Lakers Trading Up? Klay Thompson To LA?
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- Опубліковано 16 чер 2024
- Could the Lakers trade up in the draft to 5th or higher? Plus is Klay Thompson coming home to the Lakers?
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Taking an older player that tore their ACL late in their career is a terrible move for a franchise already making bad decisions in the last few years
Agreed
You dont pay him a max
@@HeyLisa0719 he ain’t doing good in golden state , i wouldn’t expect him to do good in LA
Man stfu 18 ppg and yall wanna be casuals and base it off of that one bad play in game casuals !!!!!
I like Klay but I would only offer him a vet min contract.
Haven't finished the video but probably klay is just using the Lakers for leverage smh
Agreed
No more old guys! Klay would be a disaster unless on a min vet contract. Did you see his sorry performances in the playoffs - 0 points in one game.
Another low IQ Lakers fan yapping...Klay would fit perfectly with LBJ and AD.I bet you a delusional Reaves fan
If the Lakers are seriously considering KT, we deserve to be laughed off the court. Guy has 1 skill set left and even that one is inconsistent. We need 2 way athletic players and he’s far from that.
Dude klay always been decent at defense
A big NO to Klay regardless of how attainable he is or not attainable. The last thing we need is another 3 point shooter coming in and stinking it up. Then add the salary that Klay will be shooting for.
Although Klay appears to be pushing for a better deal from the W's, the only reason the W's would only retain Klay is that he may make another WC team too strong but the critical logic against Klay is that he's been on the roster to no avail and Klay is most likely going to be replaced by PG, Hield, or some other 3 point shooting, more agile player.
Klay and a center= Championship
Casual
casual
u see the vision 🤝🏽
Austin wasn’t even drafted why is he off limits unless it’s a all star he’s not that good
He chose not to get drafted, what are you on about? The Lakers will trade him if they see value, the trades people want won’t improve the team.
Hes pretty versatile, clutch, and a playmaker. Hes also big
I’ve seen the same thing Jerry West seen while Kobe was in high school. It’s very safe to say that I have a better eye than most nba scouts. One of my gifts.
Sure buddy
don't compare yourself to a Goat, especially when you're a bum
@@weho_brian I’ve never compared myself to him just stating the truth. How would you know when you don’t even know me smfh
@royalbloodline5610 To say you have a better eye, then a professional basketball scout is just ridiculous. A lot more goes into scouting than just watching guys play the game.
Klay is a proven champion (4) times & could bring great knowledge to the locker room….we don’t need him to be 2017 Klay….but id rather have him catching LBJ passes for spot up 3’s then anyone else on our current roster
Facts, championship pedigree, knockdown shooter, can still defend, and Mychal Thompson doing the commentary
Big Trev...thanks for all the hard work man. We got DAILY content and we're in the off-season. Thanks to you and the Lakers Nation team for the dedication bruh
Klay to the Lakers is just Silly Putty?
Thanks for giving us the truth Trevor
Rumor: klay to LA
Other 29 teams: laker interested lets offer klay a ridiculous contract 😂😂😂
We need to hit on this draft or trade 17 who can contribute right away
Klay playing adequate defense and shooting 40% 3PT 4x NBA Champion makes him worth at least $15 mill yearly.
I don't think the Lakers or the GsW will pay him what he wants, but a team like the Hornets/Magic can give him $25 mill a year.
Whether or not he wants to continue winning or make money comes down to him.
I think he takes the money. He already has 4 titles.
Lakers traded Vlade for Kobe. Vlade was young but he was also at the best he ever was gonna be, meaning although he was good, Kobe had greater upside. Austin Reeves is the same. He’s good. But he’s as great as he’s gonna be. If there’s a player with greater upside available, trade Austin WHILE HIS VALUE IS HIGH, and get the higher upside player. And I see several top 5 possibilities who have higher upside than him and can give us more of a better future than Reeves can. So yes, make the deal if you see the player.
At that point you might as well rebuild, which isn’t possible this year. If you get higher upside, then you need to wait to develop which doesn’t fit the AD/Bron timeline.
