2022 NBA Offseason thread

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

Ainge traded for Kelly O and Lee because he saw Lee as worth a flyer on a bad team and figures he can probably turn around and sell Olynyk to a playoff contender in February.

Rob Pelinka and the Lakers are in a prison of their own making.

They can't do a single deal for anyone making 15-20 mil because of all their other dumb ass moves.

They consolidated 3 reasonable deals into one albatross of untradeable fuckery....without heavy compensation.

After that, they used their last tradeable deal on Beverley and turned around and signed Shroeder.

That was fucking RETARDED if they had no intention on balancing the roster.

Like, wouldn't it have made more sense to do THT, Stanley, Nunn for Bogdanovic and then add Dennis?

Wtf is Pelinka thinking?

For arguments sake, maybe Ainge wasn't in a place to do that deal at the time.


But, what was the rush of getting Bev if they were really in talks with Shroeder all Summer?

Why not just bundle up all that shit and trade for Buddy?

Buddy and Russ/Schroeder makes more sense.

It's not great.

But, it's better than the mighty midgets rotation they have now.

 

[The Q]

Rob Pelinka and the Lakers are in a prison of their own making.

They can't do a single deal for anyone making 15-20 mil because of all their other dumb ass moves.

They consolidated 3 reasonable deals into one albatross of untradeable fuckery....without heavy compensation.

After that, they used their last tradeable deal on Beverley and turned around and signed Shroeder.

That was fucking RETARDED if they had no intention on balancing the roster.

Like, wouldn't it have made more sense to do THT, Stanley, Nunn for Bogdanovic and then add Dennis?

Wtf is Pelinka thinking?

For arguments sake, maybe Ainge wasn't in a place to do that deal at the time.


But, what was the rush of getting Bev if they were really in talks with Shroeder all Summer?

Why not just bundle up all that shit and trade for Buddy?

Buddy and Russ/Schroeder makes more sense.

It's not great.

But, it's better than the mighty midgets rotation they have now.

It sounds like they got bev and nunn playing mostly the 2

 

[Stakesarehigh]

Rob Pelinka and the Lakers are in a prison of their own making.

They can't do a single deal for anyone making 15-20 mil because of all their other dumb ass moves.

They consolidated 3 reasonable deals into one albatross of untradeable fuckery....without heavy compensation.

After that, they used their last tradeable deal on Beverley and turned around and signed Shroeder.

That was fucking RETARDED if they had no intention on balancing the roster.

Like, wouldn't it have made more sense to do THT, Stanley, Nunn for Bogdanovic and then add Dennis?

Wtf is Pelinka thinking?

For arguments sake, maybe Ainge wasn't in a place to do that deal at the time.


But, what was the rush of getting Bev if they were really in talks with Shroeder all Summer?

Why not just bundle up all that shit and trade for Buddy?

Buddy and Russ/Schroeder makes more sense.

It's not great.

But, it's better than the mighty midgets rotation they have now.

Yep

THT was the one piece that made any kind of money to balance a deal. They were so caught up on Russ and getting multiple players they didn't think to work with deals as you just suggested.

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

It sounds like they got bev and nunn playing mostly the 2

Yep.

He's got heart.

But, he's 6'1 , 180 lbs, 34 years old and misses 30 games a year.

As for Nunn...

Shameful shit when the King of Load Management is cleared for 5 on 5 and you still are not.

Because of a bone bruise.

 

[The Q]

Yep.

He's got heart.

But, he's 6'1 , 180 lbs, 34 years old and misses 30 games a year.

As for Nunn...

Shameful shit when the King of Load Management is cleared for 5 on 5 and you still are not.

Because of a bone bruise.

I mean the doctors haven’t cleared him

That’s not really on him

 

[Retroram52]

I am quite certain all of the self-made Pelinka prison crap that Mecca is correct in characterizing could have been avoided if Jeanie Buss would have accepted the Icon's offer of being her GM way back when because I know for a fact, Jerry West would not have listened to the deFacto GM James and even got close to adding Westbrook.

 

[DJ Fieri]

Rob Pelinka and the Lakers are in a prison of their own making.

They can't do a single deal for anyone making 15-20 mil because of all their other dumb ass moves.

They consolidated 3 reasonable deals into one albatross of untradeable fuckery....without heavy compensation.

After that, they used their last tradeable deal on Beverley and turned around and signed Shroeder.

That was fucking RETARDED if they had no intention on balancing the roster.

Like, wouldn't it have made more sense to do THT, Stanley, Nunn for Bogdanovic and then add Dennis?

Wtf is Pelinka thinking?

For arguments sake, maybe Ainge wasn't in a place to do that deal at the time.


But, what was the rush of getting Bev if they were really in talks with Shroeder all Summer?

Why not just bundle up all that shit and trade for Buddy?

Buddy and Russ/Schroeder makes more sense.

It's not great.

But, it's better than the mighty midgets rotation they have now.

And Turner and Hield aren't exactly going anywhere......other teams aren't beating down their door to acquire them.

The Lakers can always revisit that.

 

[DJ Fieri]

: Kendrick Nunn Puts In Intense Workout Amid Injury Concerns, Lakers Backcourt Uncertainty

Kendrick Nunn looks like he's raring to go as he prepares for his long-awaited debut for the Los Angeles Lakers.

clutchpoints.com

 

[tlance]

And Turner and Hield aren't exactly going anywhere......other teams aren't beating down their door to acquire them.

The Lakers can always revisit that.

Ummm….

No, they can’t.

There were quite a few possibilities over the summer.

Every week it seems like another goes away.

Can’t assume a Hield Turner deal will always be there.

 

[Retroram52]

Apparently there isn't going to be a Hield/Turner for Westbrook and picks deal anytime soon. Indiana made it quite clear they were not interested in dealing with the Lakers unless at least several Number Ones were included just for Turner alone.

 

[The Q]

Apparently there isn't going to be a Hield/Turner for Westbrook and picks deal anytime soon. Indiana made it quite clear they were not interested in dealing with the Lakers unless at least several Number Ones were included just for Turner alone.

Seems reasonable

Hield is probably worth a couple 2s maybe

There could be a deal, lakers just want guys for free

 

[Retroram52]

I am not sure that is the exact motivation for their attempts at trades, at least not consciously.

 

[DJ Fieri]

Udoka suspended for the entire season......


Damn.

 

[DJ Fieri]

Boston Celtics suspend head coach Ime Udoka for entire 2022-23 NBA season

The Athletic's Shams Charania reported overnight on Thursday, citing anonymous sources, that Udoka allegedly "had an improper intimate and consensual relationship with a female member of the team staff."

sports.yahoo.com

 

[thunderc]

Boston Celtics suspend head coach Ime Udoka for entire 2022-23 NBA season

The Athletic's Shams Charania reported overnight on Thursday, citing anonymous sources, that Udoka allegedly "had an improper intimate and consensual relationship with a female member of the team staff."

sports.yahoo.com

Now what we don’t know is if he is still being partially compensated to swallow this and come back.

 

[DJ Fieri]

here are the women employed in the FO.

 

[DJ Fieri]

None of them especially appealing.

 

[DJ Fieri]

If it was the one 2nd to the last. On the far right..musta been beer goggles.

 

[YourFriendGannon]

View attachment 309280here are the women employed in the FO.

Sheesh, they might all be younger than me. Im only 37.

 

[thunderc]

My moneys on the crazy looking blonde