Official 2016 Free Agency Thread

NBA has to change their salary structure. Also, Amnesty just relieves you from paying the lux tax. I do not think it gives you cap space. I am hoping for this new CBA, there are 2 amnesties, just in case. Unfortunately, if the Lakers fail, that means Luke and Ingram and the young guys failed. I can not route for failure anymore. Losing has hit its limits.

 

I blame Comic Sans and "Basketball Reasons," mostly. Collusion to keep the Lakers and Kobe from any more Chips. The League-aided Cavs win was icing on the cake. So yes, the Lakers were dealt a terrible hand, then terrible luck after that (Nash injury, Kobe injury, JR injury), mixed in with the worst possible coaching hires (which is all on Jimmy/Mith, and contributed to Kobe's injuries).

 

One thing to note about restricted free agents. After signing them to an offer sheet, their team has 2 days to match or not ... but that can't happen until they actually SIGN the offer sheet on July 7th, not just a verbal agreement. So right now, the Mavericks have $20+ million in salary locked up while they wait for Golden State's decision on Harrison Barnes for almost an entire week.

That tweet by Allen Crabbe that he then deleted was interesting. I'm wondering if he's someone we'd like to sign to an offer sheet, but we'd rather wait and see how other things shake out and see who else is available rather than tying up our remaining cap.

 

Amnesty does remove the player from your salary cap, but you still owe the salary in full.

 

Warriors would need to clear cap space. Wouldn't they trade bogut and others to make room?

Your dream makes lakers old team with barely a chance to compete for a championship!

Like the creativity. Back to sleep.

 

Good. Maybe we will get 2, however, one is fine in case Mozgov is a flop. Deng I think will be fine. Lakers need to have a max contract open for the next 2 years. It's Westbrook in 2017 or Paul George in 2018.

 

How about dem C Bags... Ainge>Mitch/Jim unfortunately, Now they have a big chance on Durant. FML

 

J: I'm sorry too, cause this is the last thing I want from the great Buss name. From the unceremonial mass exodus of loyal staff in 2011, to the broken promises of Buss Jr, it's been a rapid descent into the abyss for this once proud franchise. We had Jimmy and Mitch both saying that this year's free agency would be completely different in that they shed the large shadow that Kobe (and his contract) cast over our basketball ops. Well, much ado about nothing. If anybody is guilty in revisionist history, it's them and I'm sure that's how they'll spin it if Jr still wants to keep his J.O.B. Speaking of which, the Jury is Out on Buss and he should step down if he intends to honor his promise.

See you can call me a spoiled Laker fan, but I'm only this way due to the hand that feeds me. If he came out and said, "sit tight Laker fans, we need to rebuild the right way and that means it's going to be a lengthy process as we climb back to the top," I wouldn't be demanding for his curtain call. But he said quite the contrary and well time's about up and we're no closer to realizing that goal.

Btw, I'm sorry for possibly derailing the topic, but all I'm hoping for now is an amnesty written in the new CBA that gets at least one of these 30 somethings contract off our books if need be.

 

Who are they sign and trade ?

 

no one

 

Different slant. If c bags need to clear cap space - who can we pilfer off their roster to help us while they help themselves and weaken the thunder? Think about it. Durant not coming here - helps us make a run at Russ next year (or this year via sign and trade). Who can we get?

 

Wth

 

It's the new NBA my friend

 

Dump Lou. I like him, but I'm not sure if the system has room for a guy whose offense is heavily based on iso. His contract is extremely friendly under this new salary cap, so I'm sure we could easily find someone to take him. Maybe we could even swap him for more of a true back-up PG. If we didn't have Lou, I think Crabbe, Ingram, and Deng could all play together in some rotations.

Not sure how great of an influence Lou is in the locker room when the music icon of these young kid's generation has a song bragging about how "I got 2 girls and they get along like I'm Lou Will"...

That's mostly in jest. Lou generally seems like a good guy and a relatively quiet vet. I just don't think he's a great fit.

 

No. Russell is a great player but not worth two potential all stars

 

I do not know what spoiled Laker fan means when I keep hearing it. Jim Buss sucks and needs to go. Mitch hasnt been able to convince anyone to come to LA. I do not know how that has anything to do with being a spoiled Laker fan. Showing someone like LeMarcus Aldridge about LA life when he was a down home cookin type shows you are incompetent at research and have no idea what you are doing. Just because you are the Lakers, doesnt mean you do not have people doing stupid s***. Just read on Nike's pitch to Steph Curry. Just because you are a billion dollar company doesnt mean you dont drop the ball on the simple things.

Jim Buss's aura just breeds imbecile. You look at him and he looks like a clown. And Mitch is a monotone busy body. Not a closer. Closer for years was the Jerry's. Lakers need to get a closer in the front office. And not, not Jeanie Buss or Phil Jackson. Someone who can actually sell modern s***.