[WINDHORST]: Lakers May Need To Trade For LeBron This Summer

Vampirate · Post #61 » by **Vampirate** » Mon Feb 21, 2022 4:29 pm

Derozan was 100% the right move to make, and i'm not even talking about Chicago Bulls Derozan, i'm talking about the Spurs Derozan.

Derozan as a #3 would have been awesome for the Lakers and a ton better than Westbrook.

Lebron will probably make a better owner than Michael Jordan, but not by much.

Chocolate City Jordanaire · Post #62 » by **Chocolate City Jordanaire** » Mon Feb 21, 2022 4:30 pm

mademan wrote:
jc23 wrote:
heatwillbeback wrote:They have practically no picks. Nothing but bloated contracts. Trades are nearly impossible with the cap and pick situation.

LeBron builds teams but the necessity for more all the time also destroys teams futures.

but the picks they do have are very valuable because history shows that once lebron leaves a team that team is going to suck for awhile.

Does it? It allows teams to bottom out quick and their rebuilding depends on them. Cleveland the first time got like 4 top 5 picks in 3 years. If they drafted better, they wouldve been amazing. Miami retooled quickly and the 2nd time Lebron left, Cleveland knocked it out of the park with their top picks. But neither Cleveland or Miami traded picks 5 years out because neither traded for a player of AD's caliber (when healthy). Thats the Lakers problem

By way of introduction to mademan, my real name is Kenny:

listening to espn radio ATM...
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factoid: 1790 John Tyler was born .... He had 15 kids ... last kid at age 63 SO, in 1853 LYON TYLER...was in HIS 70s had a kid in 1928

HARRISON TYLER (thanks to ESPN MIKE GREENBERG guy today President's Day) IS STILL ALIVE The grandson of POTUS 10 is still alive_

The Cavaliers are 35-23 and way better than the Lakers...

doclinkin and I think FRONT RUNNING is what some players and peeps do.

Me? I want Russell Westbrook to get the last laugh. He's not as good as Lebron but RW has made the most of his gifts and continues to play hard

Westbrook deserves better.

PD28 · Post #63 » by **PD28** » Mon Feb 21, 2022 4:32 pm

Cavs ain't giving up a single core piece for Lebron so good luck with that

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Chocolate City Jordanaire · Post #64 » by **Chocolate City Jordanaire** » Mon Feb 21, 2022 4:35 pm

PD28 wrote:Cavs ain't giving up a single core piece for Lebron so good luck with that

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I think you're right...they PROBABLY shouldn't.

But then again, there's money involved. King James in one season with core pieces remaining is another championship or at the very least $$$

GeorgeSears · Post #65 » by **GeorgeSears** » Mon Feb 21, 2022 4:35 pm

The Russ trade doomed the Lakers and LeBron has to take responsibility for that.

NyKnicks1714 · Post #66 » by **NyKnicks1714** » Mon Feb 21, 2022 4:37 pm

I love how at least half of posters in this thread are responding to something that was never said nor suggested.

Chocolate City Jordanaire · Post #67 » by **Chocolate City Jordanaire** » Mon Feb 21, 2022 4:37 pm

GeorgeSears wrote:The Russ trade doomed the Lakers and LeBron has to take responsibility for that.

As Wizards fans who remember Lebron and crab dribbles and crying to Danny Crawford, "They're trying to hurt me"....

The Russ trade meant Tommy Sheppard for president cuz Ernie Grunfeld NEVER woulda coulda done that.

EArl · Post #68 » by **EArl** » Mon Feb 21, 2022 4:38 pm

Im okay with trading him. If he stays here until he retires, we will get nothing for him. Might as well get something.

JN61 · Post #69 » by **JN61** » Mon Feb 21, 2022 4:41 pm

Castle Black wrote:If Lebron requests it then yea sure. Which, given that this is being said by Windhorst who is Lebron’s mouth-piece, I’d assume Lebron might want this and would want to return to Cleveland.

Exactly. Windhorst just cares about Lebron's success.

Chocolate City Jordanaire · Post #70 » by **Chocolate City Jordanaire** » Mon Feb 21, 2022 4:41 pm

For the record I think Lebron is the GOAT
He's still playing at an extremely high level. He's Karl Malone morphed with MJ/Oscar/Magic....

I do think GeorgeSears is correct.

