@@terrenxcescales7134literally 0 basketball IQ… in fact… a questionable general awareness of what’s happening in the world. I worry for the people around you on a daily basis.
@@ThrifterGuy he is terrible on this team.. people dont understand that he doesnt fit the modern era of center arch type. and esp alongside a guy like ad he would have minimal impact. would much rather go for centers like valancunas and robert williams cuz they cost so less that u can turn around and fix your real starting line up issues like our 3 and 2 positions.
@@hwnight2985 brother ur not looking at the larger picture.. we have 40 mil worth of dead weight contracts... its not about the money its about the resources we have for trades. giving up our firsts for a minimal impact player like kessler is not worth it. he lacks all the things needed to succeed as a center in the modern era. the utah jazz are a minus 2 with him on the floor on defense.. there is a reason for that. also why are we so focused on fixing our backup big position when we have real issues at our 3 and 2 positions in the starting line up. we need sure up the spot max is at because he is still very young and u cant trust him in big games, he is even inconsistent in regular season games. with a guy like finney smith on the roster guys like vando and rui have become more expendable than before, we need real 2 way players instead of them. rui's inconsistency on offense and lack of any ability on defense is hurting us too. his game is redundant with lebron too so its not a great fit either.
Big mistakes along the way have made the present reality extremely difficult and totally regrettable. We should have hired veteran professionals in the Lakers front office to assure better choices and outcomes. But we didn't and this is what bad decisions look like.
DFS needs to start. Him coming off bench just doesn't make any sort of sense. Best wing defender and is a solid 3 point shooter. I think you gotta pick between either Max and Rui one of them have to go to bench and come in game in 2nd unit. Probably Rui
i said that the moment they got him but it does makes sense why JJ is sticking with the current lineup. They are winning games and playing better defensively. Its smart to not mess with that unless something else happens.
DFS starting is similar to when they started Cam Reddish. Both a good defender and a decent shooter. Lakers have tried it before and probably better off at the moment with max and Rui.
Can we plz just nix the Jonas trade scenarios. We’re last in transition defense. He isn’t gonna help with that Do we need a big clunky euro who can’t shoot, isn’t athletic, isn’t particularly young and who isn’t a rim protector??? Jonas would be ok to have as a big substitute But we need a big that can also play beside AD.
He's a good rebounder, has a midrange shot and a career 35% 3P shooter. Makes FTs at 90% rate. Also, remarkably he has a positive net rating on Wizards despite them being so poor. When he's on the court they are miles better than with that rookie Sarr. Also, stayed healthy through all his carrer. He is not athletic at all though, that's true. Slow and not great at catching lobs. Overall, not a perfect player, but not a donkey either.
I want to see Vucevic on this team so bad, dude is shooting like 45% from 3. I don’t get why everyone has decided the center has to be all defense. AD is on this team and with Vucevic being a great rebounder AD can make up for his defense. It would keep a consistent scorer and able big body on the floor and against teams like the Cavs or Denver he would come in huge. Nobody is stopping Jokic and Vuc being able to make him work on D would help tire him out instead of him taking that side to rest.
He’s a bad defender & gettin him means our 40 year old king would be at the 3 bron not guarding 3s at this stage in his career gettin a starting center causes problems not fixes them
@@isabelroxana2127exactly, lift protections on the previous first rounder and hopefully that’ll be enough. But the report said Ainge doesn’t want to help us since he sees Kessler and AD being a future tandem
I just noticed today that Olivari has only played ONE game on the main roster this season Give the guy a chance to play backup pg now that we're depleted AF... Abdomen strains are rough.. I eouldnt be surprised if Gabe is out a couple weeks or so
Everybody always prefers the backup Quarterback. Until they actually play and then everyone sees that the backup doesn't have what it takes. Fans gonna fan.
@@user-zu5cw5bc3w Why are you pretending that I prefer Quincy over AR? That was a cool story bro.. You should try non fiction next time... Fans gonna Fan. Smh
We have shake milton, Quincy, JHS that's a still a lot of guard. Gabe vincent doesn't provide us a lot on offense. The thought is Shake Milton is filling in the role of gabe when he gets traded
I don’t mind Kessler cause he’s young and actually blocks shots But the jazz not letting him go u til next year. The jazz are hoarding assets so they can trade up in next years draft if need be.
