OT: What could the Lakers get back in a LeBron trade?

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It wasn't that long ago Los Angeles shill Colin Cowherd was touting the Lakers as the #2 team in the West behind the Warriors. Silly Colin.

Meanwhile, I enjoyed the Suns/Lakers outcome to it's full measure. :smiley-bouncy:
 
BonesJones said:
OB, you know the media hands meanders to LA and makes up narratives of stars going there. They did it with Dame last summer.
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And there is s reason why they do it. What lured lebron there? You think it was the roster?

La is la man. It will always be a destination until it falls into the sea.
 
"What could the Lakers get back in a LeBron trade?"

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Orion Bailey said:
https://lebronwire.usatoday.com/201...nsider-lakers-if-they-land-anthony-davis/amp/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/amph...arrior-for-life-but-plans-to-hit-free-agency/


I dont think its clear cut the lakers sign klay to a max.
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It might be a little more clear cut if Durant leaves? The scenario i listened to was that they will keep the splash brothers together. Then retool the roster. That just makes more sense to me. Don't get me wrong... I don't listen to many scenarios on sports talk type shows. So i'm limited on situations and ideas.
 
BrianFromWA said:
It’s kind of funny. Many NBA people (media and executives) think the of all the players in the league—available and not available—Dame is the one who would best fit in LA with LeBron. Maybe Kyrie if his head is on straight (iffy).
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That is probably true. Dame would be an awesome fit. Damian Lillard is the kind of player that is an awesome fit just about anywhere.
 
kjironman1 said:
It might be a little more clear cut if Durant leaves? The scenario i listened to was that they will keep the splash brothers together. Then retool the roster. That just makes more sense to me. Don't get me wrong... I don't listen to many scenarios on sports talk type shows. So i'm limited on situations and ideas.
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Me neither.
I just know that they cant keep these stars together much longer if they all want max deals. Not unless the nba cuts rosters down to minimum 8 players or something. Lol.
 
KingSpeed said:
You think he’s gonna win a title with Lakers in Western Conference in the next 3 years? PG said no. Durant won’t sign there. Anthony Davis is under contract another year. MAYBE Kyrie or Kemba come. Then it’d be interesting. But if he really wanted to win, he would’ve gone to Denver. He’s old. He’s in West. I don’t think it’s premature to speculate his championship winning days are over.
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If he really wanted to win a chip this year he would have come to Portland. The perfect cast around him and a coach that would allow him to play his style.
 
Orion Bailey said:
Me neither.
I just know that they cant keep these stars together much longer if they all want max deals. Not unless the nba cuts rosters down to minimum 8 players or something. Lol.
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Not that it really matters but Durant will have Full Bird Rights this summer with GS now that he's been there 3 years. So they absolutely could keep Durant, Thompson, Curry, and Green all on max contracts. The guy they can't keep is Cousins (similar to our Kanter situation).

They won't be hard capped so yes they could sign as many minimum contracts as needed and will have the Tax-MLE. The Warriors are fine if their owner is still okay with paying the tax.
 
hoopsjock said:
Not that it really matters but Durant will have Full Bird Rights this summer with GS now that he's been there 3 years. So they absolutely could keep Durant, Thompson, Curry, and Green all on max contracts. The guy they can't keep is Cousins (similar to our Kanter situation).

They won't be hard capped so yes they could sign as many minimum contracts as needed and will have the Tax-MLE. The Warriors are fine if their owner is still okay with paying the tax.
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Well this just sucks then. Can we just quit and start again next decade?

Really though, do you think with those guys on max contracts they could still put enough role players around them to not ware them out with just mins and mle’s?
 
Orion Bailey said:
Well this just sucks then. Can we just quit and start again next decade?

Really though, do you think with those guys on max contracts they could still put enough role players around them to not ware them out with just mins and mle’s?
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Um yes, they've done it every year man, why would this one be any different? They're more screwed if Durant leaves and Thompson stays or vice versa because then they would be capped out without a great way to replace the one who left.
 
Orion Bailey said:
And there is s reason why they do it. What lured lebron there? You think it was the roster?

La is la man. It will always be a destination until it falls into the sea.
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LA had a house and children/wife out there. He also has grand business interests and possibilities that worked well with LA.

Neither of those will apply to anyone else.

How have they done since Kobe retired? Nothing.

LA is a destination? Yet Kanter chose us over them.
 
hoopsjock said:
Um yes, they've done it every year man, why would this one be any different? They're more screwed if Durant leaves and Thompson stays or vice versa because then they would be capped out without a great way to replace the one who left.
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But not all four are on max right? Isn't curry still due to get paid?
 
Orion Bailey said:
@KingSpeed did we forget that the lakers set themselves up to sign another max, this off season?
I mean yeah, age isn't on his side, but he is with the lakers who have tons of flexibility in the off season.
They will make a bunch of moves this off season. Why not wait until then and see how it falls out before saying he is done winning?

I do hate everything i just typed though......fuck.
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Who is the max guy they will sign?
 
Orion Bailey said:
And there is s reason why they do it. What lured lebron there? You think it was the roster?

La is la man. It will always be a destination until it falls into the sea.
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If it’s a destination, why won’t anybody else sign there? Aldridge even turned them down. Nobody wanted to play with Kobe and no one wants to play with LeBron.
 
KingSpeed said:
If it’s a destination, why won’t anybody else sign there? Aldridge even turned them down. Nobody wanted to play with Kobe and no one wants to play with LeBron.
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Give it time. Magic hasnt been there long.
 
KingSpeed said:
So the plan was to waste LeBron’s 16th season and miss the playoffs?
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I think the plan was to put a bunch of one year contracts around him while he gets alcamated and a year to see who on the roster should be part of the big picture, clean house of the rest and go shopping this off season in fa and trades.
I believe next years lakers roster will have a substancial overhaul by tip off of the regular season.
 
This is what was said when the season started. get Lebron throw shit up against the walls and see who sticks and go after people in FA next year because you have Kwhai, Klay, Durant Butler ,AD I predict 2 will go to the Lakers
 
borim69 said:
This is what was said when the season started. get Lebron throw shit up against the walls and see who sticks and go after people in FA next year because you have Kwhai, Klay, Durant Butler ,AD I predict 2 will go to the Lakers
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They’d be lucky to get 1. Kawhi doesn’t want to play with LeBron. Klay said he’s resigning with Warriors, Durant is going to NYC, Pelicans aren’t interested in trading AD to Lakers. So we’re left with Butler. That ain’t enough to get Lakers a title in next three years.
 
KingSpeed said:
They’d be lucky to get 1. Kawhi doesn’t want to play with LeBron. Klay said he’s resigning with Warriors, Durant is going to NYC, Pelicans aren’t interested in trading AD to Lakers. So we’re left with Butler. That ain’t enough to get Lakers a title in next three years.
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and none of these guys have signed yet so it is the media speculating. so am I and I predict 2 go to the Lakers
 
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