The LeBron James All-NBA (2nd) and Luka Doncic - 24-25 Thread
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I don't see any team trading for LeBron unless it's pennies on the dollar and of course it won't be. His age and mileage is a big risk to trade for.
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Ayton buyout….omg Rob gets saved again lol
Better to be lucky than good sometimes
Will Ayton take mini mle or let DFS walk and give him the mle
Say he takes mini mle
Luka, Reaves, Rui, Bron, Ayton
Gabe, Knecht, DFS, Vando, Hayes?
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Can trade 2 expirings still or go bigger and include Rui or Vando
Better to be lucky than good sometimes
Will Ayton take mini mle or let DFS walk and give him the mle
Say he takes mini mle
Luka, Reaves, Rui, Bron, Ayton
Gabe, Knecht, DFS, Vando, Hayes?
Maxi
Can trade 2 expirings still or go bigger and include Rui or Vando
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nzahir wrote:Ayton buyout….omg Rob gets saved again lol
Better to be lucky than good sometimes
Will Ayton take mini mle or let DFS walk and give him the mle
Say he takes mini mle
Luka, Reaves, Rui, Bron, Ayton
Gabe, Knecht, DFS, Vando, Hayes?
Maxi
Can trade 2 expirings still or go bigger and include Rui or Vando
Lakers just need to send Gabe or Kleber expirings with SRPs to someone's TPE or capspace and they can have both.
Ayton in to MLE and DFS held with Caphold.
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Ayton would certainly be a high upside pickup. Could see him preferring Charlotte, I imagine he'll have some options.
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zimpy27 wrote:nzahir wrote:Ayton buyout….omg Rob gets saved again lol
Better to be lucky than good sometimes
Will Ayton take mini mle or let DFS walk and give him the mle
Say he takes mini mle
Luka, Reaves, Rui, Bron, Ayton
Gabe, Knecht, DFS, Vando, Hayes?
Maxi
Can trade 2 expirings still or go bigger and include Rui or Vando
Lakers just need to send Gabe or Kleber expirings with SRPs to someone's TPE or capspace and they can have both.
Ayton in to MLE and DFS held with Caphold.
Yep, losing DFS for Ayton isn't really move the needle either way. It's seems that they want clean sheet for 26 summer, so I'm not expect much movement from Robert P, unless it's a Lbj trade

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If these guys let DFS walk to offer Ayton the full MLE, I’d be counting down the days until Mark Walter fires them all.



