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

[lovehateself]

can we flip Beasley ?
Asking for SPjr

 

[reconic supreme]

I like hart but easy pass even for a protected first rounder

 

[Hijo Del Promo]

I would keep Beasley hes the only high volume pure 3pt shooter we got.

 

[sohi 23]

Beasley hit the 3rd most 3s in the league this year.
Dlo has more 3 pointers made than our team leader Lebron.

we got some real shooters now. The age old strategy of Bron and shooters is somewhat back

 

[essential1]

Caruso, Gary Trent, OG, Bogdanovic, Kuzma all fit for guys who may get moved.

Not sure if they have enough to get any

But if you hold onto the 3 acquired today. LeBron. AD. Rui and Reeves. It’s a solid rotation.

 

[pmatic]

Important to note the 2029 first round pick can't be protected because they already traded the 2029 second in the Rui trade and 2030 isn't available to be used as an option.

 

[DLF]

Love the vibes in this thread tosay. Losing Russ has United us all at least for 1 day

 

[sohi 23]

Important to note the 2029 first round pick can't be protected because they already traded the 2029 second in the Rui trade and 2030 isn't available to be used as an option.

Ahh thanks for that.
Probably won’t trade the pick unless it’s a home run then.

Idk who would even fit that bill. 20 mil a year and worth a 2029 unprotected first? I don’t see it out there.

 

[essential1]

Further looking out Lakers should absolutely operate as an over the cap team next off season. And also steal Naz Reid from the Wolves.

 

[MIKE LOWERY]

You can trade the 2030 starting in the summer right?

Caruso, Gary Trent, OG, Bogdanovic, Kuzma all fit for guys who may get moved.

Not sure if they have enough to get any

But if you hold onto the 3 acquired today. LeBron. AD. Rui and Reeves. It’s a solid rotation.

I think Pat/Lonnie and the '29 unprtected gets you Bojan or GTJ easily. Not sure LAL would do it tho. Caruso and Kuz would be a little more difficult, but they still have this year's 2nd rounder and another in 2024 from MEM/WAS. OG is out of the equation, but I think the rest are all on the table.

 

[darthska]

20 mil a year and worth a 2029 unprotected first?

What about the off-season? With a Guard? For a big?

Also can KD play the 5?

 

[darthska]

Love the vibes in this thread tosay. Losing Russ has United us all at least for 1 day

You're delu...

... nvm.

 

[drewsone]

Caruso, Gary Trent, OG, Bogdanovic, Kuzma all fit for guys who may get moved.

Not sure if they have enough to get any

But if you hold onto the 3 acquired today. LeBron. AD. Rui and Reeves. It’s a solid rotation.

kuz wants to get paid tho
bogdan has pretty big money
i think trent matches with lonnie/bev salaries
Og i think they want a frp

 

[darthska]

Minnesota is 3 games ahead of us and 4 spots ahead of us.

Do your thing, Beastbrook.

 

[Lizakers]

What happens to WenGAWD?

AD, TB, Vandy….sucks for Dub G

 

[tupac003]

I've been working out in this jersey the last few years...

 

[tupac003]

This gonna be the starting line up?

 

[sohi 23]

I was hella sad when the Lakers originally traded Dloading but he needed to grow up and it would’ve been hard to do that in LA while simultaneously trying to win a ring.

the snitching video was huge self-inflected wound but I always felt like giving a 19 year old million of dollars in La + Nick Young as the only veteran on the team was a recipe for supreme failure.

It might be because it’s a contract year but he’s been balling in Minny for the last 2 months or so. I’m excited for his return man. If he sign him long-term I’ll cop the jersey fasho.

I’m rooting my *** off for him to succeed here.

 

[pmatic]

This gonna be the starting line up?

Think you gotta start Brown Jr or even Reaves to get a defensive perimeter guy. Bron won't do it and Rui isn't quick enough.

Pairing Beasley with Schroder would be smarter anways.

 

[essential1]

I’d keep Beasley on the bench. Don’t need his scoring with DLo/Bron/AD

So probably Reeves at the 2 for me.

 

[Brosizzlew30.23]

Rumblings of them trading AD tomorrow

Something has been brewing since yesterday, coupled by AD's body language vs OKC...it could happen

 

[pmatic]

Your first problem is thinking Sam Amico is a reliable reporter.

 

[darthska]

Rumblings of them trading AD tomorrow

I'm listening.

All I'm saying.

 

[sohi 23]

I was nervous about AD yesterday but I think he was just mad at the losing.

He came to here to win rings. I know he’s had bad injury luck but he’s supposed to be up there with Jokic and Embiid. Those 2 are the leading mvp candidates while the Lakers are the 13th seed. I think he was just mad/disappointed.

I’ll give him some time to shake that off especially now that we got rid of Brick. It’s time for him to lock in if we want to do anything this year.

The lack of shooting on this team impacted him the most. Hopefully that is remedied now. Reason why I’d probably start Beasley & Dlo.

 

[darthska]

It’s time for him to lock in if we want to do anything this year.

*laughs in medical tape*