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Post by title17 on Jun 22, 2018 11:26:44 GMT -8
Agreed. What has worked for them recently late in drafts is finding mature college junior/seniors. They shouldn't have gone away from that. I think someone in the organization just got a hard on for Bonga when they saw him play overseas and got visions of a young Giannis. Should have just drafted his brother. Food for thought: everyone thought the Lakers 'reached' with Kuzma at 27 last year. He was supposedly 'gettable' in the 40s.
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Post by Lonzo'sBallMagic'sJohnson on Jun 22, 2018 12:45:21 GMT -8
I am thrilled with Mo. After watching the NCAA tournament I had visions of Wagner playing with the Lakers as a stretch 4. The thing that stood out the most about him is how clutch he was and how crafty he was with the ball for a big. He's a modern day big that can shoot, run the floor, and switch out defensively if needed. I like the fit. Now, the second rounders got me scratching my head. Especially at 39. Granted, I've never heard of this guy, but looking at videos and profiles of this guy afterwards didn't excite me one bit. He can't shoot and he's not coming over to the states anytime soon. Why did we trade up for that? And the Kansas guy who's name I can't pronounce or spell is your average run of the mill spot up shooter. I watched him play and he never stood out at all. Just a guy. You mean after I texted you for months saying he would be perfect for the Lakers and convinced you we should still take him even though we have Thomas Bryant lol
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Post by Lonzo'sBallMagic'sJohnson on Jun 22, 2018 12:48:30 GMT -8
I think someone in the organization just got a hard on for Bonga when they saw him play overseas and got visions of a young Giannis. Should have just drafted his brother. Food for thought: everyone thought the Lakers 'reached' with Kuzma at 27 last year. He was supposedly 'gettable' in the 40s. Right, that's what I was going to say. Although, last year I had read that Kuzma showed some serious improvement from the college season in the combine. I saw that the Lakers had worked him out and I hoped they'd take him based off of what I had heard but I assumed other teams were thinking the same thing and he would go right outside the lottery.
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Post by Laker8LA24 on Jun 22, 2018 13:34:00 GMT -8
I am thrilled with Mo. After watching the NCAA tournament I had visions of Wagner playing with the Lakers as a stretch 4. The thing that stood out the most about him is how clutch he was and how crafty he was with the ball for a big. He's a modern day big that can shoot, run the floor, and switch out defensively if needed. I like the fit. Now, the second rounders got me scratching my head. Especially at 39. Granted, I've never heard of this guy, but looking at videos and profiles of this guy afterwards didn't excite me one bit. He can't shoot and he's not coming over to the states anytime soon. Why did we trade up for that? And the Kansas guy who's name I can't pronounce or spell is your average run of the mill spot up shooter. I watched him play and he never stood out at all. Just a guy. You mean after I texted you for months saying he would be perfect for the Lakers and convinced you we should still take him even though we have Thomas Bryant lol Yeah I never had a problem with Mo! And I still think Bryant is going to improve 10 fold during the off-season and be a real contributor. Mo is more of a stretch 4 while Bryant is a natural 5, IMO. Nothing wrong with having both of them. We need depth, especially if Randle isn't resigned.
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Post by Lonzo'sBallMagic'sJohnson on Jun 22, 2018 14:01:38 GMT -8
You mean after I texted you for months saying he would be perfect for the Lakers and convinced you we should still take him even though we have Thomas Bryant lol Yeah I never had a problem with Mo! And I still think Bryant is going to improve 10 fold during the off-season and be a real contributor. Mo is more of a stretch 4 while Bryant is a natural 5, IMO. Nothing wrong with having both of them. We need depth, especially if Randle isn't resigned. No you never had a problem with him. I think you just had your heart set on packaging the pick with Deng so much that it was hard to get you interested in Draft talk until the past few weeks lol. That is true though. Mo is definitely more of a traditional stretch 4 than a 5. I'm hoping he can improve enough in the areas that he needs to in order to play more 5 though. Especially since I don't expect there to be a lot of minutes at the 4 after free agency plays out. It would be great if Bryant makes the leap this year so we have more options. Bryant did look like he has improved his explosiveness a little bit since summer league based on the G-league videos I've watched lately. I just think he needs to improve the mental aspect of his game in the sense that he needs to be under control and really just play how he is capable of playing.
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Post by Laker8LA24 on Jun 22, 2018 14:34:51 GMT -8
Yeah I never had a problem with Mo! And I still think Bryant is going to improve 10 fold during the off-season and be a real contributor. Mo is more of a stretch 4 while Bryant is a natural 5, IMO. Nothing wrong with having both of them. We need depth, especially if Randle isn't resigned. No you never had a problem with him. I think you just had your heart set on packaging the pick with Deng so much that it was hard to get you interested in Draft talk until the past few weeks lol. That is true though. Mo is definitely more of a traditional stretch 4 than a 5. I'm hoping he can improve enough in the areas that he needs to in order to play more 5 though. Especially since I don't expect there to be a lot of minutes at the 4 after free agency plays out. It would be great if Bryant makes the leap this year so we have more options. Bryant did look like he has improved his explosiveness a little bit since summer league based on the G-league videos I've watched lately. I just think he needs to improve the mental aspect of his game in the sense that he needs to be under control and really just play how he is capable of playing. Yeah, I was almost convinced that Deng was going to get traded (still think he will). I didn't want to spend too much time obsessing over a pick that might not even be there. But as the draft got nearer I realized we were going to keep the pick and I started zeroing in on it. I wanted DeVincenzo more than anyone else, but it wasn't in the cards. I had a handful of guys that I really liked, and we got one of them in Wagner. I also liked Brunson, Huerter, Javon Carter, and Grayson Allen (although I wanted him later in the draft) A lot of people are down on the pick of Mo, but I think he fits really well. Also, during his workout, Josh Hart and Kyle Kuzma were in attendance and were basically blown away. They were nudging Magic and hinting that they would love to play with that guy. Instant chemistry there. As for Bryant, keep watching those G-league videos and see how much more refined his game is. He is a different player and will play on a minimum contract this season if they choose to keep him on the roster!
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Post by Lonzo'sBallMagic'sJohnson on Jun 23, 2018 22:03:45 GMT -8
I'm warming up a little on the Mykhailiuk pick. I didn't know that he started at Kansas when he was 16 and he is a 20 year old senior. That gives him a little extra time to add to his game. Also, he is slightly more athletic and crafty than I had thought. Plus, Magic and Rob say he is super competitive. We'll see if he ends up better than Shake Milton and Bates-Diop but at least he has one elite skill(shooting) that could carry him. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_XyQ3XaN90
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Post by Laker8LA24 on Jun 24, 2018 8:53:30 GMT -8
I'm warming up a little on the Mykhailiuk pick. I didn't know that he started at Kansas when he was 16 and he is a 20 year old senior. That gives him a little extra time to add to his game. Also, he is slightly more athletic and crafty than I had thought. Plus, Magic and Rob say he is super competitive. We'll see if he ends up better than Shake Milton and Bates-Diop but at least he has one elite skill(shooting) that could carry him. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_XyQ3XaN90Me too. He didn't impress me in the tourney but I honestly only saw him like twice. The more I watch the more I like. He looks like a taller version of JJ Reddick. Could be a steal.
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Post by domino247 on Jun 25, 2018 6:50:09 GMT -8
Is the dude picked from germany even gonna play this season in america?
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