The Official Los Angeles Lakers Thread

[Lou]

This is great for LA basketball

[beatlesrule]

Lakers expected to sign KCP 2/16 million. Green and KCP better ball out of their minds. Marcus Morris is probably coming too. The Lakers need to get Boogie and just hope he's healthy.  Here is the breakdown of what the Thunder get:

Marc Stein of The New York Times provides the specifics on the draft picks headed to Oklahoma City in the deal. The Thunder will receive the following picks, according to Stein (via Twitter

• Heat’s 2021 unprotected first-round pick.
• Clippers’ unprotected 2022 first-round pick.
• Heat’s 2023 first round pick (top-14 protected).
• The right to swap first-round picks with the Clippers in 2023.
• Clippers’ unprotected 2024 first-round pick.
• The right to swap first-round picks with the Clippers in 2025.
• Clippers’ unprotected 2026 first-round pick.

The Thunder will also acquire Gallinari and Gilgeous-Alexander in the blockbuster deal.

[beatlesrule]

Lakers are bringing back McGee 2/8.2. So instead of Kawhi, they get Green, KCP, and McGee. I bet Boogie signs with the Clippers.

[tennischmp]

3 minutes ago, beatlesrule said:

Lakers are bringing back McGee 2/8.2. So instead of Kawhi, they get Green, KCP, and McGee. I bet Boogie signs with the Clippers.

They still have 5 million to spend no? 

[Angel Oracle]

Who’s playing PG position for the Lakers?????????

Caruso became a decent backup in late season.   Backup!!!!!

[Lou]

They'll sign someone like Rondo 

[tennischmp]

7 minutes ago, Lou said:

They'll sign someone like Rondo 

No to Rondo unless it's for the bench, they need a 3 and D guy at pg. Lebron can play point on offense

[tennischmp]

My starting 5 would be Green-Kuz-Lebron-AD-McGee

[Lou]

29 minutes ago, tennischmp said:

My starting 5 would be Green-Kuz-Lebron-AD-McGee

I get it, but who will guard the opponent's PG?

[Lou]

38 minutes ago, tennischmp said:

No to Rondo unless it's for the bench, they need a 3 and D guy at pg. Lebron can play point on offense

Who's available?

[tennischmp]

22 minutes ago, Lou said:

I get it, but who will guard the opponent's PG?

Green? Is Rondo even good on defense anymore? 

[Lou]

11 minutes ago, tennischmp said:

Green? Is Rondo even good on defense anymore? 

Damn, forgot about him. 

Then Rondo would be a good backup

[Angel Oracle]

Green does bring 3 and D, and LBJ handles the ball a lot.

 

[Stradling]

I’ll be honest this is such a baller move by the Clippers that I’m envious a furious at the same time. We (Laker fans) better hope Lebron is healthy and himself this coming year or this is going to really suck. 

[m0nkey]

6 hours ago, Lou said:

This is great for LA basketball

It’s great for the NBA. For the first time since probably 2006-2007, we don’t know at least one team going to the finals. You have fans of the rockets, warriors, lakers, clippers, blazers, and to a lesser extent the jazz and nuggets in the west thinking they can make it. In the east it’s probably down to philly and the bucks, but still nice to see parity in the NBA 

[Stradling]

Do the Lakers have anything of value to get a Bradley Beal?  My guess is no or it would be something like Kuz and 3 first rounders.  

[Stradling]

Quin Cook to the Lakers.  

[Stradling]

So since we didn’t sign Kawai we have signed:

Danny Green

McGee

KCP

Cook

 

Am I missing anyone?  

 

[tennischmp]

What's up with all the 2 year contracts? 

[Blarg]

Isn't that as long as LeBron's contract runs?

[Stradling]

3 minutes ago, Blarg said:

Isn't that as long as LeBron's contract runs?

I think he has 3 more years.  Unless that last year is a player option.  

[Catwhoshatinthehat]

1 minute ago, #WeNasty said:

I think he has 3 more years.  Unless that last year is a player option.  

According to https://www.spotrac.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lebron-james-2257/ he has 3 more years with the final year being a player option. 

Gotta hand it to the Clippers pairing Leonard and George is a real nice combo.  Both in the prime of their careers, both can defend multiple positions, arguably the best and one of the best two way players in the league and they both seem like they wouldn't care about deferring to the other if he's got a better look for a game winner. 

[tennischmp]

OK but they are basically choosing from the left overs now, sign everyone to a 1 year deal and try again next year from the start

[Catwhoshatinthehat]

Lebron is turning 35 later this year and has a lot of miles on his legs after coming into the league from high school and all the deep playoff runs.  If it takes two year contracts to add the best guys available they pretty much had to.

[Lou]

19 minutes ago, tennischmp said:

OK but they are basically choosing from the left overs now, sign everyone to a 1 year deal and try again next year from the start

The only player to sign a 1-year deal is Dudley