2026-27 Team Developments: Trades / Free Agents / News / Rumors / Ideas

Hope he’s ok too, but also new ownership, new stars, new era. Maybe it’s time for a change.

 

got a chance to meet Lance. Creole brotha. One of the best. In my opinion the best. Being at staples for the comeback against Portland Kobe and Shaq Lance saying we are advancing to the NBA finals. Western conference champions were awesome. Was awesome. The energy in that building. He will be missed. Yes he had some health complications. I hope he gets better.

 

Yeah! And yes on Stu, for sure, for me too. There’s a few here who aren’t fans, well …. of Billy Mac as well. But I think they’re great and Stu was with Chick all those years and is the last announcing link to him.

And yes to this question too which I came in for to also ask the very same thing. Sure hope he is OK with nothing serious.

 

knowing Ainge’s MO: Reaves + 3 firsts

 

Markkanen should definitely be traded, GSW, Spurs, Detroit all make sense. He’s a really good player.

 

Rui had big games. I think the Minnesota game where Luka LeBron and Reaves played the whole second half and were gassed. Rui was continously making long 3 pointers. They were big 3’s to give us the lead or tie us. He’s just clutch. So those shots you have to hit.

I’ll give you Deangelo Russell. I had a Laker fan tell me Deangelo cost us a championship against Denver. All we needed was one 3 on the road particular game 1 and 2 Russell couldn’t hit any of those 3’s. And in the regular season the guy would hit 44 against Milwaukee.

playoffs he couldn’t hit anything and the Denver series those open 3’s those are the ones you have to hit.

I go back to OKC this series playoffs. The and one 4 point 3. We had to have it. He bought it. That’s the consistency I’m looking for.

We need that. It’s so important to have. I get the 3-D. Who you getting? Herbert Jones playing great defense. What happens when he’s bricking everything when they sag off Luka. Be careful.


Rui to me provides that Glen Rice shooting you need. These guys fit what we need. And Luka Rui is great he ain’t gonna pout if he doesn’t get the ball. Always gonna work hard. Coachable. Gonna always do what coach asks him that’s huge.

Kike Hernandez on the Dodgers.

 

Tinkerbell did choke against Denver, and that cost us, a legit shot at a Finals berth.

His career never recovered, from that Conference Finals no-show either!

 

@Kobeluka99 Much agreed PLUS lots of Rui gear being sold in Japan and whatever else Walter’s multiple hires to max the Lakers brand in Japan come up with. Yeah sorry everyone that wants a perfect player. To have a proven shooter from deep and midrange with his size and strength we would immediately start looking again and same with Luke. How freaking many have flamed out here. Defense … athleticism (Rui’s no slouch) …rebounding … yeah yeah yeah. Elite shooting that steps up in the playoffs for all the ring is the ONLY thing crowd is much harder for the LA Lakers to find. He can’t be paid anywhere near what he must want though, so that part’s on him if he wants to stay.

 

it's going to be incredibly weird watching lakers games and not hearing lawrence tanter's iconic voice

hope the new PA guy keeps it old school like tanter did instead of being another one of the loud, obnoxious PA guys you hear around the league today

 

Lakers have to be careful. Lakers were in this position before a few years ago. This time its a bit different. They know what they have in Austin and Rui. Van still have 2 years on his contract and is now dead weight. What is similar banking on the success they had late in the season and into the playoffs.