the reason he didn't standout much in the Summer league is probably because of the garbage players playing around him which makes his playmaking ability irrelevant, and also not able to get any open shots.
he is got a better shooting stroke than THT right now, and i am excited to see this kid perform.
With the Nunn injury extending another 2-3 weeks, Ellington still out, Monk's questionable defense and Rond's fit next to RW, I am hoping Vogel works Reaves into the rotation and let him play himself in or out.
i mean i know jack sh*t about basketball, but it seems you need to have at lease ONE defensive minded player in the back court at all times. so, no monk/Russ, no rondo/russ (plus no one can shoot in that situation)
Austin SEEMS like he has a nose for the ball on the defensive ed, and he's a lot taller than our guards. so, give him a shot with russ, rondo, monk.
tell him, as long as you play with tenacity on defense, you earn minutes. any offense is a plus.
With the Nunn injury extending another 2-3 weeks, Ellington still out, Monk's questionable defense and Rond's fit next to RW, I am hoping Vogel works Reaves into the rotation and let him play himself in or out.
This is a perfect team and time for him to play more. mins. Hes got a chance to become a rotation player or works himself out of rotation.
Bazemore has been very unimpressive on both ends. I see no reason we don’t give reaves some minutes. Monk at least has a decent stroke, but bazemore has put up brick after brick even on wide open shots
Every time I watch us score, it's so ugly and laborious. Other teams seem to score quickly and effortlessly on us. It's hard to describe, but Reaves has that quick/easy scoring ability (with his shooting, play-making, etc.). He needs some legit rotation minutes. There is no excuse to not play him, as what we've been doing so far has been awful, and no one should be safe besides our main trio.
I’m on this train as well. I don’t think Vogel has the guts with all the vets on the squad but it would infuse a ton of energy on D and much better IQ on offense.
There was a play where he passed it to Russ and immediately went for a give and go that would have been an easy layup but Russ didn’t even think of it. That was all I needed to see, he has a feel for the game - Vogel needs to get him out there.
Great game. I get tired of when coaches misuse our youth that have potential though. I'm glad that Vogel is playing him slightly, but it's almost like he doesn't want to, for whatever reason. It's good that Austin continues to make the right play and plays hard defense. He is an incredible player.
I wonder if he keeps up his good play are the Lakers gonna extend him or trade him away like they do the rest of our young talent? It seems the front office don't like young players.
well, we traded ball, BI and hart for AD. it won us a chip, so i'm cool with that. kinda wish we kept the pick though. but #4 tipped the deal into happening. remember, ball STUNK on offense and was timid as hell during that deal.
we let randle walk because he wanted more than a one year contract, and he wasn't too keen on being lebron's backup. pretty sure if Rob was our de-facto GM and VP, he wouldn't have let him walk as a restricted agent, but you know... magic.
alex? i don't think it was the annual salary as much as the 4 year contract. the lakers only give 4+ year contracts to bonafide stars. pretty damn sure LBJ wanted to keep him. hell, he'd probably help pay to keep him if it was possible (it's not). we still should have kept him though. i think they were disappointed in his shooting against the suns though.
lebron talks like he has a hand in reviewing laker prospects. he certainly said he played a part in evaluating Austin. he probably also told the lakers to sign him to a guaranteed deal, not a 2 way.
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I wonder if he keeps up his good play are the Lakers gonna extend him or trade him away like they do the rest of our young talent? It seems the front office don't like young players.
I wonder if he keeps up his good play are the Lakers gonna extend him or trade him away like they do the rest of our young talent? It seems the front office don't like young players.
I wonder if he keeps up his good play are the Lakers gonna extend him or trade him away like they do the rest of our young talent? It seems the front office don't like young players.
They literally extended THT.
They extended Kuz, but then traded him later.
Yes, they traded Kuz away, and they may potentially trade THT away as well. My premise is it seems they don't like young players. We traded majority of our young players away and we have the oldest team in the league.
I wonder if he keeps up his good play are the Lakers gonna extend him or trade him away like they do the rest of our young talent? It seems the front office don't like young players.
They literally extended THT.
They extended Kuz, but then traded him later.
Yes, they traded Kuz away, and they may potentially trade THT away as well. My premise is it seems they don't like young players. We traded majority of our young players away and we have the oldest team in the league.
after trading many drafted young players, here are lakers under 25:
reaves - 23 - 1/2 - ufa that could have been drafted in 2nd round
monk - 23 - 2 - pick #11
tht - 20 - 1/2/3 - pick #46
sekou - 20 - 3/4 - pick #15
huff - 23 - 5 - ufa
this group is not bad...
monk/tht are legit players that can start and have good upside
reaves is already rotation player in the beginning of rookie year
reaves and monk can both shoot 3
sekou has talent on 2-way
huff is stretch 5 type on 2-way
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Yeah, welcome to an all in Contender. Most of them historically don't have a bunch of young players for very obvious reasons. I think they did a pretty great job to infuse some young guys with the resources they had. We have a top 5 player all time at 37 y/o so the time is 100% now.
I def. don't agree with all the moves but it's nice having a legitimate Contender every season lately and i'll take this over a rebuilding team full of "fun potential" that might pull out a first round series at best.
