Trade for Dame/Derozan/Trae young or Keep the whole team and run it back. DLo gotta go, good player but don’t fit Lakers can’t hit playoff threes.

Have aggressive 4 time finals 1 time Champ Tristan Thompson play more as center and bring AD to 4th spot as power forward. Get a real 3 n D player and Lakers will be gauranteed Championship contender next season. Lebron gotta improve on his Threes, AD gotta post up more n score some take pressure off the three lines.

That’s better option than losing Hachimura and Reaves for Kyrie that will quit on the team 5 times a year.

Can’t wait for 2023-2024 opening NBA night October 25th

This post was edited by jaybomber on May 25 2023 12:28pm

Jeanie needs to sign everyone back, this is Brons Last Run:

Pick up Vanos option - pray to god he can develop a corner 3 and finish better, he always misses/gets blocked 2 ft under the rim. His defense on Wings and Guards is a must have.
Pick up Beasley - We need him as a trade asset, if some how they can negotiate a smaller deal go for it. Beasley is a 16M a year trade asset to help match another trade. (Dame, Kyrie, or Trae) He still shot 35.3% from 3 on big volume, teams will take him plus picks.
Pick up Bamba - 10m option for a trade asset, he's to Skinny to be our backup center, we need a big body like Brook, Plumlee, TT. We have to build around beating Denver. We have to trade Bamba for another Center, add 2nd rounders.
Sign Dlo - 20m a year deal which he was seeking from Minnesota, not bad at all. We can use him in a sign and trade also if your not happy.
Sign Rui - 12-15Mil a year, DO NOT let him go!
Sign Reaves - 12.5m a year, DO NOT let him go! - even match the poison pill if some team tries. If he doesn't end up the player we thought, we will have options later to dump him or stretch the salary.
Offer Schroder or Lonnie the MLE - I prefer Schroder.
We have 1 MLE and its either going to Schroder or Lonnie
Lonnie Walker and Troy Brown Jr are gone - there is no way we can sign them with the way our cap is. I know most people are probably like well don't sign Mo Bamba and give that money to Lonnie, it doesn't work like that.

Draft SF Murray from Iowa 6' 8'' shot 47% from 2 and 33% from 3(plays defense but not the most athletic guy but can be our 3nD Wing) Murray is the Twin Brother of Keegan Murray from Kings at 17. Murray gets steals, can create his own shot, and also is a good cutter to the basket. Murray is always looking to go to the Basket first. or PG Kobe Bufkin 6'4'' from Michigan He also plays defense and shot 35% from 3.7
Please don't Draft Jett Howard 6'8'' SF from Michigan shot 41% from 2 and 36.8%% from 3. More of a 3pt threat but doesn't play defense. 3nD wings are so valuable I would take Murray over him.

This post was edited by VeryUnknown on May 26 2023 01:37pm

Dlo at 20 seems fair
Reaves at 12.5 seems lowball
Rui maybe 15 the ceiling? He might take less for longer term

That plus taking Beasley option puts yall real close to the second apron which means no MLE
Maybe package Beasley Bamba and a pick for a better, less expensive option. Someone below 20 mil
Which would allow you to use the MLE

It’s kyrie or bust.
We ain’t winning a ring without him.
Lakers don’t got nobody to take over in crunch time or hold leads.
You can keep the same squad and rack up wins reg season and be 1-3 in the west but come down to crunch time we ain’t it. Ad too inconsistent and Bron can’t be your #1 guy anymore.

Reaves max is 12.5 becauease of Arenas clause first 1-3 years is 12.5 then can be 20-30year 4-5...something around these line not 100% sure
Dlo was seeking 20mil from Minny so that should stick with his shitty series vs Nuggets but Dlo is good to have for the regular season grind.
Beasley @16M is obviously overpay but its a trade asset that if we don't keep is gone. Rob can make magic happen at the Trade Deadline if he doesn't perform
Bamba @10M is over pay too but its an asset we can trade

Beasley and Bamba if they don't succeed will be flipped at the Trade Deadline but we need them to make Moves or you have to add Rui and Reaves into any trade
Beasley, Bamba, 1st can be flipped for someone 20-26M worth of cap.

Maybe package Beasley Bamba and a pick for a better, less expensive option. Someone below 20 mil - This would be the goal

This post was edited by VeryUnknown on May 26 2023 05:42pm

I got a feeling Bron is going to use his retirement into forcing us to get Kyrie

I'm against Kyrie, dude is a Diva, and he hasn't done anything since he left Bron. I also see the other side when focused Kyrie can Ball out and we need a shooter badly

This post was edited by VeryUnknown on May 26 2023 06:01pm

kyrie is poison

Yea he’s a diva and poison but he won a chip with Bron.
I believe in kyrie tbh… only Bron can save him

Kyrie is a top 5 pg when he’s playing.

This post was edited by Monkeykid on May 26 2023 09:00pm

IMO kyrie being poison is a media narrative
what do the players you respect say about him?
i don't have time to watch the "E" news of the sports world (ESPN) that much anymore, but i've seen interviews with guys like Iggy talking about how Kyrie passed up a supermax etc bc he's got a different agenda, perhaps an agenda not as simple as shutting up and dribbling?

Yeah sign n flip DLo for any Allstar will be improvement

Reaves n Hachimura will get better