If we make the playoffs and make a deep run, are you willing to give the core a reprieve from trade talks?

[Sentient Meat]

If LBJ and the core, manage against difficult odds to make the playoffs and advance a few rounds... ( or at least give GSW a good fight)

Are you willing to change your stance on trading them?

[The Juggernaut]

Now the plan should be sign Kyrie (or KL/KD/Klay) and trade BI and Kuz for AD or Beal. If they’re not interested then roll with the youngsters and sign AD in 2020. I’d keep Zo out of trade talks if we sign Kyrie. We’ll need his defense and unselfishness

[defense]

Making the playoffs will be tough with a gimpy LeBron, Kuzma, Hart and an injured Lonzo

[VicXLakers]

if we make a deep run...

[ringfinger]

Bad poll design.

I’d be open to moving maybe one of them or more depending on who is available. The only yes option requires me to pick AD.

[VindicatioN]

I've come to the conclusion that Sentient Meat has to be related to one of our young core. That's the only explanation for his constant beating of this same drum over and over and over and over and over.....

[PengShow]

Depends what happens this summer, if we don't get one of the big FA's then you have to go all in for AD.

LeBron with tier 2 stars ain't going to beat (bleep) in the NBA.

[Sentient Meat]

[Sentient Meat]

[Sentient Meat]

[€H£M£$TR¥]

Playoffs? Playoffs?! Are you kiddin me? Playoffs?
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[PHILosophize]

if a pig flies must it have wings
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[Sentient Meat]

[BadGuy]

You either win the championship, or you don't. If you don't, you should absolutely be looking for ways to improve. The best front offices look to improve despite having historically great teams (e.g., GSW). IF BI, Zo, or Kuz turn into KD, Kidd, or TMac, you probably keep them. If not, being good isn't good enough for this organization.

[Runway8]

You should have 1 more option. I mean if they make a deep run, then that means you're just a max player away. That should be option 1, getting a max player to compliment Lebron and core. If nobody is willing to come, then the second best thing to do would be to trade for AD.

[Outspoken]

[Sentient Meat]

[ringfinger]

[The Juggernaut]

[deal]

LeBron can't carry this much dead weight; no deep run.
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[SocalDevin]

[Dr. Laker]

We have had plenty of opportunities to se what the young core can do. If we can acquire a top-tier talent like AD - we do it. He's once in a generation.

Even if Kuz, Zo & BI all become All Stars, they don't equal what a superstar brings.

Example - if the 1985-86 Lakers were offered Alvin Robertson, Jeff Malone and Xavier McDaniel, plus two FRP for Magic, would they have been smart to do so?

That's a combined 7X All Star/6X All-D worth of guys who were younger than Magic and definitely great players . . . but the Lakers would've been foolish to take that deal because Magic was once in a generation player.

Same goes for AD. He hasn't won 3 titles at age 25 (a la Magic) - but he also hasn't played with Kareem (GOAT), Worthy (HOF), Wilkes (HOF), McAdoo (HOF), Coop (8X All-D), Nixon (2X All-Star), etc. Let's not act like Magic was driving a Hyundai of a team - he had a Rolls Royce around him.
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[Stumpy25]

People just don't understand you cannot take the title unless you have two or even three Superstars!! Unless BI becomes KD, Kuzma becomes Larry Byrd, and Lonzo becomes Magic, the only way to get one is through a trade or a FA signing.

[Sentient Meat]

[The Juggernaut]