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>>156124248It's also why LA doesn't care about draft picks. They can always get a star in his prime, which is better than hoping some high draft pick pans out. The last few picks they've had in the high lottery, Ball, Russell and Ingram, were, at their absolute peak, 'mid' at best. I'd even call Randle pretty mid. Although it is a little ironic LA is bad at drafting in the lottery considering they find starters and sometimes gems in the late 1st, 2nd round/undrafted: Jordan Clarkson, Kuzma, Christie, Reaves, THT, Zubac, etc
If LeBron really wants to win he will play 5 for the Knicks off the bench
>>156125013Draft picks are to find your Luka Doncic. We already have our core. People are so retarded it's painful. We also have flexibility from LaRavia and DA's contract while we can still get off Vando and DK.
>>156124924Wonder how much they're paying him, wouldn't suprise me if he's the highest paid assistant in the NBA .
Denver needs help.
>>156125013this is ignoring that none of that matters if your front office is incompetent which the post kpbe lakers are. They got 2 stimulus packages from Lebron/Kluttch and Nico yet barely have anything to show for it. This is going into year 3 for Luka and it's arguably the worst overall team yet while also being completely locked into it because they just burned the rest of their assets
>>Billy Donovan has agreed to become the lead assistant coach for the San Antonio Spurs and head coach Mitch Johnsonfirst brad stevens helps out mizzula and now this?
>tfw all your division rivals are blowing up their teams or blowing up their futures>tfw all you have to do is find a backup center
luka got nigga fatigue and told pelinka to bring only whites on the team
>>156125141Exactly, Luka-Reaves-Kessler is the foundation for the next 3 years at least, and the guys LA lost like Rui, Kennard and Smart weren't that important. They played well at the end of the season but it was an outlier, not their standard. Not to mention Luka can make fringe guys like that look better than they are, it's what he does. >We also have flexibility from LaRavia and DA's contract while we can still get off Vando and DK.Exactly, I don't expect any of those guys to be at training camp except maybe Ayton. Pelinka isn't done.
Hugo Gonzalez cooked for Spain today.Get on the Hugo train right now.
>>156125351They got a ring in the parity era. It was mickey mouse but what more can you ask for
>>156125351I hear you but LA did exactly what Luka wanted, he gave them the ultimatum of getting Kessler or he walks and they did that.
>>156125503damn. hugo > giannis confirmed.
>>156125264He's coming to LA.
Ayo is 4chan x broken for y'all as wellvanilla 4chan sucks
>>156125749>Ayo is 4chan x broken for y'all as wellWhat's that?
>Anfernee Simons goes to PhillyWhy, he's another ball hog guardWhat the hell is the point VJ and Maxey being injured to the point Anfernee is playing significant minutes will not win you playoff games
>>156125854there is an 82 game season to get through and in general having a backup ballhandler/heatcheck guy is a good thing
>P-p-please sign me to a contender... I'll accept a minimum contract now!!! fuck LeShart
>>156125486>Rui, Kennard and Smart weren't that important.You can't bring guys like Kennard who can't defend while also refusing to shoot. He's a luxury you acquire on your finished team for some depth. The Rui bitching is funny because he was awful for a lot of the season, and Shart is old and broken down. I like Young Bull more than him here as a bench creator anyway, especially over the next 2 yrs
>>156125854Someone gotta come off the bench, Thibs
Smart was a dawg last season playing like his NBA career was on the line. No way he's going to be that hungry this season and stay healthy too
This is the final piece for the near future. Linka, make the call. When he's better than Pwat next year don't say I didn't call it
>>156126314My Lakies don't need this fraud
>>156126314kumnigga you are a timberwolf
>warriors doing nothingthey treat curry like jokic
>>156125486Rui, Kennard, and Smart are the reason why they beat houston but more importantly you could have kept at least 2 of them on reasonable contracts. Kessler is one thing but the Grimes/Sexton deals are massive overpays for guys who aren't that much better, if they are at all. The rest who they kept have no value at all which is exacerbated by the lack of draft capital. This team is worse than last year's team but also has no flexibility to make moves
>>156126473nuggets wouldve never had the balls to get jimmy butler
>Free agent guard Pat Spencer has agreed to a two-way NBA contract with the Phoenix Suns, sources tell ESPN. Spencer's role grew across three seasons in Golden State, where he averaged 7.2 points and 18.6 minutes last season.these retards think theyre getting bron LMFAO
The Knicks won their first championship in 53 years. They haven’t returned to the sports media cycle. A 42 year old leaves a team and dominates media.
>>156126668bro needs to fire his agent stat how is two-way contract the best he could get after the year hes had
It’s wild. That man did everything for the Black and Muslim communities in Boston, as well as the STEM community in the city. Gave 100% at all times on the court. A pillar in the community. I’ll still be a Jaylen Brown fan next season. Been one since the night he was drafted. This ownership group can kick rocks. I’m leaving with JB.
>>156126642We don't care concern trolling retard. Move on to whatever team LeBum hops to next and worry about them.
