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  1. Weezy

    Weezy Moderator Staff Member

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    It must be nice to have a good front office. Maybe someday, we can dream


     
    Weezy, Feb 3, 2026 at 2:20 PM
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    nomoreshaq wrote:
    "The Lakers were aggressive at the deadline looking to add talent alongside Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves but were unable to make any deals. They expect to be aggressive in the buy-out market and look for a superstar trade in the offseason with 3 first-round picks"

    Stolen from LG.

    That's funny. lmao.
     
    VladeD714, Feb 3, 2026 at 2:22 PM
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    Nice work there.
     
    VladeD714, Feb 3, 2026 at 2:23 PM
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    This FO couldn't even conjure up a roster spot for a player they had and liked - after bagging the big fish time to coast
     
    Pioneer10, Feb 3, 2026 at 2:31 PM
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    Ehh they’re still not beating Detroit without Tatum.
     
    JDLakersFan2019, Feb 3, 2026 at 2:31 PM
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    Additionally they created a huge TPE

     
    JSM, Feb 3, 2026 at 2:41 PM
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    Utah with a Kessler/JJJ front court will be a block party, those two combined will basically be like Wemby lol.

    I don’t know what this means for Markennen either, he’s more of a power forward and if they plan on playing him mostly at the 3, Markennen might have issues defensively.

    I also think this means Nurkic will more than likely be bought out after the deadline. Nurkic would be a solid buyout candidate for the Lakers in case we can’t count on Ayton in the playoffs. Nurkic has a completely different skill set than Ayton and Hayes so it would be interesting to see him with Luka and LeBron.
     
    SmoothOperator, Feb 3, 2026 at 2:41 PM
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    Let's see if they can put that TPE to use; don't they have 1 full year to use it?
     
    VladeD714, Feb 3, 2026 at 2:51 PM
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    they did it already twice in regular season
     
    KuzmoBall17, Feb 3, 2026 at 2:51 PM
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    PO's and Regular season are different animals.

    However, Detroit is new to the dance in a sense. It would be an interesting series, IMO,
     
    VladeD714, Feb 3, 2026 at 2:53 PM
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    i'm confused...did both teams have giant TPEs?

    but whatever, we'll all remember where we were when vuc went for simons.
     
    abeer3, Feb 3, 2026 at 2:53 PM
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    Lots of movement this deadline, things still to happen:

    Harden for Garland
    Cavs to get rid of some guards?
    Bulls to get rid of some guards?
    Minnesota seems to be trying to make something happen?
    Grizzlies having a fire sale?
    Houston wants a point guard?

    Plus what about all the other teams that want to improve too.
     
    svtzr, Feb 3, 2026 at 2:53 PM
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    feels like gobert and allen might both move?

    i think there's still a bunch of stuff yet to happen.
     
    abeer3, Feb 3, 2026 at 2:55 PM
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    lakers should really move on the allen piece. There's oppurtunities to get a good guard as well on the cheap as some teams have a glut now.
     
    Pioneer10, Feb 3, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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    f***ing Ainge again
     
    Pioneer10, Feb 3, 2026 at 3:05 PM
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    Pioneer10, Feb 3, 2026 at 3:09 PM
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    Not every trade is for a star or season changing. They got a solid player to help now for someone they didn’t want long-term, they got cap relief, and they got an asset with the TPE, there’s zero downside to this, why mock it like that? They’ve stayed more than afloat, they’ve stayed competitive after losing Tatum, they’ve managed to keep a lot of their title team together, like why is it bad to acknowledge a really good front office and wish we were making the same type of moves?
     
    Weezy, Feb 3, 2026 at 3:11 PM
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    Felt this was more a shot at @Slick2021 lol. I vehemetly disagree with slick on this oen but I felt his pain when I saw that tweet - sorry brother
     
    Pioneer10, Feb 3, 2026 at 3:18 PM
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    Opportunity is there for Rob. Let’s see if he can make this team better now.
     
    52years, Feb 3, 2026 at 3:21 PM
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