Don’ be a Sabo while chasin’ 4 rings in LA: 2021-22 GOAT franchise Boss Angeles Lakers season thread

[Admiral Ackbar]

These are all really bad examples.

Griffin wasnt panning out and he punched an employee and was injured a lot. He wasn't a signed free agent.

Kawhi went there to be with family. And as far as I know Kawhi ain't doing shyt and even the Clippers are doing right by him.

Tatum and Brown were drafted and are doing well why would they force their way out? If they get injured though it'll be a different story. Ask IT.


Wade went back to Miami. And they still doing right by Udoins Haslem.

Remember LA signed an aging Kobe to a large contract as a thank you. We all knew he wasn't going to get a ring but he got a contract anyways. People bytched and moaned it would set the Lakers back. Kobe still recruited for them.

Stars or not, Kobe and Bron are not the same when it comes to Lakers lore. Kobe was born and bred a Laker. Bron is a mercenary.

 

[Captain Crunch]

Best case realistic scenario for the off-season and next year:

• Don't trade any more picks
• Sign some young players(maybe find a contributor or two who's in the G-league or on an overseas roster).
• Have Russ come off the bench
• Accept that AD is injury prone and give him the Kawhi treatment. Don't play him back to backs; load management, and expect him to miss half the year.

Hopefully the Lakers can treadmill it out in 2023 and 2024, then go full youth movement as y'all get control of your picks.

 

[Sinnerman]

 

[Long Live The Kane]

Stars or not, Kobe and Bron are not the same when it comes to Lakers lore. Kobe was born and bred a Laker. Bron is a mercenary.

I agree with homie, it’s not a good look to end with Bron and Klutch on bad terms…there’s certain shyt that you accept when you sign him in the first place, we all knew the play….shyt ain’t play out perfectly but Bron still brought the franchise back to prominence and won a chip, don’t think they should play the cutthroat purely transactional game unless their hard is forced

 

[LexDiamonds]

Charlotte has been increasingly mentioned by league insiders as a team to watch on the Westbrook front. All-Star guard LaMelo Ball is firmly ensconced as the Hornets’ face of the franchise and on-the-ball star, but one scenario making the rounds is a belief that the Hornets could emerge with Westbrook interest in the name of creating some financial flexibility. Gordon Hayward has two seasons left on a four-year, $120 million contract and has appeared in only 49 of Charlotte’s 79 games this season. Terry Rozier has performed well this season, with an above-average PER of 17.36, but next season is Year 1 of a four-year, $97 million extension.

The Lakers gain the ability to trade an additional future first-round pick in 2029 in July after having only the 2027 first to shop at the deadline, which increases their optionality with Houston or any other potential trade partner. It’s also conceivable that the Rockets, plenty weary of their own saga with Wall, could lessen their demands (two second-rounders?) as both Wall and Westbrook enter the final year of their current contracts. Unless the Rockets think they can trade Wall elsewhere, these discussions are bound to be renewed.

The Lakers, league sources say, have not ruled out simply parting ways with Westbrook via the waive-and-stretch provision. A straight release of Westbrook that essentially transforms his mammoth player option for next season into what lives on their books as a three-year deal in the $15 million range annually would move the Lakers out of luxury-tax territory and make it far easier for them to retain free agent-to-be Malik Monk, who at times has unexpectedly appeared to be the Lakers’ most dependable player not named LeBron James throughout a nightmarish 31-48 campaign. Facilitating Monk’s return might be reason enough for the Lakers to go this route and is expected, league sources say, to be under consideration.

– via Marc Stein @ marcstein.substack.com

 

[Rekkapryde]

(edit: Cam in Lakers garb in this gif too. I feel it in the spirit!!!! )

 

[JJ Lions]

Lebron shouldn't have said anything, this graphic is funny

 

[Voice of Reason]

Jordan is about to bail them out

 

[Voice of Reason]

Best case realistic scenario for the off-season and next year:

• Don't trade any more picks
• Sign some young players(maybe find a contributor or two who's in the G-league or on an overseas roster).
• Have Russ come off the bench
• Accept that AD is injury prone and give him the Kawhi treatment. Don't play him back to backs; load management, and expect him to miss half the year.

Hopefully the Lakers can treadmill it out in 2023 and 2024, then go full youth movement as y'all get control of your picks.

That's not happening they are absolutely trading those picks and hopefully THT.


And there is a high likelihood that Lebron signs a 1 + 1 extension.

 

[Admiral Ackbar]

Thank goodness there's a worse owner



Also, still relevant to say "Do it, Mitch!!!!"

 

[steph_harden]

Jordan is about to bail them out

Imagine if they really got Scary Terry and Hayward back tho

Even tho a "healthy Hayward" is the same thing as a healthy AD. Pure folklore...

 

[areohbee824]

Gordon Hayward, Washington and Oubre salaries work for Russ, doubt they're gonna give up Terry

 

[steph_harden]

dame to LA would be another disaster.

Dame is one of the GOAT shooters. If he's healthy it would never go the Westbrick way

 

[Voice of Reason]

Imagine if they really got Scary Terry and Hayward back tho

Even tho a "healthy Hayward" is the same thing as a healthy AD. Pure folklore...

Hell Oubre/ Hayward/ and a min guy would be a come up.



If Nunn comes back and Monk signs the MLE all they would need is a center or Power Forward.



I would try to trade THT for Chris Boucher or Mo Bamba.

 

[Sinnerman]

Gordon Hayward, Washington and Oubre salaries work for Russ, doubt they're gonna give up Terry

Yeah I would think Hayward and Oubre would come back to us. Wonder if Pelinka can swindle the Hornets off a couple second round picks

I'd flip Oubre to somewhere else if we can. Dude is a knucklehead