The 2024-2025 NBA Basketball Season

[shopson67]

Cmon man

It's like saying you wouldn't trade Barkley for Jordan in his prime. KG for Kobe?

 

[shopson67]

Not often I agree w/ DJ but I don’t see Kyrie going anywhere… I think he wants the full experience playing with AD.

According to the AD haters, he's already had it this past month. Great when he's on the court, but....

 

[trojanfan12]

What the hell is going on? No Rui, No Reaves, Lebron banged up but playing, and the Lakers STILL get the win over a good Clippers team and are now the 2 seed. The ceiling appears to be getting higher and higher

They haven't lost to a team with an above .500 record since about the middle of January.

 

[shopson67]

A ref crew with two chicks. Just brutal.

Whistles blowing when guys are running back down the court, 7 second lag. An elementary school crew

Horrendous ref lag in the Lakers/Clippers game too. It's just refs in general, not gender.

 

[shopson67]

They haven't lost to a team with an above .500 record since about the middle of January.

If only the all-star break hadn't happened. The two games bracketing that weekend were embarrassing losses.

 

[thunderc]

Just keep winning. Worrying about seeding with 23 games left is putting the cart before the horse.

Not worried, about seeding anyway

 

[Stakesarehigh]

Apparently, they tried for Duren before the Williams deal, but the Pistons weren't interested. Don't know if that's something that could be revisited this summer, as the Pistons have no need to move him IMO.

Ya think? Lol.

Nor everyone is Nico.

Dude is averaging a double double and his defense has taken off this year. Take a hell of a lot more than that pile of trash the Lakers offered.

 

[seattlefan75]

Dallas fans are really about to beat Nico Harrisons ass because the lakers look good and they have only played together one week

 

[shopson67]

Yep I made one post and thread derailed by others.

it’s ashame

When you drop a turd in the punchbowl it tends to drive a reaction, as was your intent.

 

[shopson67]

Ya think? Lol.

Nor everyone is Nico.

Dude is averaging a double double and his defense has taken off this year. Take a hell of a lot more than that pile of trash the Lakers offered.

Did I say it was likely?

Let's not act like Nico is an awful GM. His owner handcuffed him with that Luka trade situation; trading away a player of that stature while having to keep it quiet. He traded during the draft for Lively. He traded for Gafford. He traded for Kyrie. He had been on a hot streak with trades prior to that one.

 

[shopson67]

Yeah, that seems weird. If you win a challenge, you should keep it, imo. Maybe they'll adjust that?

There's a lot of adjusting needed for the challenge process. A foul can be challenged, but a missed foul cannot for example. If it's a dead ball situation, it should be challengeable.

 

[Stakesarehigh]

Did I say it was likely?

Let's not act like Nico is an awful GM. His owner handcuffed him with that Luka trade situation; trading away a player of that stature while having to keep it quiet. He traded during the draft for Lively. He traded for Gafford. He traded for Kyrie. He had been on a hot streak with trades prior to that one.

Knecht is clearly a one way guy and Reddish is trash, just saying it is the type of shit the Lakers try to get by with.

Williams was only available for that because the dude cannot stay healthy to save his life.

 

[shopson67]

He needed it

he needed it

you could say he double needed it (apparently)

 

[shopson67]

Knecht is clearly a one way guy and Reddish is trash, just saying it is the type of shit the Lakers try to get by with.

Williams was only available for that because the dude cannot stay healthy to save his life.

I don't know what the offer was for Duren, so sure? Reddish was only in there for Williams as expiring matching salary. An unprotected post-Lebron first previously was a hot target, likely less so with Luka in tow (provided he stays, which seems likely). That combined with their recent 1st round selection is what they had left after the Luka deal. What do you think they were holding back, lol?

It's not that they "try" to get by with offers like that; it's what they have to offer. If you don't try, you don't get into discussions that end up with Luka in LA.

 

[trojanfan12]

Did I say it was likely?

Let's not act like Nico is an awful GM. His owner handcuffed him with that Luka trade situation; trading away a player of that stature while having to keep it quiet. He traded during the draft for Lively. He traded for Gafford. He traded for Kyrie. He had been on a hot streak with trades prior to that one.

Knecht is clearly a one way guy and Reddish is trash, just saying it is the type of shit the Lakers try to get by with.

Williams was only available for that because the dude cannot stay healthy to save his life.

I don't know what the offer was for Duren, so sure? Reddish was only in there for Williams as expiring matching salary. An unprotected post-Lebron first previously was a hot target, likely less so with Luka in tow (provided he stays, which seems likely). That combined with their recent 1st round selection is what they had left after the Luka deal. What do you think they were holding back, lol?

It's not that they "try" to get by with offers like that; it's what they have to offer. If you don't try, you don't get into discussions that end up with Luka in LA.

At a company I used to work for, I had a friend who would apply for just about any promotion that opened up...whether he was qualified for it or not. I asked him about it one day and he said "Throw your hat in the ring enough times and someone will eventually pick it up".

As shopson says, the Lakers aren't trying to "pull a fast one" or "trying to get by with that" they are offering what they have to offer. Sure, they get turned down a lot...and even laughed at...but sometimes circumstances change. The reason the Luka trade happened was because of previous conversations that went nowhere. Because of those conversations, Nico knew that he could make the trade the owners wanted, the way they wanted it done (quickly and quietly) with the Lakers.

Without those previous conversations or the trade is done in a conventional way...no way Luka is a Laker today.

 

[Shaqdaddy11]

Knecht is clearly a one way guy and Reddish is trash, just saying it is the type of shit the Lakers try to get by with.

Williams was only available for that because the dude cannot stay healthy to save his life.

Plus a first round pick!

Better players have been traded for less.

 

[Stakesarehigh]

Plus a first round pick!

Better players have been traded for less.

Your first round picks are worse than 2nds from Washington or Charlotte.

 

[Shaqdaddy11]

Your first round picks are worse than 2nds from Washington or Charlotte.

Irrelevant. It's still a first round pick.

At the time of the nixed trade that would have been in the top 15-20

 

[Stakesarehigh]

Irrelevant. It's still a first round pick.

At the time of the nixed trade that would have been in the top 15-20

No, the first round pick was in 2031 maam

You dont trade your starting center for a pick 6 years from now.

So yes, as per stated, the offer was trash.

 

[Shaqdaddy11]

No, the first round pick was in 2031 maam

You dont trade your starting center for a pick 6 years from now.

So yes, as per stated, the offer was trash.

So in six years time when Lebron is long gone from the league and Luke is 32 you're going to automatically assume the pick will be worthless?

Ok Miss Cleo!

Although I am glad to see that you think the Lakers will be contenders for the next decade!