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

[Brosizzlew30.23]

does it typically take this long to assemble a coaching staff?

Yes, if your leadership team is indecisive, a characteristic of Rob Pelinka which I’m sure has already rubbed off on JJ Redick

 

[MIKE LOWERY]

Or Bron offered to take a huge pay cut knowing that the landscape wasn’t going to get any of those guys.

He looks great, Rob looks like ****. Bron gets his super max

All aces for Bron

FOH

 

[sohi 23]

raise your hand if you thought bronny was gunna sign an exhibition 10 or 2 way contract

 

[tupac003]

Can't believe people are shocked at Bronny's deal.

 

[pmatic]

 

[darthska]

Or Bron offered to take a huge pay cut knowing that the landscape wasn’t going to get any of those guys.

He looks great, Rob looks like ****. Bron gets his super max

All aces for Bron

Bruh.
Sweatergawd, people are actually going to believe this horse feces.

 

[tupac003]

I mean....

We know Bron is very calculated.

Just crazy that the payout thing leaked....

Right before free agency.

I could see it....

End of the day Rob hasn't done well this free agency or any free agency thus far....

 

[grittyman]

Harden signed for 3x the MLE

Klay was technically traded

Bron was not taking a pay cut for Jonas I called BS on that one immediately

So maybe DDR, not sure if there’s any offers for him out there but maybe he could spin it like he’d be talking a discount to join LA.

 

[tay1]

If we get Derozan, I'm thanking Kendrick, not Pelinka. He aint doin **** for us

 

[essential1]

Going back to the tried and true blame it on Bron huh....Nice!

Hell yes. That’s not Bron’s fault though.

It’s really Rob’s fault.

i don’t care. Ain’t my money.

 

[sohi 23]

we can’t sign and trade for Deebo cuz that take a 3 year deal right?

So if we get Deebo Lebron has to take a pay cut. We

 

[essential1]

Bruh.
Sweatergawd, people are actually going to believe this horse feces.

Sometimes ones gotta troll.

But in the PR spin, there was no way Bron ends up looking bad. That had to have been a realization either before or after the offer.

 

[essential1]

we can’t sign and trade for Deebo cuz that take a 3 year deal right?

So if we get Deebo Lebron has to take a pay cut. We

Yeah for the MLE or a sign and trade because they need to get below the first apron, and stay underneath it.

 

[pmatic]

we can’t sign and trade for Deebo cuz that take a 3 year deal right?

So if we get Deebo Lebron has to take a pay cut. We

Three years is the minimum but can always out out a player/team option or non-guaranteed year.

But Chicago doesn't want to go into the tax, so I'm not sure how willing they are to help.

So really DeRozan is going to have to accept the NTMLE ($13M) from the Lakers/someone else or sign with the Pistons/Jazz with cap space.

 

[essential1]

So it would have to be DLo, AR, Knecht, remove the protection and 2 first rounders to be comparable.

 

[pmatic]

Talking myself into Jerami Grant and Robert Williams.

 

[sohi 23]

The warriors are never coming off Kuminga so we don’t have to worry about that.

Derozen to the heat rumors…

 

[Lizakers]

Do something already. Damn

Run it back with JJ Riley Spoelstra is really happening isn’t it?

I want a beefy center more than I want DDR. AD taking too much of a pounding after playing this summer for team USA will lead to injury.

 

[sohi 23]

 

[sohi 23]

I want a beefy center more than I want DDR. AD taking too much of a pounding after playing this summer for team USA will lead to injury.

You got a name? No center out there worth the MLE.

Jalen Smith and Gogo Bitadze were the ones I was hoping for but they signed to contracts we couldn’t afford.

Only Avenue to a good center is thru trade.

 

[darthska]

in the PR spin, there was no way Bron ends up looking bad.

Well that's false.
Source: the internet, including this thread

 

[tupac003]

We still need a back up center....

 

[darthska]

Going back to the tried and true blame it on Bron huh....Nice!

So easy, bro.
Conspiracy theories abound.
"He knew Rob would do nothing so BEFORE Rob did nothing, Bron said he would take less if Rob did something... WHICH HE KNEW ROB WOULDN'T DO."

*Rob offers Klay more than Mavs*
*Klay chooses Mavs*

"BRON KNEW THAT, TOO!"

 

[pmatic]

I think James might've lost his job at Spectrum.

 

[tupac003]

Was it the hot mic thing....