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Lol..Bev playing in the Israeli league now tho. I think Pat would make a decent assistant coach one day.

 

i mean, we can find low lights of anyone. for example, great defender patrick beverley got DUSTED in that clip. maybe vuc didn't expect a guy whose whole identity was as a defensive stopper to let a second string guard just blast right by him in isolation?

you can't tell me the defensive "coverage" plan there was "allow straight line drive right down the center of the paint and hope the center blocks the shot".

 

I don't know if they need a PG as Reaves and Lebron basically act as de facto PGs and very good ones

I do think they need another perimeter scorer. A guy who can create off the dribble. Maybe a mute point as either way hard to get

 

LOL at Bev there for what you said. Yeah Vuc had a brain fart for sure not being ready with his attention but for Bev to make it all him in extended embarrassing fashion in front of the whole arena after what he just let happen on the perimeter?? Well he has compared himself to LeBron IIRC correctly for something in the past. Just his face and mannerisms trigger me.

 

@Charlotte tonight and then @Philly tomorrow on TNT. Would not be surprised to see LeBron sit out tonight.

 

Question .... under this coach and staff is Jaxson Hayes a better player now than last year and in NO? Seems to me like he's playing pretty well this year and "maybe" would be a little more than filler in a trade going out if he was involved in a trade where we're grabbing a center from a team?

 

If we were to go into a rebuild. This guy is just not a franchise player IMO.

I agree with what you said. Chicago probably demands a 1st from us, but if they do maybe we counter with okay but you must include an Ayo for Gabe swap. They then maybe do it, but then say you have to also take Carter for some more expirings. I think I got the deals here:

Deal 1: Rui + Gabe + JHS + Wood + 2029 1st (top-14 protected) + 2025 2nd for Vucavcic + Ayo + Carter + 2029 2nd

Deal 2: Milton + 2025 LAC 2nd for Craig

PG: Reaves/Ayo/Carter
SG: Christie/Knecht/Bronny
SF: James/Craig/Reddish
PF: Davis/Finney-Smith
C: Vucavic/Vanderbilt/Hayes

2-Ways: Koloko/Traore/Jemison

Sign a free agent with the open roster spot.

This trade helps our three-point shooting potential with Vucavic/Ayo/Craig/Carter. The latter three are 3 and D! Ayo/Craig/Carter also help our perimeter defense. Vuc gets 5 more rebounds per game than Rui. That is huge. Also, Craig is an excellent rebounder for a wing.

Vuc > Rui
Vando > Hayes
Ayo > Gabe
Craig > Reddish
Carter > Milton

With the recent acquisition of DFS, and Vando coming back it would be like we got 7 new players!
Great depth, improved perimeter defense, improved three-point shooting, improved rebounding. Solid high character/iq/hard working vets.
DFS, Carter also legit 3 and D players better than the Reddish's and the Gabes of the world. This is a great haul, heck I might consider giving them and unprotected 1st instead.

In Out
DFS Dlo
Vando Lewis
Vuc Rui
Ayo JHS
Craig Wood
Carter Gabe
29 1st(top 14) Milton
25 2nd Free Agent
25 2nd (LAC) 29 2nd

 

As opposed to WHOM we would have a snowball's chance before melting or being tossed into a volcano of landing here realistically or non-pipe wise ... with one or maybe both those firsts gone plus some of our young talent given up likely for Kessler? Which of the franchise small guys vs realistically should be in MVP "conversations" at the least every year BIG Man AD? Not to mention the point with Kessler if we got him would be to pair at times with AD to make us the HUGE defensive monster we had in 2000, plus would still be a starting quality hopefully like Zubac going forward when AD is done or finally traded. And AD gets to in his opinion be his best most productive self again a lot of the time as a PF.

 

You glazing on AD too much imo man.

 

Yeah that's cute. Answer the question .... who you got that is as valuable as he is even on the start of the latter stage of his career both sides of the ball that is "franchise" quality we have any shot at with any of our picks gone and some of our best young talent?

 

I think it's pretty obvious we aren't giving up a 1st for Vuc but there are some other teams that might overpay for him

 

i don't think dayron sharpe and nick richards are that different, tbh.

 

Just go all in for Kessler and be done with it. He's averaging 14pts, 13REB, 2BLK, and 78% from the floor over the last 10. Of course, there are spacing concerns, but that is incredible production for a 23-year-old big.

 

Koloko to start lol.
According to insider Mark Stein, Lakers no longer interested in Vucevic( Chicago 34 years old) and Jacob Poeltl («Toronto», 29 years old). These players do not fit into the club’s long-term strategy.

 

yeah, the chatter is weird right now. not moving rui not interested in vuc or poeltl (these are related, i'm guessing). sharpe deemed not good enough, no good salary match for valanciunas. so it's kessler or bust, and kessler's not really available?

we'll see, i guess. would be pretty odd for the center move to be a two-way guy after the admissions from both coach and players that we could use one.

 

I just don't believe, such as in this case which would hurt (what) the Lakers should be doing "posturing", to land like Kessler from Danny .... that anyone (from Lakers) is "leaking" jack as to their strategies. It would be too easy to trace by putting up false info in FO meetings and should be a fireable offense.