The thing is tho, as much as I want them to trade for a big man, JJ has said in a post-game presser like a few weeks ago or something that he didn't like the idea of playing two bigs (AD & Koloko) on the court at the same time. Koloko is available to play and he hasn't been terrible yet JJ doesn't play him much (part of it is that he doesn't trust Koloko in certain defensive situations). JJ has never played AD & Koloko together in the same lineup this season so far. Even if the Lakers get a big, I don't think JJ will play AD with another big often. Via Cleaning the Glass, AD & Hayes have played 66 possessions together out of the 3077 possessions so far this season in 8 different lineups. Only 3 out of the those 8 lineups had a positive differential and those 3 lineups had 2 common factors besides AD & Hayes playing together: 1. no LeBron in those lineups and 2. DLo was in all those 3 lineups. I'm not suggesting anything regarding those 2 common factors but it is interesting. JJ has been utilizing small ball more often these past few games with Rui or LeBron at the 5. If the Lakers do get a big, that big is going to come off the bench and I don't think he will start. Yeah, JJ has said months ago that the Lakers could use a bruising big but from what we've seen so far, it looks like JJ is going to continue with going small in my opinion even if the Lakers do trade another big. I hope I'm wrong
@lakers nation. problem with valanciunas and vucevic is they are both really bad defenders as centers. so are they really improving your team when they will leak points being bad on defence. we are not even talking average defender in both of these guys, we are talking bad defender.
The rebounding is what the issue this kind of trade would solve. Being bad on transition is due to the guards and forwards as well. DFS solved some of that and need Vando back to up his value going into next season.
If LAL only have one move left, I would prefer a point of attack defender rather than waste it on a back up center. The West contenders have a lot of great guards that can pick n roll AR, Rui to Death. It would put a lot a pressure on AD to come out thus giving up a lot of offensive rebound. If we drop coverage it would be an open mid range for the likes of Shai, Kyrie, Ja, Jamal, Jalen & other fast guards who can have also go fast off the pick & put pressure on a unfavorable switch which will force LAL to help thus opening up Threes.
Lakers need to find consistency on both ends of the floor. Lakers need a high energy player as well. Sometimes everyone on the Lakers seem complacent or they are standing around waiting for LeBron to do something. A change is needed or just blow it up
Vincent, JHS, Wood, a protected first and maybe a 2nd for Josh Green and Nick Richards. 2 younger 2 way rotational pieces on reasonable multi year deals.
Not the splashy trade most of us usually hope for. But alongside us adding DFS and Milton, if we got this deal done and picked up a 2 way ball handling PG with the extra roster spot (buyout or free agency, we are set. In today’s nba depth trumps top heavy talent. And having as many 2 way players is the key to a championship roster build. Instead of throwing all of our chips on one “star” and ruining our depth, this trade plus the free agent or buyout PG addition gives us a pretty deep roster with more 2 way players, more athleticism, and versatility. Reaves, Christie, Lebron, DFS, AD Fultz(ex)., Green, Rui, Vando, Richards Milton, Knecht, Reddish, Hayes Scary
WE NEED AN STARTING Center!!! AD need help at defending and rebounding, Especially against bigger teams, Good example Denver nuggets 😂. We ain’t going nowhere till we get a true starting #5
I believe the Lakers should target Bruce Brown to pair with Reaves in the backcourt. Brown’s athleticism, ability to guard positions 1-3, and support in orchestrating the offense would be a perfect fit. While Max has performed well, an experienced player who understands how to win in a defined role would be ideal. After that, the focus should shift to acquiring a backup center, whether it’s Kessler or Sharpe from Brooklyn. When building a roster, the priority should be the starting unit, which plays most minutes, followed by 3-4 quality role players. Trading key assets like the last two first-round picks for multiple role players doesn’t seem like the best approach, in my opinion.
Lakers downfall is gonna be ppl thinking AR is good enough that we need to put defensive specialists around him. You do that for treatment superstars 😂
@ I’m sure the Lakers aren’t basing their decisions on what fans think. Clearly, you don’t hold Austin Reaves in high regard, and that’s fine. No one is claiming he’s a superstar, and that’s perfectly okay. However, denying that he performs exceptionally well under the brightest lights and on the biggest stage is hard to argue. I was simply sharing my opinion on what I think would be best for the Lakers in terms of guard depth. They already have a skilled, three-level scoring guard in Austin, someone who has consistently shown he’s unafraid of big moments. So why wouldn’t the Lakers look to pair him with a solid, defensive-minded guard with great playoff experience, especially if they have the assets to make it happen? It sounds like you believe the Lakers shouldn’t even bother making moves because you think AR isn’t good enough. But here’s the thing: the player every GM asks for in trade talks with the Lakers is AR15. Why? Maybe it’s because he has one of the best-value contracts in the league for someone who wasn’t drafted in the top three. Maybe it’s because he’s proven he can play efficiently alongside two superstars. Or maybe it’s because he has the respect of the team’s two biggest stars. 🤷♂️
For me, the Center is the most urgent position they need fill in. Seeing how Jarett Allen had a scoring spree yesterday, we someone who can match up with guys like him or with the likes of Jokic, Towns, Embiid, Giannis, and Porzingis.
Kessler for the 1st round draft capital and JHS, they should just do it. He’s only 23, just think of him as one of those picks. The Lakers can stomach a few years with no picks considering the pull they have in FA. We actually have some fun players to watch during what would inevitably be the rebuild period.
