The SF Conundrum

[PKABOOICU]

pierce seems like a good idea, but how long can he really play for? a year? 2? We need talented youth...getting pierce puts us in the same position in 2 years. Demarre carroll, kris middleton, kawhi leonard or draymond green. If none of those players are available (and I'm sure none of them will be available except maybe carroll) then the next best option is to build through the draft.

[JohnVancouver]

Has anyone taken a look at the list of SF available in FA this year? I mean, really look at it and remove the pipe dreams (LeBron James, Kawhi Leonard and Jimmy Butler) from the scenario.

Al-Farouq Aminu (25) – $1.1MM player option

DeMarre Carroll (29)
Omri Casspi (27)
Wilson Chandler (28) (N)

Jae Crowder (25) (R)

Austin Daye (27) (N)

Jared Dudley (30) – $4.25MM early termination option

Gerald Green (29)

Tobias Harris (23) (R)

Luc Mbah a Moute (29)
Khris Middleton (24) (R)

Paul Pierce (38) – $5.54MM player option

Kyle Singler (27) (R)

Dorell Wright (30)

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My list of possibilities - I have always had a soft spot for Austin Daye. Likely the soft spot is in my head ....

[MadNESS]

I'm confident in Mitch and Co. That they will find our SFOTF in this draft or FA.

We will either trade for one, draft one, or sign one.

We have some assets now (27, 34, Hill, Young, etc) and Mitch is a genius.

I am not worried one bit about this offseason.

[PKABOOICU]

the lakers supposed big year of free agency was suppose to be the summer of 2014...thats what everyone was saying after 2012...nothing happened....now is the time to start signing the big names

[Austincys21]

Trade jordan, swaggy, #27, #34 for ariza, kj McDaniels, #18, #32

We get our sfs..... get higher picks.

Sign Brandon knight, alexis a. and Tristan t..... that's a solid team

Why would Houston do this trade ?

[Frank Dux]

Trade jordan, swaggy, #27, #34 for ariza, kj McDaniels, #18, #32

We get our sfs..... get higher picks.

Sign Brandon knight, alexis a. and Tristan t..... that's a solid team

Why would Houston do this trade ?

And where on earth do we get the money to sign Tristian and Knight?

[Mamba Venom]

That line of thinking happened last year and is why this team is to be blunt ... ****

You address the bigs, the wing, and the pg this summer.

There's no way any self respecting free agent comes near here the likes of KDs ilk if you don't. They have to get Harris (Not likely because Mitch is scared of rfa as is the buss family), Deng, Carroll, or Green. They can't bring trash like Wes back and dress it up to fans as oh he may pan out, it's just one more year.

They need a pg, be it via draft or free agency. There will be one of Mudiay/Russell here, and if they aren't here it shall be Rondo or Dragic. There's no bs chucking your pick for a backup ass pg you pay max money too for an end of the first round pick. They will have to get a real starting point guard, and it ain't Clarkson by default either

There is also no way in hell they don't go for a real big. It's either Okafor or signing at the very least a guy like Tyson/Hubbert if they can't get a max big. They won't sell bull **** like Ed Davis and 10mil for Jordan Hill to the fans, and they damn sure showed they can't flip that **** for assets or win with it.

They **** up last summer shunning the likes of Lowry, Thomas, Ariza, and so on, but now they going to be on blended knee and kiss some ass to get some actual real nba starting level talent in here to bolster the team so it is actually competing, can overcome Scott being a bad coach with no defensive motto, and can attract a star when the cap booms and every team in the league has space space.


They better damn well fill 3 holes this summer with the draft and free agency

Yeah I pretty much disagree with your entire POV that the team should settle for what's available this summer.

You're pretty much complAining that the lakers now have cap flexbility and a top pick cause according to you in hindsight you'd still have them commit long term money to 3rd tier players that would've done what exactly?

He's right though. Not one poster has provided a realistic reason that any top tier free agent would sign here other than "We're the LAkers! We're awesome!" He's not complaining about cap flexibility but rather the lack of actually trying to put together a team. Resigning Jordan Hill and Nick Young to that god awful contract made no sense then or in the long run. Either we make significant moves this offseason or be settle in for a 3-5 year rebuild.

Maybe its a year early because Okafor & Randle haven't proven themselves yet but the young trio of Okafor, Randle & Clarkson is a pretty good reason

Kyrie, Wiggins & TT got LeBron
Jones, Van Excel, Ceballos got Shaq
...

young talent is a huge part of recruiting. LA is a great city. I think the #2 pick changed everything

[kblo247]

It was also the allure of Jerry Buss - pornstars, blow, and fame

West just added to it all with their decision

Jimmy and Mitch ain't about that life on or off the court

[loveshaq786]

Trade jordan, swaggy, #27, #34 for ariza, kj McDaniels, #18, #32

We get our sfs..... get higher picks.

Sign Brandon knight, alexis a. and Tristan t..... that's a solid team

Why would Houston do this trade ?

And where on earth do we get the money to sign Tristian and Knight?

Because Jordan Clarkson gives them a solid pg that actually distribute the ball and playmake for the team