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

[grittyman]

Welp

Happy New Year NT fam

 

[Brosizzlew30.23]

Lakers lack of size being exposed tonight in the 4th quarter. They’re getting a taste of what’s to come in the playoffs so they better add a center asap.

We end 2024 just like we ended 2023 and 2022 - in desperate need of a starting center to move AD back to his natural position of PF so the Lakers can get back to the Finals

 

[lovehateself]

Their bench > our bench
That’ was the game

 

[pmatic]

Seemed like the Lakers kept it competitive with arguably the best team in the league. Something to build on. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[tay1]

Seemed like the Lakers kept it competitive with arguably the best team in the league. Something to build on. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

And they were just hitting 3s like crazy.

 

[pmatic]

And they were just hitting 3s like crazy.

Think they had a six or seven game streak of 20+ made threes after last night.

 

[tay1]

Think they had a six or seven game streak of 20+ made threes after last night.

I missed the 2nd half but it seemed like every time we would come back, they would hit a 3 and stop the momentum. They’re loaded on the offensive and defensive front

 

[tupac003]

Started the game late but can't get out shot on 3 pointers like that and expect to win.

Had chances but our 3 point shooting was atrocious.

 

[Brosizzlew30.23]

This would beat the Cavs

Lamelo
DFS
Bron
AD
Richards

Nobody beating that starting 5.

 

[Hijo Del Promo]

Trade everyone for Kyrie.

 

[essential1]

Not seeing how they get to anybody over $30mil contracts.

The risk isn’t worth the reward. If they were gonna do it. DLo needed to be part of that trade.

Otherwise a Shake/Knecht/DFS/Hayes bench is awful.

 

[tay1]

This would beat the Cavs

Lamelo
DFS
Bron
AD
Richards

Nobody beating that starting 5.

Lamelo Ball? Who runs these pages?

 

[essential1]

A growing sense that they need to trade for Lamelo Ball.

Why not a growing sense they need to trade for SGA and Jokic?

 

[CP1708]

Luka-Wemby is my preferred pairing.

 

[essential1]

Luka-Wemby is my preferred pairing.

Stacking up H1-B visas like Elon

 

[smedroc]

A growing sense that they need to trade for Lamelo Ball.

Why not a growing sense they need to trade for SGA and Jokic?

We need a SUPERSTAR.

 

[pmatic]

We need a SUPERSTAR.

Austin Reaves:

 

[Brosizzlew30.23]

Valanciunas coming soon?

Does Shake make Gabe expendable?

 

[moe200069]

Lakers = warriors south
Warriors = lakers north

both teams peak mid.

 

[pmatic]

 

[tupac003]

Twitter confirmed this last night

 

[Maximus Meridius]

This would beat the Cavs

Lamelo
DFS
Bron
AD
Richards

Nobody beating that starting 5.

Dawg

 

[Maximus Meridius]

The story around Austin is weird. When he first made this jump it was a great surprise, Lakers got a big steal but now that he's not a superstar people take him for granted.

Makes no sense. No. He's never gonna be a superstar, might not ever make a allstar team but to get 18, 6 and 5 outta your undrafted player (who recently took a paycut) is GREAT.

 

[MIKE LOWERY]

Is AR = Jamal Murray right now?

 

[grittyman]

The story around Austin is weird. When he first made this jump it was a great surprise, Lakers got a big steal but now that he's not a superstar people take him for granted.

Makes no sense. No. He's never gonna be a superstar, might not ever make a allstar team but to get 18, 6 and 5 outta your undrafted player (who recently took a paycut) is GREAT.

Who's taking him for granted?

He played really well this past month, no one's arguing against that. Reaves is a good young player, and a great find if you factor in him going undrafted.

Now some may want to call him a "star" which I don't agree with but it's not even worth arguing because it's probably impossible to find a universal agreement for that term.

He's a skilled offensive player... a solid 3rd option on this team but IDK if he's good enough to be the 3rd best player on a championship team.