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panamaniac
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| Paying Derrick White broke Foston’s checking book. |
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levon
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| Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2024 9:25 am Post subject: |
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| The Showtime Lakers should buy the Celtics and dismantle them. You think that would trigger an antitrust case? |
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SGV-Laker fan
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| Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2024 9:27 am Post subject: |
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| i wish Guggenheim buys the Celtics and give 51% of the ownership to the Buss family for free, and let them run the Celtic franchise the same why they're doing it now. in turn, Buss family gives up majority ownership of Lakers. |
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| Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2024 9:29 am Post subject: |
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Stein:
The Lakers continue to press in their pursuit of Klay Thompson, league sources say, trying to close a perceived gap on the Mavericks. As @TheSteinLine reported below Friday, strong mutual interest between Thompson and Dallas has already been established:
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King Randle
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| Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2024 9:30 am Post subject: |
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| To me the last 3 years are significant between Klay and DDR. Klay is a year younger but 3 surgeries. He's averaged 20 ppg shooting 43% FG 39.5% from 3. DDR has averaged 25 ppg, 50% FG and 33% from 3. If you just want 3 point shooting you take Klay...but overall play it's DDR, who's more efficient as a scorer and shot maker. It's really what you think we need most. I like DDR, but I'm not hating on Klay however a 4 year deal for either is a massive mistake that will handicap us IMO. |
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fansincemagic
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| Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2024 9:30 am Post subject: |
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| deal wrote: | | ocho wrote: | Oh wow.
| Quote: | | BREAKING: The Boston Celtics majority ownership group — led by Wyc Grousbeck — is planning to make the franchise available for sale, sources tell ESPN. The investment group purchased the team in 2002. Massive development for one of sports’ most valuable properties. |
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It's called sell high.... from an owners perspective, it's not the best time for Lakers ownership to sell |
Sadly. If you took a fan poll it would be near unanimous that we'd want them to sell. I say near because we still have some lurking Clips fans even after PG left. |
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| Quote: | DeMar DeRozan will leave the Chicago Bulls this offseason with a source telling the Chicago Sun-Times that their trade of Alex Caruso for Josh Giddey was "the final star" for his departure. At one point, DeRozan was expected to re-sign with the Bulls but they pivoted toward a youth movement.
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| Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2024 9:36 am Post subject: |
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| ocho wrote: | | Quote: | DeMar DeRozan will leave the Chicago Bulls this offseason with a source telling the Chicago Sun-Times that their trade of Alex Caruso for Josh Giddey was "the final star" for his departure. At one point, DeRozan was expected to re-sign with the Bulls but they pivoted toward a youth movement.
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You would have to think that one of the LA teams probably has a decent shot. |
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Knecht4
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| Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2024 9:36 am Post subject: |
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| ocho wrote: | | Quote: | DeMar DeRozan will leave the Chicago Bulls this offseason with a source telling the Chicago Sun-Times that their trade of Alex Caruso for Josh Giddey was "the final star" for his departure. At one point, DeRozan was expected to re-sign with the Bulls but they pivoted toward a youth movement.
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Damn. Caruso trade was the final straw.
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TheBlackMamba
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| ocho wrote: | | Quote: | DeMar DeRozan will leave the Chicago Bulls this offseason with a source telling the Chicago Sun-Times that their trade of Alex Caruso for Josh Giddey was "the final star" for his departure. At one point, DeRozan was expected to re-sign with the Bulls but they pivoted toward a youth movement.
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Rob when DDR complains to him about the Bulls FO giving away Caruso
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ocho
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Really would love to find a way to get Kessler.
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Yama
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| deal wrote: | | ocho wrote: | Oh wow.
| Quote: | | BREAKING: The Boston Celtics majority ownership group — led by Wyc Grousbeck — is planning to make the franchise available for sale, sources tell ESPN. The investment group purchased the team in 2002. Massive development for one of sports’ most valuable properties. |
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It's called sell high.... from an owners perspective, it's not the best time for Lakers ownership to sell |
The Lakers are such a big brand I don't think how good they are on the court has much affect on their value if any |
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| 32 wrote: | Stein:
The Lakers continue to press in their pursuit of Klay Thompson, league sources say, trying to close a perceived gap on the Mavericks. As @TheSteinLine reported below Friday, strong mutual interest between Thompson and Dallas has already been established: |
2 ways to approach it
1: find his vice and make it abundant to him
2: find his weakness and exploit
3: success!
mafia style recruiting |
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Knecht4
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| Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2024 9:42 am Post subject: |
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| ocho wrote: | | Really would love to find a way to get Kessler. |
Is he worth a 1st?
