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So, what's next for the Lakers? Can we add a minimum? I'm guessing that the Kuminga deal isn't happening? Would just focus on touching up this roster with some defensive talent what what's left on the scrap heap.

 

Reaves: Massive Overpay
Kessler: Overpay
Grimes: Overpay
Sandro: Fair
Sexton: Overpay

Pedinkus and his player options added to the mediocre signings. Kuminga is better than anyone they have now as far as a wing player. If Dinkus can get rid of Vanderbilt without sending draft capital, that would help.

 

What?!?!?!

Reaves: incredible Value
Kessler: A steal
Grimes: Pure Larceny
Sandro: Like candy from a baby
Sexton: Sneaky steal

Rob has just been schooling everyone all offseason. If we get Kuminga or another replacement, it will be short term just to hold the place for our young guys to get a year under their belt and replace them.

This team will surprise people this year - assuming health. But regardless, we’ll be fun to watch.

 

Zaire Williams is still out there. Very underrated shooter, defender, and athlete. And, he is 6-9. He fits really well, kind of like a 6-9 Keon Ellis. Lakers apparently were interested in him at the beginning of free agency according to Khobi Price. He is also from Southern California, and has the same agent as Kessler.

 

Reaves: not a deal, fair value if he is healthy, overpay if he doesn’t play 65+ games
Kessler: fair value if healthy
Grimes: fair value, could be a win on our end
Sandro: fair value to slight overpay
Sexton: fair value

I don’t like the length of years, the fact that every player got towards the upper end of their value, and getting player options too.

But Rob isn’t the best negotiator anyway.

 

It’s pretty cool having two young guys who are athletic. Now I know what it’s like to have young wings. Kind of cool to be the team with the exciting wings. This Cam and Thiero show is pretty entertaining. Add that to Luka and Reaves and you have showtime.

Kessler in the middle. That lob threat with the spacing. Damn should’ve kept Ayton.

but add to that some shooting with Knect Swiss Army knife with LaRavia and Vando Vanderbilt and you have a little bit of everything.

you Add Mamu Grimes and Sexton. That’s a deep team.

I’m good either way Kaminga or keeping the squad.

 

Reaves: Massive Overpay
Kessler: Steal
Grimes: Overpay
Sandro: Fair
Sexton: Steal

 

Grimes is going to surprise a lot of people.

 

Reaves is not an overpay and I’ll die on than hill. We just saw Mitchell get a $70M per year extension.

You can’t look objectively at the list of player salaries in the NBA and say that Reaves isn’t worth his contract.

 

Yes, if you look at the worst contracts in the league vs production? Reaves is a no brainer.

70 mil for Mitchell? That’s likely a million dollars per game he plays if they are lucky. Terrible deal. Talk about negotiating against yourself, wow. Nobody was going to chase him with that kind of money.