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**LA LAKERS THREAD** Sitting on 17! 2023-2024 offseason begins
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wanted julius to get his double double but he was shooting like ****. he led the team in assists though
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need swaggy to lead this team to a championship for the war zone this thread would turn into.
deng is garbage man. expected more from him. dude needs to get right.
deng is garbage man. expected more from him. dude needs to get right.
We aren't trading our two most productive players, we'd be trading Nick and Lou.
It wouldn't be tanking. Plenty of depth still on the roster. And real coaching to boot.
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^Basically.
You also likely keep one anyway this season (Lou) and move him next year.
Trade Nick...
Lou, Clarkson, DLo, Ingram Deng and Calderon cover the minutes.
Even if you kept Swaggy.... His minutes eventually decrease as Ingram's minutes increase.
Also a trade for Nick wouldn't even happen for 2-3 months any way.
Your PG & SG minutes
Russell (30)
Clarkson (2
Lou Williams (24)
Calderon (12)
Ingram (4)
SF minutes
Deng (25)
Ingram (23)
You also likely keep one anyway this season (Lou) and move him next year.
Trade Nick...
Lou, Clarkson, DLo, Ingram Deng and Calderon cover the minutes.
Even if you kept Swaggy.... His minutes eventually decrease as Ingram's minutes increase.
Also a trade for Nick wouldn't even happen for 2-3 months any way.
Your PG & SG minutes
Russell (30)
Clarkson (2
Lou Williams (24)
Calderon (12)
Ingram (4)
SF minutes
Deng (25)
Ingram (23)
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Swaggy gonna be here when win the championship
Cut that out
Cut that out
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Lakers' Nick Young finds redemption after nearly becoming irrelevant
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/young-735277-lakers-nick.html
Looking ahead, with Swaggy eligible to opt out this summer and a not great crop of free agents, maybe the front office can give him the Jordan Hill-Tarik Black special.
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Assuming he continues to play moderately well.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/young-735277-lakers-nick.html
Looking ahead, with Swaggy eligible to opt out this summer and a not great crop of free agents, maybe the front office can give him the Jordan Hill-Tarik Black special.
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Assuming he continues to play moderately well.
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now you're just being ridiculous
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you did say there are younger and better players to take Nick's spot at 2 guard..who exactly might that be
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What exactly would we be trading them for? 2nd rounders?
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Too early for trade talk, honestly. Come January we can revisit and see where the team is at and how the players maintain their play. Right now the team is developing confidence and that's happening with significant contributions from both Lou and Nick Young.
And if the team remains competitive leading up to the deadline there's a 0% chance they get traded.
And if the team remains competitive leading up to the deadline there's a 0% chance they get traded.
Best case, to a desperate team trying to add scoring. Maybe a late one. (Or even a future one)
Or maybe a team that is dumb like Sac trying to flip WCS.
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Okay,
WCS is someone I WOULD be aggressive going after
WCS is someone I WOULD be aggressive going after
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The point to all of it is quite simple.
Today, this team is not winning a championship. So why beg and plead to hang on to two guys who won't help you win a title?
The young core can develop in time, to help deepen that possibility, you move short term pieces (Nick, Lou, Calderon) to add more talent/assets for when you are a championship contender.
When you are a title contender, you buy up talent.
When you are not, you sell off short term parts.
Sadly, Mitch has never been good at that and it has hurt us. I hope he starts to improve that aspect and deal 1-2 of them at least.
He has the proof now that the kids are growing rapidly, Luke is truly helping, so be forward thinking and help open their window a little wider for when they are truly ready.
Harder to do when Nick/Lou aren't playing well and their value is down. Them playing well increases their value, strike while the iron is hot.
Secondary benefit is merely more minutes for the young core. Which is not a bad thing either.
Today, this team is not winning a championship. So why beg and plead to hang on to two guys who won't help you win a title?
