- Feb 29, 2000
- 88,764
- 47,978
welp thats it
**LA LAKERS THREAD** Sitting on 17! 2023-2024 offseason begins
- Thread in 'Sports & Training' Thread starter Started by licensed to ball,
- Start date
- Jan 18, 2006
- 40,385
- 45,150
- Apr 24, 2006
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- 13,107
Every team got shooters but us I’m sick
- Jun 4, 2016
- 8,962
- 20,574
Troy Brown had a solid start to the season,been trash ever since
aepps20
Supporter
- Feb 8, 2004
- 42,562
- 90,834
Team is a dumpster fire.
- Sep 5, 2010
- 92,869
- 129,194
He needs to be put with the healthy starters so he doesn't get too big for his britches. Putting him with backups gives him too much of a green light.
Hijo Del Promo
formerly xxhu5sl1npnoyxx
- Sep 10, 2002
- 9,854
- 7,082
I should of been the Lakers GM when I had the chance, we would be the BEST.
Kyrie, KD, Bron, Buddy Hield, Myles Turner.
Imagine all the trash Pat Bev could spew at the other team with that lineup behind him.
Kyrie, KD, Bron, Buddy Hield, Myles Turner.
Imagine all the trash Pat Bev could spew at the other team with that lineup behind him.
- Apr 24, 2006
- 18,754
- 13,107
This season is about the scoring record anyways. We suck, we all knew we’d be trash this season and here we are
35 wins if we’re lucky
35 wins if we’re lucky
- Feb 29, 2000
- 88,764
- 47,978
man we are never getting to 500
- Jan 4, 2012
- 11,410
- 12,654
- Jan 4, 2012
- 11,410
- 12,654
Bro I’m trying to make a baby wasn’t gonna let this Auto L ruin my vibe
- Feb 17, 2019
- 16,718
- 17,709
Didn't Bron say something fishy was going on with AD?
Reaves / Westbrick / Schroder
O.G. / Walker / Christie
Bron / Brown / JTA
Siakam / Gabriel
Bryant / Plumlee / Boogie
Reaves / Westbrick / Schroder
O.G. / Walker / Christie
Bron / Brown / JTA
Siakam / Gabriel
Bryant / Plumlee / Boogie
- Oct 28, 2013
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- Sep 5, 2010
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Dan Woike/LAT:
Should the Lakers make a trade? That's the big question
Before this season started, The Times spoke with multiple NBA scouts and executives about the Lakers and their best plan of attack. At the time, Russell Westbrook was viewed as a $47-million albatross with an uncertain role on the team — the primary trade piece the team could use to bring back two or more rotation players in a deal that could end up costing them both of their first-round picks available to be traded — 2027 and 2029.
The team decided to wait — to see if the market would come to them a little more with asking prices, conceivably, dropping as teams learned more about themselves and as the schedule progressed more toward the Feb. 9 trade deadline.
There hasn’t been the aggressive race to the bottom that some people expected after Victor Wembanyama wowed NBA folks in a pair of exhibition games in Las Vegas, cooler heads, perhaps, prevailing once teams again realized the more leveled odds in the NBA lottery.
It’s led to a pretty quiet trade market — some rumbling here or there about a deal without much action behind it.
It seemed assured that, at some point, the Lakers would probably have to act — especially with its stars playing well after a brutal start.
But here, now with more than a third of the season behind them, Westbrook has emerged as a player pretty important to the team. LeBron James has been banged up. And Anthony Davis’ recent foot injury, which is being handled with so much vague language that it’s tough to get anyone to confirm that he still has both a right and a left foot, muddies the waters for the team’s future even more.
It’s put the Lakers, somehow, in an even tighter spot than in the summer — pretty incredible considering how rock-and-a-hard-place they were heading into camp. On one hand, the Lakers are on the perimeter of the playoff picture and they have clear needs, especially with Davis out. On the other, Davis is out — again — and the team’s clear needs that have pushed them to the perimeter of the playoff picture make team execs wonder whether or not the present is worth sacrificing the future for.
The Times contacted rival executives to get a sense of whether they thought Davis’ injury would make the Lakers more aggressive on the trade market.
