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

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I don't believe this for one second.

Agreed, think it’s just raw emotions in the moment. Just need to decompress and rest. Lebby will be back

 

[grittyman]

I’m sure the Melo announcement probably has him thinking about the end as well…

 

[atlsfinest]

I don't believe this for one second.

This is the same answer Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers and other top athletes give. LeBron will probably give a different answer in a week or two. He just got done with a grueling series that ended in disappointment. This isn't the best time to give an answer to a question like this.

 

[lovehateself]

Not buying it until I hear it from draymond

 

[tupac003]

For sure he is probably thinking about it...

But i doubt now is the time.

He is upset (like a lot of us here) and speaking with raw emotions (like a lot of us here)

 

[purpnyellow]

And if Bron decides to retire thanks for the memories… def appreciate him coming to LA trying to restore the purple and gold to greatness. There were a lot of guys who could’ve come but weren’t built for the lights.

It was an emotional roller coaster ride of a reason… tough loss tonight and guys are probably in their feelings. Wouldn’t put a whole lot of stock in this stuff just yet.

Yeah like I said not a big fan but respect he gave us a championship played with heart all play offs

 

[drewsone]

I don't believe this for one second.

Man said bring me Hela or go to Hela

 

[Lizakers]

If LeBron retired tomorrow, we would lose him for nothing because we would already be over the cap with our current cap holds and needing to resign Rui and Reaves.

If we traded AD we wouldn't be able to replicate his valuen so we would probably end up with a high-end role player and a couple of picks.

Losing LeBron and AD would make us one of the worst teams that league next year and we don't have our pick. It just doesn't make sense

Fun fact. Whether we have bron and AD or not, we won’t win the chip next year

 

[ill 949]

When Joker hit that impossible Dirk fade 3 I accepted it was their time.

Love this team still and appreciate everyone's contribution throughout the season/playoffs, but def need to reconsider DLo and AD's standing with the team going forward. If Lebron retires (he won't) I don't want to see a team built around AD

 

[Lizakers]

Bron don’t wanna follow that Kobe last game performance lmao

 

[pdino]

Gotta be frustrating year for Bron, most injured he’s been in a season that I can remember.

No chance he retires though. I think he’ll want retirement tour at least

 

[mrdieselfuel09]

Too much endorsement deals for him to lose if he announced his retirement already.

 

[DLF]

Kinda crazy how lengthy the nuggets were. And we spent most of series playing small lol

Ran out of gas we did.

A rested team coulda won in 6. A good D’lo series’s plus rest coulda won in 5. But we didn’t and that’s ok too

 

[atlsfinest]

Fun fact. Whether we have bron and AD or not, we won’t win the chip next year

Who knows what could happen.. We were able to make the conference Finals with a roster we threw together at the trade deadline and a rookie head coach.

When looking at the landscape of the league, outside of Denver, is there another team in the league where you're thinking "No matter what the Lakers do, they can't get through this team".

I might seem bias but you can make an argument that we have the second best team in the league right now, ahead of Boston, Miami, Milwaukee, etc. Denver is the only team that I would put in a clear tier above us.

If we're able to build some continuity and make some improvements on the edges, who's to say we won't get over the hump next year? I would rather run it back and try then blow it up in a season when we don't have our draft pick

 

[atlsfinest]

Gotta be frustrating year for Bron, most injured he’s been in a season that I can remember.

No chance he retires though. I think he’ll want retirement tour at least

Honestly, it's probably harder for LeBron to get close and lose than it would be for us to have not made the playoffs at all. Losing is especially tough when you are close and can envision yourself winning.

 

[the red model]

Lebrons not leavin with an L.

 

[drewsone]

Bron don’t wanna follow that Kobe last game performance lmao

Nah leave Bean outta this
That last game he did gonna be untouchable lol

Bron last game gonna be some triple double or something and he gonna drive and kick to an open 3 and brick a loss

 

[Lizakers]

The bron highlights from this season before the foot injury are amazing

My thing is at his age the injuries will keep happening unfortunately

 

[Brosizzlew30.23]

Brook or no Brook, next year AD starts at power forward instead of center if the Lakers want a legit shot at a title.

I'm over this season. Letter grade: B-, considering we ended up finish strong en route to the WCF.

Had Ham given minutes to TT in the playoffs, we'd have been a solid B-B+.

Time to crank up the TM

 

[drewsone]

The bron highlights from this season before the foot injury are amazing

My thing is at his age the injuries will keep happening unfortunately

The HOPE is that with a more youthful and *hopefully reliable surrounding cast is that bron and ad work load lightens so presumably less wear and tear injuries

Ad and Rui ready to take those next steps
Not sure on Dlo vando tho

 

[lvjordan238]

Lebrons not leavin with an L.

He might not ever retire then.

 

[drewsone]

Man lmao

 

[reconic supreme]

Not the ending I’d like but considering the turmoil and situation the team had to to deal last year up to February this year, Im content and proud of the run they made.

On the LeBron news I’d be shocked if he retire this summer. With this new Lakers team having notches under their belt and a summer off together and Rob getting time to trim the fat of the roster, I feel like Bron is just prepping hype for a last dance scenario.

 

[reconic supreme]

Who knows what could happen.. We were able to make the conference Finals with a roster we threw together at the trade deadline and a rookie head coach.

When looking at the landscape of the league, outside of Denver, is there another team in the league where you're thinking "No matter what the Lakers do, they can't get through this team".

I might seem bias but you can make an argument that we have the second best team in the league right now, ahead of Boston, Miami, Milwaukee, etc. Denver is the only team that I would put in a clear tier above us.

If we're able to build some continuity and make some improvements on the edges, who's to say we won't get over the hump next year? I would rather run it back and try then blow it up in a season when we don't have our draft pick

Yeah, this feels like one of the better seasons to feel optimism going into the post season despite the L.

 

[had pants]