2025 Offseason Thread Vol.5

Bishop45 · Post #1301 » by **Bishop45** » Fri Jul 11, 2025 5:03 pm

Bron should try to find a way to join team Unc in Goldenstate

Post #1302 » by **MettaWorldPanda** » Fri Jul 11, 2025 5:11 pm

Some of you are making this trade complicated. Wiggins and Rozier that’s it. Lebron is essentially a free agent. Lakers get a suitable player in Wiggins and can just do whatever with Rozier as expiring contract. Any team giving up prime assets for Lebron right now does not make any sense.

Post #1303 » by **MettaWorldPanda** » Fri Jul 11, 2025 5:13 pm

Bishop45 wrote:Bron should try to find a way to join team Unc in Goldenstate

They can’t make anything work out that makes sense. Lebron is coming back to Miami. Shiny key promos everywhere. I can see it now

Post #1304 » by **MettaWorldPanda** » Fri Jul 11, 2025 5:14 pm

Enso wrote:If LeBron can convince the lakers to not take too many of our assets I’d be down. Rozier, wiggins, a first and a second and I’m in. Maybe one young guy like JJJ.

Anything more than a first and a second and I’m not down fk that.

Ideally I don’t want to send any draft capital. He has enough leverage to get that done I think.

Exactly this

Beenie · Post #1305 » by **Beenie** » Fri Jul 11, 2025 5:15 pm

MettaWorldPanda wrote:Some of you are making this trade complicated. Wiggins and Rozier that’s it. Lebron is essentially a free agent. Lakers get a suitable player in Wiggins and can just do whatever with Rozier as expiring contract. Any team giving up prime assets for Lebron right now does not make any sense.

Hypothetically, if LAL wanted Jaquez or Jovic and decided to play hard ball, for one, I wouldnt regard them as "prime assets", and IMO should be a no brainer for Mia to make that deal.

Post #1306 » by **MettaWorldPanda** » Fri Jul 11, 2025 5:17 pm

Beenie wrote:
MettaWorldPanda wrote:Some of you are making this trade complicated. Wiggins and Rozier that’s it. Lebron is essentially a free agent. Lakers get a suitable player in Wiggins and can just do whatever with Rozier as expiring contract. Any team giving up prime assets for Lebron right now does not make any sense.

Hypothetically, if LAL wanted Jaquez or Jovic and decided to play hard ball, for one, I wouldnt regard them as "prime assets", and IMO should be a no brainer for Mia to make that deal.

I’ll toss in JJJ and let him go back home as line in the sand no other assets. Lebron will make Fontechccio famous anyway.

EMC5466 · Post #1307 » by **EMC5466** » Fri Jul 11, 2025 5:19 pm

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Vertical Limit · Post #1308 » by **Vertical Limit** » Fri Jul 11, 2025 5:26 pm

If lebron is available, anyone but Bam is up for trades. All them empty seats we had last year, would be filled. The revenue he brings to the team, the city, makes it important for the Arison’s to strike a deal if its possible.

We are a definite playoff team with him.

All them jokes on Bronny, if he comes along in the trade, guess what he looks like a young prospect that has turned into an asset for the lakers.

Im all for it. And by the way, we need to fix that relationship with Klutch because Rich Paul is not going away and his client list gets bigger by the year.

ixeleven · Post #1309 » by **ixeleven** » Fri Jul 11, 2025 5:30 pm

some folks are forgetting LBJ has an NTC. doesn’t allow for much “hardball” from the lakers.

Post #1310 » by **unowen85** » Fri Jul 11, 2025 5:35 pm

Bron Herro Ware gonna be the new Bron Wade Bosh.

With Bam fulfilling the Warden role.

insfo · Post #1311 » by **insfo** » Fri Jul 11, 2025 5:39 pm

unowen85 wrote:Bron Herro Ware gonna be the new Bron Wade Bosh.

With Bam fulfilling the Warden role.

3ammy3uck3ts · Post #1312 » by **3ammy3uck3ts** » Fri Jul 11, 2025 5:40 pm

For the “LeBron doesn’t impact winning” crowd, the Lakers were tied for 2nd in the west last year with him leading the way and the numbers also back him having an impact on winning as well so that’s just flat out wrong. They just ran into a bad matchup in the playoffs against the massive Wolves due to bad roster construction and having no centers on their roster who could battle Randle/Gobert or deter Ant at the rim.

Daffy · Post #1313 » by **Daffy** » Fri Jul 11, 2025 5:40 pm

Vertical Limit wrote:If lebron is available, anyone but Bam is up for trades. All them empty seats we had last year, would be filled. The revenue he brings to the team, the city, makes it important for the Arison’s to strike a deal if its possible.

