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

[DLF]

I see Bronny playing one year at USC. Then he'll go the Austin Reaves route, go undrafted, then sign a 2-way contract with the purp n gold in '24-'25.

You haven’t heard huh?

 

[Brosizzlew30.23]

You haven’t heard huh?

Heard what

 

[DLF]

Heard what

Ohh you haven’t.

Damn.

 

[moonman818]

Has he been ruled out?

If they find a definitive cause of the incident, he could possibly play again this upcoming season.

 

[Brosizzlew30.23]

Ohh you haven’t.

Damn.

You still keeping non-secrets secrets like you in high school or what

Damn

 

[grittyman]

Brown extension pretty much means LA has to offer AD his this summer right?

I say no brainer now, you have to do it.

 

[essential1]

Likely.

 

[pmatic]

 

[pmatic]

Reporting the Spurs were contemplating offering a contract around $21M per season to Reaves, but Pelinka's messaging about matching every offer scared them off. Reaves was/may have been the Rockets' second choice if FVV stayed with the Raptors.

 

[grittyman]

If/when the Lakers sign another center, is he going to play more or less than Hayes?

I say yes only If the Lakers sign Wood, no for any of the other options. Do we really want to see Biyambo on the floor for 18-20 minutes a night?

 

[trynafeelmink]

dude goes into a deep dive on Christian Wood (Including various examples of local Dallas media covering him last year) & i may be sold on them acquiring him for the minimum.

Essentially he is nowhere near the turnstile on defense he's made out to be, is extremely productive as a roll man & is pretty good scoring from most parts of the floor

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

^ I've seen some stuff about how Wood is better as a help defender. Bbq at the 5 tho

 

[trynafeelmink]

^ I've seen some stuff about how Wood is better as a help defender. Bbq at the 5 tho

Yea they've mentioned that as well, the biggest issue they harped on defensively was his lack of boxing out which was a Huge downfall for the team the entire season

 

[geno90221]

He’s 215 lbs what y’all expect lol

 

[pdino]

Wood got most upside, can space the floor with above average 3p%. I'm all-in on getting him on veterans minimum, but when ya'll start talking about giving up stuff to pay him more.. Nah

 

[pmatic]

I was the biggest Goudelock fan back in the day.

 

[pmatic]

 

[DLF]

Fudge huh.

He’s packing.

 

[pmatic]

Fudge kinda has some Vando in him. 6'7 athlete and does things.

 

[Hijo Del Promo]

wow, I really wasted 45 minutes of my life watching his podcast interview on Lakers nation only for him to be cut

 

[noblekane]

I was the biggest Goudelock fan back in the day.

damn you had that brosizzle eye for talent back then

 

[grittyman]

As I mentioned after watching Swider in summer league, he is already the team's best 3-point shooter and will be in the regular rotation by the 2023-24 season.... ntm he should get some decent minutes on his 2-way contract this year.

No need to give up a draft pick for Bogdanovic when Swider already waiting in the wings.

Brosizzlew30.23 eye for talent is unmatched.

 

[moonman818]

Watch Swider end up being Duncan Robinson 2.0 for somebody else tho

 

[pdino]

Swider can shoot. Didn't see anything else with this game though. Duncan Robinson upside is good comp

 

[lovehateself]

Shooting can only get you so far
Fudge is everything swider isn’t