Official 2016 Free Agency Thread

A true pro, but I'm not sold on where he fits.

 

I'd be pretty content with that too. Combine that with Luke and Ingram and that's a great offseason honestly.

 

Big shot by Barnes. I keep getting warmer on the kid.

 

SIGN HARRISON BARNES!

 

again: i never got off the barnes train. he's the right fit. will the warriors match a near max or max offer? i'd test them. you're paying max for parsons. you're paying 15+ for deng. you're paying over barnes's max for batum.

all that said, despite iggy's importance to the squad, they play barnes a lot in important situations, so maybe they view him as a key cog. at the very least, make it impossible for them to be players on the FA market again during their run.

 

Don't want Barnes. He's been AWOL most of the postseason. One good series doesn't make me want him and he's playing Brandon's position so no thanks.

 

man, some folks are going to be disappointed when a skinny 19-year old can't deliver as an nba starter...

ingram will need to come off the bench for a while if the lakers don't plan on handing over the 4th pick in the draft next year.

anyway, like i said, my reaction to barnes isn't about this series; it's about the entire year. he's an above average starting nba sf who's only 23. he's battling on the boards and hitting big shots on the biggest stage. he's sharing primary defensive duties on a force of nature who outweighs him by 20-30lbs. he's playing within himself. two-way starters are a rare commodity. you pay for that. when they're young, you pay even more.

 

I'm not gonna be dissaponted because I completely disagree with you statement. I see no reason Ingram can't deliver as a starter. Okay he's skinny so what? So was D-LO and he did just fine. The experience will only help him. Ingram will be fine.

 

Ingram starting right away? I wouldn't want that; I'd bring him off the bench to start the season. You'll still be able to give him plenty of burn, IMO.

 

Start Ingram, trial by fire. What do we have to lose?

 

I just wonder with his so thin build and so many minutes against established starters in the league and the non stop running going to be asked of him in this offense if that's a rookie wall just waiting for him to run into. Can he hold up over the course of a long NBA season following Summer league and the Development team, plus 1 round in the playoffs? Aside from that I lean toward yeah start him, trial by fire.

 

Us nothing - but the FO a lot

 

it actually wasn't directed at as single person. just a general sentiment i hear. historically, 19 year olds don't produce. the ones that do have generally been advanced physically, like lebron or derrick rose. i think if ingram's the guy, people are going to have to be patient.

i've been assuming the lakers want to stop winning 20 games a year. if ingram has to start, russell has to start, randle has to start, and clarkson has to start (all claimed in various places), then the lakers are going to have to spend 60 million in FA on a starting center and a bunch of backups? and expect they're going to win games? if they plan on tanking another year, they can run that group out there. but i don't think they do.

 

i can't speak for others, but i don't remember wanting him to start right away. and if so, it was because the lakers had nobody better on the roster. the argument here is not to go get a talented player because said talented player might prevent the unproven rookie from starting.