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

[Brosizzlew30.23]

NBA thread can say whatever about Kobe, I get that nonsense, but saying Magic was overrated is where I have to draw the line.

Let’s you know the majority of folks on the NBA Thread are either

A) warriors fans aka curry fans who have an agenda
B) Gen Z and too young to have watched Magic play during the 80s
D) never watched the NBA during the 80s and are stuck on YouTube highlights

 

[moonman818]

Every time I venture into the NBA thread I see why I don't post in there.

Not having Kobe top 10 is criminal....

NBA thread was cooked 5 or 6 years ago once a couple idiots argued that James Harden is better than Kobe

 

[sohi 23]

NBA thread was cooked 5 or 6 years ago once a couple idiots argued that James Harden is better than Kobe

Bro that **** was so funny omg

 

[pmatic]

You'll never believe what game KD can return from injury.

 

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[tupac003]

 

[tupac003]

JHS probably our first miss in a while...but it really sucks because it so avoidable since Cam had dropped and Jaime was right there...

 

[darthska]

Let’s you know the majority of folks on the NBA Thread are either

A) warriors fans aka curry fans who have an agenda
B) Gen Z and too young to have watched Magic play during the 80s
D) never watched the NBA during the 80s and are stuck on YouTube highlights

Idiot snake pit.

 

[essential1]

i wouldn’t mind a

AR-DK-Vando-Bron-AD lineup. (If Vando still has both his feet).

Only issue is DK has not been good on defense, so it only works with a defensive SF or defensive 2.

But also DLo and DK work extremely well together. So you would want that duo to play together a good amount to make sure you’re optimizing DK at all times.

And having the personnel to pivot from AR-DK if the defense doesn’t hold up or if the offense can’t outpace the defense.


Gabe-Max-JHS-Max Lewis and one of Cam/Wood/Hayes would need to head out to sure up that defensive 2 or 3 and backup center.

 

[SORIANOTRON]

Vando done bro.

Dood aint hooped in like 2 years

Not expecting anything from him

His jumper was BUSTED before

probably going to be worse coming back after such a long layoff.

I'm coo bringing him off the bench to defend elite guards but aside from that....I feel like this team has kinda moved on without him

 

[SORIANOTRON]

DK is serviceable on the defensive end and will get better

He has good size and crashes boards hard

he got all the prototypical 2 guard tools

got bounce too

 

[Brosizzlew30.23]

Vando and Reddish are best coming off the bench as defensive spark plugs……

as long as the Lakers can find a starting caliber big man to pair with AD on that starting front court. Bron, AR, and Knecht is the perfect offensive trio to complement AD and a center who can rebound and hold down the paint since AD is starting to shoot and make his threes again

 

[essential1]

DK is serviceable on the defensive end and will get better

He has good size and crashes boards hard

he got all the prototypical 2 guard tools

got bounce too

Hasn't graded out that way and on his defensive assignments alone haven't been good. But I do agree he has the ability to improve.


As for Vando, could be true. Then still you need to figure out if you want to add a 3rd guard with AR & DLo, or a bigger 3, and roll with AR/DLo/DK and whoever else is left for the guard spots.... it'll probably be Cam.
*Backup Center being a constant.

To expound further..... if Vando is done, it really changes the calculus of who should and shouldn't be available.

 

[MIKE LOWERY]

I don't know if DK4 is really really ready for the big time. He's on his way tho.



But I'm much more amiable to moving Rui and/or Vando in the right deal.........

 

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[tupac003]

Vando ain't coming back this year.

 

[grittyman]

Vando gotta be running out of outfits to wear to the game… just start showing up in team issued sweats to save money.

 

[had pants]

 

[grittyman]

Maybe OKC will have buyers remorse and decide to ship him out right before the trade deadline

 

[pmatic]

The Caruso-Reaves-Knecht triumvirate cannot be denied!