The Los Angeles Lakers 2022 Off-Season Thread

[DJ]

Not saying he's going to be him.....but you know who THT favors in his learning curve? Jimmy Butler.

THT played 1 season of college ball and has played 2 so far in the NBA....his rookie season was a whopping 6 games. I hardly count that as much more than a cup of coffee.

Butler played 3 years of college ball and his first 3 in the NBA were less than stellar. He was neither very athletic or dynamic, but he got better through hard work and gradually turned himself into a really good player. Look at his first 3 seasons in the League.

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Butler got drastically better his 4th season at the age of 25 when he averaged 20ppg, 5.8rpg, 3.3apg and 1.8spg. He has never been a great shooter, his 3% is a lackluster career 32.1%.

THT is 21, so he has 4 more seasons to improve and I think he will in the next 2 if he gets the chance. Most likely not with the Lakers. Now, I'm not saying THT will or can be Butler, but he certainly can improve to where he's a good player in the League. Not many 6-4 guards have a wingspan of a 7-footer. He could turn into a really good defender and a capable offensive player that could score 13-15ppg.

@The Q

 

[DJ]

Skip is such a fool.

 

[Retroram52]

Ole Skip tellin' it like it is I suppose. lol!

 

[DJ]

Texted with my source who was in Vegas for SL....he said he thinks Christie is going to be a good 3 and D guy. Thinks he can help right away and thinks he'll be a better 3-ball shooter than most think.

 

[Retroram52]

I agree DJ. Christie has been lookin damn good in the Summer G-League and he plays defense, Ham's kind of guy. WE may end up with Christie and Pippen on the active roster at some point. Both look damn good from what I have seen.

 

[DJ]

as a backup option to Irving and Harris? Gives us some depth with 2 guys who can shoot and score plus Bev as an enforcer type as a backup PG.

 

[Retroram52]

Well their ya go Rob. Pull the trigger and Clarkson returns to the Lakers.

 

[Retroram52]

Sending Westbrook into Mormon land is the ultimate diss but Ainge gets more Number Ones and that is the cost of getting rid of this douchebag.

 

[shopson67]

The missing part of that trade rumor is that the Jazz are looking for unprotected picks.

 

[Retroram52]

Yes they are Shopson because Ainge always wants to not only beat his perceived opponent but humiliate him/them.

 

[DJ]

 

[The Q]

@The Q

I don't know how I missed this one.

I liked THT.

But his issue is also that he makes 10m and has an opt out after this year if he did break out Butler style.

It's just not a lot of surplus value right now.

Plus with his lack of spacing he basically needs to be in a similar situation to what Russ needs to make it work. Playing them together is basically impossible.

 

[The Q]

View attachment 302348as a backup option to Irving and Harris? Gives us some depth with 2 guys who can shoot and score plus Bev as an enforcer type as a backup PG.

Im not sure how much more the lakers can do with 2 picks from a time where we might have 2 new presidents in office.

Worry about those rosters later. You won't always have brown and brow on the team.

 

[DJ]

 

[Retroram52]

I have been saying the same thing since day ONE!

 

[shopson67]

I have been saying the same thing since day ONE!

Only Lakers fans dismiss winning a championship, lol. We're so spoiled....

 

[Retroram52]

I believe all Lakers fans want Number 18 before the Celtics get Number 18.

 

[The Q]

@The Q

Was this the pm stuff?

 

[DJ]

Was this the pm stuff?

Yeah.

 

[The Q]

Yeah.

I hope that reply was helpful