christie
Sf James, Walker, Anderson, Brown
PF Markkanen, Gabriel,
C Davis, Bryant, Jones
All incoming are shooting over 35% on 3’s.
We can not have James shooting so many 3’s.
30 Dec 2022 04:27:12
If Lakers don’t go all in and trade the two 1st rounder LeBron will whine as always and request a trade. He always leaves when things don’t go his way.
You would have to do the Davis trade now and the Lebron trade before the draft.
I don’t think the Grizz will do it. But it’s all in fun.
Lakers/ Grizz
Grizz get
LeBron,
Lakers get
Jackson, Jones, Brooks and Bane.
Then I would also trade Davis can’t stay healthy. You can’t have a winning team when both your best players miss 1/ 4 of the games.
Lakers/ Suns
Suns get
Davis, Beverly, Nunn
Lakers get
Ayton, Bridges, Crowder
Resign Reaves and Westbrook (way cheaper)
Gabriel, Bryant
Next years team.
Pg. Jones, Westbrook,
SG Bane, Reaves, Christy
SF Brooks, Bridges, Crowder
PF Jackson, Gabriel
C Ayton, Bryant, Jones.
28 Dec 2022 03:55:53
Here’s a wild one just for fun. I know no way of happening.
Lakers get
VanVleet, Trent Jr, Porter from Raptors
Clarkson from Jazz and Poeltl from Spurs.
Raptors get
Westbrook and Nunn
Spurs get Beverley
Jazz get Jackson and Brown Jr.
Lakers
PG VanVleet, Schroeder
SG Trent, Clarkson, Reeves, Christie
SF Walker, Porter, Anderson
PF James, Gabriel
C poeltl, Bryant, Jones
When Davis is back out at PF and James at SF.
1.) 28 Dec 2022 17:24:23
The Lakers would consider the way you presented it but as you know the Spurs, Raptors and Jazz will all want draft pick compensation which the Lakers will not do.
2.) 29 Dec 2022 04:28:15
Opps. I left out the picks. But as you said we don’t have many.
3.) 30 Dec 2022 00:26:13
I'm sure those are players the Lakers will target in the offseason. They are all either free agents or have player options which will be declined for a bigger pay day.
26 Oct 2022 03:25:50
No likely but intriguing.
Lakers/ Hornets/ Mavs/ Jazz
Lakers get
Rozier/ Beasley/ Clarkson
Hornets
Conley/ Bertans/ Powell/ Nunn
Mavs
Hayward
Jazz
Westbrook and both firsts
PG Rozier/ Schroeder/ Christie
SG Beasley/ Clarkson/ Reaves
SF Walker/ Anderson/ Brown
PF James/ Gabriel/ Ryan
C Davis/ Bryant/ Jones.
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28 Jun 2023 02:04:21
I wish the lakers would off got Holmes and the first!
21 Feb 2023 02:33:12
LeBron keeps proving all he cares about is his stats. The fact he played in the all-star game while sitting out actual games. The Lakers needed him to relax and heal up. Signing him was a huge mistake.
30 Dec 2022 05:42:44
The 5 biggest mistakes the Lakers made in the last 10 years.
5. Draft Ball over Tatum.
4. Trade for Westbrook
3. Trade for Davis. Could of signed him a year later.
2. Sign Lebron. Single handedly ruined the Lakers.
1. Buss leaving. He was building a good team just needed to let them mature. Team would be a lot better with the young guys back.
Ball, Caruso
DLO, Clarkson
Kuzma
Randle, Nance, Wagner
Zubac, Bryant
And with the draft picks we missed.
