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TyCobb wrote:I'd do it. Clarkson and Randle is enough youth for me. If we could land Durant before FA then hello Marc Gasol.
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Speedlot wrote:John Ireland saying we can get Durant with our 3 picks.
Michael Lucky wrote:crazyeights wrote:Michael Lucky wrote:
Probably that poll that was made. Although at the time like you said not many expected Randle to fall to us.
Poll? Like on RGM? I was talking about the organization, not us lol.
Oh well, nvm then. I can't even remember us working out Smart, I heard a whole lot more about Randle from what I remember.
ScHoolBoy B wrote:The Knicks board is seriously hilarious right now. So doom and gloom over there...lmao. They're even blaming Phil Jackson for their misfortunes.
Marcus wrote:ScHoolBoy B wrote:The Knicks board is seriously hilarious right now. So doom and gloom over there...lmao. They're even blaming Phil Jackson for their misfortunes.
yeah no perkiness over there. you guys took their number 2 from them.
TyCobb wrote:I'd do it. Clarkson and Randle is enough youth for me. If we could land Durant before FA then hello Marc Gasol.
Michael Lucky wrote:TyCobb wrote:I'd do it. Clarkson and Randle is enough youth for me. If we could land Durant before FA then hello Marc Gasol.
You only do it if you get a guarantee that they are going to resign with you which is very unlikely with FAs looking to be courted in the offseason. The last thing i'd do is trade our pick for a one year rental. AT least it would be somewhat understandable if we already had a star here since we'd be a contender, but without one you'd just have Durant on a one year deal. The last thing i'd want is restart from scratch again. It's much safer to just let your youth grow and try and entice these guys through Free Agency with our cap space. Remember we'll have another max space once kobe is gone. At least we can point at our young talent as either a future trade asset or just an actual asset to play with and entice them to come while not risking losing anything to get said free agent.
TyCobb wrote:Michael Lucky wrote:TyCobb wrote:I'd do it. Clarkson and Randle is enough youth for me. If we could land Durant before FA then hello Marc Gasol.
You only do it if you get a guarantee that they are going to resign with you which is very unlikely with FAs looking to be courted in the offseason. The last thing i'd do is trade our pick for a one year rental. AT least it would be somewhat understandable if we already had a star here since we'd be a contender, but without one you'd just have Durant on a one year deal. The last thing i'd want is restart from scratch again. It's much safer to just let your youth grow and try and entice these guys through Free Agency with our cap space. Remember we'll have another max space once kobe is gone. At least we can point at our young talent as either a future trade asset or just an actual asset to play with and entice them to come while not risking losing anything to get said free agent.
I don't know man... I got Durant pegged as a superstar who values going to a huge market with max salary implications as much as teaming up elsewhere for winning for less as a FA.
ScHoolBoy B wrote:The Knicks board is seriously hilarious right now. So doom and gloom over there...lmao. They're even blaming Phil Jackson for their misfortunes.
Michael Lucky wrote:MountainDrew wrote:LApwnd wrote:
not worried that this could be Evan Turner 2.0? OSU alums
Slightly, unathletic as well :/
This one can actually shoot though, and a lot younger, so I think it'll work out.
Don't know why there's so much love for athletic PGs. Outside From Westbrook and Wall, all the best PGs are unimpressive athletically.
Speedlot wrote:John Ireland saying we can get Durant with our 3 picks.
TyCobb wrote:Michael Lucky wrote:TyCobb wrote:I'd do it. Clarkson and Randle is enough youth for me. If we could land Durant before FA then hello Marc Gasol.
You only do it if you get a guarantee that they are going to resign with you which is very unlikely with FAs looking to be courted in the offseason. The last thing i'd do is trade our pick for a one year rental. AT least it would be somewhat understandable if we already had a star here since we'd be a contender, but without one you'd just have Durant on a one year deal. The last thing i'd want is restart from scratch again. It's much safer to just let your youth grow and try and entice these guys through Free Agency with our cap space. Remember we'll have another max space once kobe is gone. At least we can point at our young talent as either a future trade asset or just an actual asset to play with and entice them to come while not risking losing anything to get said free agent.