The young core can develop in time, to help deepen that possibility, you move short term pieces (Nick, Lou, Calderon) to add more talent/assets for when you are a championship contender.
When you are a title contender, you buy up talent.
When you are not, you sell off short term parts.
Sadly, Mitch has never been good at that and it has hurt us. I hope he starts to improve that aspect and deal 1-2 of them at least.
He has the proof now that the kids are growing rapidly, Luke is truly helping, so be forward thinking and help open their window a little wider for when they are truly ready.
Harder to do when Nick/Lou aren't playing well and their value is down. Them playing well increases their value, strike while the iron is hot.
Secondary benefit is merely more minutes for the young core. Which is not a bad thing either.
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No need to mess with the team chemistry right now.
Only players that Mitch should be looking to trade are: Calderon & Yi Jianlian.
They aren't getting any playing time right now and have expiring contracts teams will want.
Only players that Mitch should be looking to trade are: Calderon & Yi Jianlian.
They aren't getting any playing time right now and have expiring contracts teams will want.
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This game VS the wolves tonight is going to be fun to watch
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Man, can't even enjoy this start to the season without blow up the team talk
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Think about this..the front office got nothing for pau or dwight but they got Larry Nance for Sergei Lishchuk. Past 3 years the Lakers bought a 46th pick that became Jordan clarkson, traded god knows who for Jeremy Lin and a pick that became larry nance and then traded god knows who else for Calderon and 2 more second round picks.
Mitch and the gang understand the value of late picks. They're not hard to get. That's why it makes no sense to hoarder picks like ainge like it's the end of the world when the Lakers just get a handful out the bargain bin at the last second every year. They're not going to trade players that actually contribute in the middle of the season for a pick that cost pennies on the dollar. It's not how they work. They're dumpster divers, been that way for years
Mitch and the gang understand the value of late picks. They're not hard to get. That's why it makes no sense to hoarder picks like ainge like it's the end of the world when the Lakers just get a handful out the bargain bin at the last second every year. They're not going to trade players that actually contribute in the middle of the season for a pick that cost pennies on the dollar. It's not how they work. They're dumpster divers, been that way for years
Man, can't even enjoy this start to the season without blow up the team talk
Who in here has asked to blow up the team? I haven't seen one person suggest that.
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Trade talk in November?!
After only winning a few games?!
After a 17 win season?! jeeeeeeeebuuuuuus lol
How about we just appreciate us not looking like fools for more than 2 weeks and actually appreciate how Nick & Lou are playing and just be fans for once in awhile instead of mini gm's lol
It's ok to just live in the moment every now n again
Especially all the hell we've been going through these past few years.
I'm hearing about tanking, draft picks, trade talk and elaborate contract money breakdowns ...good gawd.
Can we at least hold this off until after the all-star break lol
After only winning a few games?!
After a 17 win season?!
jeeeeeeeebuuuuuus lolHow about we just appreciate us not looking like fools for more than 2 weeks and actually appreciate how Nick & Lou are playing and just be fans for once in awhile instead of mini gm's lol
It's ok to just live in the moment every now n again
Especially all the hell we've been going through these past few years.
I'm hearing about tanking, draft picks, trade talk and elaborate contract money breakdowns ...good gawd
. Can we at least hold this off until after the all-star break lol
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A refresher of the crux to my argument
I even said only 1 of them too.
Basically because we SHOULDN'T keep them here long term, and because of that you eventually SHOULD move them.
Hell I didn't even say right now either.
I even said only 1 of them too.
Basically because we SHOULDN'T keep them here long term, and because of that you eventually SHOULD move them.
Hell I didn't even say right now either.
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Man, can't even enjoy this start to the season without blow up the team talk
Who in here has asked to blow up the team? I haven't seen one person suggest that.
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I'm picturing him watching the games perplexed night after night wondering why Yi hasn't made an appearance in a game yet and why he doesn't appear to be sitting on the bench.
