Ballers Wanna Ball, Rollers Wanna Roll, But We're Taking All--The Official 2017-2018 Lakers Thread

[Reid2Achieve]

Good win but this has to be the most head scratching play I can ever remember. Lol @ Brook's reaction...

 

[CantStop]

Good win but this has to be the most head scratching play I can ever remember. Lol @ Brook's reaction...

This a$$hole wants to be a regular on Shaqtin a Fool

 

[Rakim Allah]

I learned from stanning Clarkson his first two years. Kuzma is better and more versatile than Clarkson but he's gonna need to provide more than scoring. If his shot is off, he's as useless as Clarkson. But one thing about Kuz, his work ethic > hollywood ass Clarkson

The Gawdson year(s)...

 

[Rakim Allah]

I'm willing to give Kuzma the benefit of the doubt for a while. Luke had him playing with Clarkson and Randle off the bench most of the season. For a late first round pick who not much was expected of (and he really had to prove himself), to be thrown into action with those two dominating shots/possession most of the time you're on the floor, you're gonna pick up bad habits.

He sure did pick them up quick.

 

[ALonelyDad]

Nice win, we can win the next 3 games as well (Kawhi might be out)

 

[theoretic]

Good win but this has to be the most head scratching play I can ever remember. Lol @ Brook's reaction...

You could honestly spend all day spotting all the different faces

 

[Guile]

The defensive effort was there tonight.

I wish everyone would stop taking so many threes though. That's just my personal taste though.

 

[Flex Luger]

Per WOJ:

The Los Angeles Lakers, needing to shed salary for summer free agency, had been hopeful of waiting until the end of the season to move Jordan Clarkson -- owed $26 million beyond this season -- but there's a mutual desire to find something sooner than later. The Lakers have made it clear that Clarkson, Julius Randle and Larry Nance are available.

Los Angeles has given up hope of unloading Luol Deng's contract in a trade, because it would simply necessitate attaching too many draft assets.

The Lakers and Deng haven't discussed a buyout since late November, but he can simply wait until the season is over to get the full balance of the $37 million owed to him once the Lakers inevitably use the waive and stretch provision to clear salary-cap space. How could the Lakers avoid Deng's money languishing on the cap for six years with the waive and stretch? Well, Deng would have to be so desperate to leave Los Angeles before season's end to sign elsewhere on a minimum deal that he'd forfeit the $18.8 million on the 2019-20 season of his contract and accept a buyout. That makes little sense to do, getting just a half-season of freedom to likely play only a few minutes per game elsewhere.

Woj: Buyers, sellers, untouchables and more trade buzz as deadline looms

 

[Flex Luger]

So Magic and Pelinka didn't want to trade Nance for Avery Bradley but their willing to trade him now ?

And it seems like the only guy that's safe from the old regime is Ingram.

 

[O.T.I.S.]

So Magic and Pelinka didn't want to trade Nance for Avery Bradley but their willing to trade him now ?

And it seems like the only guy that's safe from the old regime is Ingram.

Wtf was Avery Bradley going to do again?

I still don't think they want to trade Nance... I don't even want to trade Nance.

Hell, If Randle plays the way he played last night we could keep him the rest of the year too...

BUT, basketball teams don't want nothing to do with Lakers unless Nance/Ingram is involved. Thats the only reason Nance is on the blocks

 

[threattonature]

Good win but this has to be the most head scratching play I can ever remember. Lol @ Brook's reaction...

I still don’t think it tops him trying to throw it off the backboard and tossing it straight over.

 

[Flex Luger]

Wtf was Avery Bradley going to do again?

I still don't think they want to trade Nance... I don't even want to trade Nance.

Hell, If Randle plays the way he played last night we could keep him the rest of the year too...

BUT, basketball teams don't want nothing to do with Lakers unless Nance/Ingram is involved. Thats the only reason Nance is on the blocks

Bradley would do everything that KCP was suppose to do for the team.

 

[O.T.I.S.]

Bradley would do everything that KCP was suppose to do for the team.

I agree but we didn't have to give up Nance for that..

Nobody really expected KCP to be this dumb

Hell, Josh Hart can do what KCP can do already

Nance is young, athletic big. And if the plan was to give up Randle then i dont know.. Trade wouldn't have benefited that much imo

 

[Flex Luger]

I agree but we didn't have to give up Nance for that..

Nobody really expected KCP to be this dumb

Hell, Josh Hart can do what KCP can do already

Nance is young, athletic big. And if the plan was to give up Randle then i dont know.. Trade wouldn't have benefited that much imo

shyt I kinda figured KCP was dumb when he turned down $80M from Detroit

 

[ALonelyDad]

Nance isn’t that great but he is a good player to get fans excited, I hope we are getting decent players in return and not just dumping by the guys