I don't know man... I got Durant pegged as a superstar who values going to a huge market with max salary implications as much, if not more, as teaming up elsewhere for winning for less as a FA.
Kilroy wrote:TyCobb wrote:Michael Lucky wrote:You only do it if you get a guarantee that they are going to resign with you which is very unlikely with FAs looking to be courted in the offseason. The last thing i'd do is trade our pick for a one year rental. AT least it would be somewhat understandable if we already had a star here since we'd be a contender, but without one you'd just have Durant on a one year deal. The last thing i'd want is restart from scratch again. It's much safer to just let your youth grow and try and entice these guys through Free Agency with our cap space. Remember we'll have another max space once kobe is gone. At least we can point at our young talent as either a future trade asset or just an actual asset to play with and entice them to come while not risking losing anything to get said free agent.
I don't know man... I got Durant pegged as a superstar who values going to a huge market with max salary implications as much, if not more, as teaming up elsewhere for winning for less as a FA.
I'm a little concerned about Durant's future health. I think the only way we could get him for picks would be if OKC figured he was going to be gimpy for the rest of his career.
I'd trade for Durant if healthy, but right now, I might wait and see what happens when he becomes a FA.
TheSpecialist wrote:Michael Lucky wrote:crazyeights wrote:
Poll? Like on RGM? I was talking about the organization, not us lol.
Oh well, nvm then. I can't even remember us working out Smart, I heard a whole lot more about Randle from what I remember.
the lakers didn't work out smart, but he was on their radar over randle. Randle was the most nba ready player and best available option so they took him over noah vonleh (another guy on their radar). If smart and randle BOTH were available at 7, the lakers would have taken smart, and wouldn't have worked out jordan clarkson.
Randle declined the opportunity to work out a second time for the Boston Celtics on the eve of the draft. It's safe to assume his hope of slipping to the Lakers, picking one spot behind the Celtics, was part of his thought process. Guard Marcus Smart, who worked out twice for the Celtics, wound up Boston's choice—much to the Lakers' relief.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2111636-in-julius-randle-lakers-find-promising-bridge-to-kobes-present-lakers-future
Randle said the Lakers had him ranked higher on their draft board than No. 7, but they told his representatives at the beginning of the night that Randle would be a "perfect fit" if he was still available when it was their turn to pick.
[url]http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/11141117/nba-draft-2014-los-angeles-lakers-take-julius-randle-no-7-pick[url]
Randle's their man
Old rivalries don't die. They just bleed into the draft when two teams are sagging.
Lakers executives were on edge in their draft room while the Boston Celtics pondered the sixth overall pick Thursday.
When it was revealed to be Oklahoma State guard Marcus Smart, the Lakers' brass burst out in excitement, smiles all around.
It allowed them to take power forward Randle with their highest selection on draft night in 32 years.
The Lakers were worried Boston would nab Randle, a double-double machine in one year at Kentucky.
Thanks, Celtics?
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2115190-julius-randle-ready-to-fulfill-lakers-massive-expectations
Speedlot wrote:John Ireland saying we can get Durant with our 3 picks.
Sedale Threatt wrote:Speedlot wrote:John Ireland saying we can get Durant with our 3 picks.
This is insane. If I'm OKC, I'm not trading Durant under any circumstances, let alone for draft picks. I'm going down to the wire to keep an all-time talent, and if he walks, he walks.
Marcus wrote:Kilroy wrote:TyCobb wrote:
I don't know man... I got Durant pegged as a superstar who values going to a huge market with max salary implications as much, if not more, as teaming up elsewhere for winning for less as a FA.
I'm a little concerned about Durant's future health. I think the only way we could get him for picks would be if OKC figured he was going to be gimpy for the rest of his career.
I'd trade for Durant if healthy, but right now, I might wait and see what happens when he becomes a FA.
magnificent avatar sir.
