2019/20 Players' Transactions: Breaking News , Trades, Free Agents, And Rumors

Discussion in 'Lakers Discussion' started by LaVarBallsDad, Jan 5, 2017.

Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.
Page 270 of 1025
  1. Weezy

    Weezy Moderator Staff Member

    Joined:
    Sep 6, 2014
    Messages:
    17,892
    Likes Received:
    72,668
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Anaheim
    Offline
    I’m pretty convinced having watched as many Thunder games I can, that George would be happier here as the man, than standing around watching Westbrook dribble in OKC. Could be wrong, but I think we have a good shot, and I think if we traded for him this season we’d be winning close games we’re currently losing and he’d see that and take it into account when considering re-signing. We’d have been a playoff team with him.
     
    Weezy, Dec 22, 2017
    #5381
    tada, Cookie, Barnstable and 4 others like this.
  2. LTLakerFan

    LTLakerFan - Lakers Legend -

    Joined:
    Oct 5, 2014
    Messages:
    34,784
    Likes Received:
    58,356
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    So Cal
    Offline
    If we're in the general conversation with the Thunder I would expect it to be a no brainer to come home where PG has his home and play in a much more fun and promising environment where he is the Man.
     
    LTLakerFan, Dec 22, 2017
    #5382
    lakerjones likes this.
  3. therealdeal

    therealdeal Moderator Staff Member

    Joined:
    Sep 7, 2014
    Messages:
    28,475
    Likes Received:
    62,061
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Offline
    I don't disagree, but I think it'd be really hard for him to take that leap of faith without someone else in tow. Certainly we as fans and the FO better not count on it. I'd love it, I think we'd be so much more fun to watch, and I agree we'd be a playoff team, but the FO needs to have bigger eyes than that this summer.

    I'd also certainly be making trade offers all year on George right now. If there's a chance to get him, let's do it as long as it doesn't cost Ball, Ingram, or Kuzma (I'd also love to hang on to Hart). Having him in hand, we could try to convince him to opt-in to his final year and give us 10 more million to work with.
     
    therealdeal, Dec 22, 2017
    #5383
    Cookie, lakerjones and Weezy like this.
  4. lakerjones

    lakerjones Moderator Staff Member

    Joined:
    Sep 7, 2014
    Messages:
    10,477
    Likes Received:
    31,217
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    La La land
    Offline
    Moving Randle for Cousins makes perfect sense. But I don't see the Pelicans going for that. I just don't want Randle traded for peanuts. He's got value to us if the FA plan doesn't work out.
     
    lakerjones, Dec 22, 2017
    #5384
    tada likes this.
  5. LTLakerFan

    LTLakerFan - Lakers Legend -

    Joined:
    Oct 5, 2014
    Messages:
    34,784
    Likes Received:
    58,356
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    So Cal
    Offline
    Randle's only 22. If we discard him with the lack of respect we are showing him I see him devoting all his training and his motivation and working on his skills ..... all with the passion of how hard he worked physically this summer .... with the goal for the rest of his career to become Great and to beat the **** out of the Lakers every single time they play and compete for anything.

    What's a 30-40% better Randle in his prime look like?
     
    LTLakerFan, Dec 22, 2017
    #5385
    tada likes this.
  6. therealdeal

    therealdeal Moderator Staff Member

    Joined:
    Sep 7, 2014
    Messages:
    28,475
    Likes Received:
    62,061
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Offline
    Pincus has been defending this take for the last hour or so on Twitter.

    Basically he's saying what we're all saying: If Pelicans and Thunder are struggling come February we should be involved trying to trade a Randle/KCP combo for one of them. For what it's worth a NO journalist says that package wouldn't be enough and the Pelicans would take their chances. He says Pincus is underestimating the NOLA ownership and how much they value the money that Davis/Cousins brings in.
     
    therealdeal, Dec 22, 2017
    #5386
    lakerjones likes this.
  7. Khmrp

    Khmrp - Lakers MVP -

    Joined:
    Jun 10, 2016
    Messages:
    11,870
    Likes Received:
    13,607
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Offline
    but its not nop decision to make, as much as i think lal lure has decreased, i still believe cousin has a soft spot for us, the city, magic....imo i dont think he cares bout playing next to ad
     
    Khmrp, Dec 22, 2017
    #5387
    tada, JohnnyComeLately2k6 and LTLakerFan like this.
  8. SFGOLDRUSHER

    SFGOLDRUSHER - Lakers Starter -

    Joined:
    Oct 25, 2014
    Messages:
    3,094
    Likes Received:
    2,181
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Occupation:
    Master Optimist.
    Location:
    San Diego
    Offline
    God I hope like the 49ers the Lakers can get an All-Star out of left field before the trade deadline. All it takes is for that player/agent to tell the team you might as well get something in return.
     