Lebron showed Cleveland by taking his talents to South Beach and he really showed out ON HIS TERMS coming BACK TO CLEVELAND and winning a chip

Joshuan3 · Post #71 » by **Joshuan3** » Mon Feb 21, 2022 4:41 pm

Sam Presti got a war chest of assets (picks, young players) for the Lakers to help them rebuild or retool 8-)

Chocolate City Jordanaire · Post #72 » by **Chocolate City Jordanaire** » Mon Feb 21, 2022 4:43 pm

I'm 61. Old enough to be Lebron's daddy (hold the damn jokes!!!)

Why can't Lebron take a sabbatical until Bronny comes up in the ranks?

mrmsix6 · Post #73 » by **mrmsix6** » Mon Feb 21, 2022 4:44 pm

He gone.

Klayforspicy · Post #74 » by **Klayforspicy** » Mon Feb 21, 2022 4:44 pm

GeorgeSears wrote:The Russ trade doomed the Lakers and LeBron has to take responsibility for that.

He even mocked the media for saying it wouldn’t work..after one good practice

Chocolate City Jordanaire · Post #75 » by **Chocolate City Jordanaire** » Mon Feb 21, 2022 4:45 pm

Joshuan3 wrote:Sam Presti got a war chest of assets (picks, young players) for the Lakers to help them rebuild or retool

https://www.google.com/search?q=sam+presti&oq=sam+presti&aqs=chrome..69i57.3386j0j1&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
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LikeABosh · Post #76 » by **LikeABosh** » Mon Feb 21, 2022 4:47 pm

Klayforspicy wrote:All they had to do was get DeMar …

I strongly believe the pandemic salvaged that AD experiment, if not for the bubble they would have gotten nothing imo

They'd be a 60 win team that year anyways

Chocolate City Jordanaire · Post #77 » by **Chocolate City Jordanaire** » Mon Feb 21, 2022 4:47 pm

OKC signed Aaron Wiggins...Terp Thanks, Mr. Presti.

Phoenix got rid of Jalen Smith ... Terp; after, Chris Paul praised Jalen. Now, Paul is out 6-8 weeks. hmmm bad juju? possible.

I had Phoenix coming out of the West but NOW...

Memphis is tough.

John Murdoch · Post #78 » by **John Murdoch** » Mon Feb 21, 2022 4:48 pm

GSWFan1994 wrote:LeBron thinks he's a master 693D chess player & manipulator through "leaked" info and comments via the media and his cohorts (Klutch), but for me he's only a petulant child who runs away to greener pastures once his demands are not met and he senses a better opportunity somewhere else.

This is one of the main reasons LeBron will never be on the same pedestal as Jordan. It's as simple as that.

U make him sound like a terrorist

JHFVF07 · Post #79 » by **JHFVF07** » Mon Feb 21, 2022 4:49 pm

NyKnicks1714 wrote:I love how at least half of posters in this thread are responding to something that was never said nor suggested.

Maybe because most people (me included) would trade Lebron and salvage some value before make a trade he would like.

Post #80 » by **jbk1234** » Mon Feb 21, 2022 4:51 pm

JPriest wrote:Article says trade for LeBron, not trade LeBron.

Agreed, but the Lakers should consider trading LBJ this summer. They need to really think about whether they want to trade the picks that would be required to turn Westbrook into even an aging superstar like Beal or Dame. That's probably their 2027 and 2029 firsts and one or two swaps (this assumes they don't get outbid). Jeannie Buss is clearly not willing to go deep into the tax to put the best team around AD and LBJ that would be possible. So the Lakers would be left with no picks and no cap space for the foreseeable future to round out the roster, an injury plagued AD, an older LBJ, and Dame or Beal? That's best case scenario.

If I just put my mercenary hat on, and that's how the Laker's F.O. needs to start thinking, I wouldn't trade him to Cleveland. The Cavs have too much leverage given the fact that he's a F.A. in 2023 and they'll be looking it as though if they wait a year, they can have him without surrendering anything. A team like the Bulls or Sixers, who have windows that won't stay open forever might overpay for a one-year rental with the hope that they can win a ring with him and talk him into reupping for another season. Maxi, Thybulle, Ayo, and P. Williams are all nice young prospects. DeRozan or Harris make enough to be the primary salary filler. Maybe even get a pick on top, and there you are.

I don't know what type of representations the Lakers F.O. made to get LBJ there. Perhaps they feel as though they fulfilled them when they traded for AD. But if LBJ is carrying around a sense of betrayal, real or imagined, that's when him leaving isn't the worst thing in the world and getting out in front of that so you can get something in return is just smart business.