in theory, i think thiero might be able to play by 2026-27. physically, he's already got nba strength, so it's just about learning the speed of...
no. luka needs to be in the helper role, primarily assigned to the weaker offensive player in the 3/4 spot on the other team, imo. but that's...
luka's best teams had a secondary playmaker (in both cases, one that wasn't great on defense, a la reaves). the other three spots need to be guys...
i see thiero as more of a 3/4. again, i just keep seeing anunoby there as the extreme upside, poor man's anunoby as the likely outcome. but he's...
yeah, the only notable loss is DFS, who really did help turn the season around with his grit and energy. not sure we have that replaced fully,...
the only reason we couldn't play reaves and luka is if we committed to the (unwise) switch-everything defensive scheme that jj was doing a lot at...
yeah, there are scenarios wherein he could take a low salary and we could put together an even better team. the league would kill us, but we'd...
oh, and re: team building, i agree with carlisle:...
yeah, i'd like him capped under 36 for the regular season, but i think i'm more interested in getting that 64 games played number up closer to...
wasn't much we haven't discussed in there. i'll reiterate this point: marks's whole section is about 2027 cap space, but for the reasons he...
https://www.theringer.com/2025/08/04/nba/luka-doncic-los-angeles-lakers-contract-extension-weight-mens-health this one's pretty good and kind of...
i want to see luka have to do a bit less on the ball and move around a bit off it. no coach has either tried this extensively or been able to get...
ironically, their weakness is sengun at center defensively. they made up for that last year with athletes 2-4 and a bulldog in fvv. i think this...
re: SA/fox--he's the right fit for winning right now. call it phase 1 of wemby contention era. harper is supposed to be for phase 2. he's a...
no, but he is because the rest of them can. his job is to get into the paint, and he's elite at that. technically, anyone who gets a max deal...
lebron and luka clearly like and respect each other. lebron's issues are with the FO. sorta like DFS and luka love each other, but DFS and the...
he's a great fit for the current roster, imo. they've got the shooting to space for him and to cover for what is surprisingly meh defense for...
not sure if leaving kobe off that list is a huge insult. bird, hakeem, and duncan aren't on it, either. it only bothers me when people try to...
he focused a lot on offensive rebounding, though, iirc. defensive rebounds are, of course, just as important.
the "if he had a chance to" is doing some heavy lifting here...could have just said, "we'd love it if he retired a laker". which is equally...
