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Deng mentoring Ingram will be a great thing for his development though.
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very true. That was the best off season move by the Lakers
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I think Beal can play all 82 as long as the Wizards keep him away from light and water and don't feed him after midnight
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@ Mozgov and Deng on the downside of their careers being "solid" players.
You better than this P, Lakers woulda been better off not committing years.
exactly. Its the years. 3 year deals would have looked so much better. Would have gone from horrendous deals to not good deals.
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did dude who bet someone his Grizz would win 50 games last season pay up? I remember seeing that in the thread last year
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Grizz winning the same amount of games Beal playing
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We'll find out if there are fourth year options or not.
You better than this P, Lakers woulda been better off not committing years.
exactly. Its the years. 3 year deals would have looked so much better. Would have gone from horrendous deals to not good deals.
Already talk of Mozgov's last year being a team option.
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If timo's knees arent shot and deng can give at least two out of four good years then the deal is fine to me
By feng'a fourth year the youngsters should be primed and able to really compete in the nba.
Over the course of the 4 years with timo and luol youre hoping that they along with the youngsters can contribute to winning. They have to start winning so they can land some gamechangers.
The money is a bit high but no one really good wants to play for lal without money and security, plus the market dictates what lal has to pay. Im sure they didnt go into the summer saying 72Ms for luol deng over 4 years is ideal but if they get an uptick in wins with him contributing over the next couple of years then its worth it
By feng'a fourth year the youngsters should be primed and able to really compete in the nba.
Over the course of the 4 years with timo and luol youre hoping that they along with the youngsters can contribute to winning. They have to start winning so they can land some gamechangers.
The money is a bit high but no one really good wants to play for lal without money and security, plus the market dictates what lal has to pay. Im sure they didnt go into the summer saying 72Ms for luol deng over 4 years is ideal but if they get an uptick in wins with him contributing over the next couple of years then its worth it
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Eggzackly.
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As long as the lakers will have room to keep their young guys long term and sign a few max players it's a fine move. If it keeps them from doing either of those it's a horrible move
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I honestly hope Luke isn't all for show, he seems like an interesting character would like to see him flourish
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They have room for only one max player next summer I think
Which is kind of irrelevant if they dont start winning games.
I think the nba has made it loud and clear in regards to the lakers: were not playing for you unless you stop being a damn circus on the floor (kobe obviously had a lot to do with this along with byron and his man up chirade)
So the bottom line is you gotta try to win games while the youngsters develop. You need vets to do that. Luol for sure helps with this. We'll see about Timo.
Not to mention they have to hit a cap floor, lal cant just hoard all the monies so midas whale pay players to help you get that extra 13 wins in the win column.
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It's not irrelevant you never know what could happen. It's fun to make jokes and what not but its still better to have space regardless over using it on players that get you bottom lottery picks and not to the playoffs
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@ Moz ever being good again.When is the last time a 30 year old 7'1 260+ pound center with 12 years of pro experience coming off a terrible season pleagued by injury returned to form?
It's not happening, that's a pipe dream.
I doubt he can even play starter minutes.
Deng's contract is bad but not as bad as Moz, he still probably has a year left of good basketball.
The bigger problem with him is that he ruins Randle's development which is idiotic considering they used a lottery pick on him and he shows great potential.
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how is it insane? you worried about what players are making now compared to other 2 years ago?
wash ya face
that's the female in you worrying about other grown men making more money...stop watching wallets and watch the game...
the discussions in here should be about how new teams going to stack up, but all you dudes been *****ing and moaning about money as if its directly affecting you...
you still gotta punch the clock on tuesday whether or not conley get 130 mill...
wash ya face also
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This man has had it
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The lakers should be trying to get to the bottom of the lottery
They dont need anymore youngsters
Time to start being competitive
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I think it's obvious by now that nobody good is going to sign with LA.
They are going to have to build the team from the ground up/through the draft
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No the **** it isn't.
They are in the west, this team still won't be competitive.
They have a top 3 protected pick in a loaded draft next year, no now isn't the time to be the 12th seed.
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Even if the Lakers trade Lou and get away from Young, they still only have room for one max player
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To me, that's why Deng doesn't seem too bad, they have enough youngsters, they need mature locker rom voices and Deng is that. And he plays d, not Chicago d, but good enough.
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When is the last time a 30 year old 7'1 260+ pound center with 12 years of pro experience coming off a terrible season pleagued by injury returned to form?
It's not happening, that's a pipe dream.
I doubt he can even play starter minutes.
Deng's contract is bad but not as bad as Moz, he still probably has a year left of good basketball.
The bigger problem with him is that he ruins Randle's development which is idiotic considering they used a lottery pick on him and he shows great potential.
I mean yeah, I probably wouldnt have chose mosgov and there probably were other players and centers lal could have paid with that deal instead of timo,
BUT (big but) if you can get two solid years out of this then its a W.
Bad signing in all likelihood, but it shows lal is trying to put a competent product on the floor to win games which is encouraging for the lal
