[SHAMS] Mo Bamba to the Lakers (Beverly)

[Laimbeer]

I like this for the Lakers as well. D Lo with Schroeder as a backup is fine.

[Colbinii]

Oh look. Another easily attainable big man I like better than Wiseman.

Signing Naz Reid for the MLE incoming

[R-DAWG]

I like this for the Lakers as well. D Lo with Schroeder as a backup is fine.

The last thing they need to do is swap Lonnie for a bigger 3 and D wing. I thought Richardson was the right fit, but maybe Alec Burks?

[Myth]

Will Orlando ever stop sending star centers to the Lakers?

[GatorbaitDD]

There has to be more or something is low key going on with Bamba.

He is terrible

He's a big who can shoot 3s and get blocks. He's making around $10M and is expiring.

Oh trust me, I know what he is theoretically.

[Slava]

There has to be more or something is low key going on with Bamba.

I'm guessing he got squeezed out of the rotation. Orlando has Carter Jr, Banchero, Bol Bol and Mo Wagner with Issac returning. I like the idea of Bamba that he makes 3s at a healthy volume and works as an effective deterrent at the basket, even if he hasn't had the chance to show it consistently.

[giberish]

There has to be more or something is low key going on with Bamba.

I'm guessing he got squeezed out of the rotation. Orlando has Carter Jr, Banchero, Bol Bol and Mo Wagner with Issac returning. I like the idea of Bamba that he makes 3s at a healthy volume and works as an effective deterrent at the basket, even if he hasn't had the chance to show it consistently.

Bamba's just not that good (and Orlando's plenty deep with bigs). Still feel like Portland should have gotten in on this.

[Skybox]

A lot of people (me included) knock Bamba, but this is a ridiculous gift to LAL…Bamba is not a great physical defender or post scorer, but he could be among the best backup Centers. If he gets PT, he’ll get you 8 rebs, 2+ blocks, and he’ll hit 3’s at a high pct trailing the play. He gets more jacked every year and is still quite young - he’s just not a physical player, but maybe in a competitive environment with more accountability, he might really contribute. His deal is 100% TO, so very little financial risk if he doesn’t work out.

I get why ORL moved him out but not for one crappy srp…you’d think some other team would have swapped out a disappointing prospect at a better position of need…Hyland, NAW, etc…SMH ORL. He has way more value as a backup, imo, regardless of weak market for him. He could, conceivably start next to AD and be quite complementary if AD can do the banging down low.

[tiderulz]

There has to be more or something is low key going on with Bamba.

I'm guessing he got squeezed out of the rotation. Orlando has Carter Jr, Banchero, Bol Bol and Mo Wagner with Issac returning. I like the idea of Bamba that he makes 3s at a healthy volume and works as an effective deterrent at the basket, even if he hasn't had the chance to show it consistently.

its not that he didnt have a "chance" he just "didnt" do it consistently. Maybe with the names on the Lakers, he will find motivation that he hasnt found all his career. He got outworked and lost his rotation position to a player that was waived and out of the league. He had a chance to leave last summer and the market out there was so bad for him, he came back to Orlando. He has physical attributes to be a decent bench player at the absolute worse, but his own energy and motivation is his worst enemy

[R-DAWG]

A lot of people (me included) knock Bamba, but this is a ridiculous gift to LAL…Bamba is not a great physical defender or post scorer, but he could be among the best backup Centers. If he gets PT, he’ll get you 8 rebs, 2+ blocks, and he’ll hit 3’s at a high pct trailing the play. He gets more jacked every year and is still quite young - he’s just not a physical player, but maybe in a competitive environment with more accountability, he might really contribute. His deal is 100% TO, so very little financial risk if he doesn’t work out.

I get why ORL moved him out but not for one crappy srp…you’d think some other team would have swapped out a disappointing prospect at a better position of need…Hyland, NAW, etc…SMH ORL. He has way more value as a backup, imo, regardless of weak market for him. He could, conceivably start next to AD and be quite complementary if AD can do the banging down low.

Kind of sounds like a poor man's Myles Turner with upside potential. Which is huge for the Lakers in the sense that on offense he's a floor spacer providing, allowing AD to be the C on offense. And on defense, he can bang with the big guys to take some pressure off AD, or more importantly, they can use AD to guard bigger perimeter players like Durant/Giannis/Tatum/Kwahi while still have a rim protector behind him.