Love your channel! You could become much more useful if you'd help all us bettors and do a matchup video on every gameday. Injuries, history, offense vs defense discussion. Ect. I was looking for you yesterday and it seems I'm always searching for a reliable and consistent channel. Thx
Why not go after someone like Kawamura for a backup pg? Or try Olivari? Those are both likely low cost options who are currently mostly playing in the G league on 2 way contracts.
After getting DFS and Shake, I now believe Kessler + Sexton is the best option and I would sadly understand using for 1st in that scenario…Turner or TimeLord are better options but Kessler’s contract warrants the addition of Sexton or Clarkson and they fill a need with the loss of DLo and possibly Gabe.
If you trade for a player you have the right to retain them going over the normal salary cap like if they were signed to a longer contract. So if a team gets a guy without bird rights in free agency but plays him for 3 years, they now have full bird rights. The extension of that guy's contract doesn't count towards the salary cap sort of. So let's say you 20M below the apron and you get a guy in free agency that costs 20M, you now have no cap space left and have to go min vets from there. If you traded for that same player earlier, you'd have his bird rights and could extend him to a 30M 5 year deal worth 150M and you'd still have then same 20M cap space for other players. Well technically you have to use that first and then extend them. That's how you get to rosters like Bostons or Golden State have with lots of guys making lots of money. All it costs you to get more higher paid contracts on your roster like guys that are clear starters and can help you win a Championship is that you will not refurnish your LA penthouse for the third time this year on the club's dime, because the club will have less profit due to paying the luxury tax. Of course you won't win a Championship without paying the luxury tax, because your roster will be bad, but if you aren't planning on selling the franchise ever and you don't care one bit about basketball results, you are completely fine there. Essentially bird rights are used to retain players on long deals while going over the salary cap. You cannot do that with players you got from free agency. That's why the Lakers couldn't get Jonas or other free agents. Bird rights only come with guys you originally signed after some time (2-3y) or that you have traded for. That's why the Lakers could retain Alex Caruso, when he came up on free agency and were able to pay KCP, before they traded Rui and the two firsts for OGA and extended his contract later, which is how we won the Championship last year. Oh wait I was in the wrong timeline. We kept THT and sent Caruso off, because we were too cheap to pay the luxury tax? We sent KCP away to Denver? We traded D'Lo and THREE seconds for Dorian Finney's slow plodding butt just now? Wow. This timeline is insane. I want to go back...
The best trade available is with the Bulls. Vucevic, Williams, and maybe Dosunmu, For Rui, Gabe and Vando with a first. Still have Schifino to Charlotte for Richards.
Lebron has to start at point guard but on defense he has to guard the small forward...AD has to play powerforward no pf can deal with AD... than get vuc At center...Lakers would b unstoppable
Lakers need a starting center, somebody to bang with the big man. We can't have AD, who is 4 , continue to bang with Centers. We also need a scorer off the bench. A microwave type of player. If Dalton does not start, we have no 3 point threat on the floor, so other teams will crowd the paint like the Cavs did. Your most hated laker DLO fixed that problem even when he wasn't scoring. They had to guard him. Now, we are doomed unless we can fill that gap. This is what happens when you make a trade for no other reason but to satisfy fans who expect a trade every off-season unless a chiampionship is won.
The fact that we don’t even think about last years 1st round pick for any minutes at all when we have no depth at PG shows we need to get rid of him, even if it’s for nothing practically. We could’ve had some decent guard depth from the FA market, it’s time to move on.
Lakers need to stop paying LeBron as though hes worth the max level salary. If he wants to win he needs to humble himself and take a page out of Tim Duncans book and accept lower$ for more player opportunity.
I like DFS but with this team I think we have to go bigger! If the next moves don’t involve at least 1 first rounder. We’re not getting that much better. I’d have rather seen both our 1sts gone for sharpe and cam.
Little by little the Lakers are just rebuilding the 2020 championship team model of two 3&D wings, two centers who can rebound and score 9ppg, and guards who weren’t league premier but can turn it on during the playoffs. It’s mind boggling how the Lakers given all that back in 2020, and Pelinka dismantled it only to come back to rebuild it now. Currently, the guards are there, the 3&D’s somewhat, not sure about the current centers getting 9ppg with rebounding. The Lakers got Marc Gasol because they wanted spacing so go get Kessler.its doubtful if any of the other currently available non-spacing centers will be as good rebounding and guarding the paint as Howard/McGee with 9ppg. Drummond, Gabriel, TBryant, all failed.
@@Kman5777 Nah Danny Green really could defend down, made big shots and won Championships. DFS never did any of that. I have no idea why he gets paid like he did those things anyway. Oh well we like to trade guys on good contracts that are solid role players for worse guys on bad contracts. It seems like PGs and PFs is all we ever acquire for money and then we tack on some centers as an afterthought. Thomas Bryant was a +30 with AD and had a PER of 23 only behind Jokic, Embiid and AD and all the Lakers fan base was talking about was how he was a lay up line. The worse a player is objectively the more positive he'll be talked about and the better they are, the bigger the chance they get used to their weaknesses then scapegoated and obliterated in the comments. It feels like Idiocracy in real life on this channel sometimes. Everything is upside down.
