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[Post Ironic]

Please go back to the aforementioned trades and tell me how far in advance there were names thrown out there. Please do. And compare that to what is going on here. It doesn't matter if those proposals are true or not if the front office doesn't comment on it.

This front office has handled things very badly on this, in my opinion. They did nothing to quell any of these rumors. And the big difference here is that it is obviously apparent that this front office only cares about making Lebron happy. Were these offers made up? They didn't come from some random dude on the internet. They came from respected journalists who work for both teams.

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But let's play this little game.

Let's say, in a pie in the sky world, the Lakers give up all their young assets and multiple1st round picks for AD. They then have the money to sign, let's say Kyrie Irving.

Who plays with them? A bunch of mid 30 somethings for the veteran minimum?

Would you take those 3 plus a couple of veteran minimum guys over what Philadelphia could potentially have for the next few years, considering they want to keep both Butler and Harris?

It's not even close to as good.

And let's not forget that we would have thrown our entire future away for maybe 1 championship. Maybe.

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When the Lakers signed Lebron, my hope was that another free agent would come the following season to not only play with him, but these young kids as well. To do what Golden State did, which quite frankly is the best way to do it. But that is not what this front office is looking to do. Not even close.

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And Skip Bayless, of all people, just nailed it perfectly.

Again, relax a little. I'm not saying you have to think everything is fine and dandy, everything is roses, but It's unhealthy to get this upset and angry before anything at all has actually happened. Everything thus far is fluff. Let's see how the rest of the season and then summer plays out before we go off the deep end here. Lot's of time for things to work themselves out, dude.

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And I think that any rational Lakers fan knew that this year was not going to be the year to be competing for the title. But what were expecting was a playoff caliber team where lebron and these kids would grow into playing with one another., and then start making a push next year.

Instead, it appears as if this whole fucking thing has now been sabotaged from within.

In bold. Time to wait and see what happens. Have a little faith in the franchise, my man.

We're not a team like the 76ers ( )that hasn't won a championship in over 35 years. Even if this project fails, we'll return to relevance in the next project.

 

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[KB824]

Again, relax a little. I'm not saying you have to think everything is fine and dandy, everything is roses, but It's unhealthy to get this upset and angry before anything at all has actually happened. Everything thus far is fluff. Let's see how the rest of the season and then summer plays out before we go off the deep end here. Lot's of time for things to work themselves out, dude.

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In bold. Time to wait and see what happens. Have a little faith in the franchise, my man.

We're not a team like the 76ers ( )that hasn't won a championship in over 35 years. Even if this project fails, we'll return to relevance in the next project.

And how long will that take? Another 6 years of not making the playoffs?

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And for the record, I would much rather have Philadelphia's roster than ours right now. By a country mile. And let's not forget that for a while they were just as bad as us, if not worse.

So Philadelphia is a really bad example to use.

 

[zizinho]

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Love this trade. Bullock is perfect for the team right now. And his contract expires at the end of the season, so perfect for freeing up cap space if needed. We aren't making a move that's going to win us a title before deadline, but this will help us into the playoffs, and at least put a decent showing in. Much needed 3 and D, that Svi just wasn't showing yet, unfortunately.

https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/...zling-reggie-bullock-for-svi-mykhailiuk-swap/

Eh, i dont understand this. We have been praising Svi to have potential to be one of the best shooters in the game all the time. I think he has been playing well whenever entering the game (which was usually insultingly little time), but Walton subbed him out quickly after a few solid defensive possessions and 1-2 missed 3s. We gave up an asset for an expiring which was unnecesary imo.

But good luck to Reggie anyway

 

[Post Ironic]

And how long will that take? Another 6 years of not making the playoffs?

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And for the record, I would much rather have Philadelphia's roster than ours right now. By a country mile. And let's not forget that for a while they were just as bad as us, if not worse.

So Philadelphia is a really bad example to use.

