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Post by Laker8LA24 on Jun 6, 2018 11:23:40 GMT -8
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Post by lakers4life on Jun 6, 2018 11:39:56 GMT -8
They were probably going to discuss all of their options (or already have) anyhow.
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Post by Laker8LA24 on Jun 6, 2018 13:08:23 GMT -8
It's still nice to get a confirmation from Woj. Go Golden State!
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Post by Laker8LA24 on Jun 6, 2018 13:18:48 GMT -8
Lakers Film Room’s Pete Zayas, whose existence has been acknowledged by the Lakers themselves, recently joined the “Under the Buss” podcast to, among other things, discuss the possibility of James landing with Los Angeles. But according to Zayas and his four “entertainment industry” sources, James joining the Lakers isn’t a possibility — it’s a certainty. “I have had four different sources in the entertainment industry, none of them been basketball people … LeBron is coming (to the Lakers with Paul George), Zayas said, as transcribed by The Big Lead. “He has had to put X, Y, and Z in motion from a marketing standpoint.” nesn.com/2018/06/nba-rumors-lebron-james-has-marketing-plan-in-motion-to-join-lakers/
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Post by title17 on Jun 7, 2018 15:50:13 GMT -8
Lakers Film Room’s Pete Zayas, whose existence has been acknowledged by the Lakers themselves, recently joined the “Under the Buss” podcast to, among other things, discuss the possibility of James landing with Los Angeles. But according to Zayas and his four “entertainment industry” sources, James joining the Lakers isn’t a possibility — it’s a certainty. “I have had four different sources in the entertainment industry, none of them been basketball people … LeBron is coming (to the Lakers with Paul George), Zayas said, as transcribed by The Big Lead. “He has had to put X, Y, and Z in motion from a marketing standpoint.” nesn.com/2018/06/nba-rumors-lebron-james-has-marketing-plan-in-motion-to-join-lakers/The rumors have been all over the place this week. Only time will tell. I just hope PG13 coming to the Lakers isn't contingent on Lebron coming...and he can't be PG13 on the Lakers. That's Wilt's retired #.
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Post by Laker8LA24 on Jun 8, 2018 6:59:57 GMT -8
Lakers Film Room’s Pete Zayas, whose existence has been acknowledged by the Lakers themselves, recently joined the “Under the Buss” podcast to, among other things, discuss the possibility of James landing with Los Angeles. But according to Zayas and his four “entertainment industry” sources, James joining the Lakers isn’t a possibility — it’s a certainty. “I have had four different sources in the entertainment industry, none of them been basketball people … LeBron is coming (to the Lakers with Paul George), Zayas said, as transcribed by The Big Lead. “He has had to put X, Y, and Z in motion from a marketing standpoint.” nesn.com/2018/06/nba-rumors-lebron-james-has-marketing-plan-in-motion-to-join-lakers/The rumors have been all over the place this week. Only time will tell. I just hope PG13 coming to the Lakers isn't contingent on Lebron coming...and he can't be PG13 on the Lakers. That's Wilt's retired #. I personally think it is contingent. I think LeBron and George will talk and decide if they are both coming to LA. If they decide not to, I think LeBron goes to Philly or Houston and George goes back to OKC. Both seem to want to play for a championship, and so neither is going to come to LA if they're flying solo. The Lakers with one, and not both, are not contenders, IMO. And they know that. But I believe they're going to decide to come together, and I believe that decision was already made. They just need to reconfirm the plan.
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Post by title17 on Jun 8, 2018 10:04:57 GMT -8
The rumors have been all over the place this week. Only time will tell. I just hope PG13 coming to the Lakers isn't contingent on Lebron coming...and he can't be PG13 on the Lakers. That's Wilt's retired #. I personally think it is contingent. I think LeBron and George will talk and decide if they are both coming to LA. If they decide not to, I think LeBron goes to Philly or Houston and George goes back to OKC. Both seem to want to play for a championship, and so neither is going to come to LA if they're flying solo. The Lakers with one, and not both, are not contenders, IMO. And they know that. But I believe they're going to decide to come together, and I believe that decision was already made. They just need to reconfirm the plan. Just being honest: if the Lakers are pitching scenarios where both guys play together, I'm sure some scenarios will include trading some of our young guys for a 3rd All Star. That means Ingram for Kawhi.
