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

[noblekane]

another guy passing on the lakers

warriors doing pretty good to replace washed klay

 

[darthska]

Lowry or Beas.
Precious or Theis.
Are any of those 4 combos possible?

 

[essential1]

Lowry or Beas.
Precious or Theis.
Are any of those 4 combos possible?

Gotta clear out basically Gabe’s contract

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

Think D'lo gets dumped to into Brooklyn's TPE then DeMar gets traded into cap space. Possibly dump Gabe/JHS/picks to Utah for Sexton

 

[grittyman]

another guy passing on the lakers

warriors doing pretty good to replace washed klay

I’m assuming you’re talking about this?

I mean there’s no roster spot, no money and no real playing time for another guard…

Talking heads just be talking bro

 

[Brosizzlew30.23]

There is money and there is a roster spot, all the Lakers woukd have needed to do is "dump" 1-2 players for Hield and boom, roster spot and room for his salary created.

Only problem is, Hield isn't worth a Vando or a Gabe imo especially since Lakers are already stacked with 1-way guards like Hield. Plus having Knecht nullifies any need to have Hield

If Lakers make a trade, common sense would think it would be for a Big

 

[grittyman]

I’m sure they’re going to love him there…

 

[dontsteponmyshoes]

Javelle and Bismack

 

[g-time]

There is money and there is a roster spot, all the Lakers woukd have needed to do is "dump" 1-2 players for Hield and boom, roster spot and room for his salary created.

Only problem is, Hield isn't worth a Vando or a Gabe imo especially since Lakers are already stacked with 1-way guards like Hield. Plus having Knecht nullifies any need to have Hield

If Lakers make a trade, common sense would think it would be for a Big

So what your saying is, is that there is no roster spot for him and essentially agreeing?

 

[Brosizzlew30.23]

So what your saying is, is that there is no roster spot for him and essentially agreeing?

If you want to look at it that way then yes

My point is acquiring buddy hield doesn’t address the Lakers’ biggest needs and if they found a player that does address their biggest needs, they would have the ability to open up a roster spot and pay that player.

Lakers can make a trade or two and create roster spots/money if they wanted to. They are just being super picky because they don’t want to give up their draft picks just like that. Plus the infamous Laker tax is real

 

[Brosizzlew30.23]

 

[Brosizzlew30.23]

The beginning of the Lakers-Jazz rivalry

 

[essential1]

Gabe and JHS probably the two guys you need to get rid of above all else IMO

Even IF you traded DLo between now and October.
Because being honest the few PGs left that make sense, I’d rather have all of them over Gabe.

JHS will never play. Doesn’t mean he’ll never be good, he just was far too much of a project to be drafted by this team.


Max Lewis, I’d be willing to give another year or two just because his contract doesn’t matter.

 

[mr j 858]

 

[grittyman]

So what you’re saying is, is that there is no roster spot for him and essentially agreeing?

I can’t see what was said… but folks just want to argue for the sake of arguing even if they agree

Happy 4th man!

 

[Brosizzlew30.23]

 

[pmatic]

Zach Lowe:

 

[essential1]

I mean… They would need to drop under the second apron first.

And it would still require DLo/Rui/Gabe

Trae is a great offensive player. But I don’t think there’s enough on the team now to not fill some of the void. Would go from not good defense in the backcourt to possibly the worst in the league. AR takes a hit in his play because Trae’s usage would hit him most.

Forward spots then become a bit thin.

I think I pass even if it was only a protected first.

 

[tupac003]

 

[essential1]

DSJ on there. Still available

 

[CP1708]

OKC just added two of those top 4 defenders and didn't lose a single player of note, or trade one of their 38 draft picks.

 

[Brosizzlew30.23]

Why the Lakers shouldn’t trade stAR guard Austin Reaves


But I was told by some casuals that Austin Reaves ain’t on that star level

 

[mrdieselfuel09]

Bucks asking for a FRP for Brook

 

[pmatic]

 

[grittyman]

Not sure if this has been posted or not …