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Laker fans are fickle man
Fickle is one thing but we can at least be realistic with these scenarios. Times is already stressed.
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Fickle is one thing but we can at least be realistic with these scenarios. Times is already stressed.
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should be bi/zo/zu/hart + 2 picks from la then zo goes to phx and they send 2 picks and josh jackson to NOP lol
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Has someone recreated this scene into a gif with Demps, Rob and magic?
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doesnt look like deal gets done
clippers punting might help lakers playoffs chances
need to regroup and try to sneak for 8th
going to be a long meeting some point this week
clippers punting might help lakers playoffs chances
need to regroup and try to sneak for 8th
going to be a long meeting some point this week
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If Tatum plays as good as he did last postseason, they're not going to give him up. They have so many other pieces to dangle in front of NO
Also hypothetically, let's just say we kept D'Angelo and still found a way to move Mozgov. He was apart of our failed trades for George, Kawhi, and Davis and seen lowball Juju. Still put the numbers he's putting up right now, and is sharing the load with Zo, Hart & KCP. You think he's gonna sign for what we're gonna give him when he could play with his bff Towns or any other place
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oh believe me im a firm believer that ainge is playing NO and not giving up tatum at all
nor a multitude of picks.. and those picks may not even be that good any more
i value the lakers package because its a young starting 5 plus new picks.. thats already a great way to soft reboot your franchise.
the picks are cool but drafts have been eh lol
nor a multitude of picks.. and those picks may not even be that good any more
i value the lakers package because its a young starting 5 plus new picks.. thats already a great way to soft reboot your franchise.
the picks are cool but drafts have been eh lol
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no deal this week. good luck fam
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I to was calling this before he even signed, I will try and say this without it coming across as a knock on him. LeBron wants things how he wants them, his players, and his coach. That is a positive and negative depending on how you look at it.
That should have always been our goal, focus on the young core and build them while they are still cheap.
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not just Bron wanting new pieces its Magic too bros
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This trade has Lebron written all over it
You don’t go from 100% excluding Ingram for Kawhi and PG and then all of a sudden giving up the whole team for AD. AD is better than those two, but not enough where you’re paying 5x as much. As recent as 6 months ago, the lakers FO understood leverage and value. Now they don’t? Doesn’t make sense.
What I think happened was Maginka promised to do everything they can to land a second/third superstar for Bron so he’d be more willing to sign with us. Now we feel like we owe it to him to make a deal for AD. But I’m sure Lebron goes into Maginka office and says basically “idc what it costs. Get it done”. But they realize the trade request has become so lopsided that it’d be debilitating for the team going forward and backed out
We saw lebrons response last night. Dejected, petulant, isolating himself from his teammates. He’s acting selfish and like a big baby and is so scared to confront his teammates or be a leader. He’s embarrassed. He’s being passive aggressive af trying to sell that we need AD so bad and at any cost. He lost the respect of everyone in the locker room I can guarantee that. This dude is toxic af get him outta here
You don’t go from 100% excluding Ingram for Kawhi and PG and then all of a sudden giving up the whole team for AD. AD is better than those two, but not enough where you’re paying 5x as much. As recent as 6 months ago, the lakers FO understood leverage and value. Now they don’t? Doesn’t make sense.
What I think happened was Maginka promised to do everything they can to land a second/third superstar for Bron so he’d be more willing to sign with us. Now we feel like we owe it to him to make a deal for AD. But I’m sure Lebron goes into Maginka office and says basically “idc what it costs. Get it done”. But they realize the trade request has become so lopsided that it’d be debilitating for the team going forward and backed out
We saw lebrons response last night. Dejected, petulant, isolating himself from his teammates. He’s acting selfish and like a big baby and is so scared to confront his teammates or be a leader. He’s embarrassed. He’s being passive aggressive af trying to sell that we need AD so bad and at any cost. He lost the respect of everyone in the locker room I can guarantee that. This dude is toxic af get him outta here
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Somebody explain to me what the Clippers are doing?
I don't keep up with them to know their cap space and everything. Why they throwing in the towel?
I don't keep up with them to know their cap space and everything. Why they throwing in the towel?
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They not throwing anything IMO
Tobias wasn’t in they plans so they just got 2 picks for him and a young talented Rookie
along with a solid vet...
J West strikes again
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Harris was getting paid soon and they acquired assets for him since they weren’t gonna pay him.
Cleared cap space for a run at kawhi. Acquired assets for run at AD
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Unfortunately what can you do as a young player to the guy everyone says is the face of the current league. I would start getting "hurt" the rest of the year if I was them. Be like dude I am hear to play to, this is my livelihood and I ain't just here to kiss your ***. Guy really treating the team like his own personal pawns.
