Talen Horton-Tucker Discussion: Growing Pains

Absolutely if posting that Drummond is superior to Gasol is trolling, than I am 1000 percent guilty as charged.

 

Lakers need to invest everything into developing this talent.

THT is something special.

 

Back to back games with 10 assists

 

I see him as the 2nd coming of Westbrook

 

Longer wingspan... correct?

 

Will be interesting to see how he will be used in the playoffs

AC/Schroder
KCP/ Wes/THT or THT/Wes?
Bron/Kuz
AD/ Kieff/Harrell or Harrell/Kieff?
AD2/ Marc


Lakers have legit 13 rotation players. I didn't even include Mclemore in the rotation above. It all depends on who is healthy and who is in rhythm/hot, lots of talented players and veterans might have to warm the bench until their number gets called

 

so mclemore plays and kuzma or trez likely sit?

i just can't see a scenario in which--if everyone's healthy-mclemore should see the floor.

 

Anyone else see this? From the hip thought here is doesn't remind me of him at all? Westbrook coming out of UCLA and his whole career has been about speed and power and vertical athleticism. THT isn't that guy. He's powerful and will be so much more that as he matures ..... but he has advanced handles and jukes with great moves and great footwork for his age. And yes ridiculously long arms.

 

Ouch, that's pricey

 

Who didn't expect this though?

 

yeah, honestly, if we got both for 12 each, we win. my concern is that teams come offering 15+ for both.

i could see 4/50 for both, and i think you take it and sort out salary problems later. would probably mean we lose drummond or trez, but competent two-way guards are harder to find than backup bigs. not sure THT qualifies as two-way yet, but he should get there soon.

 

definitely. when we were might have kept schroder at his current salary, i thought we might have to live with S&Ting one of AC or THT to make ends meet, but once schroder declined that, i just figured we keep the other two and let him fend for himself. if he gets no good offers, we'll bring him back on a one-year at a lower salary or something.

 

If other teams poison pill us on THT, we start him off on first year and 2nd year with raise at less than 12, right? Then he becomes star salary paid last 2 ... with Arenas rule?

 

Except in year three what’s max for a player in their 4th season?



And then 5th season. Still going to be worth it IMO from what he has shown us in 2 seasons and only 20 years old. If we have to “Arenas” him this summer to keep him.

 

yep. basically 2 years at MLE, two at max-ish, iirc.