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WindyCityLakerFan Star Player

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Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2018 7:21 am Post subject: You have to pick Kawhi or KD in 2019 |
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With Durant's comments on LeBron many are speculating he is going to the Lakers next year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgkap9w9lWQ
With Kawhi rumored to want to come who do you pick. |
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fansincemagic Star Player

Joined: 23 Jun 2005 Posts: 9812
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Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2018 7:25 am Post subject: |
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Hands down Durant. You'd have the best two players in the NBA and weaken the best team in the NBA. I don't care if you don't like the guy, this is too easy. _________________ Lakesh0wtime: "Guarantee ESPN and FS1 wont talk about his play tomorrow."
Epak: "Who cares? As long as we know." |
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RG73 Franchise Player

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Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2018 7:26 am Post subject: |
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Assuming Kawhi is able to return to form (something we have no evidence of yet), isn't this basically like asking what's better: winning $500 in the MegaMillions or the Powerball? Either way, you're set. |
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2019 Star Player


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Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2018 8:28 am Post subject: |
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Durant and quite easily
LeBron
Kuzma
Durant
Ingram
Lonzo
+ Hart, Wagner, Svi
down the stretch... no team could raise a pimple our our asses
but if we get Kawhi, I'd be equally as happy/excited. We'd be the team to take out KD/Curry and the Warriors.
LeBron is not stupid. He knows what winning a ring or 2 in LA means for his legacy. He knows he needs another guy and I think he knows he can recruit one. Between KD, Kwahi, Butler, and to a lesser extent Klay, I think he feels confident he can elevate these young kids this year, put on an entertaining and successful season (maybe in the WCF) and then go to a max player next summer (I think he'll go hard for KD) and tell them to come be the final piece and then it becomes their team. |
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noahp45 Star Player


Joined: 23 Apr 2006 Posts: 6541 Location: Oceanside Ca
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Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2018 8:40 am Post subject: |
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No to KD |
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ChickenBeckerman Star Player


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Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2018 8:41 am Post subject: |
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NO KD |
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Inspector Gadget Retired Number


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Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2018 8:42 am Post subject: |
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Easy choice... Durant |
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deal Franchise Player


Joined: 17 Aug 2008 Posts: 12955 Location: Earth
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Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2018 8:45 am Post subject: Re: You have to pick Kawhi or KD in 2019 |
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Speculating KD is coming because of some simple
comment?  _________________ Lakers ! |
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Fracture Star Player

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Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2018 8:49 am Post subject: |
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KD>>>>Kawhi |
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fansincemagic Star Player

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Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2018 9:01 am Post subject: |
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I'm sorry, can someone please give me a reason that you'd turn down Durant if you're the Lakers? I'm trying to think of a logical one and having an issue. _________________ Lakesh0wtime: "Guarantee ESPN and FS1 wont talk about his play tomorrow."
Epak: "Who cares? As long as we know." |
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KobeStark Starting Rotation


Joined: 20 Mar 2011 Posts: 522
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Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2018 9:06 am Post subject: |
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Uhh, people who would not want KD on the Lakers is out of their damn minds!! |
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PRLakeShow Franchise Player


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Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2018 9:16 am Post subject: |
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KD easily. Weakens GS, Kawhi's injury risk, and a bunch of other reasons. |
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The Lebrons Star Player

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Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2018 9:18 am Post subject: |
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Durant, but I don't see him coming here. He's trying to pass Lebron up and he'd still get crap for following Lebron to LA. I think he's going to the Knicks. |
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PRLakeShow Franchise Player


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Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2018 9:22 am Post subject: |
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The Lebrons wrote: | Durant, but I don't see him coming here. He's trying to pass Lebron up and he'd still get crap for following Lebron to LA. I think he's going to the Knicks. |
KD to the Knicks would be great for the NBA. Weakens GS too. The League will have like 7 real contenders with no one clearly ahead of the pack like in recent years.
GS
Lakers
Houston
Boston
Philly
NY
Toronto (maybe, depends on Kawhi) |
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BigBallerBrand Star Player

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Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2018 9:25 am Post subject: |
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I would choose a healthy KL any day because he is the far superior defender, however I will go with kD for 2 reasons:
1) we don’t know if KL is healthy;
2) we weaken GSW by signing KD. _________________ Billions Billions Billions |
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The Lebrons Star Player

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Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2018 9:29 am Post subject: |
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The best thing that can happen to our chances to win a championship in 2019-2020 is Durant leaving. Let's speak it into existence. |
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Username Star Player

Joined: 22 Apr 2004 Posts: 4629 Location: Out There
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Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2018 9:31 am Post subject: |
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The Lebrons wrote: | Durant, but I don't see him coming here. He's trying to pass Lebron up and he'd still get crap for following Lebron to LA. I think he's going to the Knicks. |
Trying to pass LeBron up, so he joins a franchise that's been a perennial laughing stock for nearly the last two decades?
I don't think anyone can try to guess what motivates Durant. Who is to say that he cares about whether or not he passes LeBron? He'll probably tie LeBron next season. |
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Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2018 9:37 am Post subject: |
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KD. I currently don't care for him at all but that would change in an instant.  |
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Jesusdelonla Franchise Player

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Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2018 9:45 am Post subject: |
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how about Durant and ask KL to opt in and then traded to lakers? |
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Zhengi Star Player


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Eindhoven Star Player


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Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2018 9:46 am Post subject: |
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Fracture wrote: | KD>>>>Kawhi |
KD will go down as a top-20 player in NBA history. The guy is a career 27.2ppg, simply the 5th best in NBA, after Jordan, Wilt, Baylor and LeBron. And won't turn 30 until September. _________________ Davis for DPOY 2019-20. |
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loslakersss Franchise Player


Joined: 31 Dec 2008 Posts: 10659 Location: LA
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Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2018 9:54 am Post subject: |
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Kawhi is 2 years younger with another year of mileage subtracted.
In a vacuum it is close because Kawhi should be able to give us more quality years and is perhaps a better 2 way player while KD is easily the better offensive player and no slouch on defense either.
Outside of a vacuum it has to be KD for the shear fact that it makes us better while weakening our biggest competition. His impact is two fold while Kawhi is only one.
I would love to have either of them (even though KD is very unlikable and seems like a front runner with a fragile ego) but I don't think KD is likely at all. |
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70sdude Star Player

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Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2018 9:57 am Post subject: |
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No, one doesn't have to choose between them. Plans must options to include neither one. |
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PICKnPOP Star Player

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Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2018 10:13 am Post subject: |
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I want KD to stay with the warriors. I just wanna beat them at their best tbh
Give me KL and another year of development for the young core. |
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LAkers 4 Life Franchise Player

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Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2018 10:46 am Post subject: |
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KD since it weakens a direct division foe and title contender, plus he doesn't know what he's really worth since he keeps taking paycuts. If he just takes less than $30 million, Lakers don't even need to stretch Deng to get him. |
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