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That DLo/Trae backcourt on defense though
The Official NBA Season Thread
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my bad, didn't see the full handle
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Yea, I disagree. Bringing on a bad contract that nobody wants only hamstrings you even more. But I also don’t think that trading for injury prone players is smart. Reaves is good, young and cheap. Unless you’re significantly upgrading it just doesn’t make sense to move him
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Obviously that’s foolish. But Reaves + assets for a Caruso/LaVine or Murray/Bogdan deal. Yuck.
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These Two 
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What am I missing? Is Austin Reeves that good? Without prior knowledge, one might assume he's a borderline All-Star based on these discussions, but in reality, that's quite far from the truth.
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Reaves probably stretched too thin as a third option, but he's a good fourth option on a great contract.
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the problem with the lakers is the ideal version of this team is full of players who are supposed to cook during the regular season. Dlo and Vando are regular season players. Vando mostly gets played off the floor in the conference finals and nba finals. Dlo stops functioning once Lebron slows the game down and plays point guard in the later rounds.
Dlo has stepped it up lately after returning from injury and it’s cool to see. He plays way better when the offense is flowing through him and he’s able to play freely with confidence. Once he has to play off-ball he loses rhythm and isn’t as impactful. And he’s soft physically.
Vando is an awesome perimeter defender. He’s finally healthy off injury. He really pushed himself to play during the IST but I think it made his recovery time way longer. He gives Luka/SGA/Booker harder times than most defenders in the league. He’ll have to prove he can stay on the court in critical times but I like him off the bench to just defend and be a nuisance for like 20 minutes a night.
Reaves has been miscast this year as a 3rd option trynna get to the all-star game and score 20 points a game. He’s way better as a 4th option, filling in the gaps and playing off the stars. With the new CBA, his contract is one of the best in the league and it would take a lot for the lakers to get off him. I think he ends up staying.
The other 2 tradeable salaries Rui and Gabe. I like Rui but he hasn’t been able to find a rhythm all year due to unfortunate injuries (broken nose, concussions, etc), but on a larger scale, I’m not sure he’s the guy you want next to bron and ad in crunch time. He’s a great bench player and really solid for 20 minutes when paired with one of bron/ad, but I don’t think he fits while both are on the court, and if he can’t be one of the closing 5 then what’s the point?
TLDR: pretty confident lakers can not win the title with Dlo as the 3rd best player. He’s too inconsistent and the clock is ticking w/ bron so the lakers can’t afford to roll the Dlo dice just to see him disappear when it matters most (again). Lakers won’t get off reaves because his contract is too good. Vincent and Rui don’t really move the needle. Lakers are kinda stuck between hoping the current core works out w/ everybody healthy or combining Dlo/Rui and maybe gabe as salary to get a real piece in. Problem is the available players don’t really move the needle. If murray is the best they can pull, is it even worth it?
(I do think lakers would benefit immensely with Capela and I have always loved the idea of bogdonavic’s fit next to bron/ad) …. Ultimately I think the lakers/hawks/nets strike a 3 team deal before the deadline.
Dlo has stepped it up lately after returning from injury and it’s cool to see. He plays way better when the offense is flowing through him and he’s able to play freely with confidence. Once he has to play off-ball he loses rhythm and isn’t as impactful. And he’s soft physically.
Vando is an awesome perimeter defender. He’s finally healthy off injury. He really pushed himself to play during the IST but I think it made his recovery time way longer. He gives Luka/SGA/Booker harder times than most defenders in the league. He’ll have to prove he can stay on the court in critical times but I like him off the bench to just defend and be a nuisance for like 20 minutes a night.
Reaves has been miscast this year as a 3rd option trynna get to the all-star game and score 20 points a game. He’s way better as a 4th option, filling in the gaps and playing off the stars. With the new CBA, his contract is one of the best in the league and it would take a lot for the lakers to get off him. I think he ends up staying.
The other 2 tradeable salaries Rui and Gabe. I like Rui but he hasn’t been able to find a rhythm all year due to unfortunate injuries (broken nose, concussions, etc), but on a larger scale, I’m not sure he’s the guy you want next to bron and ad in crunch time. He’s a great bench player and really solid for 20 minutes when paired with one of bron/ad, but I don’t think he fits while both are on the court, and if he can’t be one of the closing 5 then what’s the point?
TLDR: pretty confident lakers can not win the title with Dlo as the 3rd best player. He’s too inconsistent and the clock is ticking w/ bron so the lakers can’t afford to roll the Dlo dice just to see him disappear when it matters most (again). Lakers won’t get off reaves because his contract is too good. Vincent and Rui don’t really move the needle. Lakers are kinda stuck between hoping the current core works out w/ everybody healthy or combining Dlo/Rui and maybe gabe as salary to get a real piece in. Problem is the available players don’t really move the needle. If murray is the best they can pull, is it even worth it?
(I do think lakers would benefit immensely with Capela and I have always loved the idea of bogdonavic’s fit next to bron/ad) …. Ultimately I think the lakers/hawks/nets strike a 3 team deal before the deadline.
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LMFAO I love that the lakers are Capable of making folks this salty even as the 10th seed.
I’ve always loved the Knicks because they remind me alot of the lakers (just without the rings) but their fans some of the biggest haters on niketalk. Always got laker **** in their mouth.
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Lol what?
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This site is selling some wild *** shirts
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This site is selling some wild *** shirts
Magic Johnson joint was foul
Pistons / wingstop joint was hard
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Yeah that magic one wild mane
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well, his name isn't mister nicer. dude goes at fellow knicks fans all the time
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Why is Wemby resting. Pop only plays him 15 mins a game.
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I’m just talking **** bruh don’t mind me
Knicks play a very entertaining style of hoop and I am very happy for all their fans
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I am in no way like that Lakers thread when at its best. If it hasn’t been noticed, NY doing just fine rite now so I’m chilling.
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always is a strong take given how little time I actually pay attention to yalls set of scrubs. Lakers has arguably the biggest fanbase on NT so naturally things concerning them will be discussed more.
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High quality basketball being played in Boston.
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HBD
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Celtics 20-0 at home. Denver in town today
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Wizards really traded KP for what had effectively turned into Marvin Bagley 
