Juco24 wrote:NoDopeOnSundays wrote:Juco24 wrote:
If the Warriors get Carter + Deni.... good luck L.A.
The Clippers sure, but the Lakers are too much of a problem for the Warriors minus KD. You can't go small against them and they don't have a primary or secondary defender to throw on LeBron.
I disagree IF Klay & Steph are healthy... along with Wendell Carter and Draymond... and if Wiggins or Porter and Deni can give you anything of significance - the Warriors would be hungry and LOADED! I don't see either team stopping each other but I don't see LA outscoring GS.
Even if they're healthy and with those trades that's not a team that can beat the Lakers, the league figured out how to defend the Warriors by 2017-2018 which is why they went to 7 with the Rockets, despite having KD. The Lakers are built to play against small ball teams, they have the nuclear bomb for that which is Bron at PF and AD at center, their small lineup is still going to be bigger than most traditional teams but can guard smalls.
Without KD I don't see where the halfcourt scoring would come from for them to beat the Lakers, who will just slow games down and control the glass. Without KD & Iggy they don't have anyone to defend LeBron with as a primary, you could try Dray on him but that just leaves you with no rim protection cause AD will space the floor if Carter is on him. The Lakers dealt with an insane amount of action from the Heat to get their shooters open, they can handle what the Warriors will be doing, Dray is a non shooter & Wiggins is completely unreliable.
. Next years pick is unprotected and with KP's injury history and him coming off surgery after missing an entire season, I wouldn't be surprised if they were a lottery team next year. Especially with all the rising teams in the west. I actually would be all for trading Randle and Dallas 2023 pick if it meant getting 6 and 8 this year.
