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EArl wrote:How do we feel about this? Im worried about long term health. If he stays healthy and keeps getting better this can be a steal. If not, we gave away all our value for an injury prone player.

EArl wrote:How do we feel about this? Im worried about long term health. If he stays healthy and keeps getting better this can be a steal. If not, we gave away all our value for an injury prone player.

EArl wrote:How do we feel about this? Im worried about long term health. If he stays healthy and keeps getting better this can be a steal. If not, we gave away all our value for an injury prone player.

Pointgod wrote:Massive overpay considering his injury history.

EArl wrote:How do we feel about this? Im worried about long term health. If he stays healthy and keeps getting better this can be a steal. If not, we gave away all our value for an injury prone player.

EArl wrote:How do we feel about this? Im worried about long term health. If he stays healthy and keeps getting better this can be a steal. If not, we gave away all our value for an injury prone player.

Anderson Hunt wrote:The Lakers will play at their best with him on the bench. Their small-ball lineups will be dominant, and their lineups with a traditional center will be passable. I wouldn't be surprised if Jaxon Hayes outplays Williams. This was a desperation move to appear as if they are appeasing Doncic. Pelinka is bad at creativity and ingenuity.

James and Doncic are bad on defense. Logic would tell you that you MUST surround those two with good defenders. Mark Williams is not a good defender. He doesn't defend bigs well, and he doesn't defend in space well. He's a poor defender.

With James and Doncic and Reaves on the roster, they don't need ANOTHER bad defender getting minutes. This isn't rocket science, but Pelinka isn't an intelligent visionary. He's a surface-level thinker.

As it stands, the Lakers are set to play four bad defenders in their starting lineup. Their saving grace will be when James, Finney-Smith, Vanderbilt, or Hachimura slide over to center, and this is where they should have dug in their heels.

When this team plays defense, they can win a ring. Their small-ball, swarming, switching defense should've been their bread and butter, but Pelinka chose -- again -- to listen to what players want. The truth is, Doncic would be fine without a big lob threat, and if he doesn't like it, he's a weak baby. But players are usually stupid. They don't know what works until they start winning.

The Lakers should've added two more quality 3&D wings, one to move Reaves to the bench as Doncic's backup and one to spell Finney-Smith.

They didn't need a center. They needed to double-down on what is working for them -- small-ball, small-ball, small-ball.

Williams will be nearly unplayable in the playoffs and Reaves won't fit with Doncic (just like Russell didn't fit with Reaves).

Reaves is good enough to contribute as an off the bench role-player, but acquiring Williams was a short-sighted move, blinded by size, length, good hands, athleticism, and (mostly) age. He'll score and board, but he won't defend, and that's what this team needs.

Anderson Hunt wrote:The Lakers will play at their best with him on the bench. Their small-ball lineups will be dominant, and their lineups with a traditional center will be passable. I wouldn't be surprised if Jaxon Hayes outplays Williams. This was a desperation move to appear as if they are appeasing Doncic. Pelinka is bad at creativity and ingenuity.

James and Doncic are bad on defense. Logic would tell you that you MUST surround those two with good defenders. Mark Williams is not a good defender. He doesn't defend bigs well, and he doesn't defend in space well. He's a poor defender.

With James and Doncic and Reaves on the roster, they don't need ANOTHER bad defender getting minutes. This isn't rocket science, but Pelinka isn't an intelligent visionary. He's a surface-level thinker.

As it stands, the Lakers are set to play four bad defenders in their starting lineup. Their saving grace will be when James, Finney-Smith, Vanderbilt, or Hachimura slide over to center, and this is where they should have dug in their heels.

When this team plays defense, they can win a ring. Their small-ball, swarming, switching defense should've been their bread and butter, but Pelinka chose -- again -- to listen to what players want. The truth is, Doncic would be fine without a big lob threat, and if he doesn't like it, he's a weak baby. But players are usually stupid. They don't know what works until they start winning.

The Lakers should've added two more quality 3&D wings, one to move Reaves to the bench as Doncic's backup and one to spell Finney-Smith.

They didn't need a center. They needed to double-down on what is working for them -- small-ball, small-ball, small-ball.

Williams will be nearly unplayable in the playoffs and Reaves won't fit with Doncic (just like Russell didn't fit with Reaves).

Reaves is good enough to contribute as an off the bench role-player, but acquiring Williams was a short-sighted move, blinded by size, length, good hands, athleticism, and (mostly) age. He'll score and board, but he won't defend, and that's what this team needs.