It's not about whether you'd rather have Philadelphia's roster. It's about having a little faith in the project, that regardless of what you say hasn't been blown up yet. It's about not losing it because we've been in a shitty half-dozen year stretch after a dozen years of unrivalled success.

That's good that Philadelphia has a good roster for the first time in 35 years. I'm happy for them. I'm also far happier that the Lakers have won 10 Championships since 1980, 5 of them since 2000. We'll always end up relevant, through some bad years and the draft, or through trades and free agency. We're always going to have far greater pull than teams in comparably shit markets with a fraction of the history like Philadelphia. They have to rely on terrible years and the draft to have a chance in hell at relevance. That's great it worked out for them this time, drafting Embiid and Simmons.

And I'm not of the opinion that we're going to hell in a handbasket here. Things are worrying, sure, but as I said, let's see what happens this season and through free agency before melting down.

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Eh, i dont understand this. We have been praising Svi to have potential to be one of the best shooters in the game all the time. I think he has been playing well whenever entering the game (which was usually insultingly little time), but Walton subbed him out quickly after a few solid defensive possessions and 1-2 missed 3s. We gave up an asset for an expiring which was unnecesary imo.

But good luck to Reggie anyway

He has potential to be a very good shooter, but not one of the best in the game... We can also resign Bullock, and apparently his cap hold is pretty low, so it can be possible while keeping max space available dependent on other contracts of course.

Bullock is young too, and clearly a superior player and shooter.

 

[KB824]

It's not about whether you'd rather have Philadelphia's roster. It's about having a little faith in the project, that regardless of what you say hasn't been blown up yet. It's about not losing it because we've been in a shitty half-dozen year stretch after a dozen years of unrivalled success.

That's good that Philadelphia has a good roster for the first time in 35 years. I'm happy for them. I'm also far happier that the Lakers have won 10 Championships since 1980, 5 of them since 2000. We'll always end up relevant, through some bad years and the draft, or through trades and free agency. We're always going to have far greater pull than teams in comparably shit markets with a fraction of the history like Philadelphia. They have to rely on terrible years and the draft to have a chance in hell at relevance. That's great it worked out for them this time, drafting Embiid and Simmons.

And I'm not of the opinion that we're going to hell in a handbasket here. Things are worrying, sure, but as I said, let's see what happens this season and through free agency before melting down.

I had complete faith in the rebuilding project. You know this. Don't act like I had no faith. I was the one championing a youth movement for at least the past 5 years. And speaking of Philadelphia. Did they suddenly blow everything up? Did they not stick to their plan? I believe they did. And that is the part that is worrying me. We don't appear to be sticking to a plan, nor are we even the ones who appear to be driving this bus.

 

[zizinho]

It's not about whether you'd rather have Philadelphia's roster. It's about having a little faith in the project, that regardless of what you say hasn't been blown up yet. It's about not losing it because we've been in a shitty half-dozen year stretch after a dozen years of unrivalled success.

That's good that Philadelphia has a good roster for the first time in 35 years. I'm happy for them. I'm also far happier that the Lakers have won 10 Championships since 1980, 5 of them since 2000. We'll always end up relevant, through some bad years and the draft, or through trades and free agency. We're always going to have far greater pull than teams in comparably shit markets with a fraction of the history like Philadelphia. They have to rely on terrible years and the draft to have a chance in hell at relevance. That's great it worked out for them this time, drafting Embiid and Simmons.

And I'm not of the opinion that we're going to hell in a handbasket here. Things are worrying, sure, but as I said, let's see what happens this season and through free agency before melting down.

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He has potential to be a very good shooter, but not one of the best in the game... We can also resign Bullock, and apparently his cap hold is pretty low, so it can be possible while keeping max space available dependent on other contracts of course.

Bullock is young too, and clearly a superior player and shooter.

