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

• Yesterday at 7:08 PM

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grittyman said:

“They have guys that know how to play… They have guys that want to defend”

Funny hearing that second part from Lebron since he doesn’t really want to play defense all that much until the postseason

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Even in the postseason he was lazy af against Gordon smh

 

• Yesterday at 7:15 PM

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Lizakers said:

Even in the postseason he was lazy af against Gordon smh

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Absolutely and we want the team to add a big body “to help AD”

 

• Yesterday at 7:29 PM

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i mean the guy is 100 years old. he cant be a two way player all the time anymore.

re minds me of my goat pf chris webber at the end of his career. he was still offensively effective but very bad on defense

 

• Yesterday at 7:30 PM

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Kobe stopped playing defense in 2014....

 

• Yesterday at 7:30 PM

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Korofi said:

Kobe stopped playing defense in 2014....

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Try 2010.

 

• Yesterday at 7:37 PM

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noblekane said:

i mean the guy is 100 years old. he cant be a two way player all the time anymore.

re minds me of my goat pf chris webber at the end of his career. he was still offensively effective but very bad on defense

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I understand... just being honest.

How do you think the next Laker's coach should handle the elephant in the room situation w/ Lebron and his defense?

 

• Yesterday at 7:48 PM

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grittyman said:

I understand... just being honest.

How do you think the next Laker's coach should handle the elephant in the room situation w/ Lebron and his defense?

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D'Lo's possible exit could/should allow him to be hidden further. Kinda like 2020 (he exhibited more effort that season) when he was surrounded by good defenders besides Rondo.

 

• Yesterday at 7:51 PM

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pmatic said:

D'Lo's possible exit

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"When Jesus WAAAAAAAAAAS....."

 

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• Yesterday at 8:04 PM

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noblekane

 

• Yesterday at 8:09 PM

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Guess I’ll be using this one a lot this summer…

 

• Yesterday at 8:59 PM

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• Yesterday at 9:01 PM

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The last Warriors assistant coach did wonders for this franchise

 

• Yesterday at 10:06 PM

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• Today at 2:59 AM

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The total salaries of :
Rui, Gabe, JHS, Hayes, Reddish, Max Lewis & 17th pick (120% rookie scale) is $41.891mil.

Gotta grab 2 guys that have 2/3 versatility. Or 1 at the 2, and 1 at the 3 for under $32mil

That would allow themselves to be able to use the TPMLE of about $5mil for Andre Drummond. Anybody outside of him are huge risks at that exception if you're expecting real contributions, and they can't afford any misses (*cough* Gabe Vincent & JHS *cough*). As well as room to fill the last few spots with other minimum contracts, a 2nd rounder or UDFA. All while staying under the 2nd Apron.

Only issue is that it would mean they have no room to add salaries during the season because they will be less than $1mil away from the 2nd apron.

 

• Today at 3:04 AM

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Christie and JHS have to give us SOMETHING going forward.

And if they try again for a 3rd......if not Trae or Murray, Mitchell could be nice but 4 thru 14 would be SLIM again. So if those two not included, they'd need to really step up.