1.) 22 Jan 2023 00:34:45
You said a lot here. Just to point out first if the Lakers didn't make the trade which sent DLO out the pick for Kuzma wouldn't have come in. Also you forgot Ingram and Hart. So now lets look at that team with Ingram and Hart. First off the Lakers would be paying more for that team then the team they have now. Factoring in the draft picks they traded like #4 and #8 in recent years apart of the Davis trade. Next there wouldn't have been a championship in 2020. That's not happening. This overall is not a championship roster nor a playoff roster. So roster movement would have happened no matter what. I would say DLO, Randle, Clarkson, Nance and Wagner wouldn't have been apart of the team at this point. Ball and DLO wouldn't have made much sense together. I do agree Tatum should've been picked over Ball if they kept DLO. Now lets talk #3. Lakers would NOT have had Davis the next year. He would have been traded to Boston. A package was on the table but the Lakers package was better and the Celtics reluctance of trading Tatum. #2 Lebron James is a superstar talent. The issue is Davis has been injured and Westbrook trade didn't make sense. This year the Lakers could've won 10 more games if they just made 1 or 2 plays more and didn't give up big leads.
Here are a few mistakes I think they made.
*Trading Zubac away for Mike Muscala.
*Trading for Westbrook.
*NOT Trading for Buddy Hield from the Kings in exchange for Kuzma and Harrell.
*Select Ball over Tatum. However Davis wouldn't be apart of the team due to financial reasons if Tatum wasn't apart of the trade which Ingram was apart of anyway. Ingram, Tatum, Randle together? Not sure if that would work out. Randle would've had to be traded.
*Renouncing Julius Randle and getting nothing in return.
So after all this the Lakers would probably be in the exact same position and one less championship. With Lebron, Davis, and Westbrook Lakers fans would expect better. It's just an underachieving roster. Could shooters help? Yes but it cost salary cap which the Lakers don't have due to the contract of Westbrook.
2.) 23 Jan 2023 01:09:04
Randle asked to leave because of LeBron. If he wasn’t here he would of stayed. I disagree they would be in a way better position with DLO, Ball, Ingram, Randle and Zubac. Not to mention they would have all those picks to up grade the roster. So trade a couple a get a real star. Davis and LeBron are great players but when is the last time they did not miss 1/ 4 of the season? So one championship and only because they had months off between. Is worth be more competitive for the last 4-5 years? The season before they traded for Davis they were 3rd or 4th before LeBron went down. Plan and simply they had depth with now they do not. The Westbrook trade was a total flop and that was LeBron and Davis wanting him. My reasoning behind keeping the youth is you could of traded for other stars that are not as old or injury prone. Media keeps saying how durable James is when he has missed 1/ 4 of the games every year except the season he had months off during it. To much money into guys that can’t play a full season.
3.) 23 Jan 2023 23:12:40
I think we can both agree that Randle would've stayed if Lebron wasn't around and that the Westbrook trade wasn't a good idea. I wouldn't say it was a total flop but a $47M point guard off the bench is not what the Lakers really need. That will be corrected in the offseason. The only stars I could think of that would join the Lakers without Lebron and AD would be Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. Those guys are not leading the Lakers to a championship either. Lakers made an huge investment in both Lebron and AD. All we can do is hope that the team will start winning games and get back into the playoff picture. AD returning is a start. Lebron is 38 years old so I don't expect him to play 75+ games a year. More like 60 games. That's just the way it is. To me that's not a big deal as long as they are winning without him which they are not. The idea that Westbrook would be the savior when Lebron is out didn't make a different.
19 Aug 2022 15:51:14
James just screwed the Lakers! Now there is no chance of winning a championship. Near $50 million for a nearly 40 year old. Are you kidding me! When is the last time he played more than 70 games? Now not much cap room for the next 2 years. Almost $100 million between 2 players that can’t play more then 3/ 4 of the games.
1.) 24 Aug 2022 03:04:21
Lebron James is a superstar talent. If he is not on the team the Lakers will be irrelevant. Lakers will have $20M in cap space next season plus the mid-level to sign players that's with Lebron and AD on the roster. Might as well anyway cause the pick would be owed to the Pelicans so say if the Lakers had no Lebron James at all the would be at the bottom in the west and no pick.