What i saw from him is really good. Only thing that was missing was a consistent shot, which cant come if you play so little every now and then. His fundamentals are all fantastic, he can handle the ball well and run the pnr. His lack of strength and wingspan prevents him to defend well when switching on bigger players, but thats a slight issue if he can shoot 38%+ from 3, which i think he can do.

Bullock is currently better yes, but we are doing what i didnt want us to when James arrived, sign older players to fit with his timeline. He was supposed to fit in here, not make us change the plan. But oh well, atleast the star kids are still here

 

[Post Ironic]

I had complete faith in the rebuilding project. You know this. Don't act like I had no faith. I was the one championing a youth movement for at least the past 5 years. And speaking of Philadelphia. Did they suddenly blow everything up? Did they not stick to their plan? I believe they did. And that is the part that is worrying me. We don't appear to be sticking to a plan, nor are we even the ones who appear to be driving this bus.

I agree with you entirely, dude. I'm worried too. Just like you. Maybe even just as much as you. But let's not assume the worst just yet. Let's have a little patience to see how things play out... That's all I'm saying.

 

[KB824]

None of these kids have developed into a star yet. Some of them could, but you can't sit here and say "at least the star kids haven't left", because as of right now, there aren't any.

 

[Post Ironic]

What i saw from him is really good. Only thing that was missing was a consistent shot, which cant come if you play so little every now and then. His fundamentals are all fantastic, he can handle the ball well and run the pnr. His lack of strength and wingspan prevents him to defend well when switching on bigger players, but thats a slight issue if he can shoot 38%+ from 3, which i think he can do.

Bullock is currently better yes, but we are doing what i didnt want us to when James arrived, sign older players to fit with his timeline. He was supposed to fit in here, not make us change the plan. But oh well, atleast the star kids are still here

Dude, Bullock is 27. He's not an older player to fit a timeline. If you have a chance to replace Svi with Reggie you do it every day. Dude is shooting 38.8% from 3 this year, and shot 45% last year.

 

[KB824]

I agree with you entirely, dude. I'm worried too. Just like you. Maybe even just as much as you. But let's not assume the worst just yet. Let's have a little patience to see how things play out... That's all I'm saying.

What is very cocerning for me is that if any of these offers were true, and New Orleans still hasn't bitten, then Magic will literally give away our entire future for the next decade just for one guy. And I don't care how good Davis is.

 

[Post Ironic]

What is very cocerning for me is that if any of these offers were true, and New Orleans still hasn't bitten, then Magic will literally give away our entire future for the next decade just for one guy. And I don't care how good Davis is.

And this is the part that worries me most too. No one is worth what some of the offers were suggested to be, let alone the absurd nonsense New Orleans asked for.

 

[KB824]

Colin Cowherd just nailed it.

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I am going to be a nervous wreck 23 hours from now

 

[ALC]

Sixers got Malachi Richardson, the rights to Emir Preldzic and Toronto’s 2022 2nd round draft pick for cash considerations.

 

[Osman]

None of these kids have developed into a star yet. Some of them could, but you can't sit here and say "at least the star kids haven't left", because as of right now, there aren't any.

Your young core are high end role player potential, or 2nd-3rd option types at absolute optimistic. No star or franchise level drafting. Your gazillion nr 2 draft picks could been used better by far, the one in charge of your drafting needs to be held accountable because even if they are still young, better talents were left in the board. I think Magic realizes it too, because now he seems to be leaking through the media/Stephen A Smith that Magic wanted to draft Fox 2017, but Buss family forced him to go with Ball to sell better/marketing brand reasons etc.



But mainly the direction of your managements plans has to be questionned, because even if he is the best, why sign the best player in the league, who is 34, and is super impatient/toxic towards younger players/teammates in general unless he has the win now pieces he needs. Its a narrative that cant be denied, what KD said about Lebron because its effecting FAs you could signed/traded with PG and Kawhi. Thankfully AD is interested to come, but unfortunately for you he isnt FA.



