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tviper · Post #841 » by **tviper** » Tue Feb 19, 2019 6:43 am

Consensus for FA as of the All-Star break is:
-KD+Kyrie to the Knicks
-Kawhi to the Clippers
-Klay stays in GS
-Kemba stays in Charlotte

which leaves:
-Butler/Cousins/Vucevic

someone will pay max to those three, but should the Lakers? would depend on what happens with AD, which should be known by the end of the moratorium because if the Celtics trade for him it would probably be before the draft due to the draft picks involved (although some of those 2019 picks look like they might not vest). Man, the end of June is going to be interesting.

Post #842 » by **snaquille oatmeal** » Wed Feb 20, 2019 7:56 pm

Question, if AD tells Boston that he is only a rental, what does Boston offer NO for a trade?

Post #843 » by **Kilroy** » Wed Feb 20, 2019 10:04 pm

snaquille oatmeal wrote:Question, if AD tells Boston that he is only a rental, what does Boston offer NO for a trade?

IMO, if AD doesn't soften on the rental aspect, I bet its Hayward/Smart and picks... No Brown or Tatum... That's my guess anyway.

I also bet the word out of Davis' camp is going to change about the signing long term thing too... I bet he continues to insist he's not signing anywhere long term, just to keep the scent of collusion off of the deal. So when we inevitably go all-in again, it'll look like we're stupid...

Post #844 » by **Kilroy** » Thu Feb 21, 2019 4:33 am

Nike murdered Zion... Just like that, the draft class looks ass...

Nike: "We can't make a shoe that won't kill the future king of the NBA, but at least these new Kaepernick Jerseys are fire!"

EArl · Post #845 » by **EArl** » Thu Feb 21, 2019 5:41 am

Best thing to happen out of this.

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Post #846 » by **Kilroy** » Thu Feb 21, 2019 11:23 pm

Cousins rant on the NCAA got me thinking... The big knock on the NCAA is that the players don't get a taste of all the money they generate for the schools... "The Players get NOTHING." is the rallying cry...

This is essentially true, and I've been on that train for a while now... I do think the NCAA is crooked... I do think TO A CERTAIN EXTENT, they are exploiting the players...
But what I think may be getting lost in all this is, essentially College Basketball players are Majoring in Basketball in college and hoping to graduate into the NBA...

My daughter is applying to schools right now... Basically all the top schools in the country cost around $70-$80k a year to attend... They play for a year and get showcased for all the schools, they build their brand on the schools dime... Then they enter the draft and cash in, in a major way...
Hard to put a number on all that, but for a 1 and done like Zion, that's probably a $100k-$150k easy, opportunity, all free... Tax free as well...

Sure, the school makes millions, which they use to fund things like Girl's Lacrosse, which gets no funding... Or even Girl's Baskeball... Which is tragically underfunded... Hell, even things like Swimming, Rowing, Tennis, Golf...
All that on top of the improvements and reduction in costs for the General Students...

Maybe the administrators are still getting rich, maybe the Coaches make way too much money, but still, my sympathy level is decreasing exponentially...
I mean, it's not like Zion wouldn't be playing basketball if the NCAA didn't exist... But would he have the opportunity to go to any school in the country without the NCAA, for free?
It's not really the NCAA's fault that these kids are basically just interested in using them as a stepping stone to the NBA.

Did Zion need to play in College to get an NBA contract? Maybe not... But I guarantee you, he's going to make a hell of a lot more now in salary and endorsements, than he would have if he'd entered the draft at 16 or 17...

Post #847 » by **Danny Darko** » Fri Feb 22, 2019 1:11 am

ALLmost makes me feel better about losing Zu

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TylersLakers · Post #848 » by **TylersLakers** » Fri Feb 22, 2019 2:05 am

Lopez just hit his 134th 3PT on the season according to Kevin Harlan.

Magic signed Michael Beasley and Lance Stephenson instead of him.

Post #849 » by **Danny Darko** » Fri Feb 22, 2019 8:18 am

TylersLakers wrote:Lopez just hit his 134th 3PT on the season according to Kevin Harlan.

Magic signed Michael Beasley and Lance Stephenson instead of him.

yep

and speaking of Kevin Harlan... I think he's not surpassed Marv Albert in all but biting chicks, and who knows really...

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SlimShady83 · Post #850 » by **SlimShady83** » Sat Feb 23, 2019 12:40 am

With the upcoming game VS NO ... Do you guys think AD will help us win OR will NO sit him vs us in spite?

lol

Landsberger · Post #851 » by **Landsberger** » Sat Feb 23, 2019 2:37 am

TylersLakers wrote:Lopez just hit his 134th 3PT on the season according to Kevin Harlan.

Magic signed Michael Beasley and Lance Stephenson instead of him.

Does he have that many rebounds or attempts at playing post defense?

jay51024 · Post #852 » by **jay51024** » Sat Feb 23, 2019 6:15 am

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tviper · Post #853 » by **tviper** » Sat Feb 23, 2019 5:52 pm

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Draymond on the books for $18.5M next year. Maxing Klay and KD, if they decide to stay, would cost GS a boatload in luxury tax. If the Lakers strike out on a max FA, I could see GS trading Draymond into the Lakers cap space to save a huge sum. Would provide flexibility to sign AD into cap space in 2020. Would be pretty funny to see Lebron and Draymond team up.

bb22 · Post #854 » by **bb22** » Sat Feb 23, 2019 11:01 pm

OKC coming off double OT last night to play Sac today. King's catching a crucial break.

iamworthy · Post #855 » by **iamworthy** » Sun Feb 24, 2019 3:52 am

Russell did his thing on his birthday.

Post #856 » by **dockingsched** » Sun Feb 24, 2019 4:58 am

iamworthy wrote:Russell did his thing on his birthday.

When he’s on it just seems so effortless, just gifted in that sense

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Michael Lucky · Post #857 » by **Michael Lucky** » Sun Feb 24, 2019 3:19 pm

It's been fun watching Russel single handedly dragging this lackluster supporting cast to the playoffs.

Michael Lucky · Post #858 » by **Michael Lucky** » Sun Feb 24, 2019 3:31 pm

Well we've been drafting well. We are simply not keeping our players. Lol

chefy12 · Post #859 » by **chefy12** » Sun Feb 24, 2019 8:05 pm

I miss zubac.

FO must have been high when they did that trade.

ONly reason why I wasn’t that bummed about not getting AD was because of our nice center rotation.

McGee, Zubac, Chandler is probably one of the best in the league.

Zubac gives the team versatility and some old school low post presence.

Not only we downgraded talent wise but it might have affected our young cores trading value.

FO definitely dropped the ball on this one

Post #860 » by **Slava** » Sun Feb 24, 2019 9:24 pm

dockingsched wrote:
iamworthy wrote:Russell did his thing on his birthday.

When he’s on it just seems so effortless, just gifted in that sense

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His max starts at the 5/$150M+ range, I wonder who's going to offer it.