@@thumpthumptv1651 If we are honest, we don’t have the players, salary space or draft capital to create a winning team in the next two years (Bron/AD era; assuming Bron has 2yrs left and he resigns with us this offseason). We just don’t. At some point, you have to look at starting a soft rebuild. Not a fire sale. But a soft rebuild. You still have AD and Bron, so you’ll be competitive. Start finding pieces that’ll be here when Bron leaves. Let the high upside guy learn under Bron for 2yrs, so he can be ready to lead in year 3 like Kobe did his 3rd season. But the way we are currently constructed, there are no moves we can make to become a championship team. That window has closed for the Bron/AD era due to our lack of resources to make it happen (and paying those two guys astronomical salaries).
He should go to a playoff team
Nah, maybe at mid level exception. If he can somehow get his quickness back up a little bit then he could be a solid defender and spot up shooter for the team. But we’re going to have to see those workouts.
No matter who the lakers say they are looking to get as a coach or free agent LAKERS FANS WILL CRY AND COMPLAIN AND POINT OUT EVERY FLAW..
💯 the fanbase is full of cry babies
Correction
LEBRON FANS WILL COMPLAIN AND POINT OUT EVERY FLAW!
@@LAKERSRISEnah dude it’s definitely Laker fans too at this point. Nonstop toxicity
@@LAKERSRISE agree to disagree but i dont agree.. people love to blame bron too its just overall cry babies.. and im a lakers fan.. has nothing to do with bron.. lakers fans are spoiled brats.. then the ones who love to blame bron for everything just make shit worse
@@mescudi971 facts
I love Klay but we don't need to trade our assets for a old player we can get him for vet minimum but to trade our assets hell nah
1000 can see Klay coming to LA. His dad would love it AND he gets revenge on the Warriors AND he stays in Cali!
I like Klay but can he still play I think his Injury will not help the Lakers
Klay is going to where the Ka$h is..
I see a lot of Lebron haters wanting for him to retire posting here but Bron average 26p, 7 reb, 8 as at age 39. Kobe was 17pts at age 38
I can see klay fitting with the NY Knicks
Who wants to play for a discount? NBA is a business not only for team owners but also for players and coaches 😂
An upgrade over Austin Reaves does NOT have to be an All Star at all. A guard who averages 20 points a game and can play some decent defence should be good enough. I still don't understand the refusal of the Lakers FO to include AR in a trade that can help the team. AFAIAC, every one on the roster except for AD is tradable.
Last thing we need is another old, injury-prone guy on this roster, unless it's for a vet minimum & he can provide an asset we don't have enough of. Keep the 17th pick...trading up in this weak draft will simply waste what few assets we have. I'd be happy with Ware or Missi at 17...the latter more for his rim protection/versatile D, quick feet, overall potential & bright future. Ware has already demonstrated 3 point potential (can unclog the paint), provides mobility/agility & good rim protection. Edey has no proven perimeter shooting, is way too stiff/slow & will only clog the paint for AD & Bron...imo.
Tell D Lo to kick rocks bruh !! dude is softer than AD in the playoffs!!!
If Rui was in the draft, he would be the #1 pick.
And don't forget Kobe said he's not reporting to teams and forced his way to the Lakers. Charlotte didn't want to trade Kobe Kobe wasn't going to play for them.
💜💛🤘🏽
Clay is far better than Reeves and would be even better with LeBron getting him open.
The Lakers don't need to trade up. They should package a few of their second round picks to get an additional first round pick this year. People are calling this a weak draft so other teams may not even want a first round selection.
Cold we pull off miles bridges sign and trade (or) grant williams and nick richards for
Dlo hayes if opts in, rui and future 1st whatever makes it work fino lewis.
Keep your 17 pic but now don't need center get sg/ sf
Go la
I think it's clear that Rob isn't Jerry West. He should not even be a GM in the NBA, not to mention for the Lakers...
Yes, Zach. The rest of the guys are going to the G-League.
Please do NOT trade up.. Pelinka knows absolutely nothing about basketball and will find a way to screw it... AGAIN!!
Feel like Logo would help loads rn if their relationship didn't sour.
Why is Clingan going so high on mock drafts? Edey is statistically better than him in almost every category. Why is he a projected top 3 pick while Edey was a 2nd round projection up until the combine?
Conn. Center can move have u seen ednry he slow
@cheetahturner4576 Clingan's combine numbers are slower than Edey. In fact, Clingan was one of the slowest people at the combine.
