2014-15 Lakers Season Thread (21-61) KAT

[sea manup]

classic jlin 

we could have used him last year

 

[grandtheftbike]

Ed Davis

Lin is gross...with his struggle *** part

 

[senorroboto2k5]

classic jlin 

He must've thought he saw Mario Chalmers coming after him.

 

[mr j 858]

Lakers win !

 

[tupac003]

Lakers with the win...

Still upset about the Dodgers though....

 

[goldmember]

18ppg


LOL

 

[kingjaffejo]

Yea I think Kobe legit might try n average 30 this season lol

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

Need to see kobe cook klay thursday. Foye is a no contest

 

[CP1708]

I love Ed Davis already.

I wish so much that Boozer and Young weren't on this team. I want more time for our young guys, not those two retreads.

Lin, Clarkson, Henry, Kelly, Davis as our bench, with Randle in the starting lineup would be so much better. Sacre/Ellington as 11-12.

 

[essential1]

Lin, Clarkson, Henry, Kelly, Davis as our bench, with Randle in the starting lineup would be so much better. Sacre/Ellington as 11-12.

Nick Young is better than Henry by a long shot.

 

[freeze]

I love Ed Davis already.

I wish so much that Boozer and Young weren't on this team. I want more time for our young guys, not those two retreads.

Lin, Clarkson, Henry, Kelly, Davis as our bench, with Randle in the starting lineup would be so much better. Sacre/Ellington as 11-12.

you got one more time to mention swaggy in a negative way b. one more. catch you fresh out of bingo with all knuckles

 

[kal-el-8]

Lin, Clarkson, Henry, Kelly, Davis as our bench, with Randle in the starting lineup would be so much better. Sacre/Ellington as 11-12.

Nick Young is better than Henry by a long shot.

This

Henry lucky that lakers signed him

He's been injured forever and he's a fringe nba player

 

[mr j 858]

 

[pmatic]

 

[mr j 858]

NBA television deal could give Lakers massive spending power in 2016

The Lakers stand to have significant spending power in 2016-17 free agency, with the NBA announcing on Monday a lucrative extension of their national television deal with Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TNT) and the Walt Disney Company (ABC, ESPN).

The agreement, which will start for the 2016-17 season, run through 2024-25, will total approximately $24.2 billion or $2.6 billion per year. The current television agreement (over the next two seasons) brings in about $930 million to the league; clearly the extension represents a significant increase.

It's premature for a concrete number, but the new broadcast deal will significantly raise the NBA's salary cap.

The cap for the 2014-15 season is $63.1 million. The early projection for next season is $66.3 million. Each year the NBA computes a projection of Basketball Related Income (BRI). The players receive 49-51% of BRI, which will clearly climb with an influx of roughly $1.7 billion per year.

The league and the players' union are already negotiating how to accommodate the significant rise in revenue, which may start at $2.1 billion in the first year of the deal.

With the salary cap jumping perhaps to $75-90 million for the 2016-17 season, the Lakers have only $4.3 million in guaranteed contracts that year -- $8.7 million, assuming they take the third-year option on Julius Randle's contract.

The NBA may look to curtail a massive spike in the salary cap, working it in gradually. A lower estimate for the 2016-17 season might be $70 million.

The player are still entitled to receive up to 51% of BRI, but any shortfall may be distributed to the players union to allocate, instead of an initial jump in salary cap and player contracts.

If the Lakers brought back just Nick Young and Randle, the team could have in the neighborhood of $61-76 million in spending power. That would presumable shrink as the team adds additional talent next offseason, but the contracts of Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash, Carlos Boozer, Jeremy Lin, etc. all come off before the summer of 2016.

LeBron James of Cleveland Cavaliers and Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder are both expected to be free agents before the 2016-17 season.

In addition to the salary cap climbing, so will maximum contracts. James will earn $20.6 million this season; Durant will make $19.0 million. The pair may earn nearly $30 million apiece under an elevated salary cap. In theory, the Lakers could afford both.

Bryant may retire after 20 seasons, but then he also considered calling it a career before accepting his two-year, $48.5 million extension that starts this season.

The exact numbers for the 2016-17 salary cap may not be available until July of 2016, but a more accurate projection will likely come well before then, as the league adjusts to the massive increase in revenue.

Link:

http://www.latimes.com/sports/laker...akers-spending-power-2016-20141006-story.html

Calling it now:

Kevin Durant will sign with us in summer 2016

 

[CHAOSE57]

Holy **** 61-76 million

 

[mjsaver]

How'd the team look to you P, what were your first impressions ?

They looking aight, wish we played in the east tho

 

[cruzair13]

is there anyway to get sportsnet on mobile and internet access without actually having twc?

I'd pay a yearly fee for it.

i'm living in Boston and wanna watch the lakeshow.

Was it the Dwight Season or last season where we went 0-8 in the preseason?

liked the highlights from everyone, and I'm liking the new Bench mob of Lin-Clarkson-Davis-Randle
even tho our bench production was "good" last year- they were playing so many minutes and getting burnt out by 4th quarter

 

[pmatic]

How'd the team look to you P, what were your first impressions ?

They looking aight, wish we played in the east tho

I'll download and watch the game later tonight. There's not too much you can get from individual highlights.

is there anyway to get sportsnet on mobile and internet access without actually having twc?

I'd pay a yearly fee for it.

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[had pants]

 

[CHAOSE57]

My only problem with Randle's performance last night is that he gets static off the ball. He just camps in one place and if ever he gets the ball, he goes in too aggressively.

 

[cruzair13]

Thanks Pmatic,

But is there a way I can stream just laker games without League pass, is there a Lakers League pass through TWC that I can get through a different cable provider?

 

[CP1708]

Nash really did look more himself. I don't believe it holds, but maybe he'll be relatively healthy this year.

 

[lovehateself]

didnt catch the game, but solid minutes from Kobe and nash...me like

 

[freeze]

How'd the team look to you P, what were your first impressions ?

They looking aight, wish we played in the east tho

yes lawd! Could be at least a 6-7 spot. Especially this year with the dead squads in the east, there's only like 5-6 good ones and the rest are the pacers.

My only problem with Randle's performance last night is that he gets static off the ball. He just camps in one place and if ever he gets the ball, he goes in too aggressively.

yea, learning how to use your speed and body is something that comes with time. I foresee the young fella getting some offensive fouls in the early part of the season. Kobe will definitely help with those adjustments though.