The lakers don’t need a back up center, they need a center 🎉!
Thank you! Finally someone with Basketball IQ. A bruising center who can start and close games beside A.D
Not happening AD is going to man the Center position 80% of the time
@@terrenxcescales7134literally 0 basketball IQ… in fact… a questionable general awareness of what’s happening in the world. I worry for the people around you on a daily basis.
AD is a center. He isn’t a 4 anymore. Folks gotta move on from 2020 and watch games.
Been saying this for years
DFS just opting out to get a long term deal from Pelinka… he ain’t leaving
yep, one with another player option at the end, watch 😑
You speaking rubbish
He's not getting a long-term contract. So yes he is leaving.
Go all in on Kessler 🏀🏆
Can somebody explain to me why Kessler is such a big deal and he makes around what DHS makes? No trolls. Its an honest question.
@@ThrifterGuy he is terrible on this team.. people dont understand that he doesnt fit the modern era of center arch type. and esp alongside a guy like ad he would have minimal impact. would much rather go for centers like valancunas and robert williams cuz they cost so less that u can turn around and fix your real starting line up issues like our 3 and 2 positions.
@@phantomdancer3279 ???? kessler only cost 3mil??? Both valancunas and rob williams cost 10 mil and 12 mil, respectively.
@@hwnight2985 brother ur not looking at the larger picture.. we have 40 mil worth of dead weight contracts... its not about the money its about the resources we have for trades. giving up our firsts for a minimal impact player like kessler is not worth it. he lacks all the things needed to succeed as a center in the modern era. the utah jazz are a minus 2 with him on the floor on defense.. there is a reason for that. also why are we so focused on fixing our backup big position when we have real issues at our 3 and 2 positions in the starting line up. we need sure up the spot max is at because he is still very young and u cant trust him in big games, he is even inconsistent in regular season games. with a guy like finney smith on the roster guys like vando and rui have become more expendable than before, we need real 2 way players instead of them. rui's inconsistency on offense and lack of any ability on defense is hurting us too. his game is redundant with lebron too so its not a great fit either.
Kessler is not getting traded per Utah jazz owner
STILL CAN'T BELIEVE LAKERS GAVE AWAY ZUBAC TO THE CLIPPERS FOR NOTHING
Magic Johnson was a fool for that.
Big mistakes along the way have made the present reality extremely difficult and totally regrettable. We should have hired veteran professionals in the Lakers front office to assure better choices and outcomes. But we didn't and this is what bad decisions look like.
Dumbest mistake in Lakers Nation history
@@DaemonTargaryen13 Don't worry. I'm sure there will be plenty more to come. 😆😅
DFS needs to start. Him coming off bench just doesn't make any sort of sense. Best wing defender and is a solid 3 point shooter. I think you gotta pick between either Max and Rui one of them have to go to bench and come in game in 2nd unit.
Probably Rui
i said that the moment they got him but it does makes sense why JJ is sticking with the current lineup. They are winning games and playing better defensively. Its smart to not mess with that unless something else happens.
Max
DFS starting is similar to when they started Cam Reddish. Both a good defender and a decent shooter. Lakers have tried it before and probably better off at the moment with max and Rui.
Can we plz just nix the Jonas trade scenarios.
We’re last in transition defense.
He isn’t gonna help with that
Do we need a big clunky euro who can’t shoot, isn’t athletic, isn’t particularly young and who isn’t a rim protector???
Jonas would be ok to have as a big substitute
But we need a big that can also play beside AD.
😏👍👍👍...
Plus they couldve signed Jonus for nothing just a few months ago
He is an extra body to throw on Jokic
@@amc1140why ppl keep sayin this no they literally couldn’t we had no roster spots that why we didn’t pick up anyone new
He's a good rebounder, has a midrange shot and a career 35% 3P shooter. Makes FTs at 90% rate. Also, remarkably he has a positive net rating on Wizards despite them being so poor. When he's on the court they are miles better than with that rookie Sarr. Also, stayed healthy through all his carrer.
He is not athletic at all though, that's true. Slow and not great at catching lobs.
Overall, not a perfect player, but not a donkey either.
How many times does AD have to say he wants to play POWER FORWARD
then you put lebron in smallforward he cant play smallforward anymore
Bron need to be magic Johnson at this point. Low 20 and 10 guy. Reeves at 2 , DFS at 3, AD at the 4, and a big who can defend and shot at the 5.
What about the Lakers pursuing asa backup Center Steven Adams from the Houston Rockets?
I want to see Vucevic on this team so bad, dude is shooting like 45% from 3. I don’t get why everyone has decided the center has to be all defense. AD is on this team and with Vucevic being a great rebounder AD can make up for his defense. It would keep a consistent scorer and able big body on the floor and against teams like the Cavs or Denver he would come in huge. Nobody is stopping Jokic and Vuc being able to make him work on D would help tire him out instead of him taking that side to rest.
