DeMar DeRozan interested in Lakers

[SlimShady83]

the other pic already in that trade ... unprotected too ..

frp = first round pick

lmao how I not see that

[LaLover11]

yep sadly why I'm thinkin we'll be stuck with him, he'll either get 1 or 2 year with 2nd year team friendly deal

warriors would easily take D Lo for Wiggins and Looney
Those two players would actually really help Lakers with Depth in the SF and Center position

If that's It, rather stick with Dlo

If you trade Reaves/Rui/Vando/Gabe & 17th pick for Mitchell or Trae

Trae, Wiggins, LeBron, AD, Looney
LeBron, Mitchell, Wiggins, AD, Looney

Both are a better team than the team they just used vs the Nuggets

[loveshaq007]

in all reality...

sign Lowry at vets min.... him DeRozan are boys. then sign Derozan for full MLE at 13 mil

[danfantastk32]

in all reality...

sign Lowry at vets min.... him DeRozan are boys. then sign Derozan for full MLE at 13 mil

If you could pull that off....great! I question the "reality" part. Just think someone's gonna offer DeMar more than 13.

[Slava]

The Bulls are offering a deal starting at $40M. I think we can safely rule this one out.

[danfantastk32]

The Bulls are offering a deal starting at $40M. I think we can safely rule this one out.

Alright. Well if true.....then there you go. Even if it was half that, they are still way above 13m. $40 seems pretty damn steep for his talent level. But if true, there's no way he's turning that down

[SlimShady83]

The Bulls are offering a deal starting at $40M. I think we can safely rule this one out.

Alright. Well if true.....then there you go. Even if it was half that, they are still way above 13m. $40 seems pretty damn steep for his talent level. But if true, there's no way he's turning that down

If DLO Opts In, Salaries can be matched

[danfantastk32]

The Bulls are offering a deal starting at $40M. I think we can safely rule this one out.

Alright. Well if true.....then there you go. Even if it was half that, they are still way above 13m. $40 seems pretty damn steep for his talent level. But if true, there's no way he's turning that down

If DLO Opts In, Salaries can be matched

Hmmm....I don't think the bulls want Dlo for 40mil. Do you? Also...if the Bulls are offering $40mil, then they prob want to keep him

[Godfather13]

Lakers will treadmill until lebron retires the the rebuild will take along long time they have almost no assets.

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We have all but one(2025 NOLA) of our First Round Picks & AD(4 picks), Lebron(1 pick), Austin(1-2 picks).

And if rebuild does become the priority, it's become fairly easy the last 3-4 years to bottom out, absorb salaries & peddle some of the hits back into the market and accumulate like 10-15 picks within less than 2 years.

Kobe was Kobe, and it needed a complete idiot to not immediately see him generational talent. Aside from hitting the jackpot in lottery like that, the challenge would be finding a development coach/staff & patience, which this franchise hasn't shown to develop young talent.

[Michael Lucky]

Don't we go through this every summer with Demar?

[LaLover11]

Don't we go through this every summer with Demar?

This time DeMar is 35 yrs old and ring chasing

[Landsberger]

Demar to Sac in sign/trade for 3/$74. 2 seconds, Duarte, Barnes and an unprotected 31 first rounder through San Antonio.

[LakersSoul]

Demar to Sac in sign/trade for 3/$74. 2 seconds, Duarte, Barnes and an unprotected 31 first rounder through San Antonio.

Only Kings would pay $25 million for aging vet for 3 years.

[TyCobb]

Demar to Sac in sign/trade for 3/$74. 2 seconds, Duarte, Barnes and an unprotected 31 first rounder through San Antonio.

Only Kings would pay $25 million for aging vet for 3 years.

Didn’t we just give 100 mill for 2 years for one?

[LakersSoul]

Demar to Sac in sign/trade for 3/$74. 2 seconds, Duarte, Barnes and an unprotected 31 first rounder through San Antonio.

Only Kings would pay $25 million for aging vet for 3 years.

Didn’t we just give 100 mill for 2 years for one?

Yeah but you do that for the best player on the team and top 15 player on the league at worst.

Also helps the Lakers brand.

Kind of a no-brainer.

[Landsberger]

LeBron doesn't help the Lakers brand... he helps the owner's cash flow. 20 years from now everyone will remember the Lakers who were here for the best part of their career... or whole career over Bron.

A no brainer huh... let's talk in 2 years and see how/if we can rebuild after 2 mediocre seasons at best.... at worst some last place finishes if the injury twins bump hands....

[LakersSoul]

LeBron doesn't help the Lakers brand... he helps the owner's cash flow. 20 years from now everyone will remember the Lakers who were here for the best part of their career... or whole career over Bron.

A no brainer huh... let's talk in 2 years and see how/if we can rebuild after 2 mediocre seasons at best.... at worst some last place finishes if the injury twins bump hands....

You forget we were trash after Kobe and before Bron joined.

Oh how playoffs and Bron has spoiled you.

[danfantastk32]

LeBron doesn't help the Lakers brand... he helps the owner's cash flow. 20 years from now everyone will remember the Lakers who were here for the best part of their career... or whole career over Bron.

A no brainer huh... let's talk in 2 years and see how/if we can rebuild after 2 mediocre seasons at best.... at worst some last place finishes if the injury twins bump hands....

You forget we were trash after Kobe and before Bron joined.

Oh how playoffs and Bron has spoiled you.

