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It has definitely happened several times over my 38 years of watching. It seems amazing that the Lakers are able to trade for good players for next to
P_B_&_G 06-02-2024, 02:56 PMAnyone that does not think the NBA is rigged or plays favorites to big market teams with trades and officiating is blind, a Faker or any other big market
djrnno 06-02-2024, 02:55 PMReminds me of when the league had the lakers and celtics both down.... and magically kevin mchale sends kevin garnett to the celtics and jerry west sends
fullcourtpress 06-02-2024, 11:12 AMI suppose not but why would a GM for another team take less than market value in a trade under any circumstances? Let alone from the Lakers.
P_B_&_G 06-02-2024, 11:08 AMWell I mean do you see that when they don’t have players named Lebron/Kobe on them?
RaisingTheBar 06-02-2024, 10:44 AMThis 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?
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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 PMNew Orleans has reached agreement with free agent forward Josh Childress, league source tells Yahoo Sports.
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2024 Offseason Thread
You're so right. I mean, even just LeBron going there and rebuilding the current team......most other franchises would have taken a decade to rebuild
msusousaphone 06-03-2024, 09:39 AM