@@JB-sc1tg yea but scouts see something u dont
@@cheetahturner4576 sure, hence my original question. See OP
@@JB-sc1tg watching uconn center numbers aside he looks faster an way more athletic then edney. Edney is back to basket center his post moves are slow as hell i watched him play many times only rwason get shot off he was so much taller wont happen in nba
If the Lakers sign Klay, I wouldn't blame bro and AD if they requested a trade.
No GM in their right mind signs this diminished player.
hey everyone happy Monday
Mos of these fans need it. Lil cry babies
Afternoon
Using for leverage...if your top guy wasnt old it might be a good deal
Dude what is it w Austin reeves? He’s not a all star and he’s the awkward 2 that isn’t a really shooter and isn’t a real point guard. And is under sized and is a liability on the defense end .
Going for a rapidly declining Klay Thompson is debatably worse than the Westbrook move. I’m guessing this rumour isn’t true.
We should have just offered the 2 first with D-Lo, with D-Lo going to a 3rd team for some draft capital for Murray last yr when his contract was still at 18 million. Now we will have to add more cap filler to make a deal like that happen & we dont even have D-Lo as a tradeable asset
Klay dosen't even move the needle at this stage in his career, are they nuts ?
Taking that big risk is why the Lakers had multiple successes. With Lebron's salary off the books after next season, the time is ripe for another big risk taking. This summer is a great time to go all in on three stars. Firstly, a look at this current roster vs. the top competition in the WC, and its easy to conclude that there is no one player available who can make the current Lakers a winner. The competition is stacked with a collection of players that the AD-LeBron tandem with an aging LeBron can contend. The situation calls for a two front roster change - a big risk. One front is drafting Edey, a slow player but he's got the 5 and its defensive responsibility and rebounding covered. Adding Edey will only work if AD is still on the team. It will have to be a twin tower cooperative like Duncan-Robinson. Edey will have to work the innermost of the low post on offense while AD will have to assist him to make the most of the inner post. There should be one defender between Eddy and the rim. One slip up by the defender and it should be an easy dunk for Eddy. When the defender(s) make it too tough for Edey to attack the rim, AD should be available for a quick pitch out for a short mid range shot, layup, dunk or lob back to Edey. The other front for roster change, trading Rui, AR, and whoever else to depth starved Phoenix for Bradley Beal. Although he's had health issues, he's the only guy out there additive to the AD-LeBron tandem. The vision of adding Beal from a few years ago is still valid in this stacked WC. Beal is in the wrong place. He added nothing to the Suns and KD is not a valid main guy; always injured when he tried and won only with a defacto championship team. The Suns current pieces don't fit into a championship team. Beal-Booker with no depth is not a defacto champion roster for KD. The Suns should be looking to reclaim roster depth and a breakup. A win-win situation for Lakers & Suns: depth for a 3rd star. In the past fans preferred depth over Beal as a 3rd star but with Edey on the roster, role depth isn't as big an issue. Dominant front court scoring will override SF&SG moderate depth. One final kicker: if the Warriors replace Klay with Buddy Hield, making Klay available to to return to SoCal to finish his career, maybe he'll take the Lakers taxpayer exception for one year. A roster of: Beal, AD, Edey, Klay, Lebron with CP on vet min off the bench.
I still think if LA somehow manages to sign Klay (not saying it'll happen so calm down), people need to remember hes still arguably the best spot up 3pt shooter in the nba currently. LA needs consistent shooters on offense, and I can see it working out especially having two other stars that can get him more open shots. Yes hes older but lets not forget hes a lethal shooter from 3, hes better than what LA currently has when it comes to wings that can shoot the deep ball. Lakers need to stay away from CP3, back in 2013 it would of made sense to sign him but no not now. LA needs a young PG not old. Going back to Klay, he doesnt need to be what he was before his injuries, catch and shoot would be more of his style now and having bron and AD will open waaaay more opportunities on offense for a shooter like Klay.
Not sure why Klay to the Lakers would benefit either the Lakers, or Klay? The Lakers aren't going to be offering Klay any more money/playing time, than the Warriors. The only way Klay becomes viable is, if there aren't any better options at SF for the Lakers, AND the Warriors have chosen to not bring Klay back.
If he replaced Prince for a corner 3 shooter I would possibly be good.
Someone will pay Klay. For a mid level i would take the risk.
I would love Kevon Looney on the Lakers
kLAy!!! 💜💛😈💛💜... LBJJ mentioned 3 guys on their pod: Trae, kLAy and LAuri. It should be obvious which 2 the LAkers should go for...
