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Any guesses?

Here’s my first attempt:

PG: Cory Joseph | Rajon Rondo | Alex Caruso
SG: Reggie Bullock | Vince Carter | Isaac Bonga
SF: Kawhi Leonard | Marcus Morris | Carmelo Anthony
PF: Lebron James | Kyle Kuzma | Markeiff Morris
Cc: Anthony Davis | Javale McGee | Mo Wagner

Maybe more of a than a guess. I’ll do a real guess later.

My Hope
Davis-Kuzma-Lebron-Leonard-Beverley

My actual expectation
Davis-Kuzma-Lebron-Butler-Beverley

I think they get one of Kawhi, Butler, Kemba or Kyrie. Not sure which.

Probably keep Caruso, Chandler and Bullock.
Use roomMLE on either Al Faruq-aminu, Marcus Morris, Dedmon, Ariza or Collison.
Sign Ellington, Jeff Green and Derrick Rose at the vets. minumum.


My hope:
Kawhi, roomMLE on D.Green, re-sign Caruso, Chandler, Bullock. Sign D-Rose, Ellington and at the min.

I think guys like Dedmon, Beverley, Marcus Morris and Aminu could easily get more than the Room exception.

Lakers trade Kyle Kuzma, Moe Wagner, and Isaac Bonga to the Nets for Caris LeVert and 2019 2nd Round 31st overall.
Lakers sign Kawhi Leonard, JaVale McGee, Rajon Rondo, Wayne Ellington, Reggie Bullock, Alex Caruso, Al-Farouq Aminu, Anthony Tolliver.
Lakers draft Carsen Edwards.

PG Rajon Rondo/Alex Caruso/Carsen Edwards
SG Caris LeVert/Reggie Bullock/Wayne Ellington
SF Kawhi Leonard/Al-Farouq Aminu
PF LeBron James/Anthony Tolliver
C Anthony Davis/JaVale McGee

Please no Rondo.

Pg Kyrie/ rondo/ Caruso
Sg Reddick/ bullock/ Ellington
Sf Lebron/ Kuzma/Bullock
Pf Kuzma/ Morris
c Davis / Mcgee/ chandler


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Seth Curry, Butler, LeBron, Kuzma, AD
Caruso, Bonga, Ellington, Thabo, Wagner, Muscala, T Chandler

At this stage I'm going to say, at Day 1 2019:

PG: Darren Collison - Ish Smith - Alex Caruso
SG: Kawhi/Jimmy - Kentavious Caldwell-Pope - Jamal Crawford
SF: LeBron James - Trevor Ariza - Isaac Bonga
PF: Kyle Kuzma - Jeff Green - Nazreon Reid
C: Anthony Davis - Richaun Holmes - Mo Wagner

- Buy a 2nd round pick and draft Reid
- Sign Kawhi or Butler for the max
- sign Collison for the RE
- sign Smith, KCP, Ariza, Green, Holmes, Crawford, Caruso for the min

PG: Patrick Beverly | Alex Caruso | Shelvin Mack
SG: Jimmy Butler | Reggie Bullock | Draft Pick/Undrafted
SF: LeBron James | Trevor Ariza | Isaac Bonga
PF: Kyle Kuzma | Carmelo Anthony | Mike Muscala
C: Anthony Davis | Richaun Holmes | Mo Wagner

Certainly hope all the Carmelo predictions are wrong. Can't stand the guy.....hope he never dawns a Laker Jersey.

myersia wrote:Pg Kyrie/ rondo/ Caruso
Sg Reddick/ bullock/ Ellington
Sf Lebron/ Kuzma/Bullock
Pf Kuzma/ Morris
c Davis / Mcgee/ chandler


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Most realistic one so far

Except if no Kyrie it will be Kemba 1 OR the other. The more I think about it and even though I haven't liked Kemba OR Butler I wouldn't mind Kemba OR Kyrie, need someone else to help grow with AD after Bron

I wouldn't give Bullock minutes at SF surely we can find someone cheap to fill that role
and still need another PF ??

C spot is a good Idea, if we can't get B.Lopez, love to have him back

danfantastk32 wrote:Certainly hope all the Carmelo predictions are wrong. Can't stand the guy.....hope he never dawns a Laker Jersey.

Clipper material, not Laker material

If we're unable to secure Kawhi - which seems to be more and more likely with the reduced cap room. Below is a reasonable lineup given our available cap room.

PG: Delon Wright Rajon Rondo
SG: Jeremy Lamb Lance Stephenson
SF: Lebron James Kyle Kuzma
PF: Anthony Davis Maxi Kleber
C: Nerlins Noel JaVale McGee

I am going to assume we don’t land Irving (Nets), Kawhi (Toronto) or Kemba (Hornets)... I actually think we could be better spreading the money around and getting more balance & depth...

PG: Brogdon/Rubio & Caruso
SG: Green & Bullock
SF: LBJ & Ariza/Aminu
PF: Kuzz & Wagner
C: AD & McGee/Lopez

Lakeshow Baby...

Beverley/Carouso
Kawhi/KCP
leBron/Bonga
Davis/kuzma
McGee/Wagner

We'll figure it out with the Pelicans and we're gonna have our MAX.

Kawhi

Marc Gasol for the MLE. Yep, you heard it here first. He's gonna opt out with Kawhi not there and join the wagon. He's got plenty of money, why wouldn't he?
Danny Green for the minimum. Same as Gasol without the money, but he's not playing for that anyway. He has an age, it's time to put things into perspective. He's not getting a fat check anywhere.
Ariza for the minimum.
Rondo for the minimum.
Pau for the minimum.(only NBA champs brothers finally playing for the same team)

Rondo/Caruso/Bonga
Kawhi/Green
Lebron/Ariza
Davis/Kuzma/J.Jones
Marc/Pau

Best Case Scenario = Pelicans allow the deal to be done at July 30. Kawhi comes to LA. Guys come for cheap to win championship.

PG: Patrick Beverley | Isaac Bonga | Alex Caruso
SG: JJ Redick | Seth Curry
SF: Kawhi Leonard | Wayne Ellington
PF: Lebron James | Kyle Kuzma | Wagner
C: Anthony Davis | Javale McGee | Tyson Chandler


Worst Case Scenario = Pelicans only deal July 6. No max FA takes discount on 1+1, have to build through FA. Very few are cheap.

PG: Patrick Beverley | Isaac Bonga | Alex Caruso
SG: JJ Redick | Seth Curry | Kenatvius Caldwell-Pope
SF: LeBron James | Thabo Sefolosha
PF: Anthony Davis | Kyle Kuzma | Wilson Chandler
C: Derrick Favors | Tyson Chandler

New line up for me based on lower cap space

PG- Patrick Beverly - Rajon Rondo - Alex Caruso

SG- Reggie Bullock - Kentavious Caldwell Pope - Kyle Korver

SF- Kyle Kuzma - Trevor Ariza - Issac Bonga

PF- Lebron James -Ryan Anderson - Moritz Wagner

C- Anthony Davis - Javalle McGee - Joakim Noah