**LA LAKERS THREAD** Sitting on 17! 2023-2024 offseason begins

[essential1]

AD has significantly less trade value than some people are expecting.

Gobert isn’t the barometer. Dejounte Murray isn’t the barometer.

He’ll be a Laker next year. And probably will be a Laker 4 years from now unless the Lakers completely decide to let him walk.

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

Nah cause the reevaluation date is on Thursday.
I bet they say he needs another week or something.

That was always the case . He was never coming back the same day he gets reevaluated

 

[CP1708]

AD has significantly less trade value than some people are expecting.

Gobert isn’t the barometer. Dejounte Murray isn’t the barometer.

He’ll be a Laker next year. And probably will be a Laker 4 years from now unless the Lakers completely decide to let him walk.

Gobert got 4 first round picks
KD got 4 first round picks

If AD can't get that same type of haul, it absolutely answers the question of whether they should keep him long term.

LA held onto Kobe because he was a Laker Legend. They are holding onto Bron because he's an NBA legend. AD is neither of those things.

Fighting to reach the playin year after year with AD should not be the goal. Not even close.

None of us want to see them chase Kyrie as that 3rd star, and they can't seem to get Dame off his perch, and Bron has 1 year left MAYBE after this one. Holding onto AD post Lebron isn't worth it. If he was guaranteed 75 games a season AD, that's a different discussion. But we all know 75 games is roughly two seasons for AD (especially now as he enters his 30's instead of his 20's)

 

[Hijo Del Promo]

Ive always wanted AD trADed.

 

[sohi 23]

That was always the case . He was never coming back the same day he gets reevaluated

I know, I’m just saying there should be actual news.

“Lebron has been evaluated, he will be reevaluated in one week” or it will be “he will return to practice in a week.” Something like that

 

[pmatic]

Gobert got 4 first round picks
KD got 4 first round picks

If AD can't get that same type of haul, it absolutely answers the question of whether they should keep him long term.

LA held onto Kobe because he was a Laker Legend. They are holding onto Bron because he's an NBA legend. AD is neither of those things.

Fighting to reach the playin year after year with AD should not be the goal. Not even close.

None of us want to see them chase Kyrie as that 3rd star, and they can't seem to get Dame off his perch, and Bron has 1 year left MAYBE after this one. Holding onto AD post Lebron isn't worth it. If he was guaranteed 75 games a season AD, that's a different discussion. But we all know 75 games is roughly two seasons for AD (especially now as he enters his 30's instead of his 20's)

Look around the league and not many teams have all their picks to trade. Can't really see OKC or New Orleans ( ) making a play for him.

 

[drewsone]

That was always the case . He was never coming back the same day he gets reevaluated

lmaoooo

 

[Lizakers]

Best case is AD plays 65 games and 40 of them are out-of-his-mind, MVP-candidate level AD

So that’s 40 games of top 5 level play for the next two years. Then he’ll start to decline at age 32

 

[CP1708]

Look around the league and not many teams have all their picks to trade. Can't really see OKC or New Orleans ( ) making a play for him.

Then they can pivot to other young pieces with the picks + swaps. Same as we did to get him.

E mentioned Murray, he netted 3 firsts and a swap.

I know the Jazz and OKC have like half the league's picks these days tho.
I'll look and see if I can find someone.

 

[essential1]

Lucky if AD gets you 2 firsts.

Stop living in dream land.

He’ll be on the Lakers for 4 more years unless Lakers or he decide to walk.

 

[CP1708]

Lucky if AD gets you 2 firsts.

Gobert 4
KD 4
Dejontae Murray 3

AD 2?

And y'all so desperate to keep him?

 

[MVP]

 

[essential1]

Gobert 4
KD 4
Dejontae Murray 3

AD 2?

And y'all so desperate to keep him?

Gobert 4 years left in his deal
Durant 4 years left in his deal
Mitchell 3 years left in his deal
Murray 2 years left in his deal (and the Hawks had an extra first to trade away)

AD 1 year left.


You need a team with a combination of A or B, C & D
A) $41mil in cap space
B) Have $40mil in salaries they’d want to trade away, that have some value
C) Be a contender
D) Have their picks

Good luck.

 

[pmatic]

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

But Gilbert was so convincing

 

[tupac003]

Still trying to trade AD.

Time to go on the ignore list.

 

[CP1708]

Gobert 4 years left in his deal
Durant 4 years left in his deal
Mitchell 3 years left in his deal
Murray 2 years left in his deal (and the Hawks had an extra first to trade away)

AD 1 year left.


You need a team with a combination of A or B, C & D
A) $41mil in cap space
B) Have $40mil in salaries they’d want to trade away, that have some value
C) Be a contender
D) Have their picks

Good luck.

Miami, Indy, Memphis look to be our best bets.

I'm positive Portland will be offering Simons + Sharpe + Top 10 pick in 23, but we'd still need a couple 1sts.

 

[noblekane]

Nah cause the reevaluation date is on Thursday.
I bet they say he needs another week or something.

knowing our luck hes gonna be done for the regular season

 

[grittyman]

Best case is AD plays 65 games and 40 of them are out-of-his-mind, MVP-candidate level AD

So that’s 40 games of top 5 level play for the next two years. Then he’ll start to decline at age 32

I think 60-65 games might be the new norm for most stars 29 and older. Just means you have to depth around them that’s all.

 

[lovehateself]

Our lasers shooting storm trooper percentages

 

[essential1]

How bad is Malik Beasley. Costs the team 5 spots alone on the 3point ranking if he just shot career average.



Leaders shooting 3s
Reaves & Brown 43.3%
DLo 38.6%
Rui 35.1%

Then bad from everybody else.

 

[drewsone]

jesus
5 spots???? lmao

 

[noblekane]

this cp mvp team up to rid the lakers of lebron and ad is ******* hilarious

 

[CP1708]

this cp mvp team up to rid the lakers of lebron and ad is ****ing hilarious

I'm not trying to trade Lebron.

Unless HE wants to move. That's a diff discussion.

 

[essential1]

Miami, Indy, Memphis look to be our best bets.

I'm positive Portland will be offering Simons + Sharpe + Top 10 pick in 23, but we'd still need a couple 1sts.

Indiana isn’t a contender and AD won’t stay take them off the list.
Portland wouldn’t offer up Simmons and Sharpe plus the top 10. It doesn’t absolutely nothing for them. They also don’t have the ability to say we’ll trade you 2025, 2027, 2029 until their current 1-14 protection is done so more picks is out.

Miami’s deal would be Lowry and Duncan Robinson + 2 picks likely and 2 pick swaps.

Not sure who you are thinking from Memphis, but yeah they have picks. But not anybody you actually would care to have.