Any Regrets? Players the current FO has traded or not retained...

Runway8 · Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2018 11:26 pm Post subject:

Perhaps they were a bit over zealous in trying to put their own stamp on this team. They were all too eager to renounce Randle. You can't trade BI because he's a #2 pick asset, since you already dumped D'LO. I have no clue why they chose Zubac over Bryant, perhaps trying to make things not so obvious. Soon enough, there will be no one left from the past regime. Zubac will be gone, rightfully, and BI is on thin ice.

20/20, I would have package BI with Moz to New Jersey. Because perhaps we get more than just the 27th pick (Kuzma). BI was perceived more valuable than D'Lo around the league. D'Lo and Zo would have worked well, and I think the starting line-up would have more balance, symmetry. Lebron can have an extra 3 pt shooter in D'Lo.

Hey, could this regime swallow it's pride and ask the Nets to swap Russell for BI? Don't they have a log-jam? They probably wouldn't do it.

Sina · Star Player Joined: 12 Jul 2015 Posts: 1798

Oh my god! Thomas Bryant is 31-14 with 14/14 field goal!

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OCWA · Star Player Joined: 23 Jan 2006 Posts: 3660

I was joking.

h2omike · Star Player Joined: 24 Jun 2005 Posts: 2811

Would have liked keeping Bazemore.

venturalakersfan · Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2018 9:05 pm Post subject:

Day · Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2018 9:48 pm Post subject:

Bazegod I wish we kept.

DLo I didn't like the deal for, wish we could have got something more. At least draft picks or something.

Randle should have been handled better.

Darth Los Angeles · Star Player Joined: 06 Dec 2011 Posts: 2181

Odom to Dallas was handled extremely poor.

Caron for Kwame was typical Mitch.

Never should have traded for Nash or Dwight.

Basically... Mitch sucked...
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LonzoLegend2 · Starting Rotation Joined: 05 Aug 2017 Posts: 680

Zu better show up when he gets time from now on if Bryant is going balls out cray cray. Didn't understand that move at all letting Bryant walk instead of retaining him under his cheap deal to sign Lance or Beas.

McGee/Bryant/Zu
Randle/Kuz
LBJ/Ingram
Mitchell/Hart
Fox/IT or Rondo is fine as is

This is assuming Zo was dealt to Sac for #5 and 10.

Sentient Meat · Franchise Player Joined: 04 Jul 2014 Posts: 12978

Damn, and we were legit excited when Zubac scored half as many points.

I liked Thomas Bryant but he never showed up when we gave him minutes.

Then again we only gave him 15 games at about 5 minutes each.

Hopefully we don't do the same dumb sh*t with Svi... If we didn't have injuries I think he'd be on the same pace for minutes.

Moral of the story... let your kids play... and give them a real chance... instead of wasting minutes on a 9 year veteran who's played well for us but will most likely never be more than what he is right now.

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lakersboy · Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2018 11:58 pm Post subject:

In NBA history, the greatest players never made more shots without a miss than Bryant's 14. Not Kareem, Shaq, Mike, LeBron, Kobe, Duncan, Robinson, Hakeem, etc. Only Wilt...and Thomas Bryant. Let that sink in.

I didn't like or understand his release. I don't think Wagner is as good because he's not physical enough. Bryant, like Randle, could have been traded at some point if they didn't want him. It's going to go down in history as boneheaded mgmt, imo.

calistrtballr · Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2018 12:05 am Post subject:

Randle “Pibull on both ends”. Should never let go of 20 and 10 for nothing.... Even if wasnt part of plans, Wouldve been a huge trade chip to have.

Andre2K · Franchise Player Joined: 28 Oct 2004 Posts: 12199

Kuzma made Randle expendable tbh, at least from our front office perspective
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chekmatex4 · Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2018 3:24 am Post subject:

Lou - No: trade for a 1st round pick that got us a 1st round pick that turn into Kuzma

Russell - Maybe?: trade to unload Mozgov's contract and clear cap space. I thought Russell had the most potential for the young team but he would be up for a new contract sooner than other rookies. Would've been better if we unloaded Deng's contract instead. We got Hart with the pick.

Randle - Yes!: Never let an asset go for nothing. I understand letting him go to keep the books clear but they should've worked on a sign and trade.

Clarkson - No regrets, cleared cap space for Lebron and drafted Wagner

Nance - No regrets, cleared cap space for Lebron and drafted Wagner

Nwaba - No regrets

Thomas Bryant - Slight Regrets: I thought Lakers should've waived Zubac before Bryant as Bryant is the more capable 3 point shooter. He also made the G League's All NBA First Team

Separate note but a mistake imo - Drafting Bonga when De'Anthony Melton and Bruce Brown Jr were available.

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There aren't forward minutes available. Randle would have been a full time five. Randle's impact lessens with reduced shots, and he wouldn't be getting 13 attempts per game here. The best move would have been to trade him last season, but the front office may have kept him had LBJ not signed.

Cutting Bryant was the bigger mistake, as we'll need cheap contracts moving forward.

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I agree with many should have kept Bryant and let Zubac go. Perhaps there was something else to it behind the scenes. Seemed odd to let a stetch 4/5 go over a low post only player in Zubac, who lets be honest has digressed each year.

Randle I get I think the original expectation was Lebron & Ingram at 3/4 and use it to keep cap space open next year. We can't undervalue that part of the logic. Rondo is on a one year deal and they have a second part of this next yar or even this year at the trade deadline.

DJMBENGA · Sixth Man Joined: 18 Aug 2014 Posts: 50

Thomas Bryant and of course, myself.

venturalakersfan · Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2018 8:36 am Post subject: