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Laker_Dynasty_01
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| Runway8 wrote: | For those feeling bad about Lou Williams. He was flipped for Josh Hart and Thomas Bryant. How do ya like dem apples? If we still had TB, I think you can feel a little better not having Lou.
Can someone remind me why it was necessary to let TB go last year? Julius was renounced quickly, cuz they couldn't wait to give that money to Rondo.
Guys like Brook Lopez and Thomas Bryant weren't brought back cause they couldn't wait to fill the roster with rag tags like Lance Romance and Space Cadet Beaseley. Zubac for Muscala. It's a comedy of hits.
Unleash Hell, there is no spinning this. You could arrive at the same AD trade without some of these moves. |
Perhaps we didn't want to approach the threshold for guys like Zubac/Bryant, who make a combined $15M this year. AD figures to get a raise if all goes well, so we would probably cross that threshold this coming summer with long term deals for Zu/Bryant. McGee/Howard give us similar production to what their limited roles would be on this team.
Is being near/possibly exceeding the tax threshold worth a few Thomas Bryant threes in transition? Five of his seven attempts were early offense before anything was set up, within five seconds of a defensive rebound. Not the pace our starting unit wants to play with.
I can't find any silver linings in the Brook Lopez dumping though. He may have been gone anyway this year, but last year he could've been a trade asset, at the very least. |
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yinoma2001
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| Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2019 6:38 am Post subject: |
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Bryant’s cap hold was tiny though.
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Baron Von Humongous
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| Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2019 7:15 am Post subject: |
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| Laker_Dynasty_01 wrote: | | Runway8 wrote: | For those feeling bad about Lou Williams. He was flipped for Josh Hart and Thomas Bryant. How do ya like dem apples? If we still had TB, I think you can feel a little better not having Lou.
Can someone remind me why it was necessary to let TB go last year? Julius was renounced quickly, cuz they couldn't wait to give that money to Rondo.
Guys like Brook Lopez and Thomas Bryant weren't brought back cause they couldn't wait to fill the roster with rag tags like Lance Romance and Space Cadet Beaseley. Zubac for Muscala. It's a comedy of hits.
Unleash Hell, there is no spinning this. You could arrive at the same AD trade without some of these moves. |
Perhaps we didn't want to approach the threshold for guys like Zubac/Bryant, who make a combined $15M this year. AD figures to get a raise if all goes well, so we would probably cross that threshold this coming summer with long term deals for Zu/Bryant. McGee/Howard give us similar production to what their limited roles would be on this team.
Is being near/possibly exceeding the tax threshold worth a few Thomas Bryant threes in transition? Five of his seven attempts were early offense before anything was set up, within five seconds of a defensive rebound. Not the pace our starting unit wants to play with.
I can't find any silver linings in the Brook Lopez dumping though. He may have been gone anyway this year, but last year he could've been a trade asset, at the very least. |
All of that sounds perfect.
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venturalakersfan
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| Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2019 8:10 am Post subject: |
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| Laker_Dynasty_01 wrote: | | Runway8 wrote: | For those feeling bad about Lou Williams. He was flipped for Josh Hart and Thomas Bryant. How do ya like dem apples? If we still had TB, I think you can feel a little better not having Lou.
Can someone remind me why it was necessary to let TB go last year? Julius was renounced quickly, cuz they couldn't wait to give that money to Rondo.
Guys like Brook Lopez and Thomas Bryant weren't brought back cause they couldn't wait to fill the roster with rag tags like Lance Romance and Space Cadet Beaseley. Zubac for Muscala. It's a comedy of hits.
Unleash Hell, there is no spinning this. You could arrive at the same AD trade without some of these moves. |
Perhaps we didn't want to approach the threshold for guys like Zubac/Bryant, who make a combined $15M this year. AD figures to get a raise if all goes well, so we would probably cross that threshold this coming summer with long term deals for Zu/Bryant. McGee/Howard give us similar production to what their limited roles would be on this team.
Is being near/possibly exceeding the tax threshold worth a few Thomas Bryant threes in transition? Five of his seven attempts were early offense before anything was set up, within five seconds of a defensive rebound. Not the pace our starting unit wants to play with.
I can't find any silver linings in the Brook Lopez dumping though. He may have been gone anyway this year, but last year he could've been a trade asset, at the very least. |
McGee and Howard do not give us similar production, not anywhere close. And if they are afraid of the tax they need to sell the team.
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KindCrippler2000
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| Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2019 8:47 am Post subject: |
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| Should have kept him lol. Same with Bonga. Cheap guys, good production. |
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ibij
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| Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2019 7:33 pm Post subject: |
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Lakers shouldnt signed LBJ. Because of him we have little window....
that is why they let go of all the young players. and signed veteran guys.... |
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