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Post by Laker8LA24 on Jun 8, 2018 11:52:07 GMT -8
I personally think it is contingent. I think LeBron and George will talk and decide if they are both coming to LA. If they decide not to, I think LeBron goes to Philly or Houston and George goes back to OKC. Both seem to want to play for a championship, and so neither is going to come to LA if they're flying solo. The Lakers with one, and not both, are not contenders, IMO. And they know that. But I believe they're going to decide to come together, and I believe that decision was already made. They just need to reconfirm the plan. Just being honest: if the Lakers are pitching scenarios where both guys play together, I'm sure some scenarios will include trading some of our young guys for a 3rd All Star. That means Ingram for Kawhi. I love Ingram and hope not to trade him at all. However, this is the only scenario where I would be fine with it, since we would not only be a championship contender instantly, we would be the favorites!
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Post by lakers4life on Jun 8, 2018 11:55:47 GMT -8
That would be amazing. PG, Leonard, LeBron, Ball, and Kuzma would equal dynasty.
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Post by Laker8LA24 on Jun 8, 2018 13:36:21 GMT -8
That would be amazing. PG, Leonard, LeBron, Ball, and Kuzma would equal dynasty. If we were to also keep Randle, it would be the ultimate positionless team that could switch everything on defense and wreak havoc on other teams. Athleticism would be off the charts. This would be the team to dismantle the Warriors.
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Post by title17 on Jun 8, 2018 14:45:11 GMT -8
That would be amazing. PG, Leonard, LeBron, Ball, and Kuzma would equal dynasty. If we were to also keep Randle, it would be the ultimate positionless team that could switch everything on defense and wreak havoc on other teams. Athleticism would be off the charts. This would be the team to dismantle the Warriors. Exactly. And what better place to send Ingram than the Spurs under Pop. Let’s be real: Ingram under Pop is a better player in the long run.
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Post by domino247 on Jun 8, 2018 16:07:23 GMT -8
If we were to also keep Randle, it would be the ultimate positionless team that could switch everything on defense and wreak havoc on other teams. Athleticism would be off the charts. This would be the team to dismantle the Warriors. Exactly. And what better place to send Ingram than the Spurs under Pop. Let’s be real: Ingram under Pop is a better player in the long run. that's what's up. IDGF what happens to ingram if we get PG,LBJ,&Lenard. Championship.
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Post by sclakersfan on Jun 9, 2018 6:35:38 GMT -8
As evidenced by my Avatar, I am a huge B.I. fan. However, if he were to be included in a trade for Kawhi, I would wish him the best and say goodbye. The problem is, if the Spurs decide to trade Kawhi (particularly to the Lakers....not happening, BTW), the asking price would be astronomical. We would probably have to give up B.I., Kuz, Hart and our 1st rounder for him. That is not an exaggeration. Our only choice with Leonard is to wait for 2019. If LBJ and PG have that discussion, they should meet with Magic and Pelinka together when they are permitted to to discuss how they can join the team without destroying our pace of play or stunting the growth of our youngsters.
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Post by Lonzo'sBallMagic'sJohnson on Jun 9, 2018 16:56:09 GMT -8
The only way I would even consider trading Ingram for Kawhi is if we aren't trading any other pieces besides maybe the 25th and if it was a package with Lebron and George signing. Problem is if we take on Kawhi's salary we would be sacrificing some cap flexibility. It could be like trading Ingram and a potential free agent for Kawhi. So, my other condition would be that we also unload Deng to the Spurs(not happening) or a third party. Which means we are giving up even more assets. If we do make the deal for Kawhi and try to keep flexibility, the only guy from our young core that might survive is Ball. I'm not too sure the Kawhi trade makes a ton of sense for us.
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Post by Laker8LA24 on Jun 9, 2018 18:14:23 GMT -8
The only way I would even consider trading Ingram for Kawhi is if we aren't trading any other pieces besides maybe the 25th and if it was a package with Lebron and George signing. Problem is if we take on Kawhi's salary we would be sacrificing some cap flexibility. It could be like trading Ingram and a potential free agent for Kawhi. So, my other condition would be that we also unload Deng to the Spurs(not happening) or a third party. Which means we are giving up even more assets. If we do make the deal for Kawhi and try to keep flexibility, the only guy from our young core that might survive is Ball. I'm not too sure the Kawhi trade makes a ton of sense for us. To be honest, if we're bringing on LeBron and another max guy then we are using up the rest of our cap space anyhow, so it doesn't really matter to us. It only matters to management as far as luxury tax and they'll pay it to retain any of our important pieces. So, i understand what you're saying about BI but the cap flexibility will be gone either way. If we had Kawhi, LeBron, and another max guy then it would all be worth it because it would be over. That is Houshmandzilla, mark it down, championship.
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