Does anyone take this dude seriously anymore? I was watching inside the NBA and he said the Lakers haven't drafted guys who can help immediately. Really? Clarkson as a second round pick was an immediate help once he starting getting consistent minutes last season and has progressed even further this season.
Then he talks about how they should've drafted Okafor over Russell. Talk about contradiction. During he draft he said D'Angelo was the best player in the draft and now he says they shouldn't have drafted him.
The Sixers just won their first game and considering Okafor just got suspended how exactly would he have helped us immediately over Russell? He's putting up great numbers. Good for him and they're 1-19 so obviously the great stats aren't leading to many wins.
I don't have any problem with saying Jahlil should've been the selection. I take issue with anyone who says that Russell was the best player and now it's a mistake. What about Julius Randle? Who should they have...
Well so we're in our 3rd?...4th?....season of futility. For me at least there's only so much WMCing I can do until I'm just repeating myself. Also it doesn't look like things are gonna get better anytime soon so I figured: you know what? Why don't don't we live in the past for a bit. People always accuse us of living in the past in regards to our championship years. I say, why not? Unlike other teams, we actually have a past to reminisce on. So I say, lets call to mind some great moments we as Laker fans have been privileged to have witnessed. We have some who have been around since Wilt, showtime, Shaq and Kobe, and so on. Favorite Laker moments, favorite videos, stories, whatever. Anything in Laker history that we loved and remember fondly. I'm making this thread specifically to remember the good times while presently enduring the hard times now. (So no WMC here! There's a thread for that. )
I have lots of good memories so I'll start with one. I remember when Phil...
The Vertical's Top 100 Free Agents (Underlined = Changed Teams)
1. SF Kevin Durant, 27 - Golden State, 2 years, $54.3M
2. SF/PF LeBron James, 31
3. PG/SG Dwyane Wade, 34
4. SG DeMar DeRozan, 26 - Toronto, 5 years, $139M
5. C Andre Drummond, restricted, 22 - Detroit, 5 years, $130M
6. C Al Horford, 30 - Boston, 4 years, $113M
7. SF Nicolas Batum, 27 - Charlotte, 5 years, $120M
8. C Hassan Whiteside, 27 - Miami, 4 years, $98M
9. PG Mike Conley, 28 - Memphis, 5 years, $153M
10. SG Bradley Beal, restricted, 23 - Washington, 5 years, $128M
11. PF/C Pau Gasol, 35 - San Antonio, 2 years, $30M
12. PF Ryan Anderson, 28 - Houston, 4 years, $80M
13. SG/SF Evan Fournier, restricted, 23 - Orlando, 5 years, $85M
14. PF Dirk Nowitzki, 38 - Dallas, 2 years, $40M
15. SF Chandler Parsons, 27 - Memphis, 4 years, $94M
16. C Dwight Howard, 30 - Atlanta, 3 years, $70M
17. SF Harrison Barnes, restricted, 24 - Dallas, 4 years, $94M (offer sheet)
18. PF/C Al Jefferson, 31 - Indiana, 3 years, $30M
19. SG...
