Framework of Kuzma, THT and Schroeder for Westbrook being discussed

[hyper316]

Shroeder would want to go to Washington why?

100 million reason

[jkvonny]

Wiz should take it and run as fast as they can. LOLakers tho. Does their FO not believe in spacing?

If I was the Wizards I'd fleece the hell out of the Lakers.
LOL

Wiz would be the winners here.

[donnieme]

It doesn't even make sense. Wizards only do this if they're ready to blow it up in which case Beal would be the hot commodity. However Wizards are likely still high on Westbrook after the 2nd half of the season and aren't ready to quit on he and Beal as a duo. This is like thinking the Suns would help the Lakers do a sign and trade. Whoever invented this rumour didn't vet its plausibility.

[Egg Nog]

If LeBron can win a title playing with in spite of Westbrook it might be the toughest road to a championship ever, regardless of who they play.

[SF_Warriors]

Why does Rob Pelinka think he’s building a team for 1981 and not 2021? Dude has refused to sign shooters for three years now when everyone knows how great LeBron is with spacing.

Did you watch the Finals? The team with exterior finesse & shooting got beat by a team that trotted out a huge lineup and dominated inside. Lakers bullied teams inside on their way to 2020 title, too.

That's a little disengenious. The Bucks played with 4 shooters on the floor at all times so they didn't lack spacing at all. The reason they dominated inside was not because they are bucking modern trends, they could do it because they had Giannis. Westbrook is not Giannis and his lack of shooting ability as a perimeter player creates challenges for building an offense around him.

Did they play with four shooters at all times though? Tucker averaged 31mpg in the Finals and he attempted one three a game. He is most certainly not a shooter. But what they did have that allowed them to play big was a three point shooting center who can also score inside and wasnt a liability on defense. Those type of guys are still VERY hard to come by even in this era.

[Harry Garris]

Did you watch the Finals? The team with exterior finesse & shooting got beat by a team that trotted out a huge lineup and dominated inside. Lakers bullied teams inside on their way to 2020 title, too.

That's a little disengenious. The Bucks played with 4 shooters on the floor at all times so they didn't lack spacing at all. The reason they dominated inside was not because they are bucking modern trends, they could do it because they had Giannis. Westbrook is not Giannis and his lack of shooting ability as a perimeter player creates challenges for building an offense around him.

Did they play with four shooters at all times though? Tucker averaged 31mpg in the Finals and he attempted one three a game. He is most certainly not a shooter. But what they did have that allowed them to play big was a three point shooting center who can also score inside and wasnt a liability on defense. Those type of guys are still VERY hard to come by even in this era.

PJ Tucker counts as a shooter because the Suns guarded him as if he was one. The point of having shooters is not necessarily for them to take a ton of shots, it's to space the floor. The Suns guarded Tucker even when he was just standing in the corner so he was doing his job as a floor spacer even without taking a shot.

[Klayforspicy]

Not THT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He’s going to be soooooooo great

lol Laker fans

[FreeThrowLine]

Hopefully this doesn’t happen, even as someone that dislikes Westbrook, I can see that he’s more valuable than those 3 guys

[Ugalde]

the lakers are going to win this one and everyone who thinks they aren’t are going to look wack

[jpengland]

Very strange move from the Lakers.

Yes they need guard help. No they don't need Westbrook barrelling into the lane.

If the Wizards can do it and only overpay Schroeder on a two year deal, it's worth it. Kuzma may figure it out and THT is nowhere near the player the Lakers think he is, but a solid prospect.

[LikeABosh]

Wiz should take it and run as fast as they can. LOLakers tho. Does their FO not believe in spacing?

If I was the Wizards I'd fleece the hell out of the Lakers.
LOL

Wiz would be the winners here.

Wait, paying Schroeder a max contract makes you a winner?

[LakersLegacy]

Why does Rob Pelinka think he’s building a team for 1981 and not 2021? Dude has refused to sign shooters for three years now when everyone knows how great LeBron is with spacing.

When we had Danny Green and Rondo the Lakers won a title. And a defensive glass cleaner like Dwight.

Let’s get a shooter like Danny Green (statistically the best ever at corner 3s) and spread the floor. With AD, Bron and THT as the slashers

[mademan]

That's a little disengenious. The Bucks played with 4 shooters on the floor at all times so they didn't lack spacing at all. The reason they dominated inside was not because they are bucking modern trends, they could do it because they had Giannis. Westbrook is not Giannis and his lack of shooting ability as a perimeter player creates challenges for building an offense around him.

Did they play with four shooters at all times though? Tucker averaged 31mpg in the Finals and he attempted one three a game. He is most certainly not a shooter. But what they did have that allowed them to play big was a three point shooting center who can also score inside and wasnt a liability on defense. Those type of guys are still VERY hard to come by even in this era.

PJ Tucker counts as a shooter because the Suns guarded him as if he was one. The point of having shooters is not necessarily for them to take a ton of shots, it's to space the floor. The Suns guarded Tucker even when he was just standing in the corner so he was doing his job as a floor spacer even without taking a shot.