>>156126771they beat up a team of rookies. rookie players, rookie coach, rookie staff.
>The Celtics aren't flipping Paul GeorgeJUSTBrad Stevens is getting fired after the deadline
>>156126771>>156127143They won and everyone else lost. What else is there to talk about?
>>156127088this and take lesperm with u too for second rounders
>>156127143the entire western conference lost to them do you really want to play the transitive property game?
>>156127208Paul George got flipped to the Celtics
>Brad Stevens sent double agent Jaylen Brown to the SixersShades of Al Horford.
>>156127280they didnt beat any one good. the refs left that dog shit okc team and went to the spuds
There should be a seperate "LeBron draft" in the offseason where we just spin a wheel and see who has to have bron on their team this year. He doesnt count toward salary cap he just gets paid directly by the league and whoever gets him HAS to give him some minimum amount of minutes but not too many he doesnt have to start. Half of discussion in nba circles is about lebron so just let him stay in the league forever but without teams having to worry about how he affects their finances or futures, its just a fun little bonus. Give every city a chance to sell LeBron jerseys in their colors
>>156126771This is what it's like, sports entertainment is a neverending revolving door of news. The finals end and it's right to the draft, then free agency, then summer league. The only time there's a lull is between when summer league ends and the start of preseason where the most you'll get is stuff out of training camp. No one gives a shit about the last season anymore
>>156126771lebum owns the mediathere's a reason why stephen gay smith instantly became anti lebum after he got his fat contract from espn
>>156127143wemby was in year 3, castle in year 2, mitch was pop's mouthpiece, they won 62 games and won the WCF, knicks made everyone look bad because they were better, your cope is absurd, kiss the ring baby
We men, you can assume...
>>156127980none of them ever played in a conference finals. beat up a bunch of rookies and thats why no one cares. cope about it
>>156126771We have our own media in New York. You think we listen your shitty flyover ESPN shows? The New York sports media is bigger than all the other sports markets combined. Our WFAN station gets more listeners than whatever shitty ESPN show you watch.
Cade, Brown, Reaves, and Mitchell are frauds. ANT and Kawhi are real niggas
>>156126771Rigged league. Please understand.
>>156128218scratch that none of them have every played in the playoffs ever lmfao
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>>156126314Rather keep Rui desu
I understand Lebum taking his time but does no one want Duren?
>>156125749Nope
>>156128393Jaylen Brown differential is good because he's bad against both good teams and bad teams.
>>156128910>does no one want Duren?Montrezl Harrell 2.0
>>156128411>we should definitely make it rule that no one is allowed to play in the finals unless they've already been there.>if someone's hurt, they should wait until every player is fully healed.>In fact, unless it's lebron and friends, they should just just cancel the whole thing!or else some hyperseething retard from maple land will have something to say about it 2 weeks after the championship parade oh fuck my day is ruined lmaoooooo
OKC need westGOD back, a veteran presence off the bench to teach them some dawg . PULL THE TRIGGER PRESTI
Explain this fucking shit bro. This nigga has never even made an all star game. Is he blackmailing GMs?
>>156129129inflation and retarded GM
>>156129129nah kobr was a bumanalytics people knew
>>156129129>comparing early-late 00s salaries to bloated mid-10s to present day salaries
>>156129129he's the toyota camry of basketball
>>156129129
WHITE POWER >LAKERSWHITES ARE THE SUPERIOR RACE>LAKERS
>>156127208I think he did what the owners wanted. It's being said that the Giannis trade fell through is because while negotiations were taking place, Giannis was ready to go, and he wanted to be in Boston for three years, Celtics wouldn't commit to the money, so Giannis said forget it. And then they scrambled for a contract for 2.Why? The owners aren't dishing out cash since they bought the team.
>>156130193Lmao, the NBA let poorfags own one of the league's major teams
>>156125482i can unironically start watching the lakers again
stephen a is more racist than brown turd worlders like me on /int/
>>156129040lakers wanted duren, but then they signed WHITEBOY insteadnow duren wants pistons to give him da max but they dont wanna
come on this place is absolute dog shit. jaylen brown started his stream 20 minutes ago and not even a single post. im off to REDDIT
the journey of a king
>>156130829We dont care about blacks this is a Lakers general
Anyone have a webm of thishttps://x.com/BetMGM/status/2072739310093078757
>>156131070LeWashed
>>156131070>I used to rule the world>Seas would rise when I gave the word>Now in the mornin', I sleep alone>Sweep the streets I used to own
>>156131070The Pauper King...
