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Insane right.

 

All of this. Particularly how AD gets vilified while Kawhi coasts. It’s wilder when you think about how even his teammates like Tony Parker called this out about him way back when he was with the Spurs.

Thats before I get to the things I heard (and seen to be corroborated on some level by the media) about how him and his team strung us along and made outrageous demands of us.

So yeah. Not a fan

 

Regarding Kawhi
«It is not Kendrick Perkins who decides when the future member of the Hall of Fame ends his career ». Chandler Parsons commented on the words of ESPN host
Kendrick Perkins advised Kawai Lenard to consider ending his career.
https://x.com/RunItBackFDTV/status/1847364700826456490

 

I don't think we move AR in any deal unless we're getting a top 10...top 12 guy back. 1) FO loves him. 2) homegrown that matters to them. 3) his contract.

 

I hear you. I don't want to get too ahead, but it seems at some point Knecht would have to start, especially since he's 23 already. I know people say it doesn't matter who starts, it matters who finishes the game, blah, blah, blah. That's Darvin Ham speak. Reddick was recently a player and he is a realist. He knows players prefer to start, no matter how graceful they try to be about it. Reddick also knows that if a player is talented enough to warrant a starting job, he's going to start the guy and not mess around. We could end up with a log jam, un less Lakers feel comfortable with Reaves at the 1. Might be fine with a defensive small forward like Max or Vando and Lebron playing a little more with the ball?

 

What is this s***

Who cares
Starting this season, the league is going to publish scores for every in-game dunk with a formula measuring more than 25 factors ranging from jump height to ball velocity as it goes through the rim. And yes, style points like body rotation will be included, as will elements that account for whether a defender got posterized in the process.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, the highest-rated dunk of 2023-24 was Anthony Edwards’ slam over John Collins, which netted a Dunk Score of 124.4 (in addition to two points).

 

Ay Yai Yai!!

 

He’s not a NBA player. You have to have more than one skill in your bag- especially when that skill is very inconsistent.

 

This will ONLY increase injuries while stupid players try to get high scores. I call BS on this concept.

 

Lakers may potentially be improved by him so …. “Basketball reasons”?

 

Maybe Koloko’s meds does not dissolve the clots?

 

I was really hoping to get him some sort of pre season action. He'll need it after missing as much time as he did. I get they're hype carful with blood clots but the fact that we added him over a month ago made me believe he was close to getting the all clear

 

I like this dude and his attitude. He's better then JHS, Lewis, Castleton, and Bronny

 

Nets waived Hayes.
Haven't researched deeply why, but hopefully they aren't opening a roster spot to grab Olivari. He's definitely getting a contract, hopefully we are able to retain him with a 2-way

 

Lonnie Walker cut by the C Bags. Yikes. I think he's learning Mandarin at this point

 

Hip injury.



Sounds like they'll keep him around and when he rehabs, give him another look depending on how the G-League stint goes.

Sounds expected if the plan was for him to go to the G-League when he signed the deal. Still sucks. I like him, he's better than a G-League caliber player.

 

Lakers should have cut Castleton and signed Oilvari already. They need to hurry up and do that and not risk Oliveri going to another team.

 

The Lakers have signed guard Grayson Murphy. Additionally, the team has waived guard Jordan Goodwin and center Kylor Kelley.
Why so many Guards?