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tupac003 · Feb 15, 2016

Who in the group will be in staples April 13th? I will be there.

dceja · Feb 15, 2016

Y does everyone want Westbrook? Give me KD and a pg with vision like dlo that's a formula to win...Westbrook is koo to watch but I don't want him

MVP · Feb 15, 2016

I can already tell the allergies are going to be in overdrive on the 13th. Started getting the butterflies last night.

pmatic · Feb 15, 2016

But the quintessential one to Bryant came in the wee hours of Sunday morning inside a rented-out restaurant, where he was the guest of honor at a celebration arranged by Chris Paul, Carmelo Anthony and Dwyane Wade.

So after All-Star Saturday festivities ended, the group headed out to the party that mattered most to them. Dinner was a fish dish, and it wasn't served until after 2 a.m. The wine and spirits were flowing long before that, and for a little while afterward as well. By the time everything had wound down, sunrise wasn't far away.

Wade gave him a customized robe and some other clothes bearing his logo - along with a one-year subscription to Netflix, because Bryant is about to have a lot of time on his hands. Paul gave him a bunch of presents that he said would properly prepare Bryant for retirement, such as dental adhesive, reading glasses, compression socks and a cane. Anthony offered a magnum of Gaja Barbaresco, Italian wine for the player who grew up in Italy and says much like vino itself he got better with age.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/private-dinner-among-kobes-star-highlights-093153532--nba.html

mrdieselfuel09 · Feb 15, 2016

Going to be a sad day

Johnny_Cakes · Feb 15, 2016

I'm ready [emoji]128526[/emoji]

pmatic · Feb 15, 2016

Baxter Holmes floated that Kobe will rep the Lakers in the draft lottery in May on the TrueHoop podcast. :lol:

MVP · Feb 15, 2016

PMatic said:
Baxter Holmes floated that Kobe will rep the Lakers in the draft lottery in May on the TrueHoop podcast.

If he delivers us Simmons change the name of the arena to the Mamba Pit.

BIG LEEMELONE · Feb 15, 2016

dceja said:
Y does everyone want Westbrook? Give me KD and a pg with vision like dlo that's a formula to win...Westbrook is koo to watch but I don't want him

Thought I was the only one. Russ is cool but he needs his own team. High usage and not an off ball type of player. I'd rather see how the kids pan out

kal-el-8 · Feb 15, 2016

leemelone said:
dceja said:

Y does everyone want Westbrook? Give me KD and a pg with vision like dlo that's a formula to win...Westbrook is koo to watch but I don't want him

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Thought I was the only one. Russ is cool but he needs his own team. High usage and not an off ball type of player. I'd rather see how the kids pan out

I agree.

Just give me Simmons or Ingram, preferably Ingram and I'll be happy watching them grow

essential1 · Feb 15, 2016

Key thing to watch here...

If Whiteside gets traded to Houston.... I think that that could seal him being in LA.

Whiteside doesn't seem like the guy Darryl Morey would give a max to, especially when he doesn't have his Bird Rights, and can't make moves beforehand to put more pieces together.

That's if the Lakers even look his way... Based on track record... That's unlikely

Johnny_Cakes · Feb 15, 2016

Is Miami dead set on trading Whiteside?

MVP · Feb 15, 2016

at saying no thanks to a top 5 player in the league who's still in his prime.

essential1 · Feb 15, 2016

Mamba MVP said:
at saying no thanks to a top 5 player in the league who's still in his prime.

Hassan Whiteside is a top 5 player in the NBA?

Come on....

MVP · Feb 15, 2016

Calm down I'm talking about Westbrook

essential1 · Feb 15, 2016

Th3RealF0lkBlu3s said:
Is Miami dead set on trading Whiteside?

Pretty much.

Whether they find a deal or not is a different story because he's making less than $1mil

Mamba MVP said:
Calm down I'm talking about Westbrook

I was going to say....

It just happened to fit with what I was talking about right after I said it.

pmatic · Feb 15, 2016

But I want Horford. :frown:

fun guy · Feb 15, 2016

I'm a big Horford guy too but he's too old for this crew

essential1 · Feb 15, 2016

swass-y P said:
I'm a big Horford guy too but he's too old for this crew

I don't think so.

He's actually still playing at a high level, and is transforming with how to league is going.

He's got some years left, and I think there's a balance that needs to be hit with having veterans with these young guys..

dceja · Feb 15, 2016

Just cuzz you're a top 5 player doesn't mean you're going to win a championship...I want the Lakers to build a team not just try to stack up on any one that's willing to come

fun guy · Feb 15, 2016

He has plenty in the tank, no doubt about that. But our team is still 3-5 years away from competing and I'd rather not drop 20 mil on a player who won't be around for it. Gotta gamble on promising young talent and hope they become something. The vets can be respected role players / starters but not guys we should build our team around.

MVP · Feb 15, 2016

swass-y P said:
He has plenty in the tank, no doubt about that. But our team is still 3-5 years away from competing and I'd rather not drop 20 mil on a player who won't be around for it. Gotta gamble on promising young talent and hope they become something. The vets can be respected role players / starters but not guys we should build our team around.

this is ridiculous. Show me a team who's has 3rd and 4th year players as their best and contended? Y'all ate going against everything in history. We need a star(s) or superstar(s) to help accelerate the growth of the young guys.

Even if you believe every guy is going to pan out to their ultimate form that's at least 5 years away, you don't win with just young guys it'sit's been proven, unless those guys are stars right or the gate and even that's not good enough.