>>156131070KWAB
Ronaldo just scored and you BAWBs are jerking off to the Lakers potentially signing a mid role player
>>156131070kwab
>>156132792we dont watch poverty ball
>>156131305I dont have Twitter (im hetero) what does it show
>>156132792If I'm going to pretend to care about soccer it will be for the American team
The scariest part of this trade is that an improved VJ could make this a big 4
>>156131070>the plan was always not to sign until the middle of the season as a free agent>lebum never planned on signing anywhere this season he always said he was retiring at the end of last season
>>156133452Only 1 ball and 1 guy wants to be number 1 no matter what
>>156132792>ronaldoC.Ronaldoidk how u soccer fangays ever let the inferior guy who has 0 world cup titles steal the name of the superior player
>>156133495>lebron never wanted the farewell tour, he doesn’t crave that type of attention
>Lakers ate whiter than any team at soccer tournament Were so back
>>156133925how long until laker nation starts calling them sorry ass bawbs? 2, maybe 3 weeks into the season?
>>156134122The first time Kessler bricks 2 FTs to lose a game
>>156131070KWAB!EK!
>>156131070>be LeBron>be friends with cp>learn nothing
>>156133925dats rite we going all the way back
>>156133311fucking absurd lol. I did some digging and his dad is his agent. 9 times out of 10 thats a disaster but apparently his dad is a mastermind
>>156134367>be LeBron>learn nothingYeah I mean that tracks, that bitch can’t even read
>Zach Lowe on the current Lakers roster: "They look like a team that has next to no chance to beat the Thunder and Spurs in a playoff series in the next 2-3 years, and almost no outs at all to change their team"Damn is he right guys are the Lakies fucked
>>156134749Counterpoint:They looked like a team that would win with Lebron, Anthony Davis, Russell, and ShroderThey looked like they would win with Westbrook, Avery Bradley, Malik Monk, Lebron and DavisThey looked like itLooks didn't get it done bruh
>>156127614Or he could just retire and let the league start to improve
nba is fucking gay. why can't it have VAR kino to overturn refball. nba is too rigged.
>>156130193No, giannis wanted 3 years and 35% of the cap (supermax), brad insisted on 2 years/30% (regular max) and refused to give them hugo. That's why the trade fell through
>>156134749Zach lowe got fired for being an annoying nerd. He's a lefty he just hates the Lakers because they are for white nationalism
>>156126020Based
>>156132792who
>>156137268>brad insisted on 2 years/30% (regular max)debunked
>>156135763that first team had a real shot but AD got hurt andreal ones always knew what the brick was about. It's really easy to see who has a shot in this league on paper
>>156137268Nah, The Bucks just used the Celtics as leverage against the HeatThe Heat then leaked to the media that Jaylen Brown is on the trading block again to crater them
As fans we should all just constantly complain until make a rule against embellishment like hockey did. Basketball players are all going to be seen as massive pussies just like soccer players if they dont fix this. SGA could be the face of the league but nobody respects him because he is a flopping bitch. And Wemby almost got kicked out of the playoffs over this flopping shit. Its ruining the sport
>>156138785FTA isn't good enough to be the face of the league
>>156138785It’s been a solid decade plus of flop ball anon, this should have been nipped in the bud in the mid 10s
>>156139195Of course I agree they should have addressed it a long time ago but I think its at a fever pitch now
I was a bit confused when I saw "76ers trade Paul George". I thought he was still on the cloppers, man that nigga gets around.
>>156137607Zach Lowe is the biggest Jokic nutsucker on the planet, he's pro-BAWB
>>156138842Best player in the league by far having a historically great peak but ok
>>156138785>SGA could be the face of the leagueNot without the refs giving him thoselate whistles on missed attempts with no clear contact.>Wemby almost got kicked out of the playoffs over this flopping shit.Are you trolling? Wendy was out their commiting fatalities against the other team on almost a nightly basis while the refs looked away. He almost killed Brunson with zero punishment from the refs or front office and still lost the Finals. Don't ever bring up that lanky circus freak every again.
>>156132792which effeminate cardio brown manlet is that?
>>156140044he smushed him like a little bro. You are charmin soft. The naz reed elbow should have been a flagrant but other than that he was fine. Wemby was getting held the whole fucking time and refs refused to call shit when they were grabbing his arms.
>>156139867>trae young>offensive value nearly wiped out by negative defensive value>the Wizzies gave him $212,000,000
>>156140044>late whistles on missed attempts with no clear contact.You know that contact can still happen even if the TV doesn't show it to you, right?
>>156138785good bait. they literally made an embellishment rule but the players kept doing it and the refs blinked because it would take down the top players in the playoffs.
>>156140436That was 4 years ago too. He isn't even that good offensively anymore
>>156140533also tony brothers is a shit. I just made two tony brothers out of some leftover chili
!!!!!
>>156141055great, after they cum to wemby in a hoodie, they can give themselves friction burns failing to cum to a rodent girl
>>156131070Kwab
>>156141055spurs have got to have the lamest fans
letheatrekid is really gonna drag this shit out over the whole offseason isnt he
what would be the league wide consequences if the lakers won the championship with all white starting lineup? disband the league?
I just realized great teacher Onizuka was flawlessly retardmaxxing
Nothing fucking happened today
>>156142115he was canonically very smart though, he just pretended to be dumb. he scored the highest mark in the entire country on the test