While there was some hedging — “depends on the severity [of the injury]” one Eastern Conference GM said — the majority of personnel people believed the team would push for a deal.
“[They’re] within striking distance and [have] avenues to improve,” one rival executive said. “Have to.”
Another rival said that if negotiated properly, he felt the Davis injury could actually help the Lakers’ position in trade talks. The team’s sought leverage in talks since the summer, with much of the league viewing them as “desperate” to make some kind of trade.
That, plus the early-season timing of any talks, has kept the asking price really high. This executive thought a Davis injury of any real severity would give the Lakers leverage they haven’t had since the summer by giving them a very real reason to shut down talks and focus on the offseason.
That logic was met with some skepticism in house, but it’s not without some merit.
As far as whom the Lakers might target? That’s still all over the place.
There are people within the organization very intrigued by New York Knicks forward Cam Reddish — a 6-foot-8, 23-year-old wing — who would give the Lakers size on the perimeter, a massive need. He’s also a former lottery pick, the kind of reclamation project the Lakers have had some success with this year with a player like Lonnie Walker IV.
League sources say the Knicks are seeking a protected first-round pick for Reddish (they sent one to Atlanta in the deal to acquire him — and the Hawks subsequently used it in their trade for Dejounte Murray). Reddish isn’t currently in the Knicks rotation so the asking price is expected to eventually dip.
There are still evaluators who believe in Reddish’s talent and think that the right teammate — say, someone with the gravitas of James — could unlock the potential teams saw when they tabbed him as a top prospect in the 2019 NBA dDraft.
Now, does this qualify as a big move? Probably not — and certainly not the type of talent injection the Lakers would need to make up for an injured Davis or the preexisting roster issues.
The general sense is that asking prices around the league could dip in January once teams have a clearer handle on their future (keep an eye on Chicago). But like so much, this means two things for the Lakers.
One, in a few weeks, they might have a better sense of who could be available at a reasonable cost. But two, in a few weeks, the Lakers could be struggling without their star big man — making a deal simultaneously more urgent and less necessary (because, maybe, the hole will be too deep).
The right decision is certainly not obvious — and just maybe doesn’t exist at all.
Before this season started, The Times spoke with multiple NBA scouts and executives about the Lakers and their best plan of attack. At the time, Russell Westbrook was viewed as a $47-million albatross with an uncertain role on the team — the primary trade piece the team could use to bring back two or more rotation players in a deal that could end up costing them both of their first-round picks available to be traded — 2027 and 2029.
The team decided to wait — to see if the market would come to them a little more with asking prices, conceivably, dropping as teams learned more about themselves and as the schedule progressed more toward the Feb. 9 trade deadline.
There hasn’t been the aggressive race to the bottom that some people expected after Victor Wembanyama wowed NBA folks in a pair of exhibition games in Las Vegas, cooler heads, perhaps, prevailing once teams again realized the more leveled odds in the NBA lottery.
It’s led to a pretty quiet trade market — some rumbling here or there about a deal without much action behind it.
It seemed assured that, at some point, the Lakers would probably have to act — especially with its stars playing well after a brutal start.
But here, now with more than a third of the season behind them, Westbrook has emerged as a player pretty important to the team. LeBron James has been banged up. And Anthony Davis’ recent foot injury, which is being handled with so much vague language that it’s tough to get anyone to confirm that he still has both a right and a left foot, muddies the waters for the team’s future even more.
It’s put the Lakers, somehow, in an even tighter spot than in the summer — pretty incredible considering how rock-and-a-hard-place they were heading into camp. On one hand, the Lakers are on the perimeter of the playoff picture and they have clear needs, especially with Davis out. On the other, Davis is out — again — and the team’s clear needs that have pushed them to the perimeter of the playoff picture make team execs wonder whether or not the present is worth sacrificing the future for.
The Times contacted rival executives to get a sense of whether they thought Davis’ injury would make the Lakers more aggressive on the trade market.
While there was some hedging — “depends on the severity [of the injury]” one Eastern Conference GM said — the majority of personnel people believed the team would push for a deal.
“[They’re] within striking distance and [have] avenues to improve,” one rival executive said. “Have to.”
