A King and an Empire: The Official GOAT franchise Boss Angeles Lakers 2018-19 season

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I think the issue is that Rob needed to make this an attractive location not just for max free agents but for any free agents worth a fukk. Of course I’d prefer he did this deal working with the leverage we had. But I’m not going to give him hell for making a move.

Look at ainge right now. He kept holding on to his assets and now he’s looking like a fukkin a$$hole. Yeah, all of us had love for the kids and in a perfect world they’d be the depth on this team with AD and Bron. But are we supposed to just keep sitting by waiting on potential to maybe develop?

I’ve shytted on low budget Rob Lowe with the rest of them. But without any experienced front office guy as a guide, and with all that added pressure, I’m honestly not gon even give this man any shyt. Plus from all of the details we’ve been getting, the cap issue is moreso a media sensationalism piece that they’ve been using to continue selling stories.

Yes we could’ve got a better deal, but damn I’m not gon kill Rob just for doing what needed to be done.
Yeah, he had to get Brow in here sooner rather than later. If he waits, then it's likely no free agents of note are signing with the Lakers. This was not a deal LA could afford to let drag on all summer or into the season.

Now that AD is in the mix, they become an incredibly attractive destination and will probably get a few guys to come here for less.

Rob's done a good job so far. We'll see what he does as far as buying seconds and free agency but I like the early returns w/o Magic fukking things up and running his mouth.
 

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I’m with you breh, but at this point we don’t got much choice. Besides, we joke around about that LeGM shyt but for once I think that’s playing a real factor here. It’s the least he could do after that “playoff mode” bullshyt he tried to pull. If Bron helps to deliver Kawhi/AD and titles to LA it’s not a breh among us that can hate on that.

Let’s hope for the best, and even at worse we’ll have the money to sign nice complimentary players.


Even you don’t believe that:mjlol:
 

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Everything will be fine, if they get a max slot or not they can get solid pieces to fill out a roster. The big fish is here and he's only 26. The other big fish will be primed for a last hurrah over the next 2 seasons. Rob was in position of leverage but it's sort of better to overbid than to fukk around and get Paul George'd. This was his first big negotiation as "the man" in the Lakers FO so i'm sure that took part in it. The problem was anointing Rob the end-all be-all and not filling out a proper front office for this free agency class. Either way, with some good mid-level signings the Lakers are back for the foreseeable future
Yea but to me theres a big difference in signing kawhi/kyrie then signing a bunch of pieces. 3 star players is usually a sure-fire finals birth.
 

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Yeah, I’m sure he will go back to the team that traded him and kicked him on the way out
Magic, Byron, and B Shaw are all out the building. If Nets dont want him back, and you have an opportunity to play next to LeBron and AD..you take it. The fanbase already loves him. I still think he will be a Net though.
 

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@BigSm00ve props on that reddit drop breh. A lot of info to unpack there.

:mjlol: @ Kurt becoming the defacto PBO because 1) Phil dont want her ass no mo and 2) Linda was like :whoa: cuz she knows she don't know shyt

Also, :mjlol: if Jeanie is really begging Kobe to be the new "face". She not even asking breh to be the real President, she just wants the optics like Magic :hhh:.

Low key :mjpls: behavior on her part
 

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Skimmed that reddit shyt, either that’s real or someone is a real good writer. I’m definitely not surprised that Ballmer been dishing out cash to the media it’s been pretty obvious. But I also do take them as a real threat so we gotta be on p’s and q’s in a major way. If the front office comes in on some bullshyt we might lose him to Toronto or maybe even the clippers.

But it looks just like I thought, Lakers got all the big money opportunities and the chance to be a part of a legendary trio and guaranteed finals berths on the biggest brand in the sport. And his New Balance bag would be at its biggest. It’s honestly a once in a lifetime opportunity financially and basketball wise.
 

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We gotta try and get Kawhi or Kyrie. I'm not sure about Butler. But if we strike out on the max guys, SETH CURRY is a must. I want no excuses of why we don't sign him. I think we should be able to easily get him for 6-8 million a year. He's a great shooter and scrappy defender. He'll make the shots when AD and Bron kick the ball out to him.
 
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