Which is a Suns coaching problem. The Nets looked like a competent even bordering on great defensive team because they conceded open looks to Tucker and Holiday to protect the paint. Even with Giannis putting up 40 and 50 point games, Monty Williams never once said "let's see if Tucker can hurt us from 3". Poor strategy

[Bergmaniac]

Why does Rob Pelinka think he’s building a team for 1981 and not 2021? Dude has refused to sign shooters for three years now when everyone knows how great LeBron is with spacing.

When we had Danny Green and Rondo the Lakers won a title. And a defensive glass cleaner like Dwight.

Let’s get a shooter like Danny Green (statistically the best ever at corner 3s) and spread the floor. With AD, Bron and THT as the slashers

What statistics show that Danny Green is the best ever at corner 3s?

[donnieme]

Did they play with four shooters at all times though? Tucker averaged 31mpg in the Finals and he attempted one three a game. He is most certainly not a shooter. But what they did have that allowed them to play big was a three point shooting center who can also score inside and wasnt a liability on defense. Those type of guys are still VERY hard to come by even in this era.

PJ Tucker counts as a shooter because the Suns guarded him as if he was one. The point of having shooters is not necessarily for them to take a ton of shots, it's to space the floor. The Suns guarded Tucker even when he was just standing in the corner so he was doing his job as a floor spacer even without taking a shot.

Which is a Suns coaching problem. The Nets looked like a competent even bordering on great defensive team because they conceded open looks to Tucker and Holiday to protect the paint. Even with Giannis putting up 40 and 50 point games, Monty Williams never once said "let's see if Tucker can hurt us from 3". Poor strategy

He actually did just that in game 5. Even from spliced up highlights you can still see numerous possessions where Tucker is left wide open in the corner.

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[Edrees]

That doesn't answer the question. If they get bigs who are bad at spacing (which you suggested) their spacing will get worse. if you think spacing is important for Lebron the Lakers need to get bigs who are good at 3 pt shooting and jump shooting, NOT Dwight.

Seems like you have contradicted yourself and and don't know how to admit you are wrong.

If the Lakers really need shooting, then they should go after Marc Gasol.

I agree that Lakers need shooting, I only disagree with the idea that the Lakers need Dwight Howard as it kills our spacing when he's out there. Marc Gasol is a good fit and didn't play nearly enough.

[Grumpy Heat Fan]

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[JB2]

Very strange move from the Lakers.

Yes they need guard help. No they don't need Westbrook barrelling into the lane.

If the Wizards can do it and only overpay Schroeder on a two year deal, it's worth it. Kuzma may figure it out and THT is nowhere near the player the Lakers think he is, but a solid prospect.

As someone who's watched damn near every Lakers game, I think your suggestion is well received in terms of needing more shooting but all the barreling in the paint, as you called it, is also a huge need for LA. LeBron is declining. It's obvious. Still has speed? Yea. Can jump? Yup. Insane strength? Of course. But his ability to blow by guys to get into the paint and draw all kinds of attention leading to easy dunks, open 3's, kick outs, etc is greatly diminished. Adding Westbrook would make life so much easier on AD and I think once he and LeBron figure out how to play off of each other, it could be stellar. It could also backfire.. like any big addition could.. but I think these guys all wants rings and sacrifices would be made all around.

As fare as shooting. It's not like 15 guys on your roster have to be elite shooters. Just surround those 3 with a few snipers and your good. KCP and Gasol can shoot. Caruso is sketchy from 3 but he seems like he's working on it. Bring back Kief and Ben McLemore. Sign Melo and Ellington to minimums and then use the mMLE on a guy who can knock down 3's at a consistent clip.

[Grumpy Heat Fan]

I will laugh my ass off when lebron calls for the ball and westbrook waves him off and points for him to go stand in a corner like WB used to do to Kevin Durant on the Thunder.

And who is going to be the 3rd option, the 3rd banana?

Westbrook? LOLOL i would love to see the fighting for the ball between westbrook and lebron on the court.

So is Anthony Davis going to go from franchise player to 3rd option and be turned into Kevin Love and Chris Bosh???


or is Lebron going to sit back and watch Westbrook or AD win the accolades and have it be their team instead?


i hope this trade goes through. Westbrook will NOT be manipulated by Lebron. He is going to get his stats and touches, and lebron can decide how far he wants to escalate the situation lmao.

[LikeABosh]

Why does Rob Pelinka think he’s building a team for 1981 and not 2021? Dude has refused to sign shooters for three years now when everyone knows how great LeBron is with spacing.

When we had Danny Green and Rondo the Lakers won a title. And a defensive glass cleaner like Dwight.

Let’s get a shooter like Danny Green (statistically the best ever at corner 3s) and spread the floor. With AD, Bron and THT as the slashers

What statistics show that Danny Green is the best ever at corner 3s?

If I had to guess, corner 3 pt percentage