I wonder if he keeps up his good play are the Lakers gonna extend him or trade him away like they do the rest of our young talent? It seems the front office don't like young players.
They literally extended THT.
They extended Kuz, but then traded him later.
Yes, they traded Kuz away, and they may potentially trade THT away as well. My premise is it seems they don't like young players. We traded majority of our young players away and we have the oldest team in the league.
after trading many drafted young players, here are lakers under 25:
reaves - 23 - 1/2 - ufa that could have been drafted in 2nd round
monk - 23 - 2 - pick #11
tht - 20 - 1/2/3 - pick #46
sekou - 20 - 3/4 - pick #15
huff - 23 - 5 - ufa
this group is not bad...
monk/tht are legit players that can start and have good upside
reaves is already rotation player in the beginning of rookie year
reaves and monk can both shoot 3
sekou has talent on 2-way
huff is stretch 5 type on 2-way
chaundee brown is in south bay lakers now
Who is sekou and huff? Players that are not even signed to regular contracts. Why did you name them because it seems you are reaching for the sake of delivering a point. Out of your list, it's Monk, Reaves, and THT. I'll even add Nunn. What we have been doing is developing players or collect players that have potential, then we trade them for an older veteran, saving money, or making space for veterans. Hart, JC, Thomas Bryant, Zo, DLO, BI, Kuz, KCP..... and we let Julius Randle walk and didn't do enough to get Caruso back because he wasn't a main objective. We traded Zubac for rice and beans. That's why I'm wondering about Reaves. Are we developing him to extend for long term or will he be another casualty for a vet or making room for someone else?
I wonder if he keeps up his good play are the Lakers gonna extend him or trade him away like they do the rest of our young talent? It seems the front office don't like young players.
They literally extended THT.
They extended Kuz, but then traded him later.
Yes, they traded Kuz away, and they may potentially trade THT away as well. My premise is it seems they don't like young players. We traded majority of our young players away and we have the oldest team in the league.
Kuz was an anomaly. Only Non-Klutch client to get an extension since Lebron arrived.
Reaves needs to sign with Klutch if he wants the THT extension.
I wonder if he keeps up his good play are the Lakers gonna extend him or trade him away like they do the rest of our young talent? It seems the front office don't like young players.
They literally extended THT.
They extended Kuz, but then traded him later.
Yes, they traded Kuz away, and they may potentially trade THT away as well. My premise is it seems they don't like young players. We traded majority of our young players away and we have the oldest team in the league.
after trading many drafted young players, here are lakers under 25:
reaves - 23 - 1/2 - ufa that could have been drafted in 2nd round
monk - 23 - 2 - pick #11
tht - 20 - 1/2/3 - pick #46
sekou - 20 - 3/4 - pick #15
huff - 23 - 5 - ufa
this group is not bad...
monk/tht are legit players that can start and have good upside
reaves is already rotation player in the beginning of rookie year
reaves and monk can both shoot 3
sekou has talent on 2-way
huff is stretch 5 type on 2-way
chaundee brown is in south bay lakers now
Who is sekou and huff? Players that are not even signed to regular contracts. Why did you name them because it seems you are reaching for the sake of delivering a point. Out of your list, it's Monk, Reaves, and THT. I'll even add Nunn. What we have been doing is developing players or collect players that have potential, then we trade them for an older veteran, saving money, or making space for veterans. Hart, JC, Thomas Bryant, Zo, DLO, BI, Kuz, KCP..... and we let Julius Randle walk and didn't do enough to get Caruso back because he wasn't a main objective. We traded Zubac for rice and beans. That's why I'm wondering about Reaves. Are we developing him to extend for long term or will he be another casualty for a vet or making room for someone else?
and how good is your list of young players, bi/ball/hart were in pelicans together with zion and holiday.
what did they achieve?
nothing
nba is won with superstars.
you have superstars and the robins and role players will come.
without a single draft pick, we picked up young players with potential.
in particular, tht and monk have potential that can match any of the players on that list except may be bi.
i included huff and sekou because they are under contract.
and they can play 50 games for lakers this year.
except for caruso, all of the other players you listed were either traded or released for the goal of bringing in superstars.
so far, we have one championship to show, with the team a contender for the near future.
i did not include nunn because he is 26, and kcp did not belong in this list given his age.
Reaves has a lot of Joe Ingles in him. High IQ, solid shooter, Can handle the ball, good passer, not athletic but smart with the ball, and above average defense.
Reaves has a lot of Joe Ingles in him. High IQ, solid shooter, Can handle the ball, good passer, not athletic but smart with the ball, and above average defense.
100%
He is VeRY quick at making decisions just like caruso, and ingles. Def a high IQ player.
When he is on the floors lebron is constantly looking for him to get the ball moving.. what a great player. On defense he is the closest thing to kcp we have.
When Nunn, Ellington, and THT come back, joining Westbrook, Rondo, Reaves, Bradley, and Bazemore at the 1-3 spots, and Ariza comes back at the 3-4, the Lakers are going to have so many options for strong lineups with AD at the 5, I hope they will play that way more often.
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