Ain't been for many seasons, that title has been out west.
MAN that is what everyone in the main NBA thread preaches. As well as dudes like Nick Wright and Shannon Sharpe. "I told you they were garbage without the KANG." Nevermind Rondo was out one of the best floor generals in the game, Zo, Kuz missing games. But yeah LeBron is the only reason.Zo really the x-factor
they def play better with him
people def gonna use the 6-12 without Bron against them though even tho Zo AND Kuz missed games during that stretch
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So how many max slot they got?
And they don't have anybody on that roster to package for AD.
And they don't have anybody on that roster to package for AD.
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Seems to me they are being slick and making room for the big push this summer. It doesn't look like much but they are quietly making smart quiet decisions, West is going to show Magic how to move in silence.
West going to say to Magic.
LA moves are mine.
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isolating himself thing was kinda over blown lol
1. he always sits on the corner seat, it has his seat cushion lol
2. he was sitting next to KCP at first and KCP got subbed in, creating the gap
3. there was a gap for like 15 min tho
and even after a time out but tyson chandler ends up sitting over there after another shuffleKiwi and PG scenarios were diff bro
Kiwi, san antonio was not trading to LA no matter what. look how Pop called demps to not trade with LA right now lol
PG thing they should have traded, they thought he was going to come because he implied it then he got cold feet lol
AD situation sticky because he on contact this year and next year and same agent as Bron, as well as all the other GMs and owners colluding against LA haha
idk man i get its messy and annoying but let's not lose rationality bros lol Magic's plan was ALWAYS to trade the young guys for stars
failed on 2.. got LeBron, the big fish, without losing the core, and is now trying to get another.
Its LA.. yall get stars.. Its magic.. He wins chips
Clippers miss the playoffs, they get to keep their pick. (and keep it away from Boston)
And if Sacramento makes the playoffs, hurts their pick, owned by Boston.
Basically, West cleared cap, helped his pick situation, and hurt Boston's pick situation, both of them will try for AD in July.
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Laker fans are fickle man
I’ve said this for years. Lakers, Cowboys, and Yankee fans have some of the dumbest fans in professional sports.
And I say this as a Laker fan. This isn’t a shot at the Laker, Cowboy, Yankee contingent on here. The people who post on here are for the most part level headed and realistic.
But these teams are extremely popular and with that comes delusional fans who think the constant answer is to trade eveyeone, fire the coach at the slightest hint of adversity, get a superstar (use this term loosely to describe guys who are very good but not elite), and generally have no understanding of how things like the salary cap and luxury tax work.
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Throwing shade at Zo
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Aside from the photo. You see a leader who was out there rallying his team? Playing with any passion? Dude was going through the motions. His postgame responses was telling. The bench reaction after his dunk was telling. I saw a player who had zero leadership and was acting like he was the one getting traded so he checked out. When were 1.5 game out that **** don’t fly. You’re basically saying your wants are more important than the team and you are willing to compromise the team to get your way.isolating himself thing was kinda over blown lol
1. he always sits on the corner seat, it has his seat cushion lol
2. he was sitting next to KCP at first and KCP got subbed in, creating the gap
3. there was a gap for like 15 min tho
Kiwi and PG scenarios were diff bro
Kiwi, san antonio was not trading to LA no matter what. look how Pop called demps to not trade with LA right now lol
PG thing they should have traded, they thought he was going to come because he implied it then he got cold feet lol
AD situation sticky because he on contact this year and next year and same agent as Bron, as well as all the other GMs and owners colluding against LA haha
idk man i get its messy and annoying but let's not lose rationality bros lol Magic's plan was ALWAYS to trade the young guys for stars
failed on 2.. got LeBron, the big fish, without losing the core, and is now trying to get another.
Its LA.. yall get stars.. Its magic.. He wins chips
We don’t know because our trade talks never escalated that far. We call them with all the leverage and say we not including Ingram. They response is okay then nothing to talk about and we both go our separate ways. Had we offered multiple young guys and picks best belee they’d take it. No team will take less out of spite lmao. But now we just acting like a whole *** desperate *****. Bidding against ourselves. It’s not smart.
Everyone recognizes Lebron is toxic.. kd went out his way to say it. If I’m magic I tell that ***** to shut up and do his job. Turning us into the bobcats wit his receding hairline headass
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Yea that pic might not be what it looks like, but it's exactly what it looks like. If you sniff my drift
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So celtics promising tatum huh