Vucevic is a true ceiling raiser for this team. Kessler too but he isn’t available.
Your trippin Vucevic is not it
Well said
He’s a bad defender & gettin him means our 40 year old king would be at the 3 bron not guarding 3s at this stage in his career gettin a starting center causes problems not fixes them
Would y’all do JHS a 1st and 2nd round for Kessler ?
Yes but danny ainge definitely won’t
@@jorgegeorge626 I feel like the most id do is lift protections.. then it’s a pass if not go get richards
@@isabelroxana2127exactly, lift protections on the previous first rounder and hopefully that’ll be enough. But the report said Ainge doesn’t want to help us since he sees Kessler and AD being a future tandem
Jazz already reported they not trading Walker Kessler so hold this L
Nikola Jokic dropped 36 points on Walker Kessler head other night 😂😂😂
@@isabelroxana2127Lakers need to grab Jonas from the wizards he's better than Kessler and cheaper
I just noticed today that Olivari has only played ONE game on the main roster this season
Give the guy a chance to play backup pg now that we're depleted AF... Abdomen strains are rough.. I eouldnt be surprised if Gabe is out a couple weeks or so
Why the hell would be play over Shake
@ Why the heck not?
Everybody always prefers the backup Quarterback. Until they actually play and then everyone sees that the backup doesn't have what it takes. Fans gonna fan.
@@mason784 He dont have to play OVER him. But its worth letting him get some run to see what we got.
@@user-zu5cw5bc3w Why are you pretending that I prefer Quincy over AR?
That was a cool story bro.. You should try non fiction next time... Fans gonna Fan. Smh
Rui needs to come off the bench or be traded if lakers want to win.
Hes should be traded hes not good agenst big teams lol
Im glad y'all not the coach he only shot the ball 10 times it not a high probability of having great games Every game with minimum attempts
He’s not that good of a defender. Too slow for guards and too soft for PF and centers
@@javarzshinall9396fangirl
@@TheWetNomadXDToo short??? the man is 6’8😂😂
Imagine us paying 3 2nd round picks for a player for only half a season, and then lose him for nothing. Would be appropriate for this front office
Dfs locked up spider mitchell
@@leong4352 It still improves the team for half a season at worst
And big deal.. We gave up three Future Bronnys for DFS. lol
Would be typical Lakers decision making. Not valuing draft picks is what has us old and unathletic right now
@@baggingup40 AR, Rui, Hayes, and Knecht are old?
@@Dog-hv7li
Cavs 122-110 over Lakers so nobody cares about yo L ies that Finney Smith locked Donavon Mitchell up 😂😂
Nick Richards please, as long as no 1st traded
Would prob need a first for him. Especially if they gotta aggregate salaries for the bums on our team rn😭
@@jameshall7048 yeah, I thought about that, then maybe get some 2nds back? a first just seems too high...
We have shake milton, Quincy, JHS that's a still a lot of guard. Gabe vincent doesn't provide us a lot on offense. The thought is Shake Milton is filling in the role of gabe when he gets traded
They all trash 😂
Dog yall wanna risk lbj last few years on some unprovens is crazy..
@@wills.9422 already wasted lebrons last few years
Quantity over quality.
We need Bruce Brown/Dejounte Murray, a centre is secondary. A point of attack defender is critical.
Need a line up of AR15, Max, DFS, Bron, and AD
Kessler starting with AD would be crazy!
I don’t mind Kessler cause he’s young and actually blocks shots
But the jazz not letting him go u til next year. The jazz are hoarding assets so they can trade up in next years draft if need be.
Danny ainge is ruthless. He loves to finesse when it comes to trades.
Yes, Kessler has the most upside due to his age, he's also still very cheap salary-wise. But will cost the most in terms of picks.
The thing is tho, as much as I want them to trade for a big man, JJ has said in a post-game presser like a few weeks ago or something that he didn't like the idea of playing two bigs (AD & Koloko) on the court at the same time. Koloko is available to play and he hasn't been terrible yet JJ doesn't play him much (part of it is that he doesn't trust Koloko in certain defensive situations). JJ has never played AD & Koloko together in the same lineup this season so far. Even if the Lakers get a big, I don't think JJ will play AD with another big often. Via Cleaning the Glass, AD & Hayes have played 66 possessions together out of the 3077 possessions so far this season in 8 different lineups. Only 3 out of the those 8 lineups had a positive differential and those 3 lineups had 2 common factors besides AD & Hayes playing together: 1. no LeBron in those lineups and 2. DLo was in all those 3 lineups. I'm not suggesting anything regarding those 2 common factors but it is interesting. JJ has been utilizing small ball more often these past few games with Rui or LeBron at the 5. If the Lakers do get a big, that big is going to come off the bench and I don't think he will start. Yeah, JJ has said months ago that the Lakers could use a bruising big but from what we've seen so far, it looks like JJ is going to continue with going small in my opinion even if the Lakers do trade another big. I hope I'm wrong
Remember they do still have Devonte Graham with their G-League team who has NBA experience who can shoot and handle the basketball also.
