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You should have done the work and checked the stats deeper.

He had 14 shots in the playoff, he went 1/11 from 3 over 4 games. It happens, that’s the smallest sample size ever and means nothing. In the regular season he has been for 36% from 3 for 4 years.

 

We had this discussion before and data shows comparing Herb to Vando is absurd. I'm not going to do the analysis again, but cmon man, you're not being serious.

Plus, I really think you overestimate what guys do in bad teams. That's a big mistake, imo. Just put yourself in their shoes. They play with worse players, are always losing, locker room vibes are off, any small injury they get sat because why bother playing, etc etc

I'm pretty sure if Herb came he would be a fan favorite like Smart turned out to be after... surprise surprise... sucking for the previous 2 years.

Herb is the exact archetype we need and he is in an amazing contract.

 

We don't seem to be in play for any of the other big fish on the trade market.

https://www.hoopshype.com/story/spo...wn-kyrie-irving-trey-murphy-more/90694530007/

 

He couldn't get a larger sample size shooting like that.

 

Why would you want the garbage of Baun?????????


Mitch Robinson and Ayton are fine. They compliment each other. I keep my capital. Give me Ayton Robinson and Hayes and call it a day. Win Win Win Win.

 

Luka wants a big not a wing tho.

 

Robinson,Ayton and Hayes works for me. Now make a mid level play for Graves or Eason with one of those FRP.

 

I’d take Williams instead of Robinson too.

 

sometimes things are just what they are. Next thing you going to tell me Luka arguing with refs is a misrepresentation. All 3 players you named are in the same box. Why is it their flopping/baiting not the same as SGA? Dont his shots go in to? Did Austin not had a whole full session talking about feeling disrespected by a ref? .... Luka Dončić: Widely considered among the league's biggest complainers, Dončić is notorious for his animated reactions, arms-waving, and dialogue with referees following missed calls, sometimes even lobbying while the opposing team runs a fast break. Get the role players to help hide the flaws just as NY did. It hard telling an alcoholic they have a drinking problem.

 

I think Bron can play a key role in helping us with a RFA move. Maybe Smart too.
The risk of RFA is that you get your cap space locked until July 8 when the host team needs to decide if they match or not, a time where less FAs are available

So my pitch to Bron and Smart is: look, we're going to make a big offer for Duren/Kessler/Watson. Adding one of them to you both + Luka/AR can give us the best shot at a title. If we get it, Bron signs for whatever left. Smart needs to pick up his PO until June 30 for this and would keep it in this case. Both will get paid next year via bird rights
If we don't get the RFA, both get paid right away via the cap space

They'd get the same money, only difference is if they want a year or not for that if that is important for them

 

Or its just simply time to move on from LeBron.
Lakers have not made LeBron James an offer yet and communication has been limited. . This is embarrassing on his part. He is not reading the room. Lakers bringing him back looks more like sympathy. The team clearly seems like they are ready to move on without him. Through out the season if he is still there it can get awkward. If things don't work well he will also be the odd man out in better terms punching bag. It seem to me the team has said in so many ways we don't want you back. Sign Rui and another pf. https://www.yahoo.com/sports/articles/lakers-not-made-lebron-james-053756293.html

 

good response; still don't fully agree, but we'll focus here again:

that's two starters and a 7th man we'd have to get using the mle (most of which probably goes to smart), and the pupu platter of vando/ayton/knecht/2 1sts.

i'm just not seeing it with the way the market's gone. the going rate for 4th/5th starters salary-wise is 20-30m per, so we realistically only have the salary slot to get one, assuming anyone would trade one to us in our (once again) fairly desperate state.

lots of other stuff to catch up on from jsm's dispatches, but the most lol-worthy is 2 1sts for herb jones. man, the pelicans are on some good stuff. they could end up paying to get off him next year.

 

https://x.com/Fullcourtpass/status/2070468333791518749?s=20

Wow Duren now actually available but I’m going to guess Boston

 

I don’t think we need to rehash it. But the data comparison wasn’t absurd. Offensively they were the same tier last two years. Defensively Herb’s impact is still at peak Vando levels. But Herb’s contract is also for 15% of the cap for a player that is often injured and is offensively poor. So I think it’s totally fair to not be keen to send 2 first round picks for that.

And yes, I can give Herb the grace of being on a bad team. But no one gives Claxton the same grace either of why his effort on rebounds has waned.

 

Sorry I know I just replied to this but I didn’t read this the first time… if Herb can’t come back life offensively his contract is like having two Vando’s on the team. It’s 1/7th of the cap…

 

Hilarious if the Nuggets actually offer Watson close to 30 million and trade both Gordon and Johnson

 

Roughly thats what Lebron will be getting. 2 years 50mil. At 42 even if his name is Lebron i think that a good number. He Often shouldered the team at the end of the season and into playoffs. With both Davis and Luka. If Lakers want to have postseason success this has to change. Lebron cant out last the younger stars. While it seems like Lakers dont want Lebron back he will be back. The real question is should he want to be back.

 

I just feel we could have picked up a 5th starter via part of the full MLE. Could we get Keon Ellis, Thybulle or Spencer Jones at 5m? I think so.

That 7th or 8th slot guy, it’s going to be tough, but you’re trying to get someone who wants a chance to prove themselves again. Beasley might be a candidate here. What about Landry Shamet?

In the past we have seen DJJ, Oubre, Melton, Okogie all take a chance on themselves. There is always one decent guy here. Hell we might even get another buyout, does DeRozan want to come here?

The center is a harder proposition. I think we could have picked up a starting big if things had gone a little different. We’ve seen Claxton, Ware and Stewart all move in deals the last few days. We could of picked up one of those for a draft pick since they all went for so low.

 

to me, the tea leaves have been screaming that we're chasing duren for the past week or so.

1. we're still keeping the cap space option on the table. we could have agreed with lebron, rui, luke, and smart already if we weren't. we could have gotten in on some trades.
2. there was some smoke that luka was recruiting duren (at least i feel like that was suggested); even if that's bunk, we tried to trade for him before. consistent rumors that our sights are set very high at the center position.
3. detroit supposedly threatened to go after reaves (feel like this could be aggressive retaliation/counter-tampering for us tampering with duren)
4. the pistons already dumped stewart to signal their willingness to match

putting it together, i'm wonder if we're threatening to put a giant offer sheet on the table for duren. remember, his potential max is bigger than reaves's because he made the all-nba team. the starting number is 49.5 million. we've probably notified detroit (and duren's agent has known for weeks or months), and detroit is pissed. we probably suggested a S&T, and they've told us to fornicate ourselves vigorously. so we said we'll see you on day one of free agency.

we have 52 million in cap space. i'm wondering if lebron has said he'd take a big pay cut if we could get duren, and we told lebron that if we couldn't, he was going to get a big check (like 30 million+) with the space we were left holding.

unfortunately, i think that's how it will play out, kawhi leonard/danny green style. detroit's going to match on duren, and rob has some backup plan wherein we get a good but unexciting player that splits the space with lebron, and we roll into the season with what might be a weaker team than last year (because rui and kennard will be long gone by then).

what rob's hoping is detroit blinks and agrees to a S&T, and is currently spending time researching how to fill their center position were they to trade duren to us for all of our firsts and whatever salary they're willing to take. but again, i think the make us make the RFA offer, wait the longest period possible, and match.

we salvage the summer with rob's hands tied, and he's fired in august, lol.

at least the threat of our space will have done some good.