The Lakers 2024 Offseason Thread

[Retroram52]

This pundit is full of bullshit. Alex Caruso is not worth a 2025 First Round pick, especially when the Pels get first dibs from the AD deal, AND Vanderbilt. A better deal would be Vincent, Reddish, and say DRuss for Caruso and Demar DeRozan.

Proposed trade lands Jarred Vanderbilt with the Bulls

The proposed trade would see the Chicago Bulls swap Alex Caruso for Jarred Vanderbilt and a future first-round draft pick.

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[shopson67]

Yea, we shall see what the Lakers do next week during the draft. The Lakers still have Christian Wood and Jaxson Hayes for the 4/5 spots. They also still have Hachimura, Vanderbilt, Prince, Reddish, and Lewis for those same positions including the 3. So we shall see what occurs.

Reddish and Hayes have player options and Prince is a free agent. They could all be back, sure. The only one really with value to me is Prince.

 

[The Q]

This is good news. Lakers could find a decent player taking 17th overall in the First Round.

Pelicans reportedly defer taking Lakers' first-round pick until 2025, L.A. now selects 17th

The Lakers will try to trade this pick and two future ones to upgrade the roster to win now.

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JHS is the pick that may haunt the rest of the Lebron laker run

Even if he is good later on

 

[The Q]

This pundit is full of bullshit. Alex Caruso is not worth a 2025 First Round pick, especially when the Pels get first dibs from the AD deal, AND Vanderbilt. A better deal would be Vincent, Reddish, and say DRuss for Caruso and Demar DeRozan.

Proposed trade lands Jarred Vanderbilt with the Bulls

The proposed trade would see the Chicago Bulls swap Alex Caruso for Jarred Vanderbilt and a future first-round draft pick.

www.yahoo.com

You don’t have the cap space for the latter one

 

[The Q]

Reddish and Hayes have player options and Prince is a free agent. They could all be back, sure. The only one really with value to me is Prince.

You can probably keep prince with that minimal bump you can offer

That’s almost mle money iirc

 

[shopson67]

This pundit is full of bullshit. Alex Caruso is not worth a 2025 First Round pick, especially when the Pels get first dibs from the AD deal, AND Vanderbilt. A better deal would be Vincent, Reddish, and say DRuss for Caruso and Demar DeRozan.

Proposed trade lands Jarred Vanderbilt with the Bulls

The proposed trade would see the Chicago Bulls swap Alex Caruso for Jarred Vanderbilt and a future first-round draft pick.

www.yahoo.com

Bulls want a lot to move Caruso, arguably one of the best defending point guards in the league (and on a affordable contract for now). The only way I could see the Lakers getting him cheaper would be to take on Lavine's huge contract. Caruso would be a sweetener to move that contract.

It's not like the Bulls need to move Caruso. They will ask too much and might get it. They turned down a 1st last year at the deadline.

 

[shopson67]

You can probably keep prince with that minimal bump you can offer

That’s almost mle money iirc

$5M-ish. He has said in interviews that he would like to stay, so the Ham firing hasn't dissuaded him (he was one of Ham's favorites), so I guess we will see. They need to sign Christie first IMO.

 

[shopson67]

JHS is the pick that may haunt the rest of the Lebron laker run

Even if he is good later on

It's funny. So many accuse the Lakers of not planning for the future, then blast them for taking a developmental player in the draft. No matter what they do, it draws criticism. If the Warriors and Heat didn't have so many injuries last season, Podz and Jaquez likely fly more under the radar and the Lakers take less heat for the pick. It's not like Ham was ever going to play him anyway; he wasted a developmental year for Christie to play Cam Reddish too much.

The fear now is that JHS is moved at a cratered value and becomes a solid rotation player or better elsewhere.

 

[The Q]

It's funny. So many accuse the Lakers of not planning for the future, then blast them for taking a developmental player in the draft. No matter what they do, it draws criticism. If the Warriors and Heat didn't have so many injuries last season, Podz and Jaquez likely fly more under the radar and the Lakers take less heat for the pick. It's not like Ham was ever going to play him anyway; he wasted a developmental year for Christie to play Cam Reddish too much.

The fear now is that JHS is moved at a cratered value and becomes a solid rotation player or better elsewhere.

As the warriors are showing, two tracks is very hard to pull off

Almost impossible

 

[Retroram52]

If this is the response DRuss is going to get from interested teams, he may just stay with the Lakers. He may not get more money going forward.

Fischer: Orlando won’t pay D’Angelo Russell more money than the Lakers

Would it make sense for D'Angelo Russell to leave the Lakers if the market for him won't be great?

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[shopson67]

If this is the response DRuss is going to get from interested teams, he may just stay with the Lakers. He may not get more money going forward.

Fischer: Orlando won’t pay D’Angelo Russell more money than the Lakers

Would it make sense for D'Angelo Russell to leave the Lakers if the market for him won't be great?

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Opt in and get traded

 

[DJ Fieri]

I like the pick of Zach Edey in the First Round but the Lakers may have to trade-up to get him.

He should be there at 17 or so.

 

[DJ Fieri]

Per Mike Breen

JJ Redick is no longer employed by ESPN.

 

[Retroram52]

Next HC of the Lakers??

 

[Retroram52]

Now of course everyone and their frikin brother has a guess at who the Lakers are going to select in the First Round of the Draft. Here is another guess.

Lakers rival honing in on potentially perfect player for L.A. to steal at No. 17

Lakers rival honing in on potentially perfect player for L.A. to steal at No. 17

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[DJ Fieri]

People in the main NBA thread saying Steve Kerr had no experience as a coach.....insinuating Redick is the next Kerr......

Cannot make this shit up.....

LOL.

 

[Retroram52]

We shall see. Peeps reporting Redick is the next Lakers HC. Dumbasses in the FO never looked at Cassell or brought Borrego back for a Second interview.

Insider: JJ Redick to the Lakers is done

One Lakers insider says that, according to his sources, JJ Redick has reached an agreement with the Lakers to be their next head coach.

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[Retroram52]

A lot of pundits think the Lakers are going to move into the Top five of the draft.

Source: Lakers could make a move to get top-five pick in NBA draft

It looks like the Lakers will try to be very active in next weeks' NBA draft.

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[Retroram52]

Stephen A thinks the Lakers will add Klay Thompson this summer.

Stephen A. Smith: Klay Thompson would love to join the Lakers

The Lakers could use an upgrade or two at the guard and wing spots, but would Klay Thompson be the right man to pursue.

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[ANGELAKERAMS]

The Lakers could’ve been the ones winning their 18th title had they drafted better in ‘16 & ‘17.

The Lakers passed on Brown and Tatum respectively for Ingram and Ball.

Ouch!