2022-23 Team Developments: News / Trades / Free Agents / Rumors

Giannis and AD? Damn, i would like to see a team stop them... and score on them as well

 

Giannis and then Luka.
I know, but we are THE Premier Franchise in the NBA and I can dream.

 

there's no denying how great giannis is, but man do i hate how he plays. his entire game is basically just go full speed ahead towards the hoop. and aside from his ability to finish and his defense, he can't do much else. can't shoot the 3, can't shoot FTs, isn't a great passer

if he came to LA, he'd get hurt in his first game and miss 6 months

 

He definitely is one dimensional, BUT he recently won a Chip being that way as the best player on his team.

 

He's going the Collison route. Hover around the team until we sign him.

 

LeBron might want him here.

 

…I fully understand why we couldn’t bring him back but still…lol.

 

really don't want to swap dlo for kyrie.

 

Same. We also assume the Mavs would even be interested in having DLo on a long-term deal and I don’t think they would be. I think they’d rather let Kyrie walk for nothing and work with cap space.

 

Fixed

 

To play the devil’s advocate; Kyrie and DLo are kinda similar in their playing style, with Kyrie being a significantly better offensive player. However Dlo is younger, won’t screw with your team chemistry and plays more games than Irving.

So unless it’s a trade 1 for 1, I’m happy to stick with what we have.

 

The difference other than the distraction and one treating this as a part time gig (DLO's missed games were related to contract year, I believe) is that one is about team and one is only about self.

DLO has no interest in front office politics or being a co-head coach. Unless Kyrie can guarantee him being MVP and getting us a championship the first year he is here, I would not give him more than the mid level with ZERO guarantees as far as starting, minutes, role, etc.

 

The ONLY way I could see Kyrie here is if we traded Schroder. A 3 way rotation of DLO, Kyrie and AR would be pure devastation to the rest of the league!!

 

I don’t want Kyrie, he is older, more injury prone, more expensive and a head case. However, he is the better player. There’s worse things that could happen than let’s say DLo and Beasley for Kyrie.