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  1. Toklat

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    He has been babied his entire adult life and even before. The only universe he knows is one he is the center of. I actually feel sorry for him. Once he retires it is going to be rough. Despite his money, he is in for a rude wake up call. Hopefully, he settles in and has a long happy life. I make fun sometimes but I wish him the best.
     
    Toklat, Jul 17, 2026 at 3:07 PM
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    A bit late to this.

    I stopped watching the Lakers during Covid because of this guy.

    Sure has key to winning a championship but when you have been a hardcore fan since 1969 it has to be pretty bad to actually stop caring because of one guy.

    Well actually two. Kobe's breath taking death was pretty big also. Combination of those two things had me tap out.

    Lebron was that guy for me. A personal dark day he came to my Lakers.

    I need some catching up to do!

    GO LAKERS!!!
     
    SWAdude, Jul 17, 2026 at 3:11 PM
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  3. Savory Griddles

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    And people wonder why a lot of LA fans are glad to be rid of him. I honestly wonder how Lebron will handle not playing. He needs to be the center of everything.

    On another note, anyone think that a small s&t for Spencer Jones (he's restricted) might be a sneaky good deal? I like him, and there is no way Denver is bringing him back at anything over the minimum.
     
    Savory Griddles, Jul 17, 2026 at 3:46 PM
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  4. svtzr

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    It’s fair to blame Golden State, but why is Atlanta letting him go?

    In a nutshell, Kuminga’s highlights are getting out into transition, rebounding, dunks, and on ball perimeter defense. His downsides are bad from three, over dribbling, bad shot selection and poor team defense. We can get into all of the other stuff like not wanting to fit into a role but be an all star etc. but you’re generally strategically very savvy, how would you make Kuminga work in the starting unit without teams sagging off him?
     
    svtzr, Jul 17, 2026 at 4:16 PM
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