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How much longer do we have to deal with Lebron drama?
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Mos_Heat wrote:zimpy27 wrote:nzahir wrote:Ayton buyout….omg Rob gets saved again lol
Better to be lucky than good sometimes
Will Ayton take mini mle or let DFS walk and give him the mle
Say he takes mini mle
Luka, Reaves, Rui, Bron, Ayton
Gabe, Knecht, DFS, Vando, Hayes?
Maxi
Can trade 2 expirings still or go bigger and include Rui or Vando
Lakers just need to send Gabe or Kleber expirings with SRPs to someone's TPE or capspace and they can have both.
Ayton in to MLE and DFS held with Caphold.
Yep, losing DFS for Ayton isn't really move the needle either way. It's seems that they want clean sheet for 26 summer, so I'm not expect much movement from Robert P, unless it's a Lbj trade
What's the clean sheet in 2026 about?
Rob's obsession with this is why Lakers have not nearly met their potential. They could have had 3+ championships with LeBron and Davis if they weren't stupidly obsessed with capspace.
It's an awful strategy. If you have decent contracts on your books you can clear salary in a jiffy.
What great FA signings did they have in he past 5 seasons? Why did they keep doing short deals and not signing SRPs to 4 year deals. It's infuriating how dumb this guy is and how he's allowed to get away with it.
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Hook_Em wrote:How much longer do we have to deal with Lebron drama?
Another 15-20 years.
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Lebron on a vet's minimum to the Nuggets.
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eminence wrote:Ayton would certainly be a high upside pickup. Could see him preferring Charlotte, I imagine he'll have some options.
Didn't he say he wanted to play in a winning situation? If Charlotte wins 30-35 games this year, it'll be a huge success. That's probably not what he's chasing.
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tsherkin wrote:eminence wrote:Ayton would certainly be a high upside pickup. Could see him preferring Charlotte, I imagine he'll have some options.
Didn't he say he wanted to play in a winning situation? If Charlotte wins 30-35 games this year, it'll be a huge success. That's probably not what he's chasing.
Hadn't seen that report yet, makes certain teams (Charlotte) less likely for sure.
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zimpy27 wrote:Mos_Heat wrote:zimpy27 wrote:
Lakers just need to send Gabe or Kleber expirings with SRPs to someone's TPE or capspace and they can have both.
Ayton in to MLE and DFS held with Caphold.
Yep, losing DFS for Ayton isn't really move the needle either way. It's seems that they want clean sheet for 26 summer, so I'm not expect much movement from Robert P, unless it's a Lbj trade
What's the clean sheet in 2026 about?
Rob's obsession with this is why Lakers have not nearly met their potential. They could have had 3+ championships with LeBron and Davis if they weren't stupidly obsessed with capspace.
It's an awful strategy. If you have decent contracts on your books you can clear salary in a jiffy.
What great FA signings did they have in he past 5 seasons? Why did they keep doing short deals and not signing SRPs to 4 year deals. It's infuriating how dumb this guy is and how he's allowed to get away with it.
My guess it's more about imbalanced trade during the next off season. They would offer cap relief and 2 picks in 31 and 33

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I just don't believe that LAL can't bring back DFS and sign Ayton with TMLE for one year. It's not hard to sell a starting C job on a team with Lebron and Luka. On the other hand Pelinka bleeds on the margins every transaction window, so who knows

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Mos_Heat wrote:I just don't believe that LAL can't bring back DFS and sign Ayton with TMLE for one year. It's not hard to sell a starting C job on a team with Lebron and Luka. On the other hand Pelinka bleeds on the margins every transaction window, so who knows
Yup the guy is a **** moron
Losing DFS for nothing, after giving up 3 2nds would be another example
We have no good 3 and d players besides DFS
Gabe isn’t good
Rui is too inconsistent on defense and sometimes lacks motor
If we could get NAW, I’ll be happy, but I don’t see that
Who could we get with the large mle that’s a good defender?
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There has to be a bigger trade in the works. I can’t believe Pelinka went from throwing the house at Mark Williams to preaching patience before Luka signs his extension.



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Slava wrote:There has to be a bigger trade in the works. I can’t believe Pelinka went from throwing the house at Mark Williams to preaching patience before Luka signs his extension.
We shall see, may it be the nail in Pelinkas coffin or the move that revives him.
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zimpy27 wrote:Slava wrote:There has to be a bigger trade in the works. I can’t believe Pelinka went from throwing the house at Mark Williams to preaching patience before Luka signs his extension.
We shall see, may it be the nail in Pelinkas coffin or the move that revives him.
Say we get Ayton for free and sign Hayes/capela/stretch c
What’s the move?
Even if we keep DFS, need a poa defender and even an upgrade at wing stopper
Can move Rui, Knecht, expirings, 2031 1st, swaps
Any good young defenders?
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nzahir wrote:zimpy27 wrote:Slava wrote:There has to be a bigger trade in the works. I can’t believe Pelinka went from throwing the house at Mark Williams to preaching patience before Luka signs his extension.
We shall see, may it be the nail in Pelinkas coffin or the move that revives him.
Say we get Ayton for free and sign Hayes/capela/stretch c
What’s the move?
Even if we keep DFS, need a poa defender and even an upgrade at wing stopper
Can move Rui, Knecht, expirings, 2031 1st, swaps
Any good young defenders?
I don’t see a scenario where Luka doesn’t hand in a trade request if he plays a season with Ayton.


