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I watched the Pacers, Lance gets lots of buzz for being funniest clown in the league, but no he is not a good player. He barely qualifies for average, does alot of boneheaded things, and his defence nor his shooting is stand out. You you have to ask, what is he supposed to add, if not experience or some bench leadership.
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Congrats @zizinho @King of Kings @Salvo @j0ker did I miss anyone else? there's too many of you...anyways, enjoy him. should be awesome to have someone like LeBron on your team, dude makes for exitement and is still the best player in the league after 15 years and shows no signs of stopping
I'm so gonna try to get tix when the Lakers come to town.
they're gonna be so fucking stupid expensive
Can't fault PG either, gotta get his.
KCP? is that porzingis?
I'm so gonna try to get tix when the Lakers come to town.
they're gonna be so fucking stupid expensiveCan't fault PG either, gotta get his.
KCP? is that porzingis?
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lol seriously? people are in for a surprise come playoff time
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i knew it, Lebron loves crazy Lance
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do you think we would beat Warriors with whatever possible best players available we surround James with? i dont, atleast not this following season, assuming all Warriors are healthy. better wait for 2019-20 and onwards, gotta keep the young core and possibly add Kawhi, and Warriors will get fatigued mentally and physically at some point
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did you watch them in the series vs the Cavaliers? if that Stephenson shows up come playoff time, its a great addition
with Lebron just having had his arguably best playoff performance I think you stood a good chance next season if you created a mix of experienced winners and youth. I haven't watched Lakers much and don't know how true this is, but the general opinion is that you have some very good young guns. given how shaky the Warriors where already this season (I think they'd have lost against the Rockets if not for Chris Paul getting injured), I think you'd stand a good chance against them with Lebron + Cousins f.e., I wouldn't bet that James will be the same players in 2019/20 and even if he is, it's highly unlikely he'll keep it up for a 3rd or 4th year
I guess you can ask Lebron that question, since there is no way the Lakers even think of signing him unless Lebron gave him the green light. And if it is for bench help, how is that an issue? There is no way he would be a starter on this team.
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Not Necessarily. Let's assume that he is still the same Lebron next year. He could have signed a 1 +1 deal where he could have opted out, and re-signed for even bigger money. The trend with Lebron is that he always signs these 1 +1 contracts, just in case the team he is on isn't doing everything they can to win a championship. For him to sign a 4 year deal with the Lakers, at his age, considering the ridiculous amount of money he left on the table not only by not staying in Cleveland, but the exorbitant amount of California income tax, so shows that he has faith in Magic Johnson.
Right now in the NBA there are no peers to Lebron. Lebron on his own changes the entire dynamic of the league whenever he is a free agent. The only person in the basketball world who can be considered as his peer, in terms of NBA career, outside business interests, and philanthropy is Magic Johnson. They are kindred spirits. Magic is possibly the only person who truly "gets" him.
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Not Necessarily. Let's assume that he is still the same Lebron next year. He could have signed a 1 +1 deal where he could have opted out, and re-signed for even bigger money. The trend with Lebron is that he always signs these 1 +1 contracts, just in case the team he is on isn't doing everything they can to win a championship. For him to sign a 4 year deal with the Lakers, at his age, considering the ridiculous amount of money he left on the table not only by not staying in Cleveland, but the exorbitant amount of California income tax, so shows that he has faith in Magic Johnson.
Right now in the NBA there are no peers to Lebron. Lebron on his own changes the entire dynamic of the league whenever he is a free agent. The only person in the basketball world who can be considered as his peer, in terms of NBA career, outside business interests, and philanthropy is Magic Johnson. They are kindred spirits. Magic is possibly the only person who truly "gets" him.
Ofcourse not starter, not much team left where he can start. But why does it matter if Bird likes him (same Pacers who released him) or if LeBron approves if Lance is still an incredibly blow IQ player who would be shunned already for his on court performance if it wasn't for his colourful character.
It's kinda extra amusing that LeBron contention in Cavs press conferences at end was importance of playing with more high IQ players. And the first two guys signed by Lakers when he joins is Lance and McGee. Can't get more low IQ then that, unless your name is Dwight Howard.
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It's kinda extra amusing that LeBron contention in Cavs press conferences at end was importance of playing with more high IQ players. And the first two guys signed by Lakers when he joins is Lance and McGee. Can't get more low IQ then that, unless your name is Dwight Howard.
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And where the FUCK did all of you Laker fans come from? 
Get the fuck off of the bandwagon
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They already have 2 high IQ players in Ingram and Ball. What they needed was more toughness and playoff experience. Again, we are talking about probably the 9th and tenth players off the bench for the Lakers. The big difference is that the low IQ players Lebron was referencing were players that were in the starting 5. You will not see McGee and Lance on the court in the last minute of an NBA Finals game.
Get the fuck off of the bandwagon
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They already have 2 high IQ players in Ingram and Ball. What they needed was more toughness and playoff experience. Again, we are talking about probably the 9th and tenth players off the bench for the Lakers. The big difference is that the low IQ players Lebron was referencing were players that were in the starting 5. You will not see McGee and Lance on the court in the last minute of an NBA Finals game.
If they can sign Clint Capela to an offer sheet that Houston can't match, then you can say good bye to Randle. I would much rather have Capela than Randle, anyway. All of that goes out the window if they renounce randle, stretch Deng, and somehow convince Boogie to come on board.
Can they sign Kawhi next year if they sign Boogie this year? It can be done, but it would be difficult. Hence, the insistence by the Lakers that they are only signing unrestricted free agents to 1 year contracts, to preserve that cap space.
Can they sign Kawhi next year if they sign Boogie this year? It can be done, but it would be difficult. Hence, the insistence by the Lakers that they are only signing unrestricted free agents to 1 year contracts, to preserve that cap space.