2020-21 Players' Transactions: Breaking News , Trades, Free Agents, And Rumors

holy sh*t lots of throwbacks on that list

greivis vasquez, hakim warrick, josh mcroberts, carl landry, luther head, renaldo balkman, rudy fernandez, ty lawson and linas kleiza (who both always seemed to kill the lakers)

 

Thanks Cookie. The list is just so huge for “unrestricted” free agents. Does that include out of the league? LOL .... Andrew Bynum (actually not LOL .... “sadly”)? Ramon Sessions?

 

I've included anyone I'd consider.

POINT GUARDS
Unlikely:
Goran Dragic
Kyle Lowry
Fred VanVleet

Possible but meh:
Jeff Teague
Reggie Jackson
Michael Carter-Williams
Tyler Johnson
Yogi Ferrell
D.J. Augustin

Cheap, potential good fits:
Trey Burke
T.J. McConnell
Gary Payton II


SHOOTING GUARDS
Unlikely:
DeMar DeRozan (Player Option)
Gordon Hayward
Tim Hardaway Jr. (Player Option)-don't see him exercising
Joe Harris-they've got bird rights
Evan Fournier (Player Option)

Possible but meh:
Wesley Matthews (Player Option)
Jordan Clarkson--not sure he fits now
Alec Burks
J.J. Redick--interesting possibility on a cheap one year

Cheap, but probably for a reason:
Garrett Temple (Team Option)
Allen Crabbe
E'Twaun Moore
Andre Roberson

SMALL FOWARDS
Unlikely:
Otto Porter Jr. (Player Option)
Nicolas Batum (Player Option)
Rodney Hood (Player Option)
Svi Mykhailiuk (Team Option)--thanks, magic

Possible:
Maurice Harkless--interests me, but only if we had to move kuz for something else--we only have room for so many big forwards

Cheap, but probably for a reason:
Kyle Korver
Thabo Sefolosha
Glenn Robinson III
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist


POWER FOWARDS
Unlikely:
Jerami Grant (Player Option)--don't see why they let him walk when they have rights

Possible:
Paul Millsap--not sure he's a fit
Jae Crowder--is a fit, would take
Danilo Gallinari--is a fit, would take on short-term deal

Possible but meh:
Kelly Olynyk (Player Option)--ok, less than meh
Derrick Favors--would love if we move on from mcgee or howard
Bobby Portis (Team Option)--might work here, but again, big forward
Marcus Morris Sr.-see above, like his brother better, tbh
Jeff Green--still ticking somehow, wasn't bad for houston, but again, big forward
James Johnson (Player Option)
JaMychal Green (Player Option)
Meyers Leonard
Frank Kaminsky (Team Option)
Noah Vonleh

CENTERS
Unlikely:
Andre Drummond
Marc Gasol--rumor to europe, but i was hoping we'd get him, tbh
Montrezl Harrell--clips can't let an asset walk right now, but will be in a tough spot with teams maybe throwing cash at him
Serge Ibaka--not as good as he was, but i think they keep him in toronto

Possible:
Hassan Whiteside--howard replacement possibility
Dwight Howard--would like to keep if he's going to be the same guy off the court that he was this year
Tristan Thompson--howard replacement possibility
Aron Baynes

isn't mason plumlee a FA? howard/mcgee replacement possibility if so

If we're desperate:
John Henson
Christian Wood
Miles Plumlee
Alex Len

 

Clarkson is literally what we expected from Kuzma lol

 

Dudley is expendable and would understand plus got his ring. I'm just wondering about the friendship with AD and Cook if that means he has to stick on the roster. My gut says No, that AD and LeBron are going to be all business about going back to back and will not stand in the way of roster upgrades long as they seem certain to make us deeper and stronger.

 

Dudley could always get an executive role, though. I don't think he should be on this roster as a player but Lakers could most definitely find a suitable role for him.

 

eh, if kuz was playing elsewhere, he'd be putting up 20ppg and getting talked up, imo. he bought into a smaller role and we won a title. i don't think he forgot how to play basketball over a summer.

 

JJ could be the shooter we hoped DG would be. Heck, i wouldn't mind Olynik and Crowder either.

 

Want at least one of: Harris, Gallo, JJ, Korver

 

Pass on Korver. Too much of a defensive liability. Awesome shooter but we won this season because of our defense not our shooting.

 

He's 39 and will be 40 during next season. He's definitely last out of those 4, but I'm not playing him more than 10-11 minutes a game on nights we need a boost (50 games ish). If we lose by playing him for 10 minutes, we don't deserve to win. We have the defensive talent to cover for an elite shooter. AD, Bron, KCP, AB, AC, 'Do, and Dwight afford you a couple defensive liabilities on the roster.

 

Makes sense. Porzingis will not last in this league physically. If Giannis wants to win and win for a long time, Miami is the best place for him though.

 

This by 1,000. Gallo fits perfectly with how the game has evolved. Can play all 3 front court positions and is a gifted and smart offensive player. Checks all the boxes of a Lebron teammate.

 

boogie is done

i'm all for bringing howard back if he's willing to return