Brook wasn't a shooter when he was with us.
But a lot of this opponent's paint-scoring issue is also due to the perimeter defense allowing guards to seep through (i.e. AR and Rui). I think...
Great points. Also, if the Lakers were to come out and say Rui is our "center", I don't think that would be sufficient for AD. It would be...
It would somewhat be a lateral trade, but it does satisfy AD's request since Rui is not a center. However, Vuc is the superior offensive player...
I don't know man, it's funny that he seems to require another rim protector to go along with him. Most teams go small and only have one big at...
We are 28th in the NBA in opponents point in the paint and AD is supposed to be a good defensive center?
What about the opportunity cost of playing two non-shooting centers together? Vucavic would at least be able to mitigate that problem by spacing...
He shouldn't be too expensive at all. His contract is fairly bad for what he provides. I mean Lakers could simply swap Rui and Wood for him, and...
I'm not crazy about Poetl tbh Pros -Good defensive center -Runs the floor well for a center -Good rebounder -Might be relatively cheap to obtain,...
I went to look at some recent Vuc highlights, but it's Lonzo who really stood out to me.
The problem with Kessler is the offensive fit. It really mucks things up with the spacing. Kessler is a beast in terms of defense and rebounding....
It is highly unlikely to replicate 2020, because it was 5 years ago. AD and Lebron are 5 years older. Also, AD was hitting 1.2/3.5 and 33% of his...
Vucavic career per 36 minutes: 19.7 points, 12.0 rebounds, 1.0 steals, 1.0 blocks, 1.0 3FG/ 3.0 3PA ! 3 PT volume significantly higher the past 7...
Yeah, it's a no-brainer. I tried to talk myself into Kessler, but the only thing I could come up with is him being a great replacement for AD if...
Rui wouldn't reach his potential until he gets to play full time power forward and is surrounded with shooters. We have too many power forwards...
Vuc at least rebounds. I think the opportunity cost is too high to get a non-shooting big. Vuc is the ideal happy medium player if you will.
Yup. Getting Vuc seems to be one of the least polarizing trade candidates amongst Lakers fans, somewhat like DFS was, but Vuc has higher upside...
The biggest thing I took away from this was that he said Lebron and AD don't want the Lakers to mortgage their future. That is very informative...
Prior to Max's emergence, I was really pushing for the Lakers to get a point of attack defender as the number one priority. But since that time,...
Sadly, at 40 years old Lebron is still probably a better defender at the 3 than Rui. A lot of it is iq.
