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

[EddieDoyers]

He's trying his best and means well, guys.

Vlade set the bar pretty low for you huh

Show some respect to Whip.


He has great wealth and very deep pockets.


Check his accounts.

Too bad his wealth couldn't buy him good sources

 

[fun guy]

Too bad his wealth couldn't buy him good sources

I got him a really good barber tho

 

[fun guy]

Your money ain't buying you any friends here

 

[WAKKO!]

Whip just take the L

 

[EddieDoyers]

Whip just take the L

Whip gonna whip it in his lambo and cry that magic didn't bring Brandon Jennings to LA

 

[illvine]

Word

 

[whiplashtw03]

Lakers gonna be the one taking that L by trying to tank. Top 3 pick ain't happenin

 

[thirdtimearound]

I don't even care about the pick tbh. I've always hated the concept of tanking.

 

[Trey Bantz]

Sooooooo.......ya'll can't be happy about handing over control of your franchise to a guy who has absolutely no experience, right?

 

[illvine]

Lakers gonna be the one taking that L by trying to tank. Top 3 pick ain't happenin

Dude has ping pong ball sources now

 

[MVP]

Sooooooo.......ya'll can't be happy about handing over control of your franchise to a guy who has absolutely no experience, right?

You'd be wrong. So far so good.

 

[EddieDoyers]

Sooooooo.......ya'll can't be happy about handing over control of your franchise to a guy who has absolutely no experience, right?

Dawg we been trash the past couple years with a guy with experience, might as well have some fresh blood
And so far magic has been doing pretty good
Rob gonna come in as GM and do a decent job I would think with his connections

 

[moonman818]

Sooooooo.......ya'll can't be happy about handing over control of your franchise to a guy who has absolutely no experience, right?

You'd be wrong. So far so good.

This.

Can't complain thus far

 

[halcyon]

I haven't said much to you Whip, but you got put on roller skates man. You broke your own ankles. Take the L, bro.

 

[dceja]

Dawg we been trash the past couple years with a guy with experience, might as well have some fresh blood
And so far magic has been doing pretty good
Rob gonna come in as GM and do a decent job I would think with his connections

Haha i seen it

 

[CP1708]

Laker thread goin at that fraud *** wannabe barber. Get that clown and his Google image checks up outta here.

 

[lovehateself]

Sooooooo.......ya'll can't be happy about handing over control of your franchise to a guy who has absolutely no experience, right?

You'd be wrong. So far so good.

Was afraid he'd go all in and trade the farm
But he didn't
Hired a new GM with a more modern approach which can only help

But time will tell

Falling into rank, team tank rolls on

 

[EddieDoyers]

Lou Will already flourishing in Houston

 

[iceinmyveins2]

Can't believe we didn't trade for Boogie.  Lou and Ingram is all they wanted too. 

He looks good in NOLA.

 

[thasoleful1]

Can't believe we didn't trade for Boogie.  Lou and Ingram is all they wanted too. |I

He looks good in NOLA.

Where u see Lou and Ingram was all they wanted

 

[Lizakers]

Bros, we have Steph/Harden hybrid, Scottie Pippen, Charles Barkley, Marc Gasol, Robert Horry and Monta Ellis

Lakers gonna be alright

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

Where u see Lou and Ingram was all they wanted

Super cuts

 

[licensed to ball]

Laker thread goin at that fraud *** wannabe barber. Get that clown and his Google image checks up outta here.

 

[essential1]

Just looking at Free Agency, we likely should stand pat, and not make any big moves...

Russell
Clarkson / Nick (PO)
Ingram / Deng / Brewer
Randle / Nance
Moz / Black (Non-guaranteed) / Zu

11 players, $20.492 mil in cap space.


Let's look at some of the names....

Paul Milsap - Just turned 32, very intriguing, and a good fit, but 32, and over $20mil a season is a disastrous combination
Danilo Gallinari - Will be 29. Good fit. But has only played 2 seasons over 70 games in 9 seasons... Can't commit even $10mil to a guy like that, even if he's good.
Kentavious Caldwell Pope - Would love to have him, Pistons will match everything
Andre Iguodala - Too Old
Shaun Livingston - Too Old
Kevin Durant - Not happening
Steph Curry - Not happening
Chris Paul - Isn't leaving
JJ Redick - 33 next season, can't be giving him a 4 year deal
Greg Monroe - Bad fit
Derrick Rose - Too much injury history
Serge Ibaka - Not worth big money.. Also no idea how old he is, and his game has started to tail off slightly. Doesn't bode well long term.
Nerlens Noel - Dallas isn't trading for him to let him go
Alex Len - Bad fit, and would need to pay good money for him
Rudy Gay - Unless he's like $5-6mil, no thanks to an achilles guy
Pau Gasol - Way too old, and a bad fit
Kyle Lowry - It's not going to happen at all
Otto Porter Jr. - Great fit, young guy, good fit.. Washington will match everything..
James Johnson - Fun fit. But is 30, and looking for first real pay day.



What that leads you with is
Blake Griffin
Jrue Holiday
Darren Collison
Gordon Heyward


Blake not happening... Gordon Heyward not happening.

Leaves you with Jrue & Darren, not sure I'd commit big money to either. So it likely is the same team next year.

 

[akajae]

Bros, we have Steph/Harden hybrid, Scottie Pippen, Charles Barkley, Marc Gasol, Robert Horry and Monta Ellis

Lakers gonna be alright

you forgot T-Mac...

but true nonetheless

Lakers byke