The combination of Bamba and Vanderbilt gives the Lakers a lot of flexibility in how they utilize Davis - both in putting him on the other teams best front court player or putting him in a more favorable spot for load management purposes. Mix in Rui as a combo forward who can provide some scoring, and you have a nice mix of 3 supporting front court players to support your two stars.

Really, this team is missing a lockdown big defensive wing who can slide between the 2 and 3 to round a pretty balanced roster.

Russell as a shooting point guard, Schroeder back in the 6th man role where he has excelled as a shot creator in the past. Beasley as the 3 point sniper.

[K_chile22]

There has to be more or something is low key going on with Bamba.

Bamba is a classic example of the idea of a player being far better than the actual player, I think he's worse than Bryant, or at most it's a wash

[Colbinii]

There has to be more or something is low key going on with Bamba.

Bamba is a classic example of the idea of a player being far better than the actual player, I think he's worse than Bryant, or at most it's a wash

He may be worse than Bryant, but he has the tools to be a much better defender and is already a 3P threat which works perfectly next to AD/LeBron in terms of spacing.

To reiterate this, LeBron is arguably the GOAT at maximizing limited centers, from TT to Andersen on the Heat to Mozgov to Bryant. LeBron now get's a Center who is an ideal fit [in a vacuum] skill-set wise--Rim Protector and 3P threat. Will it work? The Lakers hope so, but the blueprint is there.

[Karmaloop]

Bamba is a classic example of the idea of a player being far better than the actual player, I think he's worse than Bryant, or at most it's a wash

And that may very well be true. But they traded Thomas Bryant, who was an expiring contract wasn't going to be re-signed, for 3 SRPs, and then traded one SRP plus Beverley for Bamba. It's effectively saying that Bryant + Beverley = Bamba + 2 SRPs. And given Beverley's recent trade history, he doesn't have any value. And I think the more important part is Bamba is under contract next year while Bryant wasn't, and was going to need a pay raise he wasn't going to get from the Lakers.

[K_chile22]

Bamba is a classic example of the idea of a player being far better than the actual player, I think he's worse than Bryant, or at most it's a wash

And that may very well be true. But they traded Thomas Bryant, who was an expiring contract wasn't going to be re-signed, for 3 SRPs, and then traded one SRP plus Beverley for Bamba. It's effectively saying that Bryant + Beverley = Bamba + 2 SRPs. And given Beverley's recent trade history, he doesn't have any value. And I think the more important part is Bamba is under contract next year while Bryant wasn't, and was going to need a pay raise he wasn't going to get from the Lakers.

Yeah, not saying it's bad, especially if Thomas Bryant really was upset, just not a steal

[Billl]

I think this is a really underrated move for LA. Bamba isn't a great player or anything, but he's solid defensively, rebounds, and can hit a jumper. That's the type of roll player you plug in to win some games with lebron.

[Karmaloop]

Yeah, not saying it's bad, especially if Thomas Bryant really was upset, just not a steal

The problem is I think you'd be hard pressed to convince me that Thomas Bryant is 2 SRPs more valuable than Mo Bamba all things considered. And that's even taking into account that SRPs were traded around like Halloween candy. The Lakers got younger at C, and got someone under contract next year AND got a pair of SRPs for someone who was walking at the end of the year.

[Skybox]

This was the cherry on top for LAL...I feel like they won the TD, given what they had to work with. Everyone they added has a clear lane for complementary production to AD & LBJ. Hate to see it

[HartfordWhalers]

Yeah, not saying it's bad, especially if Thomas Bryant really was upset, just not a steal

The problem is I think you'd be hard pressed to convince me that Thomas Bryant is 2 SRPs more valuable than Mo Bamba all things considered.

He's paid a ton more. I'm okay with that difference based off that, just because of the cap.

[gswhoops]

There has to be more or something is low key going on with Bamba.

Bamba is a classic example of the idea of a player being far better than the actual player, I think he's worse than Bryant, or at most it's a wash

Ah, the Kelly Oubre All-Star team

[WillyJakkz]

Mo Bamba is going to show you why he was worth Pick #6 in the Draft.

We just couldn't develop him for one reason or another and I have a feeling he looked around our team and saw the chucking ass guards we have in Fultz and Cole and got very unhappy here in a lob catching pick n pop once in awhile role.

He'll be fine with Sheed and other real bigs showing him how to play.