The LeBron James All-NBA (2nd) and Luka Doncic - 24-25 Thread

[nzahir]

Ham probably cost LeBron a ring in 2023 in retrospect.

Probably did

Also not having a real backup C hurt them

We should have pushed in another chip/piece at the deadline

Remember there were Bogdanovic rumors. Swapping Beasley and something for him

If we had Bogdan and a better backup C....

Pelinka is to blame as well imo

[nzahir]

Hope they continue to win with DLO struggling/minimized. Force Rob to trade him.

But what is the deal?

Feels like Rui has to stay if he is playing like this

Still need a point guard if you move Dlo

Dlo, Gabe, and JHS/Reddish and Lewis in a 3 teamer for Lonzo and Coby White may be the way to go. Need to give up a 1st and 2nds probably? And find a 3rd team likely

Lonzo, Reaves, Bron, Rui, AD
Coby White, Christie, Vando, Wood, Hayes

Try and upgrade Hayes with whatever we got left? 2nds, swaps, JHS if he is left

I don't think the Bulls want to move White (would be an excellent fit here though) and still need to see more from Lonzo. He only played 14 mins in game 1 and missed tonight, not sure he could handle a full season and playoffs. I also don't think think they necessarily need to acquire a PG with the way JJ is playing through Reaves and Lebron, would prefer more size and athleticism replacing DLO. AR/wing/Rui/Lebron/AD is a more versatile playoff lineup with a higher defensive ceiling. Also, Gabe looked really good defensively tonight.. if he can hit shots I might prefer to keep him over Vando or Christie (when he's trade eligible).

When Christie becomes available to trade: DLO/Max/JHS is roughly 30 mil, DLO/Vando/JHS is roughly 33 mil, DLO/Vando/JHS/Max is roughly 40 mil.

The reason I have opened up to the idea of Lonzo a lot is b/c he is a big guard and versatile defensively, but you dont lose playmaking

Bogdan would be solid offesnviely for us from ATL, but not enough defense/athleticism in the backcourt I think

Is Bruce Brown good enough overall?

If we could move a 1st, a swap, JHS, and some 2nds for Lonzo and Coby White, that seems pretty good

Not sure if both 1sts are worth it, unless protecting 31 lottery and becomes 2nds

[PistolPeteJR]

Bronny going to DL soon apparently.

[tsherkin]

Bronny going to DL soon apparently.

He's flaming dog-crap, that wouldn't surprise anyone.

[Fadeaway_J]

Man Christie has been rough to start this season.

[zimpy27]

Christie isn't ready for the slot he occupies...

Hopefully he develops over season, he does need these reps

[Fadeaway_J]

I swear Sabonis would be an MVP candidate if he played the Lakers every night.

[Fadeaway_J]

Welp, that escalated quickly

[homecourtloss]

What a weird game – Lakers go up 14 early, give us the lead, give up two three-pointers at the end of the third quarter to go down seven and then go on a 21 to nothing run behind LeBron with some crazy throwback game. Anthony Davis was -22 and 38 minutes and somehow the Lakers were +26 in the other 10 minutes.

[xb3at band1tx]

They lose that Kings game under Ham.

Despite Demar turning into Steph from distance, Lakers looked cool and under pressure enough to hit back.

[RRR3]

The funniest thing was people INSISTING Ham wasn't a problem last year.

[xb3at band1tx]

Read on Twitter

[trickshot]

Other stars bump scoring for a couple possessions here and there, Lebron generates possession stretches for entire quarters. Stop disrespecting this man's legacy already. Talking about having no bag like a couple extra spins and trick shots is the same as impact

[Mos_Heat]

Desperately need NBA players on the bench

[ardee]

Ham probably cost LeBron a ring in 2023 in retrospect.

I mean, I think Ham was really bad, but they did get SWEPT in 2023. I don't know what coaching adjustments could've stopped God-Mode Jokic and Murray turning into peak Steph.

The bigger issue was LeBron being limited by injury. I think if you swap that version of him with the healthy one from 2023-24 it becomes a lot closer.

[trickshot]

Dlo was okay on O but brutally attacked on D through the 4th quarter of both games. There must have been a stretch in the 4th qtr comeback where they had like 10 of 15 on his head alone. Bringing in Vincent was also a good adjustment from Reddick but it doesn't spell good if he already can't close games in just games 1 and 2 of the regular season

[Slava]

Desperately need NBA players on the bench

Yeah, need a couple to replace the Christie and Hayes minutes although the latter has been quite good to start the season.

[thebigbird]

The funniest thing was people INSISTING Ham wasn't a problem last year.

It was just a way for them to pretend LeBron wasn’t still elite last year. They’d be sitting at 0-3 this year with the Hambecile on the bench. Dude may have been the worst coach in the association.

[RRR3]

Ham probably cost LeBron a ring in 2023 in retrospect.

I mean, I think Ham was really bad, but they did get SWEPT in 2023. I don't know what coaching adjustments could've stopped God-Mode Jokic and Murray turning into peak Steph.

The bigger issue was LeBron being limited by injury. I think if you swap that version of him with the healthy one from 2023-24 it becomes a lot closer.

Every game of that series was close lol. I don't care if it's 4-0 when every game comes down to the wire, replacing a clueless coach could have made it a different series for sure.

[Homer38]

Is Ham the worst HC that LBJ had in his career?