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We're offering 27, 28 and Clarkson or Randle for PG now, apparently
Los Angeles Lakers Thread - The Inagural IST World Champions
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Woj ninja edited his report, we're not getting LeVert too :/
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Should also add, this almost guarantees we will pick Lonzo at #2.
I think he will be a good player but probably not what's expected of him as a #2 pick. We simply couldn't carry a back court of Lonzo & Russell - teams would score 150 on us
I miss DLo already. He will be a star.
For the Lakers to do this there must be a fair bit of credence to the rumour that he is a locker room cancer.
That Mozgov contract has screwed the Lakers out of a lottery pick. Dickheads
For the Lakers to do this there must be a fair bit of credence to the rumour that he is a locker room cancer.
That Mozgov contract has screwed the Lakers out of a lottery pick. Dickheads
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* sake. Do they not know what a free agent is?
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Yeah, this is like when we traded for Steve Nash. Hopefully the offer is more like 27 + 28 - take it or leave it.
Oh, and the Celtics also own the Nets’ unprotected pick in 2018 as part of the same trade.
Okay, so what does this mean? And what is an "unprotected" pick?
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The pick has no restrictions - for example: the Lakers pick this year was top 3 protected. IE if the pick was 4 or lower it would've gone to the 76ers, as part of the Steve Nash trade a few years ago.
If that same pick was unprotected, the 76ers would be picking at 1 AND 2 (our pick) in this year's draft
I'm going to stop asking questions about this topic because the answers I get only adds to my confusion
Thanks anyway.
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I don't know why you're comparing the two.
Nash was nearing 40 when we traded for him, PG is what...27?
He's a FA next year but as long as it doesn't cost us the world I see no issue in trading for him now to get it over the line. Late first round picks + Clarkson for George would be a no-brainer for us, and I'm a fan of JC.
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The comparison was more so the situation rather than the players. With Nash we traded for a free agent (I think we panicked because he was looking at NY amongst other options?). And we ended up investing way too many assets.
I don't see why we would do 27, 28 & Randle/Clarkson when we can get PG for nothing next year...
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I'm going to stop asking questions about this topic because the answers I get only adds to my confusion
Thanks anyway.
I remember having an argument with you over small market teams and now the fact that you've revealed you don't even know what pick protections are says all I need to know...
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That is the dumbest thing I have read. Trade DLO followed by pass up Ball
I actually wrote on twitter yesterday that I would have traded #2 for #5 and #10 and on-trade #10 with #28 and Randle/Clarkson for PG13. I'm not convinced Ball is the 'star' that many claim him to be. Players 2-5 on the big board this year are all pretty even, I'd be happy with any of those.
Getting rid of Russell was necessary for the team to move forward. Assuming they're going to draft Ball, trying to fit him and DLo in the same lineup is near impossible. Can't have two defensive liabilities at the guard spots. Getting rid of the Mozgov contract is one headache gone, and Lopez will be a significant upgrade over Moz anyway. I'm interested to see how this affects Zubac, because I was really, really impressed with the kid when he got minutes late in the year.
Still think that we end up with PG13 in the next 48 hours, but the NBA is such a fluctuating league right now that anything could happen.
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I think the Lopez acquisition isn't about the player, more so the impending salary relief. Off-loading Moz was huge, but what has been lost a bit in this trade is the fact Lopez's contract only has 1 year left. So in 2018 free agency we (should) have enough space for two max contracts...
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Why do teams continute to take on horribly unnecessary contracts and then less than 12 months later have to give up prized assets just to dump the contract?
If any other business in the real world failed to do their diligence like some NBA teams do, they would be in liquidation right now
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If any other business in the real world failed to do their diligence like some NBA teams do, they would be in liquidation right now
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That is the dumbest thing I have read. Trade DLO followed by pass up Ball
There will be a few other decent point guards available at 5
I would not be surprised at all to see Lopez get traded.
I like GSW's blueprint for centres - just pay any huge dopey scumbag peanuts as a rental. The game has passed the traditional centre by IMO.
I am not convinced by Ball at all. The Lakers need scorers and I am not sure Ball will ever be a scorer. Maybe they do have something else in mind.
DLo is a shame. I liked him - especially his passing. But I can accept he screwed up massively with the phone thing and if the rumours about work ethic and locker room stuff are true then maybe he had to go. Reading between the lines it sounds like he did not have the discipline to implement or even learn what he was supposed to be doing.
I hope the Lakers know what they are doing. The only positive so far is getting rid of Mozgov's contract. Is that really worth losing DLo?
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Or at least a big that can stretch the floor, which Lopez is. I maintain Brook will only be here for a year but he could be pretty handy next season, particularly after adding a three-point shot from nowhere last year (averaged 34% from 3). With another off-season under his belt you could only expect that number to improve
Sorry for asking questions but I don't pretend to know everything like you do. Welcome to my ignore list because, quite frankly, I find you flatulent and I'm not really interested in what you think. See you later "genius", and I use that term to show I have a sense of humour.
And as I said before .... that's not "all you need to know". Try acting like a decent human being for a change.