Rob picked JHS. I’m pretty sure he can’t spot talent on the level of Jerry West at all.
Klay wants to play under Dan Hurley, clearly
Kai Sotto is the best for lakers to win nba championship if u see his shirt 8 and 24 is kobe number the next lakers star player will help them this the sign to lakers 2 but if u add the star in shirt count it 2+9=11 kai sotto numbers 11 he is the sign to help lakers to win nba championship kai sotto is they need a sign by kobe.
Klay is totally washed up. No thanks. The Lakers need young, athletic, and gritty two-way players with size.
We should of got Murray when we had the chance but they treat AR like he untouchable smh
This is Carmelo Anthony all over again, but Melo had a better post game and Klay plays better defense than Melo
Send this to big daws tv
number 17 plus the famous harry giles
I get the 8 and 24 on shirt stand for Kobe, but who does the 2 stand for ?!
Gigi, Kobe’s daughter wore number 2.
It will be GM malpractice if Lakers don’t resign Max Christie.
I don't like the Klay signing either. Id love to see him come home, but vet min.
Can we talk about what they can do.
Yeah I hate hypotheticals
for what? jajaja vet minimum. if he comes off bench and coach will give him 5-10 minutes is fine. anything more than that is complete garbo.
tired of everyone suing lakers for leverage. just rebuild
How do I ask Trevor a question?
lakers needs a great tallcenter then go from there💛💜💛💜💛💜
We're trading all of are picks anyways
Pls get devin carter and any of clingan,eddey or ware.
Cp3, Klay, Lebron, AD, Edey 😂
Can't win to old
F just get somebody... get something done! It's all just f**kin talk, but nothing is absolutely going on! GFD!
💯. All he do is talk! Always talking about what they can't do
Rob Pelinka and Kurt Rambis need to be fired! THEY DON'T KNOW WTF THEY'RE DOING!
Klay would be the worst mistake since Westbrook. Hes not leaving GS to take a low contract lol.
Its insane how fast people turn on NBA players after they have one bad season.
Do you really think he is a 2 way player right now?
@@thumpthumptv1651 players should be given time to prove themselves instead of just being written off
@@RichardHuff-wk4ec He has had a noticeable drop off on his speed, that isn’t magically coming back. Still a shooter, but you need him to defend since that is the only thing he can bring besides shooting. That isn’t an overstatement and correlates with his age and prior injuries.
I follow the Lakers but I'm so happy the Celts won. I was tired of hearing the East is weak crap!!!! Well, the West sure looks the weakest now.
Last thing we need is a broken down, can't play defense, Klay to pair with an over the hill, can't play defense Lebron. 🤢
1st Five must lakers happen
LBJ
AD
Schröder
KCP
Giannis or Durant
Porter
Prince
Vando
Caruso
Grant
Hachimura
No to Kevon Looney.
I would not trade Max for Klay straight up
Russ also averaged 18 ppg
Hell noooo... too inconsistent
Klay is not taking a pay cut to come to the lakers.
I'll take the Demar Derozan over Klay thompson right now
Every laker news seem like bull. Cold water on everything
No klay and no Looney please
Klay unfollowed GS on social media. I think he's trying to get more money and or years
Why not Mark Jackson as the next coach
Zach Edey
Klay on a minimum is fine
This Dude is the One that wanted to give 20 millions to KCP; Who didnt see Alex Caruso coming and how Danny Green was washed before coming to LA; the One Who continued to Hope for Trevor Ariza coming to save the day; and so so many bad takes that he should be banned from UA-cam. Now, before a couple of weirdos start answering me "KCPPP and Denver and bla, and Danny Green a champion and bla.." First KCP was ugly, bad, useless After he got the bag, and that's One of the reason he and Kuz(Who was even worst) had been sent away in an instant, by LeBron.. I Will repeat this.. by LeBron. Without esitation. And yes, was good last year in Denver as well as we saw all his limites this year against a though defense( and not against Dlo and Austin); and Danny Green, Who has been a Great role player in San Antonio, was already washed in Toronto.. all the Signs was already there.. so in the end.. this guy is usual to bad, trivial takes.. dont listen to him..
none of these things are happening
No way.
Zack Edey
So I'm guessing jj is our coach?!🖤💜💛
Yep
Moved up is possible because this draft class is the weak draft class
What can u see?????