The Official Los Angeles Lakers Thread

[beatlesrule]

I've been reading December but even if he came back after the ASB, that playoff team will be unstoppable.

[Stradling]

22 minutes ago, CubsFan said:

What a joke.  Might as well stop watching.  It's turning into the Globetrotters (Warriors) vs the Washington Generals (rest of league).

Yep everybody should be quitters because it’s going to be hard.  Remember when the Cubs were supposed to be a dynasty three years ago?   

[HaloMilliVanilli]

I'm not worrying about the Warriors.  Just focus on making our team better over the next 12 months, doesn't have to be immediate.  Lebron will help push us into the playoffs, let the kids grow another year and take a big step forward.  Next year, the KCP/Stephenson/McGee/Rondo contracts expire (27 million) and you have plenty of room for Kawhi as a FA.  I'd be super stoked about a Lonzo, Leonard, Ingram, Lebron starting 4 with a rim protecting center and Hart, Svi, Kuzma, Wagner bench.

[CubsFan]

3 minutes ago, The Boogie Man said:

Yep everybody should be quitters because it’s going to be hard.  Remember when the Cubs were supposed to be a dynasty three years ago?   

Never bought that.  Too hard in baseball.  Injuries, facing two hot pitchers in a series, cold bats, too many factors make it hard to realistically be a Dynasty now.  I guess you could say the Giants came close but never repeated.

Just glad we won the one we did because the current Indians group will probably never get as close as they did in that game 7.

Basketball's a lot easier since you only have 5 players out on the court.  If you can stack it with 5 super stars then that's hard to beat.

[Brandon]

2 hours ago, Lou said:

Noel to sign with OKC

This bums me out. I was in the camp that he could flourish in a good system

[Brandon]

That Boogie 1/5.3 stings a bit. Everyone was saying 1/20 max deal was not likely and then they blow the doors off with this.

[m0nkey]

I will still enjoy watching the NBA on ESPN.

What a great year of basketball we can all look forward to!

[Lou]

10 minutes ago, Brandon said:

That Boogie 1/5.3 stings a bit. Everyone was saying 1/20 max deal was not likely and then they blow the doors off with this.

yep. if he has to prove he's healthy this year in order to get his huge deal next year, might as well win a ring while he's at it. 

[AngelsLakersFan]

On 6/30/2018 at 11:05 PM, AngelsLakersFan said:

Cousins makes a lot of sense financially... no way he gets a max deal IMO.

I agree.

 

I'm disappointed we didn't get him, and even more upset he went to the Warriors.

[Angel Oracle]

Only downside to Capela is the Rockets being able to match any offer.   And as the next great defense/rebounding center, the Rockets would be dumb not to match.

[Lou]

it finally occurred to me earlier today that Chris Paul got more money than LeBron.

lol 

[beatlesrule]

Has it occurred to anyone that the Lakers traded Clarkson and Nance for LeBron and Moritz Wagner?

[tennischmp]

Pretty disappointing that they gave KCP 12 mil but were unwilling to give Randle 18 for 2 years

[nando714]

D12 wants back in 

[Stradling]

In the last 20 years have we had a more disliked player than Dwight Howard?  Maybe Rodman...

[Stradling]

For hardcore Laker fans, the ones who love to hate the opposition as much as they like the Lakers, and off-season of Lebron, Rondo and possibly Dwight Howard, that might be the most NBA thing ever.  

[HaloMilliVanilli]

D12 at the vet minimum and I'm for it for one year.  He just rebounds, catches lobs/putbacks and rim protects, period.

[nando714]

45 minutes ago, HaloJustinBieber said:

D12 at the vet minimum and I'm for it for one year.  He just rebounds, catches lobs/putbacks and rim protects, period.

Deandre Jordan clone 

[Stradling]

But a lot less likeable.  

[Tank]

2 hours ago, The Boogie Man said:

In the last 20 years have we had a more disliked player than Dwight Howard?  Maybe Rodman...

Kwami Brown

[nando714]

I really don’t mind the signings of Lance, RR, McGee, KCP

theyre all 1 year deals. Saving enough room for another max in a stacked 2019 FA class. Thompson, Leonard , Kemba, 

We have LAbron James! We have a better supporting cast than what he had in Cleveland this season and he took them to the finals. We drafted 2 solid shooters in the draft (moe, the guy from Kansas)

We are better than OKC, Utah, Denver, Portland why? Bc we have LAbron James. He will drastically make this team better the way it is now. This squad can make it to the WCF finals. The rockets are a Chris Paul injury (getting older and often injured) away from a huge piece missing. They will miss Ariza. Yes no one is better than GS at this point 

I hope the Cavs roster could stay the same so we can see how much not having James affects them. I bet they don’t win 40 games. 

[Catwhoshatinthehat]

The Lakers traded Kwame Brown, the rights to Marc Gasol and a few other players/picks for Pau Gasol who was a key part of their last two titles.  As big of a bust as Kwame was they got something positive out of him being on the Lakers.  Dwight on the other hand is a mentally weak douche who is now chasing rings and I hope it's not with the Lakers.  

 

[Angel Oracle]

Current depth chart?

PG: Ball/Rondo,   SG: Ingram/Hart/KCP,   SF: LBJ/Stephenson,   PF: Kuz/Zubac/other draft pick whose name I can't spell,   Center: McGee/Wagner

[beatlesrule]

I am reading that LeBron is gonna play PF.

[nando714]

4 minutes ago, beatlesrule said:

I am reading that LeBron is gonna play PF.

Transitioning to the block!