Future of the Los Angeles Lakers

[LFAHFN22]

Would you really want an Aldridge or Gasol to go along with this extremely young core? I'd try my absolute hardest to pry Cousins away from Sacramento without giving up either of Russell or Clarkson, and if such is not possible, I'd rather just hold on to the cap space. A lot of people are excited about the possibility of adding Jordan, but it simply isn't wise to have someone, who's completely unable to hit free throws, signed to a max. I'd rather just hold on to the cap space.

so basically Randle + Clarkson + picks for Cousins. To be fair if it gets really bad in Sacramento it isn't the most unrealistic idea

No, I said either of Clarkson or Russell. I wanna keep them both. lol..

[Dr Aki]

you guys are messed up if you're not for giving up randle/clarkson and picks for cousins?? that's straight robbery

dude is 25yo superstar center, and is earning litle enough, so that the lakers would still have enough capspace to go after another top tier free agent

how are you not for a russell/kobe/cousins trio + a 4th star? replacing kobe with another dude in a year's time

[Mirjalovic]

It's too much. We will be fine either way, with Cousins or with Russell/Randle/Clarkson and hopefully Durant.

The Kings won't let us get Cousins unless we give them Russell.

[Rosque]

why would we give up 2-3 starters to gain one when we can have more depth? i was all-in for #2 for dmc but i don't want mitch to do it anymore. i like russell way too much

[Spens1]

Would you really want an Aldridge or Gasol to go along with this extremely young core? I'd try my absolute hardest to pry Cousins away from Sacramento without giving up either of Russell or Clarkson, and if such is not possible, I'd rather just hold on to the cap space. A lot of people are excited about the possibility of adding Jordan, but it simply isn't wise to have someone, who's completely unable to hit free throws, signed to a max. I'd rather just hold on to the cap space.

so basically Randle + Clarkson + picks for Cousins. To be fair if it gets really bad in Sacramento it isn't the most unrealistic idea

No, I said either of Clarkson or Russell. I wanna keep them both. lol..

no way we are getting Randle for Cousins, that is so bad for the Kings they just don't do it

at the end of the day Randle + Clarkson is great but neither are exactly proven to be future superstars, Cousins is a proven superstar and is 24 years old. I don't see how that is a bad thing for us, and we keep our potential all star P.G

[mcscotty]

Looking increasingly like it's all going to be on the shoulders of a bunch of kids. Hope they're ready.

[LFAHFN22]

And if we don't get Randle + other pieces for Cousins, I'm find just holding on to Randle and seeing what we have in him.

Nonetheless, given what we've seen in free agency, and how free agency has gone so far, doesn't it seem more likely than not that my prediction comes true, and that our record is bad enough to see us keep that pick?