    SFGOLDRUSHER, Dec 22, 2017
    #5388
  9. therealdeal

    therealdeal Moderator Staff Member

    Joined:
    Sep 7, 2014
    Messages:
    28,475
    Likes Received:
    62,061
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Offline
    It is absolutely the Peilicans decision to trade him before the deadline. They could decide to keep him and if he walks he walks.
     
    therealdeal, Dec 22, 2017
    #5389
  10. Jaguar

    Jaguar - Lakers 6th Man -

    Joined:
    May 26, 2016
    Messages:
    1,926
    Likes Received:
    3,474
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Los Angeles, CA
    Offline
    Jabari Parker is still in the NBA?
     
    Jaguar, Dec 22, 2017
    #5390
  11. alam1108

    alam1108 - Lakers Legend -

    Joined:
    Oct 5, 2014
    Messages:
    13,498
    Likes Received:
    37,006
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Laker Land
    Offline
    Had a nice run before his most recent injury. I don't trust those legs but he would give the Bucks a nice three headed monster in Middleton/Giannis/Jabari.
     
    alam1108, Dec 22, 2017
    #5391
    Jaguar likes this.
  12. wcsoldier81

    wcsoldier81 - Lakers All Star -

    Joined:
    Oct 5, 2014
    Messages:
    4,967
    Likes Received:
    9,623
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Offline
    Woj talking Lakers

     
    wcsoldier81, Dec 23, 2017
    #5392
    Battle Tested20, Cookie, alam1108 and 3 others like this.
  13. lakerjones

    lakerjones Moderator Staff Member

    Joined:
    Sep 7, 2014
    Messages:
    10,477
    Likes Received:
    31,217
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    La La land
    Offline
    Don't look now but OKC is in 5th place in the West. As I said, they won't be trading PG before the deadline. That's a pipe dream. We have to hope they get bounced early in the playoffs and PG wants to be the man here. Table is set for him with this young roster looking good.
     
    lakerjones, Dec 23, 2017
    #5393
    tada, sirronstuff and Kenzo like this.
  14. DjBelvedere

    DjBelvedere - Rookie -

    Joined:
    Oct 5, 2014
    Messages:
    484
    Likes Received:
    661
    Trophy Points:
    93
    Location:
    Stuttgart, Germany
    Offline
    They might be 5th but I am watching a lot of these games since I've been a long time PG fan. It's sad to see this guy mostly standing around and seeing (after of course a million dribbles of Russ) even Melo get featured a lot more. He doesn't look happy at all and all his postgame interviews ... if you wouldn't know they've won you would guess they just got shot out of the building. So I don't worry about them. They don't stand a chance against GSW, Houston or SA. Even the Wolves are more balanced.
     
    DjBelvedere, Dec 23, 2017
    #5394
    LTLakerFan likes this.
  15. therealdeal

    therealdeal Moderator Staff Member

    Joined:
    Sep 7, 2014
    Messages:
    28,475
    Likes Received:
    62,061
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Offline
    Interesting. I wonder how much truth there is to the last part with George. I'm really not confident today that if the season ended he'd end up a Laker.

    But it would be amazing if George signed and then looked around asking which star is joining him here between LeBron and Boogie.
     
    therealdeal, Dec 23, 2017
    #5395
    abeer3, JohnnyComeLately2k6 and Kenzo like this.
  16. tada

    tada - Lakers All Star -

    Joined:
    Oct 31, 2014
    Messages:
    4,463
    Likes Received:
    8,523
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Offline
    George to the Lakers is the worst kept secret. With OKC struggling the odds of him coming went from 99% to 120%
     
    tada, Dec 23, 2017
    #5396
  17. Kenzo

    Kenzo - Lakers All Star -

    Joined:
    Oct 5, 2014
    Messages:
    7,418
    Likes Received:
    15,586
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Poland
    Online
    Just like we were sure about Love, Russ, KD etc... right? ;)
     
    Kenzo, Dec 24, 2017
    #5397
    alam1108, therealdeal, Jaguar and 1 other person like this.
  18. tada

    tada - Lakers All Star -

    Joined:
    Oct 31, 2014
    Messages:
    4,463
    Likes Received:
    8,523
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Offline
    Were any of them even rumored to come here?

    George essentially demanded a trade to the Lakers and we were caught tampering.

    Doesn't get more obvious than that from both sides imo.
     
    tada, Dec 24, 2017
    #5398
  19. Kenzo

    Kenzo - Lakers All Star -

    Joined:
    Oct 5, 2014
    Messages:
    7,418
    Likes Received:
    15,586
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Poland
    Online
    If he was hell bent on being a Laker, he would be rocking p&g now. We'll see how it goes, i have my doubts.
     
    Last edited: Dec 24, 2017
    Kenzo, Dec 24, 2017
    #5399
    therealdeal and abeer3 like this.
  20. DjBelvedere

    DjBelvedere - Rookie -

    Joined:
    Oct 5, 2014
    Messages:
    484
    Likes Received:
    661
    Trophy Points:
    93
    Location:
    Stuttgart, Germany
    Offline
    It's not that easy
     
    DjBelvedere, Dec 24, 2017
    #5400
Page 270 of 1025
Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.

Share This Page