Essentially there's only one guy who successfully stood up to Lebrons control freak habits of my way or the high way in management, roster and coaching level, and its this guy, back in the day when Lebron wasnt the Thanos of NBA yet:

Question is if Magic can take the direction of his former coach on handling Lebron or not. Meaning tell him focuses on playing, we do the rest, dont think Magic has the gravitas for that task.

 

[KB824]

Your young core are high end role player potential, or 2nd-3rd option types at absolute optimistic. No star or franchise level drafting. Your gazillion nr 2 draft picks could been used better by far, the one in charge of your drafting needs to be held accountable because even if they are still young, better talents were left in the board. I think Magic realizes it too, because now he seems to be leaking through the media/Stephen A Smith that Magic wanted to draft Fox 2017, but Buss family forced him to go with Ball to sell better/marketing brand reasons etc.



But mainly the direction of your managements plans has to be questionned, because even if he is the best, why sign the best player in the league, who is 34, and is super impatient/toxic towards younger players/teammates in general unless he has the win now pieces he needs. Its a narrative that cant be denied, what KD said about Lebron because its effecting FAs you could signed/traded with PG and Kawhi. Thankfully AD is interested to come, but unfortunately for you he isnt FA.



Essentially there's only one guy who successfully stood up to Lebrons control freak habits of my way or the high way in management, roster and coaching level, and its this guy, back in the day when Lebron wasnt the Thanos of NBA yet:

Question is if Magic can take the direction of his former coach on handling Lebron or not. Meaning tell him focuses on playing, we do the rest, dont think Magic has the gravitas for that task.

That is just your opinion on it. The 2015 #2 pick in the draft became an All-Star. The #2 pick in the 2016 draft was rated #2 in a draft that was widely regarded as a 2 player draft that year. There is no question about that. It was either Simmons or Ingram. Ball in 2017? Yeah, I can give you that so far. He was playing a lot better before he got hurt.

Those are the "gazillion" #2 picks that you are talking about.

 

[Osman]

You didnt even deem it worthy to keep Russell, he is excellent offensive talent, but its not hard becoming an allstar in the East. Dragic was last year. I mean top talent&franchise calibre level to build around. But yeah 2016 draft werent much, only players drafted behind him I would take over him are Jamal Murray and Siakam probably, a healthy Caris Levert was super steal in that draft too.

 

[KB824]

And in regards to Ingram whom you love to bash on a regular basis. Aside from Simmons, who else in that 2016 draft would you rather have? maybe Jamal Murray?

 

[Post Ironic]

That is just your opinion on it. The 2015 #2 pick in the draft became an All-Star. The #2 pick in the 2016 draft was rated #2 in a draft that was widely regarded as a 2 player draft that year. There is no question about that. It was either Simmons or Ingram. Ball in 2017? Yeah, I can give you that so far. He was playing a lot better before he got hurt.

Those are the "gazillion" #2 picks that you are talking about.

Osman's opinion of young Lakers players is absurdly biased as always. Both Ingram and Ball have shown they have star potential. Now it's just about consistency. Both have improved a lot over the course of this season and will continue to do so if the Lakers front office, coach, and Lebron don't hopelessly bungle this situation.

But let's talk about a real bust of #1 that Osman claimed was a future top tier star just two years ago. 24 year old Wiggins. Shooting 39.4% this year. 11.75 PER. Regressing and getting worse by the year.

 

[KB824]

You didnt even deem it worthy to keep Russell, he is excellent offensive talent, but its not hard becoming an allstar in the East. Dragic was last year. I mean top talent&franchise calibre level to build around. But yeah 2016 draft werent much, only players drafted behind him I would take over him are Jamal Murray and Siakam probably, a healthy Caris Levert was super steal in that draft too.

He was traded for off the court reasons. You know that.

 

[Osman]

Oh yeah the Wiggins crutch yet again, thats a biggest sign of you realizing how hopeless you feel the Lakers young talents are in leading the franchise anywhere, when you predictably try to deflect to Wiggins.