We are a definite playoff team with him.

All them jokes on Bronny, if he comes along in the trade, guess what he looks like a young prospect that has turned into an asset for the lakers.

Im all for it. And by the way, we need to fix that relationship with Klutch because Rich Paul is not going away and his client list gets bigger by the year.

I cant tell if you're serious or not. I want Bron as well but I'm not willing to give up every or anything for him.

carnageta · Post #1314 » by **carnageta** » Fri Jul 11, 2025 5:41 pm

Vertical Limit wrote:If lebron is available, anyone but Bam is up for trades. All them empty seats we had last year, would be filled. The revenue he brings to the team, the city, makes it important for the Arison’s to strike a deal if its possible.

We are a definite playoff team with him.

All them jokes on Bronny, if he comes along in the trade, guess what he looks like a young prospect that has turned into an asset for the lakers.

Im all for it. And by the way, we need to fix that relationship with Klutch because Rich Paul is not going away and his client list gets bigger by the year.

Dude I would not trade Herro, Ware, Jovic, or any FRPs for 41 year old LeBron. We need depth more than ever in today's NBA, and LeBron is going to load manage and miss 20 games a season.

Wiggins, Rozier, and maybe Jaime/Highsmith if they're sending back Bronny or Knecht, but that's it.

Post #1315 » by **DayofMourning** » Fri Jul 11, 2025 5:43 pm

Trade them Rui, Knecht and a 1st for him.

Post #1316 » by **MettaWorldPanda** » Fri Jul 11, 2025 5:43 pm

ixeleven wrote:some folks are forgetting LBJ has an NTC. doesn’t allow for much “hardball” from the lakers.

Correct. They get what they can get and that’s it. Rozier’s contract was made for a trade like this.

Daffy · Post #1317 » by **Daffy** » Fri Jul 11, 2025 5:44 pm

3ammy3uck3ts wrote:For the “LeBron doesn’t impact winning” crowd, the Lakers were tied for 2nd in the west last year with him leading the way and the numbers also back him having an impact on winning as well so that’s just flat out wrong. They just ran into a bad matchup in the playoffs against the massive Wolves due to bad roster construction and having no centers on their roster who could battle Randle/Gobert or deter Ant at the rim.

I give up man. It's the same thing everytime.

"Dame is declining." Pull the stats up without Giannis and he was the same Dame.

"KD doesn't add to winning." They ignore the bad roster construction and coaches around KD after GS.

"Bradley Beal sucks." They don't look at his numbers and advanced stats in Phoenix which shows he was just a bad fit for a team that didn't need his skill set.

A lot of opinions from fans are just media driven.

3ammy3uck3ts · Post #1318 » by **3ammy3uck3ts** » Fri Jul 11, 2025 5:48 pm

Daffy wrote:
3ammy3uck3ts wrote:For the “LeBron doesn’t impact winning” crowd, the Lakers were tied for 2nd in the west last year with him leading the way and the numbers also back him having an impact on winning as well so that’s just flat out wrong. They just ran into a bad matchup in the playoffs against the massive Wolves due to bad roster construction and having no centers on their roster who could battle Randle/Gobert or deter Ant at the rim.

I give up man. It's the same thing everytime.

"Dame is declining." Pull the stats up without Giannis and he was the same Dame.

"KD doesn't add to winning." They ignore the bad roster construction and coaches around KD after GS.

"Bradley Beal sucks." They don't look at his numbers and advanced stats in Phoenix which shows he was just a bad fit for a team that didn't need his skill set.

A lot of opinions from fans are just media driven.

Were apparently too good for everyone despite going 37-45 :lol:

Post #1319 » by **MettaWorldPanda** » Fri Jul 11, 2025 5:49 pm

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Beenie · Post #1320 » by **Beenie** » Fri Jul 11, 2025 5:50 pm

MettaWorldPanda wrote:
Beenie wrote:
MettaWorldPanda wrote:Some of you are making this trade complicated. Wiggins and Rozier that’s it. Lebron is essentially a free agent. Lakers get a suitable player in Wiggins and can just do whatever with Rozier as expiring contract. Any team giving up prime assets for Lebron right now does not make any sense.

Hypothetically, if LAL wanted Jaquez or Jovic and decided to play hard ball, for one, I wouldnt regard them as "prime assets", and IMO should be a no brainer for Mia to make that deal.

I’ll toss in JJJ and let him go back home as line in the sand no other assets. Lebron will make Fontechccio famous anyway.

Niko is your line?

Lebron would directly affect his playing time and would short circuit any hope for meaningful development for Niko this year.

He can go if push came to shove