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This is one of the things that makes me think the league is fixed. You regularly see guys traded to the Lakers below market value. The question is why?
P_B_&_G 06-01-2024, 07:46 PMFair enough. I just see things like how they got Rui for basically nothing and I see rumors like Chicago lowering their asking price for Lavine and I
RaisingTheBar 06-01-2024, 03:36 PMDeferring the Lakers' pick seems to make more sense for us as well without even considering strength of draft and prognosticating where the Lakers will
msusousaphone 06-01-2024, 10:11 AMJonas was an excellent rebounder but they obviously don't want that kind of center
hornetsrebirth 06-01-2024, 09:09 AMThe entire team would need to become much more dedicated rebounders. That's true of Zion, Herb, and Trey collectively, let alone the bench. Turner is
Pelicanidae 05-31-2024, 11:11 PMI don't think it really matters. Even if they retain Lebron, he's not taking pennies and they don't a ton of tradeable assets right now (some, but not
Pelicanidae 05-31-2024, 11:07 PMYes Turner all day. Big man who can play defense in the paint and shoot from the perimeter is exactly what the team wants from the 5.
hornetsrebirth 05-31-2024, 07:59 PMPacers are interested in Ingram? Okay who do we want off Pacers team ? HailBurton ? Turner?
https://www.barstoolsports.com/blog/...ing-to-give-up
I get ‘25 draft is supposed to be stronger. But do we really anticipate lakers to not retain lebron and to not make a big move to finish better
RaisingTheBar 05-31-2024, 05:56 PMESPN Sources with @DraftExpress: The New Orleans Pelicans are planning to defer the Los Angeles Lakers’ first-round pick until 2025, clearing the
Pelicanidae 05-31-2024, 04:08 PMNot really sure what you mean by right before. He signed his last deal in 2019. And he coached that year, 2020, and 2021 before “retiring”.
RaisingTheBar 05-31-2024, 09:37 AMTaking the longview has certainly been a hallmark of both the Lakers and Lebron so it seems like this is destined to happen!
ml wave 05-31-2024, 08:53 AMThank you. My point exactly.
You need a super star guard to make it far in this age of the NBA…unless you have a top 5 player in the
I truly believe if this team misses out on a superstar point guard like Donavan Mitchell, this franchise window with Zion will be over.
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Hopefully they are thinking cost controlled backup to a starting caliber center. Or they are hoping he turns into Jokic lol
P_B_&_G 05-30-2024, 03:47 PM
2024 Offseason Thread
Well I mean do you see that when they don’t have players named Lebron/Kobe on them?
RaisingTheBar 06-02-2024, 10:44 AM