Jarred Vanderbilt was the steal of the trade deadline

[GIMME_DATT]

he looks like OG anunoby who was on the market for 3 first round picks

Lakers got gifted a gem

[zimpy27]

Lakers gave up an FRP for him

[Harry Garris]

Nah. OG Anunoby's a much better offensive player.

Vando tends to be highly effective when he first gets to a team with his offensive rebounding and energy, but it gets worse as the season goes along. Minnesota found that out in the second half of last year and Utah found that out after the first 25 games. You can't really put a guy on the floor who gives you nothing offensively in the playoffs.

[zimpy27]

Nah. OG Anunoby's a much better offensive player.

Vando tends to be highly effective when he first gets to a team with his offensive rebounding and energy, but it gets worse as the season goes along. Minnesota found that out in the second half of last year and Utah found that out after the first 25 games. You can't really put a guy on the floor who gives you nothing offensively in the playoffs.

I think he's improved offensively, he's looking like an energy big.

But yeah, not sure what happens in playoffs with him

[fteru6uhre54ew]

Nah. OG Anunoby's a much better offensive player.

Vando tends to be highly effective when he first gets to a team with his offensive rebounding and energy, but it gets worse as the season goes along. Minnesota found that out in the second half of last year and Utah found that out after the first 25 games. You can't really put a guy on the floor who gives you nothing offensively in the playoffs.

Finishing inside. Constantly moving without the ball cutting know how to share the ball, transition game even look like he got better at shooting in Utah. Oh yes he can give you a lot in this departament and still 23 he can get better and this is the perfect player to pair with two stars like AD and Lebron.

Still it don't make sense what Minny and Utah did with him. The first one for Gobert and Utah because they want to tank

[Liam_Gallagher]

People said taking on Westbrook warrants a 1st round pick alone. Lakers not only got Beasley and Vanderbilt in the process, but also D’Angelo. All for one first.

[Catchall]

Vanderbilt is a defensive energy player who can keep the ball moving. He's fine, but he has a very difficult time scoring anything that isn't set up for him right at the rim.

[PistolPeteJR]

Nah. OG Anunoby's a much better offensive player.

Vando tends to be highly effective when he first gets to a team with his offensive rebounding and energy, but it gets worse as the season goes along. Minnesota found that out in the second half of last year and Utah found that out after the first 25 games. You can't really put a guy on the floor who gives you nothing offensively in the playoffs.

Depends who you put around him. For example, if you have LeBron/AD playing out of the post and you’ve got DLo, Beasley, Vando on the floor, you’ve got 2-3 floor spacers and you’ve got Vando as a cutter or crashing the offensive glass.

I think on this team as presently constructed, he’s very useful and isn’t Roberson-like on O.

[PistolPeteJR]

People said taking on Westbrook warrants a 1st round pick alone. Lakers not only got Beasley and Vanderbilt in the process, but also D’Angelo. All for one first.

That’s because people were simply closed-minded and biased against the Lakers and LeBron. Guy was an expiring contract, period. Why would it cost a 1st to absorb him if you’re trying to tank, which is the case with a ton of teams?

[Harry Garris]

People said taking on Westbrook warrants a 1st round pick alone. Lakers not only got Beasley and Vanderbilt in the process, but also D’Angelo. All for one first.

That’s because people were simply closed-minded and biased against the Lakers and LeBron. Guy was an expiring contract, period. Why would it cost a 1st to absorb him if you’re trying to tank, which is the case with a ton of teams?

And also ignoring the fact that the Wolves were trying to get rid of D'Angelo Russell by any means possible and got the guy that they wanted in return (Mike Conley).

D'Angelo Russell was not a positive asset for the Wolves, he was a negative one. They were never going to get a first round pick in return for him.

[Benedict_Boozer]

This guy is a stud - his ability to guard the wing at the same time as grabbing boards like that is crazy impressive

Next to a team with a bunch of scorers like the Lakers have with D-Lo/AD/LBJ seems like a great fit for him

[PistolPeteJR]

People said taking on Westbrook warrants a 1st round pick alone. Lakers not only got Beasley and Vanderbilt in the process, but also D’Angelo. All for one first.

That’s because people were simply closed-minded and biased against the Lakers and LeBron. Guy was an expiring contract, period. Why would it cost a 1st to absorb him if you’re trying to tank, which is the case with a ton of teams?

And also ignoring the fact that the Wolves were trying to get rid of D'Angelo Russell by any means possible and got the guy that they wanted in return (Mike Conley).

D'Angelo Russell was not a positive asset for the Wolves, he was a negative one. They were never going to get a first round pick in return for him.

DLo wasn’t positive to them I think because of how he was being utilized. With the Lakers, he’s going to be asked to be a secondary playmaker and a shooter, both of which he does well. In addition, he’s salary for them come summer time for a S&T rather than letting the salary go to waste, which would be very foolish on the Lakers’ part. He’s also a better defender now than he was a few years ago (albeit in more of a “hide him on the wings” defensive role).

[Threezus]

Theirs a reason i was pretty much asking for him in any trade that had him and Collins involved the whole trade dead line lol. He was the number 1 guy i wanted back to the Hawks that wasn't considered a star player already.

[HotRocks34]

He was.

And credit to LA/Pelinka, they were eyeing him for a long time, I think.

[Rockazoids]

Josh Hart says hello 14.2/5.4/2.8 & 1 SPG 62.5 3P% 60.3 TS% 10.2 +/-
https://www.statmuse.com/nba/player/josh-hart-9609

[Benedict_Boozer]

Josh Hart says hello 14.2/5.4/2.8 & 1 SPG 62.5 3P% 60.3 TS% 10.2 +/-
https://www.statmuse.com/nba/player/josh-hart-9609

What's crazy is he is another Laker draft pick right? Second rounder? They draft super well and end up trading all the players they find

[Frank Dux]

Ainge bailed out Pelinka big time. the Lakers desperately needed shooting and a defensive wing.

[Pharmcat]

Josh Hart says hello 14.2/5.4/2.8 & 1 SPG 62.5 3P% 60.3 TS% 10.2 +/-
https://www.statmuse.com/nba/player/josh-hart-9609

What's crazy is he is another Laker draft pick right? Second rounder? They draft super well and end up trading all the players they find

their scouting dept is amazing. They wanted Bane but Pelinka traded the pick for Schroder

[GIMME_DATT]

Josh Hart says hello 14.2/5.4/2.8 & 1 SPG 62.5 3P% 60.3 TS% 10.2 +/-
https://www.statmuse.com/nba/player/josh-hart-9609

What's crazy is he is another Laker draft pick right? Second rounder? They draft super well and end up trading all the players they find

Off the top my head

Russell
Ingram
Hart
Zubac
Randle
Lonzo - solid when healthy
Kuzma

Thats easily a playoff team

[Scuall]

Josh Hart says hello 14.2/5.4/2.8 & 1 SPG 62.5 3P% 60.3 TS% 10.2 +/-
https://www.statmuse.com/nba/player/josh-hart-9609

What's crazy is he is another Laker draft pick right? Second rounder? They draft super well and end up trading all the players they find

Yeah that was really dumb including him in the Pelicans trade, all they got out of it was Anthony Davis and a championship.