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  1. KuzmoBall17

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    If NBA is really analytics driven we need to trade LeBron ASAP.
    Statistics actually didn't work in Philly or Houston
     
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    Maybe Lakers get involved in 3 way trade. Do Rich Paul a solid to help facilitate a trade. This guy is going to have to drop his demands he's not as good as he thinks.
     
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    showtime24 - Lakers 6th Man -

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    Lebron has evolved his shot diversity. Plus the guy is 40 and on the way out.
     
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    showtime24 - Lakers 6th Man -

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    I remember there were some crazy BI stans. He could do no wrong in their eyes.
     
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    Lebron has worked a lot on his three point shot I'm recent years.
     
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    If Lakers could end up with something like Cam Johnson, Valenicusus, and Smart.
     
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    I’m kind of indifferent on Ingram, he’s an All-Star caliber guy that will be overpaid but isn’t quite that next level star the Lakers like to have. That said, whether or not a star player we trade for fits with LeBron should stop being a question soon, if not right now, because the way he’s looking this could be his last season. We should be asking who fits with AD.
     
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    BI doesn't solve defensive issues and is not the type of shooter to complement AD/Reaves.
     
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    Well yeah, that and the overpaid thing is why I said I’m indifferent. He’s not really the guy I’d want to replace LeBron. He’s also hurt a lot and usually plays between 55-65 games per year. If the price is low enough to get him though, like I saw someone say DLo, Rui and a 1st, I could see it being interesting for the FO.
     
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    How are we going to trade a 40 year Lebron?
     
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    My first instinct was to be indifferent to it, but after thinking about it further, I realized getting BI would make no sense.
     
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    There isn't a guard or wing available that's going to fix our defense problem.
     
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    If that's the case, than maybe we can all go in with shooting. What would you do?
     
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    Go grab that 3pt threat big man, that Rob was talking about. Then go grab that bruiser at 5, that Redick was talking about. A lot of problems would be solved. That shouldn't cost any FRP either.

    Talk is cheap, it's about time to actually do something.
     
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    Vucavic?
     
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    And Valancunas. Both can be had on the cheap.
     
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    Vucavic fits both of those profiles. I don't think we would need two guys like that if we got him.
     
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    I prefer Jonas, but he is not as good of a shooter as Vuc, if that's what your going for.
     
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    I don't know if simply getting one of those guys would fix our problems, though.
     
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    I'd rather be greedy than needy. Valancunas is on a 10M per contract. Go get him too IMO. I'm completely down with two bigs starting. That's a much better overall version of Javale and Dwight, supporting AD.
     
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