Official 2016 Free Agency Thread

Exum is coming!

 

Touché. But it def increases the chances of keeping him. Frankly, I am not a fan of Wade, and think he and Westbrook would be a tough fit. So forget Wade. Just get Westbrook THIS YEAR if KD bolts OKC. Use the cap space to build around Westbrook, JR, Clarkson, Deng, and Nance (if not traded). [i.e., get shooters and a younger 3-D player].

Flame away. No problem. My main point is simply that I would trade DAR and Ingram this year to get Westbrook on the 1-year rental and roll the dice that he stays (esp with JR and Clarkson sill here and some cap space).

Westbrook is a game-changer more than any other player in this League, other than Bron (when Bron is hitting his jumper).

 

No thank you.

 

Based on what? Westbrook has been forced to play PG because OKC never had a good SG besides Harden. I think Westbrook would welcome playing with a true point guard like Russell so he can focus more on what he does best which is attack, attack, and attack some more. We don't need Russell seriously? The kid is our future along with Ingram. We absolutely need him. We need both of them to be stars.

So you honestly expect Russell Westbrook to leave OKC to play with Randle, Clarkson, Deng, and Nance Jr? Sorry that ain't happening. He's better off staying in OKC if that's the case because of no Ingram or D'Angelo. Our only hope is Ingram and Russell. Russell needs to build off a solid rookie campaign and Ingram needs to at least have a rookie year like D'Lo did where he had a good year albeit with some ups and downs, but shows flashes of a potential superstar.

 

i feel like the lakers have two non-distributing pgs already in lou and jc. in other words, i'd probably rather keep my powder dry than pay for sessions or brooks. i'd like a vet floor general type as the third string pg--not sure who's out there that fits that criteria.

i wouldn't mind ray felton, actually. though he's a score-first guy, too, i think he's more of a pure point than sessions or (definitely) brooks. if dallas keeps striking out, they may keep dwill and let felton go.

 

Anything out there on whether we've contacted Crabbe or not?

 

Isn't he restricted? I thought Philly was going to offer him like $50 million or something. Probably old news though...

 

I hear ya. Again, point is that if we can get Westbrook here THIS YEAR in a trade (because KD leaves OKC), I think we do it - even for DAR and Ingram.

 

Here is what I'm hoping for:

Truly a failed experiment with Mitch/Jimmy heading basketball ops with Jerry Buss on his death bed. It's been a monumental collapse from the heights the good Doc had spoiled us with. And with that its time to clean house and send them out. Just like with our head coach, let's bring in a new fresh face with similar ideas of how the new basketball landscape works...cause clearly Jimmy & Mitch had no idea free agency would shun them the way it did.

That being said, the way these contracts are being written, I feel like the owners have to know something of how the new labor laws will be written up in the new CBA. I'm hoping and expecting that franchises will have an amnesty as a means out of these poorly constructed contracts. Either way, the players and owners will both eat, but there has to be something that everybody knows about in terms of clearing these terrible commitments off the books.

And here I thought Zika was as bad as it could get...now our own cap is infected by Mozzie and Dengue.

Have a happy and safe 4th everybody...I anticipate there's going to be a lot of drunk & self-medicated Laker fans out there.

 

Horford to C Bags... KD next?
Russ better become a Laker next year!