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| King Randle wrote: | | To me the last 3 years are significant between Klay and DDR. Klay is a year younger but 3 surgeries. He's averaged 20 ppg shooting 43% FG 39.5% from 3. DDR has averaged 25 ppg, 50% FG and 33% from 3. If you just want 3 point shooting you take Klay...but overall play it's DDR, who's more efficient as a scorer and shot maker. It's really what you think we need most. I like DDR, but I'm not hating on Klay however a 4 year deal for either is a massive mistake that will handicap us IMO. |
As I said earlier, Boston takes 11 more threes per game than we do and everyone on that team can shoot them with efficiency.
You don't close that gap with DeRozan, even though he's a perfectly fine player.
Almost all the team that have won titles recently are good 3 point shooting teams. Meanwhile DeRozan barely even makes the playoffs.
You add Knecht and Klay and we can shoot threes with anyone.
The biggest problem for me is dumping DLo for Klay isn't a net gain.
You lose playmaking and an extra three point shooter, for maybe a better clutch playoff performer.
If we add Klay and keep DLo, you have a team that shoot threes with any team.
When you add DeRozan you add a slightly more complete player but we are still always in a three point deficit because we are getting two pointers instead of threes that you'd get with the other players.
It will be interesting to see what Rob gives up to get this done.
Klay clearly wants to be a Laker or he would have chosen Dallas by now.
It's just whether Rob can find him some money without crippling the team by giving up too much. |
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ocho
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| Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2024 9:44 am Post subject: |
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| CamReddish wrote: | | ocho wrote: | | Really would love to find a way to get Kessler. |
Is he worth a 1st? |
I think so. Utah seems like a trade partner for us. Can trade a salary into their cap space for Kessler and a pick. Also have the option to remove the protections on the 27 pick.
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Halflife
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No one is a bigger fan of dd than me but we don’t want him. We don’t need anyone over 30, and preferably much younger. Pelinka said player development is the way. Give bron his bag, sign youngsters and let jj learn how to coach.
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| Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2024 9:45 am Post subject: |
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| I’m starting to warm up to DeRozan in a big way, and if we can get a nice starting C as a follow up move I would be jumping for joy |
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| Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2024 9:47 am Post subject: |
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| CamReddish wrote: | | ocho wrote: | | Really would love to find a way to get Kessler. |
Is he worth a 1st? |
I think so. It solves a lot of problems for the Lakers. |
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Halflife
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RI Laker
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| Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2024 9:49 am Post subject: |
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| Get Bridges (or Johnson) and Vuc. Why would we want to off assets to get Klay? Klay is good for the MLE and no assets. |
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Reds622
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| Halflife wrote: | | No one is a bigger fan of dd than me but we don’t want him. We don’t need anyone over 30, and preferably much younger. Pelinka said player development is the way. Give bron his bag, sign youngsters and let jj learn how to coach. |
This sounds like a terrible idea. |
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27
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| RI Laker wrote: | | Get Bridges (or Johnson) and Vuc. Why would we want to off assets to get Klay? Klay is good for the MLE and no assets. |
hate to tell you but Vuc is locked up in a new deal with the Wizards. 3yr/30M.
My assumption is Lakers didn't reach out to him for whatever reason. Hard to believe he'd to to the wizards if any other team, let alone the Lakers, reached out. |
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ChickenStu
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| Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2024 9:53 am Post subject: |
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| ocho wrote: | | Really would love to find a way to get Kessler. |
Totally, and I absolutely believe that he's available. |
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Knecht4
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| Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2024 9:54 am Post subject: |
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| ocho wrote: | | CamReddish wrote: | | ocho wrote: | | Really would love to find a way to get Kessler. |
Is he worth a 1st? |
I think so. Utah seems like a trade partner for us. Can trade a salary into their cap space for Kessler and a pick. Also have the option to remove the protections on the 27 pick. |
Would be a solid move to add him and free up space to sign Klay
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