zimpy27 wrote:dcstanley wrote:zimpy27 wrote:
I just don't see how Jrue makes sense for Lakers. Lakers have enough playmaking with Reaves/Luka/Lebron..
Vando/DFS/Gabe/Goodwin/Bronny fill in the defense from guard to wing.
Rui/Knecht/Kleber are the pieces to use to get a starting C. Use TaxMLE to get backup C.
The candidates that this package can afford:
Ayton, Porzingis, Claxton, Vucevic
Vando, Gabe, Goodwin, Bronny are hardly playable in the regular season, let alone the playoffs.
Lakers need 2/3 legit defensive upgrades on the perimeter that can be relied upon from October to June.
Of those 4 only Gabe actually had a decent run with the Lakers.
It's too early to know if Vando, Goodwin, Bronny wouldn't work. But sure I see an argument to moving Gabe for an upgrade.
So maybe Gabe+Rui+Knecht+Kleber+FRP for a starting C and guard defender.
Goodwin and Bronny are fringe NBA players, they're depth pieces that play in the case of an emergency.
Vando has been a Laker for three playoff runs and he's either been injured or played off the floor. He will never be more than a 12-15 MPG playoff guy for this team.