D'Angelo Russell traded to the Nets for Brook Lopez & 27th pick

[Kairi Irving]

What exactly is your username suppose to be op :Kyrie1:

Uh, Stay in yo lane.

 

[KOBE]

It was stupid to do the trade now, sort of like the Cavs just throwing Wiggins away rather than seeing what he looked like with them. At least see what Lonzo/Russell looks like together.

Would Lonzo/Russell ever be a good defensive backcourt? Nah, they wouldn't.

Would Lakers have made the playoffs next year with their current roster? Nah, they wouldn't. Hard to attract free agents while being an utterly shyt team that looks like it has no real promise, which has been our problem for quite awhile now. We actually have a chance at the playoffs with Lopez if we can get George, but it would have been a long shot had we stuck with Lonzo/Russell.

I don't agree with trading him now, but there were reasons to trade him off now especially when it comes to attracting future free agents.

 

[Malta]

Mozgov deal is a hell of a lot easier to move than dengs

I think they can still find a taker for Deng, there's always some team out there with room and the need to believe in a veteran in their locker room.

So what difference does it make to attach DLO now and at the trade deadline? Even if it was gonna work between him and ball, DLO was the only piece that could be traded. Randle doesn't have value like that and BI is off the table and so is Lonzo. At best, we could have gotten maybe a 10- 15 pick instead of the 27th?

I'd still rather see what the pair looks like before I move Russell, I mean at least get a summer league out of it. For all you know the offense could have been some devastating shyt, now the Lakers have to scramble to find shooting. I'm just not a fan of trading away young players on rookie deals.

 

[Malta]

Would Lonzo/Russell ever be a good defensive backcourt? Nah, they wouldn't.

Would Lakers have made the playoffs next year with their current roster? Nah, they wouldn't. Hard to attract free agents while being an utterly shyt team that looks like it has no real promise, which has been our problem for quite awhile now. We actually have a chance at the playoffs with Lopez if we can get George, but it would have been a long shot had we stuck with Lonzo/Russell.

I don't agree with trading him now, but there were reasons to trade him off now especially when it comes to attracting future free agents.

Bruh, they aren't making the playoffs next year without George being traded there regardless of who is in the backcourt.

 

[John Reena]

If I was Magic, I'd find sum GM dumb enuff to trade great assets for da "promise" of Ingram. Ingram lookin like a bust.

 

[42 Monks]

a defenseless backcourt isn't even strange lol

 

[42 Monks]

Bruh, they aren't making the playoffs next year without George being traded there regardless of who is in the backcourt.

They'd need PG and SO much more talent just to make the playoffs in the West

PG and Boogie probably ain't even enough for homecourt either

 

[Torrential]

I never understood some Laker fans love for Russell. His ceiling is 6th man/energy guy off da bench. Son wasn't gonna be a allstar leading da Lakers to multiple titles.

How can you say that? He was only 20 years old? You don't really know who an NBA player is gonna be until they're 24 and fully developed. I don't think it's a bold statement to say he could have been an allstar

 

[Malta]

They'd need PG and SO much more talent just to make the playoffs in the West

PG and Boogie probably ain't even enough for homecourt either

My dude @KOBE really said Lopez in the same sentence as playoffs, like he's the missing piece

 

[Kairi Irving]

If I was Magic, I'd find sum GM dumb enuff to trade great assets for da "promise" of Ingram. Ingram lookin like a bust.

Ingram for LaMarcus Aldridge

 

[AkaDemiK]

U nikkas really think this shyt is 2k

 

[The Fire]

Randle doesn't have the wingspan of Draymond...without their elite DEF, Warriors would be an updated version of mid-2000s Suns...and Draymond anchors that def, in which Randle does not have the ability to do bc of his t-rex arms

If all goes right, Ball could be a 12-8-5 player as a rookie. I see Jason Kidd in him. The Lakers will need him to be able to shoot at a 45% clip tho.

Ingram does possess Durant like traits, and he did improve as a rook. Durant said himself it's like looking in the mirror watching Ingram. Ingram's ceiling to me is 27-7-3 on decent %s (47-82-36).

there's nothing that suggests ingram will be a 27 point scorer like KD
KD is one of the best scorers in history, Ingram just has his frame

 

[Kairi Irving]

U nikkas really think this shyt is 2k

Which is what I said, they think I'm crazy or stupid for saying keeping a young core together and letting them grow is retarded lol


nikkas want PG13 who won't lead them to shyt but the 8th seed and swept then get Bron who's old

A lot of these dudes got exposed in this thread

 

[KOBE]

Would Lonzo/Russell ever be a good defensive backcourt? Nah, they wouldn't.

Would Lakers have made the playoffs next year with their current roster? Nah, they wouldn't. Hard to attract free agents while being an utterly shyt team that looks like it has no real promise, which has been our problem for quite awhile now. We actually have a chance at the playoffs with Lopez if we can get George, but it would have been a long shot had we stuck with Lonzo/Russell.

I don't agree with trading him now, but there were reasons to trade him off now especially when it comes to attracting future free agents.

Bruh, they aren't making the playoffs next year without George being traded there regardless of who is in the backcourt.

I'm aware.

Had we gotten George and kept DLo we probably wouldn't make the playoffs. With George/Lopez we probably can. :shrugkobe:

 

[Controversy]

there's nothing that suggests ingram will be a 27 point scorer like KD
KD is one of the best scorers in history, Ingram just has his frame

Ingram has touch, athletic ability, and a better handle than most guys 6'10

If you watched him at the end of the season, you could see he was starting to adjust to the nba game.

He can score at all three levels but he wasn't physically ready last season for the grind of an 82 game season.

There's a reason that Magic has said he's untouchable!