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If we trade for AD and somehow sign a third star, who are the options out there for the Vet Min and MLE spots?

Depends on who the third star is. I'd look to see if either Ellington or Ed Davis is available for the MLE.

I'm hoping for Kyrie or Vucevic. Imagine a Frontcourt of Lebron AD and Vucevic in this era of small ball and 6'7'' "centers". Also, Vucevic playing C would ensure AD never needs to, and that Lebron gets all his minutes at SF, which would do wonders for their bodies and health.

I like vucococ or whatever, but if we sign expensive free agent, he may be out of price range. Which is why i like morotic. Excellent shooter. 6'11. Cheaper. Has experience in playing with AD.

use the MLE on the main area of need - shooting

4.7m MLE on Seth Curry
Vet min on Rondo, McGee, Chandler, Thabo

LAKESHOW wrote:I like vucococ or whatever, but if we sign expensive free agent, he may be out of price range. Which is why i like morotic. Excellent shooter. 6'11. Cheaper. Has experience in playing with AD.

when in doubt, put an 'o'

Not sure if he'd accept it, but i'd throw the full MLE at Redick.

LAKESHOW wrote:I like vucococ or whatever,

wes matthews

Danny green or ariza please

Some vet min options i like, cuz theyre vets who can help win now and need to rehab their value. No Risk Medium Reward when some of em pan out. They're desperate for minutes and the Lakers should be Load Managing as much as they can get away with. So the promise of extended minutes when our stars sit, will be attractive to these types, without exposing them too much from overuse (Austin Rivers is a good example, him being forced to play 30+ mins a game didnt do him any favors to his efficiency).

Role players know that playing with Lebron helps their stats and efficiency.

Jeremy Lin
Austin Rivers
Wilson Chandler
Wes Matthews
Wayne Ellington
CJ Miles (he might get bought out)
Nik Stauskas
Nerlens Noel (i'd give him a McGee type offer and say we'll start him)
Alec Burks
Isaac Canaan

MLE options is way harder to gauge. It totally depends on how teams spend their money in FA. With the injuries to KD and Klay, its clear the NBA championship field is wide open... so teams could start spending stupid money on unworthy FAs and drive up prices like crazy. Heck some of the above list might be getting enough offers where theyll get more than the vet min.

We can make more educated guesses once we see how the top FAs shake out. An insufficient answer, unfortunately.

I'm thinking Jeremy Lamb, Trevor Ariza, Bojan Bogdanovic, Seth Curry, Kelly Oubre, Terrence Ross.

I actually like Rivers. Good Role

dont steal danny green please

Vae Victus wrote:Some vet min options i like, cuz theyre vets who can help win now and need to rehab their value. No Risk Medium Reward when some of em pan out. They're desperate for minutes and the Lakers should be Load Managing as much as they can get away with. So the promise of extended minutes when our stars sit, will be attractive to these types, without exposing them too much from overuse (Austin Rivers is a good example, him being forced to play 30+ mins a game didnt do him any favors to his efficiency).

Role players know that playing with Lebron helps their stats and efficiency.

Jeremy Lin
Austin Rivers
Wilson Chandler
Wes Matthews
Wayne Ellington
CJ Miles (he might get bought out)
Nik Stauskas
Nerlens Noel (i'd give him a McGee type offer and say we'll start him)
Alec Burks
Isaac Canaan

MLE options is way harder to gauge. It totally depends on how teams spend their money in FA. With the injuries to KD and Klay, its clear the NBA championship field is wide open... so teams could start spending stupid money on unworthy FAs and drive up prices like crazy. Heck some of the above list might be getting enough offers where theyll get more than the vet min.

We can make more educated guesses once we see how the top FAs shake out. An insufficient answer, unfortunately.

Of the players cited I wouldn't mind Wesley Matthews, Alec Burks, and Nerlens Noel. I like the thought of having Nerlens as our starting center.

Uncertain where the parties below fall in terms of salary perspective, but I suspect they're more reasonably priced acquisitions.

10010. PG.Patrick Beverley...pesky defender w/ fairly consistent outside range
10020. PG.Elfrid Payton...Lonzoesque in the sense that he is a good overall player, but a streaky shooter
10030. PG.Rajon Rondo...I suspect he will be resigned
10040. PG.Delon Wright...taller guard 6-5, good defender
10050. PG.Ryan Arcidiacono...pretty good shooter
10060. SG.Reggie Bullock...I would be open to resigning him
10070. SG.Make em' dance Lance Stephenson...seems as if LBJ enjoys his antics
10080. SG.Tomas Satoransky...sharp shooter
10090. SG.Jeremy Lamb...seasoned veteran
10100. PF/C.Bobby Portis...good young stretch PF/C
10110. PF/C.Noah Vonleh...good young stretch PF/C
10120. PF/C.Maxi Kleber...good young stretch PF/C
10130. PF/C.Dirk Nowitiki...just checking if you're paying attention
10140. PF/C.Dewayne Dedmon...good range for C
10150. PF/C.Thomas Bryant...would he be open rejoining?
10160. PF/C.Nerlens Noel...good defender

I have a feeling we will be getting a lot of Klutch guys.

Noel, Morris Brothers, JR Smith when bought out, etc.

I hope we get Derrick Rose and Wilson Chandler for starters. Then go from there.

This is all of coarse after maxing out Kawhi or Kyrie or Kemba or Butler.

MadNESS wrote:I have a feeling we will be getting a lot of Klutch guys.

Noel, Morris Brothers, JR Smith when bought out, etc.

I hope we get Derrick Rose and Wilson Chandler for starters. Then go from there.

This is all of coarse after maxing out Kawhi or Kyrie or Kemba or Butler.

Korver's deal is partially guaranteed too so you may want to sign him after he gets bought out

Al Horford has an opt out in his deal and George Hill has a non-fully guaranteed deal too off the top of my head