Official 2016 Free Agency Thread

Sounds like a toxic environment when you have teammates sharing personal information.

Oh wait....

 

I picked up biyombo on my fantasy team when valanciunas went down early in the season and his stats were very impressive. I feel like he's been ballin all year long when given the minutes. I just think this is the first time most laker fans have seen it

 

Noah is always injured and is a shell of himself

 

I can't disagree with that. However, after the incident last year with Russell and Nick, I'm convinced that we need a vet who has the leadership skills necessary to teach these young guys how to be professionals. I believe our team is now turning a corner and a good vet like Noah would aid in the development of our core. When he does play, he plays hard, with emotion, and never takes a play off; I would prefer a 2-3 year deal with an option somewhere in there and something that benefit both the Lakers and Noah. If he's looking for a payday, then forget it.

 

Why don't the Lakers go after both Biyombo and Noah?

Getting just one of them will still have me concerned about our center position, but if we got both of them (assuming we can somehow work out contracts for the both of them to fit under the cap...), it could kind of give peace of mind of the shortfalls of both players. You sign both and get them to split minutes at center at 24minutes per game a piece.

This may preserve Noah's body by playing less minutes, easing the concerns of injury.

Biyombo scares me because he's going to get a big contract and I'm not sure he can play this way consistently. So if he's having an off night, you limit it by having Noah come in for him.

The wildcard is I'm not sure what Noah would command in free agency salary to make this work. I'm thinking anywhere from $7 mil to $15 mil. If it's on the lower end I really think we can get both

 

I still want Whiteside. Biyumbo is definitely creeping up for me. The center position isn't what it used to be, but there is still great value in having some one who can defend the paint, defend the pick and roll and switch on occasion, as well as gobbling up rebounds, with someone like Whiteside you get someone who does all that plus is a great pick and roll player on the other end. Biyumbo doesn't offer that, but he's probably more consistent defensively overall and not as much risk involved.

 

Is Channing fry a free agent after this year? He'd be a good backup as a stretch 4-5 for our type of offense

 

I really hope we give Dudley a long look. Perfect 3/4 bench player for this team. Veteran, strong locker room presence, respected guy around the league, can hit the 3 at a very nice clip, and he's a decent passer.

Absolutely perfect fit for us.

 

dudley can get his fat a** right outta here.

anyway...i like noah, but i'd have to have money left over for a backup, given his fragility. i'm a pachulia fan, and i don't mind mozgov, either. retain black as the change of pace backup c. i imagine sac should look to unload koufos, given that cousins is a c and cauley stein will have to play most of his minutes there, too.

back to noah, i think he'd like to play in a big city, and i think he'd like to start. i also think he'd be willing to take slightly less money to do those things, which means la has a shot at getting him on a reasonable deal. this is all armchair psychology, btw. oh wait, i'm a real psychologist...

still.

 

He said he doesn't think players wanna play with Kobe at this stage of his career. I hardly call that hating. I don't agree with that statement, but it's just his opinion. He'd be a solid backup 3 man here.

 

i'd still opt for younger and thinner.

 

Dudley is a burly POS who goes around badmouthing people better than him.