Los Angeles Lakers: Searching for the Perfect Dump

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  1. Kobe Bryant 8

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    Agreed. I feel like if he was on Warriors over Ezeli, he'd be in line for a huge payday. Let him pan out or strike out.
     
    Kobe Bryant 8, Jun 26, 2016
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    Update your signature. ;)
     
    Battle Tested20, Jun 26, 2016
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    Thanks :)
     
    tada, Jun 26, 2016
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    Ezeli is so overrated, its not even funny. IMO he is a scrub.
     
    KB24, Jun 26, 2016
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    And injury prone
     
    Khmrp, Jun 27, 2016
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    A report is out that the Thunder are trying to get Horford to pair up with Durant. One thing they would have to do is dump Kanter. Who would be willing to take on Kanter for two more years? Apparently his contract is 3 years left at 54 million, but an early termination clause after the second year which he could potentially exercise. I don't know. I probably wouldn't, but it isn't a horrible idea. I mean, 16-17 million for a center is about what we'd be paying to comparable centers in free agency.
     
    Savory Griddles, Jun 30, 2016
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    Take Kanter if available. Cheaper than Whiteside and likely more mature. Plus Westbrook will have someone on the team he knows when he arrives next year. Oops, sorry Jimmie I stole your line.
     
    Jaguar, Jun 30, 2016
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    Assuming we strike out and they throw in a pick, I'm absolutely willing to take him on.
     
    therealdeal, Jun 30, 2016
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    He has a 15% trade kicker.....weeny help okc dominate for anotjer 4yrs? Not like kanter is going to solve any of our issues or make us that much better.
     
    Khmrp, Jun 30, 2016
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    How bout defense? You know the part where we're horrible at and kanter is a known sieve at it?
     
    Khmrp, Jun 30, 2016
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    Would you rather have Kanter or overpay for someone who is also as bad at defense and worse offensively like Mozgov?

    If Noah, Biyombo, Horford, and Whiteside are gone in FA and Kanter/future 1st is on the table then I take it and I don't look back.
     
    therealdeal, Jun 30, 2016
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    Yes. Looks like we are the dumping ground once again but for reasonable salaries.
     
    KareemtheGreat33, Jun 30, 2016
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    Then dont complain when we're giving up 110+ per game....nobody is concerned over the fact that even westbrook had to ask Donovan to bench kanter at one point during the wcf? Whats a late 1st going to do? If okc obtains horford might as well pencil in that pick in the 28-30th range. You can buy an early 2nd and still net similar type player....if all it took was a late 1st to dump kanter, okc would've done it already. Dont be sell yourself so cheap at least make okc pay through the nose and make up give up sabonis or Payne as well
     
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    Who is complaining about a hypothetical at least weeks from fruition? I'm not complaining at all. You know what would make me complain? Is paying the same contract or more to Mozgov that Kanter has right now. Who the flipping hell cares how many points we're giving up? We're not going to be a great team next season and with everyone gone in FA, we need bodies on the floor.

    I'm making that deal easily. Trading for Kanter doesn't even starting him if we don't want to. The problems you're presenting are all based on a hypothetical train of thought with dozens of variables.
     
    therealdeal, Jun 30, 2016
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    Theres no hypothetical scenario in regards to kanters defense....hes beyond terrible at it and who says we have to pay mozgov 18mill?
     
    Khmrp, Jun 30, 2016
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    No there's a hypothetical in a) the pick being bad (there's a great chance of that, but we can't read the future), b) Kanter starting, and c) therefore giving up 110 points for nothing, and d) therefore losing a ton of games.

    Those games we lose would probably be losses anyway. Instead we pick up assets, a young decent player, and we are at least more competitive offensively than we would have been.
     
    therealdeal, Jun 30, 2016
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    Pass on Kanter unless we totally whiff.
     
    trodgers, Jun 30, 2016
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    We've got nothing boss, nothing
     
    KareemtheGreat33, Jun 30, 2016
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    Change Thread Title to Los Angeles Lakers: Looking Like The Perfect Dump. Just really annoyed...
     
    gcclaker, Jun 30, 2016
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    Totally whiff, we shall.
     
    Jaguar, Jun 30, 2016
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