@lakers nation. problem with valanciunas and vucevic is they are both really bad defenders as centers. so are they really improving your team when they will leak points being bad on defence. we are not even talking average defender in both of these guys, we are talking bad defender.
The rebounding is what the issue this kind of trade would solve. Being bad on transition is due to the guards and forwards as well. DFS solved some of that and need Vando back to up his value going into next season.
They plan on giving Bronny James those Gabe Vincent minutes after all it’s not like Gabe was making an impact in those minutes.
If LAL only have one move left, I would prefer a point of attack defender rather than waste it on a back up center. The West contenders have a lot of great guards that can pick n roll AR, Rui to Death. It would put a lot a pressure on AD to come out thus giving up a lot of offensive rebound. If we drop coverage it would be an open mid range for the likes of Shai, Kyrie, Ja, Jamal, Jalen & other fast guards who can have also go fast off the pick & put pressure on a unfavorable switch which will force LAL to help thus opening up Threes.
Nick Richards can shoot a bit not an elite shot blocker but a good one
Pls do not trade for Jonas man
Bro my sentiments exactly
I like Nikola V from Chicago bulls. He’s old but he has another yr on his contract. Rui/JHS/2nd round picks gets the job done.
Why not? They need a big and they aren't growing on trees
Nobody is giving up big men
@@MrChess4yeah lakers need center.
So if losing Gabe is an issue due to guard depth? Ummmmm bring up Quincy!!! Cheap too!
Lakers need to find consistency on both ends of the floor. Lakers need a high energy player as well. Sometimes everyone on the Lakers seem complacent or they are standing around waiting for LeBron to do something. A change is needed or just blow it up
Vincent, JHS, Wood, a protected first and maybe a 2nd for Josh Green and Nick Richards.
2 younger 2 way rotational pieces on reasonable multi year deals.
Not the splashy trade most of us usually hope for. But alongside us adding DFS and Milton, if we got this deal done and picked up a 2 way ball handling PG with the extra roster spot (buyout or free agency, we are set.
In today’s nba depth trumps top heavy talent. And having as many 2 way players is the key to a championship roster build.
Instead of throwing all of our chips on one “star” and ruining our depth, this trade plus the free agent or buyout PG addition gives us a pretty deep roster with more 2 way players, more athleticism, and versatility.
Reaves, Christie, Lebron, DFS, AD
Fultz(ex)., Green, Rui, Vando, Richards
Milton, Knecht, Reddish, Hayes
Scary
The only problem is if the other team will agree. Wood is injured why would they get him?
WE NEED AN STARTING Center!!! AD need help at defending and rebounding,
Especially against bigger teams,
Good example Denver nuggets 😂. We ain’t going nowhere till we get a true starting #5
What’s the update with vando
I believe the Lakers should target Bruce Brown to pair with Reaves in the backcourt. Brown’s athleticism, ability to guard positions 1-3, and support in orchestrating the offense would be a perfect fit. While Max has performed well, an experienced player who understands how to win in a defined role would be ideal. After that, the focus should shift to acquiring a backup center, whether it’s Kessler or Sharpe from Brooklyn.
When building a roster, the priority should be the starting unit, which plays most minutes, followed by 3-4 quality role players. Trading key assets like the last two first-round picks for multiple role players doesn’t seem like the best approach, in my opinion.
Lakers downfall is gonna be ppl thinking AR is good enough that we need to put defensive specialists around him. You do that for treatment superstars 😂
@ I’m sure the Lakers aren’t basing their decisions on what fans think. Clearly, you don’t hold Austin Reaves in high regard, and that’s fine. No one is claiming he’s a superstar, and that’s perfectly okay. However, denying that he performs exceptionally well under the brightest lights and on the biggest stage is hard to argue.
I was simply sharing my opinion on what I think would be best for the Lakers in terms of guard depth. They already have a skilled, three-level scoring guard in Austin, someone who has consistently shown he’s unafraid of big moments. So why wouldn’t the Lakers look to pair him with a solid, defensive-minded guard with great playoff experience, especially if they have the assets to make it happen?
It sounds like you believe the Lakers shouldn’t even bother making moves because you think AR isn’t good enough. But here’s the thing: the player every GM asks for in trade talks with the Lakers is AR15. Why? Maybe it’s because he has one of the best-value contracts in the league for someone who wasn’t drafted in the top three. Maybe it’s because he’s proven he can play efficiently alongside two superstars. Or maybe it’s because he has the respect of the team’s two biggest stars. 🤷♂️
UA-cam always innovating 👏🏽👍🏽
Is Tre Mann available? He can provide a spark off the bench
You forgot guard Bronny at backup 😅
Thanks Trevor
The South Bay Lakers actually have 2 PGs the Lakers can call up...plus they can sign a back up PG free agent
DFS scored 2 points against the Cavs...
