Cooked Kings, bytchmade bigs, and shytty snitches: Your 2022-23 GOAT franchise Boss Angeles Lakers season thread

[jaydawg08]

We can't really go after anyone unless it's a sign and trade with DLO. New CBA and no cap space. Rob would have to pull some crazy scenarios to get anyone because of that.

And honestly Raptors are probably ready to blow it up and start over. You def need some other PG as step #1 or #2

 

[HoldThisL]

 

[Anerdyblackguy]

Kyle is a funny dude

 

[Dipsey Doo]

D'Tective is a journeyman at this point and shouldn't be considered part of any "young core".

 

[jay211]

Rob basically said we keeping Rui and Reaves, so that's good. We need to get rid of DLO and Kyrie,.

 

[Don Homer]

 

[Black Mamba]

Kyle is a funny dude

Man the nerve of this nikka
Rui and especially Reaves showed more potential than Kuzma who absolutely regressed the yr after.
I still remember MPJ punking this nikka in the bubble and him tryna gon shot for shyt vs him in that series

 

[Regular_P]

Kyle is a funny dude

What a bozo. Dude stunk it up in both postseasons, especially the series against Phoenix. He has the same lack of self awareness as D'Tective.

 

[Hater]

Not to defend Rob but I'm pretty sure Kuz said in a interview he wanted to leave and be his own man

 

[Torrential]

so how much cap space we got with lebron retiring

Who’s the LWO salary cap expert . We wanna see our options

 

[10bandz]

so how much cap space we got with lebron retiring

Who’s the LWO salary cap expert . We wanna see our options

I think we'd be fukked if Bron retired

What LeBron James potential retirement means for the Lakers' cap space & Kyrie Irving as NBA offseason looms | Sporting News

After being eliminated from the playoffs, LeBron James hinted at the possibility of retiring early. What would that mean for the Lakers this summer, and what would their options be in replacing him?

www.sportingnews.com

What the Lakers could do to replace LeBron James if he retires​

In short answer, they can't. If LeBron were to retire, then the Lakers would obviously be in serious trouble. He was still very good last season, and the team managed just a 13-14 record in games that he missed.

It gets worse though — his $46.9 million salary in 2023-24 and $50.6 million in 2024-25 would still stay on their cap sheet for bookkeeping purposes. As salary cap expert Larry c00n's FAQ states, "Any money paid to a player is included in team salary, even if the player is no longer playing or has retired."

What that means is that LeBron's money would not get added back to the Lakers' potential cap space. Thirty-five percent of their salary cap would be completely dead money over the next two years.

If bron wants to screw over all the fans that refuse to embrace him.....retiring would do the trick

 

[Dr. Narcisse]

Focusing on the 3rd star when our 2 stars got outplayed by Jokic and Jamal. Some of y’all don’t learn. I’m more focused on how we can get more players like Reaves and Rui than a 3rd “star”. What 3rd star did Denver have? Don’t tell me it’s Aaron Gordon because he was less impactful than Reaves so that would imply Reaves is a 3rd star. I wish we had Danny Ainge as the GM. He would tear this whole shyt up. Look at the honest built Utah Jazz and how well they played. If they didn’t intentionally tank, they would have had a better record than us.

The gap between Jokic/Muray and Bron/AD was actually much smaller than one would think. And that was a one time career best series for Murray. Only thing close was against the Jazz in the bubble. The real factor, which people have said all along, the Nuggets had six guys play well compared to the Lakers 4.

DLO being a disaster is why the series is not 2-2 right now instead of getting swept. He couldnt just be average like a KCP or Brown.

But we benefitted from Jordan Poole being trash so those are the breaks. However, this series of all series no one saw DLO being complete ass. Except maybe @Regular_P

 

[Dr. Narcisse]

I think we'd be fukked if Bron retired

What LeBron James potential retirement means for the Lakers' cap space & Kyrie Irving as NBA offseason looms | Sporting News

After being eliminated from the playoffs, LeBron James hinted at the possibility of retiring early. What would that mean for the Lakers this summer, and what would their options be in replacing him?

www.sportingnews.com

If bron wants to screw over all the fans that refuse to embrace him.....retiring would do the trick

 

[10bandz]

What If LeBron James Retired While Still Under Lakers Contract?

James still has two years remaining on his deal.

clutchpoints.com

While some players retire at the end of their contracts, James still has two years left on his Lakers deal and even if his comments were heat of the moment, it’s still worth looking into the process and potential ramifications.

According to ESPN NBA front office insider Bobby Marks, it all depends on if a player decides to walk away from playing basketball or officially retires and gets placed on the voluntary retired list.

“When a player officially retires and is still under contract, he would be placed on the voluntary retired list only if the commissioner is notified by writing by both player and team for which he has played,” Marks explained. “I have not seen that happen since Jason Williams in 2008. … It is an extremely rare condition.

“In the unlikely case that James goes this route, he would forego the remaining two years left on his contract — $46.9 million and $50.6 million — and any money paid to James is included in team salary even if the player is no longer playing or has retired. … Here’s the kicker to all this — no player whose name appears on any team’s voluntary retired list shall, without the unanimous consent of the board of governors, be permitted to engage in any regular season game within a period of one year from the date that his name was placed on that list.”

So what if James decides not to go on the voluntary retired list?

The Lakers would still not get cap relief — unless the four-time champion went through a buyout or waiver process like Tim Duncan did when he retired in 2016 despite having a $5.6 million player option the following season.

“So James would still collect his salary in 2023/24, it would still count against the Lakers’ cap ledger unless the Lakers decide to suspend him for withholding services a la what happened in Philadelphia with Ben Simmons,” Marks added. “I do not see that happening either.

“The only way the Lakers would get cap relief is if James agreed to a buyout and would then agree to go through the waiver process. Again, this is highly unlikely.”

Wow bron really holds all the cards here. fukk all the retirement talk brehs, I rather deal with Bron and his stans than dead money

 

[Jalether]

It's not over yet. lakers in 9
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