Official 2016 Free Agency Thread

Do they have room to dump more and take Gasol ?

 

I think if Durant wins the Finals MVP, people wouldn't hold it against him.

 

I'll be the first to say it GS is a fluke. Lakers were one of their 9 losses. Once the league figures out the way to get under curry skin - it's over

 

I think KD had some serious talks with mamba to prepare him for this moment. I predict he gives okc 1 more year. They are even more loaded than last year and could have / should have beat warriors last year. He knows this.

 

Let me add -

I want this to happen so lakers can prove they are a viable place for kd and Westbrook to get their chips together

Pipe. You bet.

 

I think Lou is primed for a big season this year. He's a great fit for us off the bench. Above all, he's low maintenance. He quietly goes about his business and does his job which I like.

 

Yes that's the question??? Considering he can do the 1 plus 1 contract instead with the (probably improved?) Thunder lineup for at least one more season and then sign a GINORMOUS new contract in next year's free agency.

 

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/1...-west-calls-pitches-kevin-durant-joining-team

And so expected. West made a very nice pitch but if I were kD I'd be inspired to go back to okc

 

I actually agree with this on some level. I think they need Durant more than people think

 

Just joking and making a point without even clicking on the link ..... the "West" in that story needs to be Lakers specific in future years with Ryan. Do not let him get away.

 

Which is why I posed the question- KD might jam up things for them

Remember how they lusted after d12 only to 'end up' with bogut

Remember how the series changed when bogut knee injury happened - to quote jagger : you can't always get what you want..

 

crazy. simmons of all people posting an article that's positive about the Lakers. It's summer right. Hell hasn't frozen over.

 

I'd rather have the lakers roster right now than C Bags without Durant

 

There you go. If Bill I-hate-the-Lakers-with-all-my-heart-and-soul Simmons (trusting Banners's find here without actually reading the linked article yet myself) passes along an opinion for national media that...... Lakers did "Good"..... how many left out there still feel we have done mediocre or worse, or totally screwed the pooch..... with the FA moves?

 

Simmons did'nt write it. It was Jonathan Tjarks on the Ringer...no idea who that is. But Simmons put it up on Twitter.