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Reeeeeeeaves
**LA LAKERS THREAD** Sitting on 17! 2023-2024 offseason begins
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reaves in the clutch
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My AR
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Brick benched the entire fourth.
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darthska
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Pass fron Bron was hella low, too. 
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Can’t wait til we replace him with another white rookie next year and people cape for the management bc we let him go over money
MIKE LOWERY
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Sign me up then. Bojan/Burks/Bey any of their wings really.
As he should. Awful to end the 3rd quarter.
All this #winwithRuss **** is cute, but when he goes off the reservation you have no options except to sit him and his $47m. It's still 2-3 rotation players tucked in that mf somewhere.
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Russ is like a middle reliever at this point… not good enough to start, and you have to know exactly when to pull him when it’s time to close.
Unless you can bring in some type of play making guard he does fill a need on this roster. LePointGuard days are over, he can pick and choose his spots but the guy is slowly making that transition to PF full time (if not already there yet)
Unless you can bring in some type of play making guard he does fill a need on this roster. LePointGuard days are over, he can pick and choose his spots but the guy is slowly making that transition to PF full time (if not already there yet)
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Didn’t see the post game but Russ must’ve been in an extra pissy mood after being benched the whole quarter
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He might've been on the bike keeping warm, because I didn't see him on the bench in the fourth.
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Let it go man
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I would be highly pissed of they let him go. He's better than Caruso.
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How often do restricted free agents actually change teams? Probably not enough to not entertain this idea
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Bogdanovic ain't coming. Lakers had their chance to make a deal with Utah to get him but of course they blew it. Now DET knows what they have and they ain't moving him unless they get 2 FRPs lol
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im not ready for this tribute video when he inevitably comes back to LA wearing a different jersey
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Austin Reaves ain't going nowhere. He will be a Laker for years to come. Guaranteed.
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On Thursday, Dec. 15, nearly 90 percent of the NBA’s players become trade-eligible and the marketplace will open up in full force ahead of the G League Showcase in Las Vegas from Dec. 19-22. The Showcase will give team executives an opportunity to meet face-to-face, connect on year-round conversations and potential trade concepts and scout the G League’s elite Ignite roster as well as other teams.
So far, team executives across the NBA say there have been increased discussions and several check-ins regarding rival personnel. The league’s parity — most teams vying for postseason and Play-In Tournament berths — means the true buyers and sellers will take time to reveal themselves before the Feb. 9 trade deadline.
Following a 2-10 start, the Los Angeles Lakers, now 11-15 and three games out of sixth place, have turned their season around and are seen as a key team in the trade market this season. The Lakers are prioritizing shooting in their conversations with teams, and have discussed packages including salaries and a protected first-round pick for Detroit’s Bojan Bogdanovic, league sources, who were granted anonymity so that they could speak freely, tell The Athletic. They’ve also discussed concepts involving New York’s Cam Reddish and Evan Fournier, sources said. With Anthony Davis having an MVP-caliber season and LeBron James turning in another strong campaign, it will be fascinating to monitor how these Lakers approach Feb. 9.
Bogdanovic, 33, is in the midst of a tremendous season for the Pistons, averaging 21 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists while shooting 50.8 percent from the field and 43.7 percent from 3-point range — including a 38-point outing in a loss to the Lakers on Sunday night. While Bogdanovic is a target for the Lakers — they are among roughly a dozen teams to inquire about him, offering first- or second-rounders — Detroit is showing no urgency about moving him. In fact, the Pistons have expressed to rival teams a significant reluctance about moving Bogdanovic, sources said.
As The Athletic’s James Edwards III wrote, Bogdanovic has become a leader for this young Pistons group, a productive catalyst on and off the floor, showing exactly why general manager Troy Weaver does not want to move him.
For the Lakers, Russell Westbrook has found his stride as a sixth man, posting a staggering difference of averaging 15 points, eight assists and 5.4 rebounds on 42 percent field-goal shooting and 32 percent from 3-point range in 22 games off the bench compared to 10.3 points, 4.3 assists and 6.7 rebounds on 28.9 percent field-goal shooting and 8.3 percent from 3-point range in three games as a starter.
Moving Westbrook to the sixth-man role has worked brilliantly for first-time head coach Darvin Ham. In addition, the Lakers have made clear they’re prioritizing championship-altering players for their trade-eligible two first-round picks (2027, 2029). It remains to be seen who could become available as the season goes on.
So far, team executives across the NBA say there have been increased discussions and several check-ins regarding rival personnel. The league’s parity — most teams vying for postseason and Play-In Tournament berths — means the true buyers and sellers will take time to reveal themselves before the Feb. 9 trade deadline.
Following a 2-10 start, the Los Angeles Lakers, now 11-15 and three games out of sixth place, have turned their season around and are seen as a key team in the trade market this season. The Lakers are prioritizing shooting in their conversations with teams, and have discussed packages including salaries and a protected first-round pick for Detroit’s Bojan Bogdanovic, league sources, who were granted anonymity so that they could speak freely, tell The Athletic. They’ve also discussed concepts involving New York’s Cam Reddish and Evan Fournier, sources said. With Anthony Davis having an MVP-caliber season and LeBron James turning in another strong campaign, it will be fascinating to monitor how these Lakers approach Feb. 9.
Bogdanovic, 33, is in the midst of a tremendous season for the Pistons, averaging 21 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists while shooting 50.8 percent from the field and 43.7 percent from 3-point range — including a 38-point outing in a loss to the Lakers on Sunday night. While Bogdanovic is a target for the Lakers — they are among roughly a dozen teams to inquire about him, offering first- or second-rounders — Detroit is showing no urgency about moving him. In fact, the Pistons have expressed to rival teams a significant reluctance about moving Bogdanovic, sources said.
As The Athletic’s James Edwards III wrote, Bogdanovic has become a leader for this young Pistons group, a productive catalyst on and off the floor, showing exactly why general manager Troy Weaver does not want to move him.
For the Lakers, Russell Westbrook has found his stride as a sixth man, posting a staggering difference of averaging 15 points, eight assists and 5.4 rebounds on 42 percent field-goal shooting and 32 percent from 3-point range in 22 games off the bench compared to 10.3 points, 4.3 assists and 6.7 rebounds on 28.9 percent field-goal shooting and 8.3 percent from 3-point range in three games as a starter.
Moving Westbrook to the sixth-man role has worked brilliantly for first-time head coach Darvin Ham. In addition, the Lakers have made clear they’re prioritizing championship-altering players for their trade-eligible two first-round picks (2027, 2029). It remains to be seen who could become available as the season goes on.
Probably posturing, but maybe they are willing to take on salary past this season after all?
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Folks were puzzled last week when I suggested the Mavs making a move for him but he seems to be one of the hottest things on the trade market now
I think he would be good for Luka too but that's a different conversation for a different thread.Question for you all, though....are you sold on LA making a trade this season? IDK, man. I know the West is wide open this year but I'm not sure if any of these deals that have been discussed move the needle especially if you are taking on longer term deals or giving up more picks/swaps.
Thoughts?
