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

[had pants]

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

 

[MVP]

Who's ahead of him? KAT, Zinger, Turner and Booker?

 

[pmatic]

Ford:
Towns
Porzingis
Jokic (drafted in 2014, but came over in 2015)
Turner
Booker

Pelton:
Towns
Jokic
Porzingis
Turner
Russell

 

[tupac003]

Who do you have at No. 5?

Pelton: D'Angelo Russell rounds out my top five. The No. 2 overall pick has made incremental progress in his second season, improving his assist rate from 4.2 per 36 minutes to 6.0, increasing his usage rate to 27.4 percent of the Lakers' plays (up from 24.2 percent) while maintaining his efficiency and improving on the defensive glass.

While Russell still has a long way to go in his development as a playmaker and defender, a look around the league shows the opposite story at point guard as at center: Russell is perhaps the league's best full-time point guard younger than age 25, which augurs well for his long-term development.

You've consistently favored Emmanuel Mudiay over Russell. Is that still the case?

Ford: No. Mudiay is still struggling and Russell is looking better. But neither is at No. 5 for me.

*in my whiplash voice* Nah, no heart. He is a bust. Barbershop knows more than any NBA scout.... Trade him now.

 

[MVP]

Always forget Joker. Dude is a beast. In a draft that we needed a center/big...maaaaan.

 

[moonman818]

Ford:
Towns
Porzingis
Jokic (drafted in 2014, but came over in 2015)
Turner
Booker

Pelton:
Towns
Jokic
Porzingis
Turner
Russell

At this point you can't argue with either list.

Interesting that all the best players recently have been bigs tho

 

[lovehateself]

Always forget Joker. Dude is a beast. In a draft that we needed a center/big...maaaaan.

but hes a one way player 

Jah was considered the same

 

[MVP]

but hes a one way player 
Jah was considered the same

And D'Lo is a 2 way player?

 

[whiplashtw03]

You know what's gonna be interesting?

DLo vs Mudiay tonight. 

 

[lovehateself]

 

but hes a one way player 
Jah was considered the same

And D'Lo is a 2 way player?

going into the draft, the talk was about about us choosing to draft an offensive big to be next to Juju which would create issues

Jah was praised for his post game and footwork, him and Juju wouldve created defenses to crowd the paint and force them to shoot

 Jokic wasnt  even on the radar for us at 2...

now d'lo, well we know what we got drafting him

his team workout made the team think he could transition into an average defender

 

[lovehateself]

 
You know what's gonna be interesting?

DLo vs Mudiay tonight. 

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuddddddddddddddddiiiiiiaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyy

d'lo gon cook that boy

today and the 31st were options on that barrys ticket deal 

decided to go on the 31st 

 

[MVP]

Joker wasn't even in the same draft. I'm just wondering why you brought up they are one way players while the guy we drafted is as well and even worse on defense than they are.

 

[lovehateself]

Joker wasn't even in the same draft. I'm just wondering why you brought up they are one way players while the guy we drafted is as well and even worse on defense than they are.

didnt even read that he wasnt drafted in the same class

my bad, i just saw the list 

 

[whiplashtw03]

 

 
You know what's gonna be interesting?

DLo vs Mudiay tonight. 

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuddddddddddddddddiiiiiiaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyy

d'lo gon cook that boy

 We'll just see about that

 

[Lizakers]

Dlo is better than Mudiay
But let's not set the bar so low

 

[wavycrocket]

You know what's gonna be interesting?

DLo vs Mudiay tonight. 

Litty

I wish you.....a real lakers fan. Nothing but good will.

Great matchup tonight woe

 

[whiplashtw03]

Dlo is better than Mudiay
But let's not set the bar so low

David Wesley is better than Mudiay too. Let's set it there first, since we're supposed to be patient with the kid and take baby steps. 

 

[moonman818]

Melo for Calderon & Lou Williams.

Am I doing right whiplash?

 

[lovehateself]

Melo for Calderon & Lou Williams.

Am I doing right whiplash?

does melo have more heart than d'lo? 

 

[whiplashtw03]

Melo for Calderon & Lou Williams.

Am I doing right whiplash?

Contracts don't match.

Melo for DLo & Deng is more like it.

 

[whiplashtw03]

 

Melo for Calderon & Lou Williams.

Am I doing right whiplash?

does melo have more heart than d'lo? 

Without question. You ever seen DLo play with more intensity than Melo, in spite of Melo's shortcomings on defense? 

 

[EddieDoyers]

that trade would just reset the rebuild back
Melo's ceiling as the number one guy now would be a 40 win season with a high probability of missing the playoffs

 

[Lizakers]

Melo is not a winner
Keep him away.

 

[EddieDoyers]

Melo is not a winner
Keep him away.

Exactly
Would have made more sense to trade for Paul George
But a washed Melo?

 

[Lizakers]

PG
Jimmy Buckets

I'll take either one if we keep Randle Dlo BI Nance