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  1. abeer3

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    people will laugh but this is a good fit for them at a good price. they desperately needed a ballhandler/passer in kyrie's absence (and in addition to kyrie when he returns), and they have the roster to cover his defensive issues. playoffs come, they don't need to play him much.
     
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    More moves coming…
     
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    I don't know enough about Laravia to have a strong opinion, but it just seems odd to me. Its still really early though so lets see if we can make more sense of it later.
     
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    Trevor just said on his live show, not sure where he got the info, but that he just heard we are likely to wait on Ayton rather than sign Lopez. To me that says we may have been planning to use some of if not all the MLE on Lopez. Which to me is insane, he’s 37, can’t rebound, moves in slow motion.
     
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    JLaker17, Jun 30, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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    Denver just got a lot better I expect us to make a trade soon. The moves signal something coming later I think
     
    Garren04, Jun 30, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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    Great, Denver just got better, the West is loaded.
     
    Weezy, Jun 30, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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    JLaker17, Jun 30, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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    Yeah we were literally gonna give Brook the full MLE before Ayton fell into Rob’s lap
     
    Garren04, Jun 30, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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    DFS to Houston .4 years for 53 millions
    But it's not a news
     
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    Yeah, he's not the fastest or most athletic guy out there. BUT, he is a BBall player. The kind of guy you want on your bench. And I value the chemistry factor, which apparently is already there with AR. I was super impressed by the chemistry of the Thunder.
     
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    LaRavia is better for the Lakers in the long run.Younger similar defensive player similar shooter
     
    52years, Jun 30, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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    Only 1 first for Cam? Man I would’ve considered a Rui swap then!
     
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    Lakers only have around 8 millions for Ayton . Hopefully they already agreed ..
     
    KuzmoBall17, Jun 30, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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    JLaker17, Jun 30, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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    JLaker17, Jun 30, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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    Denver just got a shot in the arm. They had been steadily declining since their chip, but adding Cam and reuniting with Brown bolsters them significantly.
     
    lakerjones, Jun 30, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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    I'm not actually sure Cam is much better than MPJ. Maybe a slight improvement defensively, but MPJ can cook more than Cam on offense. I'm not sold on this being the coup it sounds like. Maybe I'm wrong. Don't like them getting Bruce back though.
     
    wallangong, Jun 30, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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    JLaker17, Jun 30, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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    porter's useless when he's not scoring. plus he has back issues and sucks on defense. johnson's an upgrade
     
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