2.) 01 Sep 2022 01:05:57
We had Lebron last year and we didn’t even make the play in. He nor Davis can play a full season. Only reason they won the 2020 was because they had 2 months off to get healthy. But if Lebron really cared about winning he could of signed for less like Harden. I understand he is a great talent but he is over rated. If Kobe had Davis and Westbrook there is no way they miss the playoffs not to mention the play in. My issue isn’t signing him but at this stage he is not worth $50 million a year.
21 Nov 2021 20:31:02
If they didn’t fire Buss and traded James for Williamson. With the roster we have 2 years left. With the one below they would be competitive for years.
Pg. Ball, Caruso
Sg. D-Lo, Clarkson
Sf. Ingram, Kuzma
Pf. Williamson, Nance
C. Randle, Zubac.
With the rest of the roster get vets that will help train them.
Not it mention the #4 pick and all our picks back and any other picks we got in the James, Williamson trade.
1.) 28 Nov 2021 16:33:45
I would have to disagree with you on being competitive for years with this roster. First let's look back on getting Lebron James. The Lakers had to trade Russell, Nance Jr. and Clarkson just to create salary cap space for Lebron to sign. So those players wouldn't even have been on the roster with James. If James hadn't sign with the Lakers then there would be no championship in 2019-2020 season. Davis and Lebron would probably be in either Chicago or New York right now. This team minus Williamson but plus the #4 pick (De'Andre Hunter) would be in the same position in the standings as the Lakers are in now if not worse. Those players are having individually success due to there roles on the the team they are on. Some doing better than others. As a collective unit this team would be too young and lacks that star players.
13 Jun 2023 18:10:28
Likely no. But I would like to get rid of LeBron and Davis.
09 Jun 2023 03:16:50
Who’s the center?
23 Jan 2023 00:55:11
Westbrook and the picks don’t get us Beal.
30 Dec 2022 03:58:58
I like it. If Lakers don’t go all in and trade the two 1st rounder LeBron will whine as always and request a trade. He always leaves when things don’t go his was.
30 Dec 2022 03:56:46
So we give up two 1st for Capela?
23 Jan 2023 01:09:04
Randle asked to leave because of LeBron. If he wasn’t here he would of stayed. I disagree they would be in a way better position with DLO, Ball, Ingram, Randle and Zubac. Not to mention they would have all those picks to up grade the roster. So trade a couple a get a real star. Davis and LeBron are great players but when is the last time they did not miss 1/ 4 of the season? So one championship and only because they had months off between. Is worth be more competitive for the last 4-5 years? The season before they traded for Davis they were 3rd or 4th before LeBron went down. Plan and simply they had depth with now they do not. The Westbrook trade was a total flop and that was LeBron and Davis wanting him. My reasoning behind keeping the youth is you could of traded for other stars that are not as old or injury prone. Media keeps saying how durable James is when he has missed 1/ 4 of the games every year except the season he had months off during it. To much money into guys that can’t play a full season.
01 Sep 2022 01:05:57
We had Lebron last year and we didn’t even make the play in. He nor Davis can play a full season. Only reason they won the 2020 was because they had 2 months off to get healthy. But if Lebron really cared about winning he could of signed for less like Harden. I understand he is a great talent but he is over rated. If Kobe had Davis and Westbrook there is no way they miss the playoffs not to mention the play in. My issue isn’t signing him but at this stage he is not worth $50 million a year.
10 May 2018 03:46:06
Question? Let’s say George signs this year and they resign Randle will they have room to sign Kawhi next year?
08 May 2018 05:39:31
Your probably right. I would like to of seen this team with Russell, Clarkson and Nance.
With a 3 guard rotation of Ball, Russell and Clarkson.
Ingram at the SF. And a big rotation of Randle, Nance and Kuzma. If we could land a good center. They could make a very good team in a couple years.
06 May 2018 21:02:25
But if we miss on James but land George I think this would be a really good team.
Ball, Thomas
George, Hart
Ingram
Randle, Kuzma
Capela
I think we can get Thomas pretty cheap because of his injury.