Not here to score. Here to play defense at the 3/4 spot. Rui not scoring at an efficient clip is what hurt last night
How many ppg did Rodman average again?....
For me, the Center is the most urgent position they need fill in.
Seeing how Jarett Allen had a scoring spree yesterday, we someone who can match up with guys like him or with the likes of Jokic, Towns, Embiid, Giannis, and Porzingis.
Yeah good luck with that. We don't have the assets or money.
Kessler is the one we need!
If we deal Gabe , no ball handlers
Very good podcast today ❤
Kessler for the 1st round draft capital and JHS, they should just do it. He’s only 23, just think of him as one of those picks. The Lakers can stomach a few years with no picks considering the pull they have in FA. We actually have some fun players to watch during what would inevitably be the rebuild period.
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That sounds dumb as hell
DFS = Doesn't Furnish Stats
No player who averages less than 10 ppg should be a starter unless they average 15+ rebounds like Rodman did.
We don’t want a “ back up” center.
JJ does😂
That's the best your getting AD is the center
DSF took a hit on his 3P% last night .... I blame it on the bright lights
Cam Thomas, Dayron Sharpe for JHS, Jaxon, reddish and a 1st and 2 second rounders
Why not go after someone like Kawamura for a backup pg? Or try Olivari? Those are both likely low cost options who are currently mostly playing in the G league on 2 way contracts.
The price tag for Nick Richards is appealing and he would be a decent backup at 5.
So go for Richards.
Keep all your 1st round picks.
Imagine if Rob had understood that Jay Huff could play?
Walker and Colin Sexton is the move
After getting DFS and Shake, I now believe Kessler + Sexton is the best option and I would sadly understand using for 1st in that scenario…Turner or TimeLord are better options but Kessler’s contract warrants the addition of Sexton or Clarkson and they fill a need with the loss of DLo and possibly Gabe.
Walker Kessler fire
Lakers dont need a back up center they need a center to make ad slide to 4.
Lakers should find a center without wasting first round picks and play it out. If they can’t get anything done this year blow it up.
Will someone please elaborate on the meaning of bird rights? In simple terms
It means LA can offer DFS more money this offszn than other teams if he opts out
If you trade for a player you have the right to retain them going over the normal salary cap like if they were signed to a longer contract. So if a team gets a guy without bird rights in free agency but plays him for 3 years, they now have full bird rights. The extension of that guy's contract doesn't count towards the salary cap sort of. So let's say you 20M below the apron and you get a guy in free agency that costs 20M, you now have no cap space left and have to go min vets from there. If you traded for that same player earlier, you'd have his bird rights and could extend him to a 30M 5 year deal worth 150M and you'd still have then same 20M cap space for other players. Well technically you have to use that first and then extend them. That's how you get to rosters like Bostons or Golden State have with lots of guys making lots of money.
All it costs you to get more higher paid contracts on your roster like guys that are clear starters and can help you win a Championship is that you will not refurnish your LA penthouse for the third time this year on the club's dime, because the club will have less profit due to paying the luxury tax. Of course you won't win a Championship without paying the luxury tax, because your roster will be bad, but if you aren't planning on selling the franchise ever and you don't care one bit about basketball results, you are completely fine there.
Essentially bird rights are used to retain players on long deals while going over the salary cap. You cannot do that with players you got from free agency. That's why the Lakers couldn't get Jonas or other free agents. Bird rights only come with guys you originally signed after some time (2-3y) or that you have traded for.
That's why the Lakers could retain Alex Caruso, when he came up on free agency and were able to pay KCP, before they traded Rui and the two firsts for OGA and extended his contract later, which is how we won the Championship last year. Oh wait I was in the wrong timeline.
We kept THT and sent Caruso off, because we were too cheap to pay the luxury tax? We sent KCP away to Denver? We traded D'Lo and THREE seconds for Dorian Finney's slow plodding butt just now? Wow. This timeline is insane. I want to go back...
Please don't give up a number 1 pick for Kessler. I saw Towns give him the business. Stiff
STOP 👏🏼IGNORING 👏🏼QUINCY 👏🏼
The best trade available is with the Bulls. Vucevic, Williams, and maybe Dosunmu, For
Rui, Gabe and Vando with a first.
Still have Schifino to Charlotte for Richards.
Lebron has to start at point guard but on defense he has to guard the small forward...AD has to play powerforward no pf can deal with AD... than get vuc At center...Lakers would b unstoppable
You have to develop LBJ, Jr. for Vincent & the other point Guard of LA in the G LEAGUE, I forgot His name
I swear some of these people in the comments don’t watch the games maybe the national games
Richards. And then go and get another guard that can run offense on second squad. That would make the an immediate contender this season!!
Lakers need a starting center, somebody to bang with the big man. We can't have AD, who is 4 , continue to bang with Centers. We also need a scorer off the bench. A microwave type of player. If Dalton does not start, we have no 3 point threat on the floor, so other teams will crowd the paint like the Cavs did. Your most hated laker DLO fixed that problem even when he wasn't scoring. They had to guard him. Now, we are doomed unless we can fill that gap. This is what happens when you make a trade for no other reason but to satisfy fans who expect a trade every off-season unless a chiampionship is won.