Another rival said that if negotiated properly, he felt the Davis injury could actually help the Lakers’ position in trade talks. The team’s sought leverage in talks since the summer, with much of the league viewing them as “desperate” to make some kind of trade.
That, plus the early-season timing of any talks, has kept the asking price really high. This executive thought a Davis injury of any real severity would give the Lakers leverage they haven’t had since the summer by giving them a very real reason to shut down talks and focus on the offseason.
That logic was met with some skepticism in house, but it’s not without some merit.
As far as whom the Lakers might target? That’s still all over the place.
There are people within the organization very intrigued by New York Knicks forward Cam Reddish — a 6-foot-8, 23-year-old wing — who would give the Lakers size on the perimeter, a massive need. He’s also a former lottery pick, the kind of reclamation project the Lakers have had some success with this year with a player like Lonnie Walker IV.
League sources say the Knicks are seeking a protected first-round pick for Reddish (they sent one to Atlanta in the deal to acquire him — and the Hawks subsequently used it in their trade for Dejounte Murray). Reddish isn’t currently in the Knicks rotation so the asking price is expected to eventually dip.
There are still evaluators who believe in Reddish’s talent and think that the right teammate — say, someone with the gravitas of James — could unlock the potential teams saw when they tabbed him as a top prospect in the 2019 NBA dDraft.
Now, does this qualify as a big move? Probably not — and certainly not the type of talent injection the Lakers would need to make up for an injured Davis or the preexisting roster issues.
The general sense is that asking prices around the league could dip in January once teams have a clearer handle on their future (keep an eye on Chicago). But like so much, this means two things for the Lakers.
One, in a few weeks, they might have a better sense of who could be available at a reasonable cost. But two, in a few weeks, the Lakers could be struggling without their star big man — making a deal simultaneously more urgent and less necessary (because, maybe, the hole will be too deep).
The right decision is certainly not obvious — and just maybe doesn’t exist at all.
- Feb 17, 2019
- 16,718
- 17,709
Why I believe a trade (or two) will go down.
"This executive thought a Davis injury of any real severity would give the Lakers leverage they haven’t had since the summer by giving them a very real reason to shut down talks and focus on the offseason.
That logic was met with some skepticism in house, but it’s not without some merit."
"This executive thought a Davis injury of any real severity would give the Lakers leverage they haven’t had since the summer by giving them a very real reason to shut down talks and focus on the offseason.
That logic was met with some skepticism in house, but it’s not without some merit."
MIKE LOWERY
formerly chuck finster
- Mar 1, 2007
- 7,606
- 4,758
They have no choice but to make a trade. Their are a multitude of reasons beyond just this season as to why they should too.
- Dec 5, 2009
- 3,540
- 1,870
I got to sit in the second row with access to the Lexus Lounge when they played the Wizards last year and it was dope. I also like Golden 1, but if you're not sitting lower level it isn't worth it to me.
- Sep 5, 2010
- 92,869
- 129,194
What a bozo.
- Jul 16, 2017
- 22,589
- 16,313
We have two lifelong loser mentality, will never win anything, hateable players on this team. Might as well add Crowder to complete the trio.
Anyhow, 6 days and no word on ad foot.
Lakers are really the worst organization
Anyhow, 6 days and no word on ad foot.
Lakers are really the worst organization
- Apr 24, 2006
- 18,754
- 13,107
Wack Bev again did the too small last night down 21 with 6 minutes left. Get him off this team
- Jul 16, 2017
- 22,589
- 16,313
Heard Caruso is gonna be on the trade block soon with multiple teams interested. That bum. Glad we didn’t sign him. Sure we coulda traded him for a first rounder at the least but who wants that? Yuck
- Apr 24, 2006
- 18,754
- 13,107
Wonder if Grizz would take AD. I don’t think they can win a chip with all those young players.
darthska
Staff member
- Apr 30, 2004
- 47,015
- 31,681
Probably. They could really use him the 25 more regular season games he'll play this season and definitely the > 6 playoff games he'll be available for.
-foe
- Jul 16, 2017
- 22,589
- 16,313
Ad for Ja and Bane.
- Mar 24, 2001
- 44,833
- 66,536
Trade AD so he can help another team win a chip and the Lakers can rebuild with no picks 
