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Run it back, you get to use the 15-million dollar MLE. But, additionally can acquire a 20-million dollar player through trade. The Herb/Missi trade is 18.5-million worth of players. Close enough. Claxton and Gafford are two bigs that are i that range too.

 

@KobeLuka
You must be on that high grade Cush if you think we are getting Wemby.
It’s not happening.
One thing you have stated recently that I completely agree with: “You don’t make a trade just to make a trade.”
That being said, if Rob doesn’t make a couple of really good ones this summer, he’s really going to be in hot water.
If Luka doesn’t feel like the team has upgraded enough, he will start thinking about making an exit in the near future. He’s not that young anymore and wants to win a Chip. It’s all about making him happy and building properly around him now, not later.
Reaves isn’t signing with anyone else. This is standard negotiation procedure. He will sign with us for around $38 million per for five.

 

sabonis is excellent in high post dhos with scorers like luka. much better hands and finishing ability than ayton, even if he's not a vertical threat. great passer. great rebounder. just need three rangy athletes with those two guys, imo. again, very much a kobe/pau type duo.

with pj washington/peyton watson/djj/keon ellis types surrounding them. one way to protect the rim is to limit paint touches at all and be great on the defensive boards.

if either or both make an all nba team, they'll be in cap hell in a couple years. also--everyone assumes linear and comparable growth rates for players, but i don't. castle and harper both came into the league with fully developed nba bodies. they'll probably both grow in hoop iq and shooting, but it's not a given that they'll become great shooters. iow, they actually may not end up THAT much better than they are. they also may not be healthy all the time like they are right now. there are a lot of barriers to rings.

i'm also not sure SA is the organization they were 25 years ago.

the easy bet for super duper stars is that they stay put (mostly because the rules are written to make it happen for the bulk of their career), but i agree with kobenluka that wemby's lofty aspirations could mean flight risk. sorta like lebron. he wasn't about to spend his whole career trying to get over the hump, even near his hometown. wemby's from france, not texas. and i highly doubt that he looks at harper and castle and is like...there's no way i could ever find a better supporting cast.

 

Yeah you sure do. First sentence. You blame everything on AR and do not take into account injuries to him when they were going on in the playoffs, ever, or more importantly to AD, to LeBron and this last playoffs Luka not even available. We Get It!! you have zero faith in AR and zero faith in the best possible owner who could have bought this team .... and we don't need to hear it continuously up to the point where maybe 3-6 new players are here this off season. All you come with is this cloud over your fandom with not even any lazy work on who we could realistically get that would make us better with AR gone and now no backup to run the team when Luka is out ....., compared to the REAL hard working armchair GMs around here, and I mean that no sarcasm. They enjoy the scenarios and salary cap work and kills time for them once the season is over. You just bit** about we have zero chance to win with healthy, IF it happens, like every other team, Luka, AR and LeBron (if he stays, who you drone on about also not wanting). Give it a freaking break and see what the new FO, scouting people and new ownership actually do.

 

I take into account the injures. Its part of the game. One of the reasons Lakers could not win was Davis again was always hurt. Pump the breaks on Giannis since is looking injury prone. I even said Luka plays hurt like all the time, I dont like Porzings because same reason always hurt,. I said before Luka and Austin went down was that JJ was wearing them down. from the Olympics Austin have struggled when the game speed up and or get more physical. So yes the toe situation the Ab injury is the same. I expect him to be targeted attacked and have trouble which then lead to fatigue or even injury and his production drops. He cant use an injury excuse every season. That falls in Lakers lacks athletic ability and energy. So to hide and help Luka have to get younger and more athletic. So if you pay to high then you cant get those pieces.

 

Doesn't mean JACK this season depending how they want to operate, and others far more reasonable and smart with their balanced takes around here have pointed out that a new contract working out to 40M per, Give or Take, for Austin becomes good value for the eminently skilled, winning plays, smart, clutch player he is with the salary cap appreciation each year of his contract. You just ignore ALL that.

 

Lakers sign and trade Austin and Ayton to Nets for Porter jr Ziarire Williams. Lakers sign and trade Lebron to Cavs for J Allen. Wiggins to Miami. Pick, Van, Dalton, Laravia.

Allen, Hayes
porter jr, Ziaire
Wiggins, Rui
Luka, Thybullie
Smart, Colby White

 

that's just dirty work by the spurs. pure pettiness

 

it's happened a lot in NHL playoffs before
but they still can buy tickets on StubHub,vividseats and similar who don't give a s*** about from city they are coming

 

why would someone harping on defense, salary, and health re: reaves want michael porter jr?

 

who is Ziarre Williams and why Lakers desperate to get him

 

It gets worse with every post.

 

Is it time? Should we take his leash off?

 

If the number is really 44 I’d expect a S&T to come together pretty quickly with a team for AR

 

Luka Doncic, whom the Lakers are bending over backwards for (allegedly) (we'll see) to build the team how he wants it to compete with, and JJ Redick's input as well mean JACK??

 

yeah, but doing it the day of the game is pretty messed up

 

Because his contract is only set for 2 years.!I said the same when Lakers give Van to many years. look its fine to hand out hefty contracts. Just have to temper expectations and don't get mad when they they are limited can't make moves. I also predicted Luka and Austin was going to get worn out or injured. However I was wrong about the timing.

 

To me there is still no real reason to operate under the cap. The best argument you or any others have given me is absorbing players into cap space via trade.

Aside from OKC in a Dort dump, I don’t see the options (or at least can argue the opposing side well enough).

 

I like that you argue with conviction. I don’t agree with your team building scenarios or takes on Lebron/Reaves.