theGoldmangod
All Star
True, but if I'm Bron I don't want to wait another year unless I'm waiting to steal Klay Thompson or some shyt. I wouldn't wait for the prospect of Bron/Kawhi/George, but I'd wait for Bron/Kawhi/Thompson.
LA can renounce all free agent cap holds (Randle, Lopez, etc.) and get the room for 2 max slots. No S&T trade necessary for LeBron and if you're going for Kawhi/third star you can't afford to trade for him anyway.
Working out a S&T with Cleveland is difficult because they don't have any incentive to help LeBron, they're not taking Deng back and also not getting one of Kuzma/Ingram. And I think it's going to take both of them to get SA to take back Deng and get a Kawhi trade done. Even if you S&T for Lebron and signed PG you wouldn't have the space to sign Kawhi in 2019, so if LA wants him they have to get him this summer. SA knows that and that's why the Lakers will have to bend further than other teams to get him...that and because that's the team he truly wants to play for.
Kawhi gonna have to say "I will only resign with Lakers" and drop value or some shyt
Drip Bayless
Superstar
They leaked this shyt so the Spurs have no leverageThe unfortunate thing about this situation is that his camp seems to be doing all the talking. They are saying the exact opposite of what the spurs staff/players and some media personnel that claim to have insider knowledge of the situation is saying
If the Lakers ain’t talking bout sending at least Kuz/Hart, Ingram, and some picks id let this mf sit another year and try to paint him as some kind of malcontent to tank his value
Ain’t nothing wrong with leaving but this is some bytch nikka shyt and the only ones cool with it are Laker fans
ajnapoleon
Veteran
And some wonder why players don't tell the team they want to be traded ....
instead the leave as a free agent
because if you tell them you not re-uping you get a year of them trying to toss dirt on your name
and when you don't want to go to just anywhere your being un-fair to the team you want to leave...
so to me just do not answer the questions play hard and leave as a free agent
Drip Bayless
Superstar
One thing I will enjoy about this off-season is these juelzing ass Laker fans
Half of them on Brons dikk after they been talking down on him for the last 10 years
Other half say they don’t want the best player in the world
Half of them on Brons dikk after they been talking down on him for the last 10 years
Other half say they don’t want the best player in the world
Drip Bayless
Superstar
If he deserved the respect then his organization would be wrong for doing him like that. But he has been acting like a malcontent. If you wanna leave then let it be known or not, as long as you fulfill whatever commitment you still have to the team. Faking an injury to sit out cause you wanna leaveAnd some wonder why players don't tell the team they want to be traded ....
instead the leave as a free agent
because if you tell them you not re-uping you get a year of them trying to toss dirt on your name
and when you don't want to go to just anywhere your being un-fair to the team you want to leave...
so to me just do not answer the questions play hard and leave as a free agent
Mf ain’t even have the decency to show up to playoff games
He don’t deserve special treatment
theGoldmangod
All Star
S&T wouldn't be necessary to make it happen, but LA can't offer full max, if I'm not mistaken, without Bird Rights, which they can only get in sign and trade. And I think the absolute max is what Bron will/should demand at this point in his career. But like I said, the allure of stealing one more ring might be worth leaving a little money on the table and signing outright, rather than going for s&t.
I agree with you about SA though. They prob take both Kuzma and Ingram, maybe also a couple picks. But I don't think Bron will want to leave any money on the table, which is the complicating factor imo. But Bron might end up just signing outright, no sign and trade, to a one year deal. I think if he does that and were to stay with the Lakers after the yr is up, the Lakers would have his Bird Rights and could max him then.
ajnapoleon
Veteran
If he deserved the respect then his organization would be wrong for doing him like that. But he has been acting like a malcontent. If you wanna leave then let it be known or not, as long as you fulfill whatever commitment you still have to the team. Faking an injury to sit out cause you wanna leave
Mf ain’t even have the decency to show up to playoff games
He don’t deserve special treatment
See thats the thing I dont think he was faking I think what set KL off was all the leaks and the old heads like tony and Manu saying shyt here and there ...
then it just snow balled
thats just what I think went own and since KL dont talk who knows
You alluded to it bird rights don't matter to him, he won't be signing a 4-5 year contract. His years in the league guarantees he'll see 35.4 mil on the market (he'll make 35.6 if he opted in the final year with CLE), PG will see 30 mil.
PG will sign the longer term deal, Bron will sign 1+1 and opt out after the first year.
Drip Bayless
Superstar
He BEEN cleared by the Spurs staff for monthsSee thats the thing I dont think he was faking I think what set KL off was all the leaks and the old heads like tony and Manu saying shyt here and there ...
then it just snow balled
thats just what I think went own and since KL dont talk who knows
Even his own doctors cleared him before the playoffs started or in the early rounds if I’m not mistaken
They rightfully called him out
Verbal Kint
Superstar
lotteryplaya
Winning a big lottery jackpot is my dream.
This. Plus that article said LeBron's whimsAgents always tell the truth ?
That's not exactly objective writing. Sounds more like Fat Boy Lebatard or Pat Riley sending more shots at LeBron.
Two titles wasn't enough they will still hate on the man until the day they die.
Brief Keef
Superstar
Kang Deezy
Overall Nice Guy
I’d do Hayward and picks.