But that's looking rear mirror. You gotta look forward. Am I glad we signed Lebron 6-7 years ago?...sure. But what do we do with him NOW? We can all agree Lebron isn't going to get better. And we all know nothing stays the same......so follow that to it's logical conclusion. Lebron and AD are both on the downhill. So do you wait until they're completely washed up, and then start from nothing? Or do you get out of it while there's still value. My issue isn't really so much with Lebron. My only issue with Lebron going downhill is that it negatively effects our chances of winning a title, and therefore renders our only real bargaining chip (AD) pointless.

The Lakers are standing there with this incredibly valuable asset in AD. But that asset isn't like gold; it's like fruit....you keep it too long, and it spoils, and becomes worthless. What the Lakers are doing right now is patently dumb....because there's no title that comes from keeping him. Just a possible slot at the 6th spot in the playoffs, or something (even that seems unreal as hell). So they're just gonna hold onto that fruit till it spoils, Pelinka's not being smart, or cautious...he's being a fool. Stagnation isn't caution.

Lebron can stay or go for all I care. He's gone in 2 years...and if he wanted to stick around for the beginning of a rebuild, then fine. I don't think we'd get a ton for him anyways. I'd rather we did move him....cause I do think we could get SOMETHING for him....but the real prize here, is AD.

But when you look, and see there's not alot of years left on that fruit......but he could be totally instrumental for a team like Miami, or OKC, or the Clippers, or Dallas, (a ton of other teams) getting over the hump, and winning a title or two....you have to realize that the time is now. The Lakers either need to figure out getting a 3rd star (legit star) with their picks...so that they can justify keeping this squad (and Im talking before the season starts)....or they need to sell that fruit before it spoils.

To hold onto him, and go into the season with this squad that has no chance of doing anything legit....but has all the chance of our super valuable asset getting hurt, and being worthless...is just derelict of duty on Pelinka's part.

[LakersSoul]

LeBron doesn't help the Lakers brand... he helps the owner's cash flow. 20 years from now everyone will remember the Lakers who were here for the best part of their career... or whole career over Bron.

A no brainer huh... let's talk in 2 years and see how/if we can rebuild after 2 mediocre seasons at best.... at worst some last place finishes if the injury twins bump hands....

You forget we were trash after Kobe and before Bron joined.

Oh how playoffs and Bron has spoiled you.

But that's looking rear mirror. You gotta look forward. Am I glad we signed Lebron 6-7 years ago?...sure. But what do we do with him NOW? We can all agree Lebron isn't going to get better. And we all know nothing stays the same......so follow that to it's logical conclusion. Lebron and AD are both on the downhill. So do you wait until they're completely washed up, and then start from nothing? Or do you get out of it while there's still value. My issue isn't really so much with Lebron. My only issue with Lebron going downhill is that it negatively effects our chances of winning a title, and therefore renders our only real bargaining chip (AD) pointless.

The Lakers are standing there with this incredibly valuable asset in AD. But that asset isn't like gold; it's like fruit....you keep it too long, and it spoils, and becomes worthless. What the Lakers are doing right now is patently dumb....because there's no title that comes from keeping him. Just a possible slot at the 6th spot in the playoffs, or something (even that seems unreal as hell). So they're just gonna hold onto that fruit till it spoils, Pelinka's not being smart, or cautious...he's being a fool. Stagnation isn't caution.

Lebron can stay or go for all I care. He's gone in 2 years...and if he wanted to stick around for the beginning of a rebuild, then fine. I don't think we'd get a ton for him anyways. I'd rather we did move him....cause I do think we could get SOMETHING for him....but the real prize here, is AD.

But when you look, and see there's not alot of years left on that fruit......but he could be totally instrumental for a team like Miami, or OKC, or the Clippers, or Dallas, (a ton of other teams) getting over the hump, and winning a title or two....you have to realize that the time is now. The Lakers either need to figure out getting a 3rd star (legit star) with their picks...so that they can justify keeping this squad (and Im talking before the season starts)....or they need to sell that fruit before it spoils.

To hold onto him, and go into the season with this squad that has no chance of doing anything legit....but has all the chance of our super valuable asset getting hurt, and being worthless...is just derelict of duty on Pelinka's part.

AD is 31 years old and dominant in O and D. Why would the Lakers even consider track him?

Bron’s age is a concern but it’s a 2 year deal and Bron still was top tier. If Bron’s speed was his strength, I can see tge concern but Bron’s strength is his height and power. It will age better. Bron also shot well after tweaking his shot.

Not sure why Lakers fans are worried.

[danfantastk32]

AD is 31 years old and dominant in O and D. Why would the Lakers even consider track him?

Bron’s age is a concern but it’s a 2 year deal and Bron still was top tier. If Bron’s speed was his strength, I can see tge concern but Bron’s strength is his height and power. It will age better. Bron also shot well after tweaking his shot.

Not sure why Lakers fans are worried.

Because 31 is the beginning of the downhill for big men......especially those with long injury histories. And 33 has the chance to be too late. Your right......AD is a dominant player. But that's why he has value. But as other teams run those numbers as years tick by, that value starts plummeting.

And this team has no chance of a title, as is. So really your just walking along the street throwing that incredibly valuable fruit up in the air saying "don't worry....I'll catch it". And throwing that fruit up, has zero upside...but a disastrous downside, should you fail to catch it. That's literally what the Lakers are doing now. They could prob get 4 first round picks, and a couple young players, and a bad 1-2 year contract or two, to make salaries work, for AD.

Or....we can squeeze into the playoffs (maybe) for two years....and PRAY there's no major injury....and he's still close to as good as he is now. Cause 33 year old AD who's starting to lose it gets maybe 2 picks?? Again....we're rolling those dice for what now?