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  1. showtime24

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    Just watched LaVaria mixed tapes for about an hour. His draft profile says he is a hard worker and tough.
     
    showtime24, Jun 30, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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    are the lakers tied to any good defensive guard?
    This team needs both a center and someone who can defend the POA
     
    Pioneer10, Jun 30, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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    deanthony melton, by some reports ahead of the start of FA.
     
    abeer3, Jun 30, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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    melton oh boy - not very re-assuring
     
    Pioneer10, Jun 30, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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    JLaker17, Jun 30, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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    Lopez to the Clips lol
     
    Garren04, Jun 30, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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  7. Barnstable

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    Eh….. I’ll wait to see if we sign Ayton before I rage lol
     
    Barnstable, Jun 30, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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    Rob better have something lined up or you are looking at something drastically bad
     
    Garren04, Jun 30, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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    Would Ayton and Melton end up being a better direction than Capela and Melton? I’m a little sad about that one.
     
    The Laker Link 3.0, Jun 30, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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    We are truly at Ayton or bust now.
     
    JLaker17, Jun 30, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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    I mean...most everyone posting today would have been vehemently against us using $9M of the MLE on Lopez. Most of the options are off the table so it's Ayton, some trade out of nowhere, or bust, but missing on Lopez is fine.
     
    wallangong, Jun 30, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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    Ayton or the trade for Kessler without giving up too much.
     
    KobeJeterKaep, Jun 30, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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    I was hoping for Lopez as the backup just because he can share the floor with other bigs
     
    Garren04, Jun 30, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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    I didn’t see how we could bring in him and Ayton. This one isn’t a shock to me.
     
    ElginTheGreat, Jun 30, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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    lopez wasn't coming here. and i'm fine with that because he's too old

    it's pretty obvious they've prioritized ayton
     
    432J, Jun 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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    TIME, Jun 30, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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    Two centers down. Better hope Ayton comes through.
     
    lakerjones, Jun 30, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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    JLaker17, Jun 30, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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    lol at the clips just reading laker trade/FA rumors every year and then copying them down.

    i'm also chuckling a bit at these teams hoarding centers. like, you can only play 2, really, and when the playoffs start, that number often drops to 1.

    i'm just waiting for us to be creative and capitalize on market inefficiencies. and no, laravia ain't it.
     
    abeer3, Jun 30, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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    I had the Spurs as a darkhorse to grab Ayton but after they signed Kornet, I think it rules them out.

    That leaves the Lakers and the Hornets (lol) who have a need for Ayton. I truly hate how much money we are giving LaRavia, considering Bruce Brown went back to Denver for hte minimum. I watched some LaRavia highlights but I think we overpaid and that's malpractice on the front office. I'm sure Laravia would have taken the BAE which is less than $6 mil/year.
     
    SmoothOperator, Jun 30, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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