We need an athletic centre that can get you double double and will not get cooked on defence.
Lakersnation Nick Richard you need that's what will fit AD's assistant that's the thing
We need to get Miles Turner period
The fact that we don’t even think about last years 1st round pick for any minutes at all when we have no depth at PG shows we need to get rid of him, even if it’s for nothing practically. We could’ve had some decent guard depth from the FA market, it’s time to move on.
Need Cam Thomas & Walker Kessler
I thought Walker Kessler is untraceable this season now
We need wings that can do more than defend a little and spot up shoot. Think Boston and okc with wings that can do any thing.
Lakers need to stop paying LeBron as though hes worth the max level salary. If he wants to win he needs to humble himself and take a page out of Tim Duncans book and accept lower$ for more player opportunity.
I hate the ideas that yreaks that you have to have shooting bigs to play them together
They need a center to start movie AD to the 4 thank you
It's got to be Kessler. Come on jazz hook it up!
Go get Kessler and see if you swing Sexton/Clarkson. If not, Kessler and then sign a free agent guard
I like DFS but with this team I think we have to go bigger! If the next moves don’t involve at least 1 first rounder. We’re not getting that much better. I’d have rather seen both our 1sts gone for sharpe and cam.
DFS not gonna be able to give what Rui can do to the Lakers.
Soon teams will be sending their offers for a star player plus for Reaves but Laker fans will still say he sucks.
they should do that trade u suggested just to get off a roster spot since pelinka had bad contracts where u had no wiggle room smh
They need another certified starting caliber player . They have a lack of dependable depth
DFS is already 31... not sure about resigning him to any long deal
I am pretty sure they did their research and they feel comfortable about resigning him.
Little by little the Lakers are just rebuilding the 2020 championship team model of two 3&D wings, two centers who can rebound and score 9ppg, and guards who weren’t league premier but can turn it on during the playoffs. It’s mind boggling how the Lakers given all that back in 2020, and Pelinka dismantled it only to come back to rebuild it now. Currently, the guards are there, the 3&D’s somewhat, not sure about the current centers getting 9ppg with rebounding. The Lakers got Marc Gasol because they wanted spacing so go get Kessler.its doubtful if any of the other currently available non-spacing centers will be as good rebounding and guarding the paint as Howard/McGee with 9ppg. Drummond, Gabriel, TBryant, all failed.
Myles Turner + Keon Ellis
Vando is one dimensional i love his defense but he got 0 offense and is always injured he gta go too!
Gabe Vincent for TJ McConnell
Rui and two 1sts for Kessler & Clarkson (let me dream 😂)
Sure DFS fills the need for a perimeter defender, but who is gonna fill DLO's 12pts per game?? That's the difference between winning and losing
DFS hasn't defended a single person successfully on the perimeter in over 5 years.
@peteranders6893 Lol so he's basically like Danny Green at the end of his career 🤣
@@Kman5777 Nah Danny Green really could defend down, made big shots and won Championships. DFS never did any of that. I have no idea why he gets paid like he did those things anyway. Oh well we like to trade guys on good contracts that are solid role players for worse guys on bad contracts. It seems like PGs and PFs is all we ever acquire for money and then we tack on some centers as an afterthought. Thomas Bryant was a +30 with AD and had a PER of 23 only behind Jokic, Embiid and AD and all the Lakers fan base was talking about was how he was a lay up line.
The worse a player is objectively the more positive he'll be talked about and the better they are, the bigger the chance they get used to their weaknesses then scapegoated and obliterated in the comments.
It feels like Idiocracy in real life on this channel sometimes. Everything is upside down.
Now signing Dwight Howard to a deal as Center or “backup” 😂 is just stupid.
Dorian Finney Smith will bring championship for lakers
Yeah they have Quincy
i know its crazy but getting lonzo as another playmaker/defender would be huge. that + another big
I would love the addition but in reality he’s damaged goods n can’t help this team win a 🏆
We need Kessler a dude that is gonna start
Le stat is who they need to trade. He killed the organization.
Where is the scoring going to come from? Need a PG so Reaves can go back to SG.
They won’t realize how bad our offense gonna be till we start playing defensive teams.
@wills.9422 I appreciate them not conforming to the 3 pt centric offense, but that would require them to have 4-5 players who can get buckets.
@@zackmorseii8216 jj tried it 😂 but now he’s taking the more defensive approach but now we’re short on offense again/ well ballhandlers 😂
Rui is a very good player. It’s just that he is not used correctly. We will regret trading him.
Wouldn't mad at losing dfs for kessler, especially since we have Vanderbilt. Hopefully he can get healthy
If you trade with Washington, GET Tristan Vukcevic too!!!
Get Richards and sign Lonnie 4