The Lakers 2024 Offseason Thread

[DJ Fieri]

Dude. You missed the joke a few posts ago. Sorry. I'll give ya heads up next time.

It was a rough day.

LOL.

 

[Retroram52]

I hear ya, man. Same here!!

 

[Retroram52]

More evidence suggesting what I have purported all along. That being, potential HC candidates are not choosing the Lakers because of the shitshow they will face. Latest candidate to take another offer is Charles Lee from Boston going to Charlotte.

NBA Rumors: Latest news on coaching vacancies, free agents and Lakers moves

With the NBA postseason nearing its end, here are the latest rumors surrounding the Lakers' head coaching search and impending NBA free agents.

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[ANGELAKERAMS]

This is a crappy trade proposal because LaVine is like Vanderbilt: The dude can't stay healthy and he is way overpaid. If it were somebody younger than maybe. On the upside though, LaVine is a bit of a better player than all three that Chicago is getting. the Lakers should ask for a Second Rounder in this year's draft and then the trade would be pretty decent.

New trade proposal sends Chicago’s Zach LaVine to Los Angeles Lakers for trio of players

Would Chicago accept a deal with no draft capital coming back?

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I would be laughing and hanging up the phone.

LaVine is over paid and injury prone.

The Lakers could do better if they are trading Russell away.

And Russell isn’t the problem anyway.

 

[Retroram52]

It must be in the LA water because this potential suggested trade this summer near the draft is simply giving up way too much for any of the potential trade targets such as Trae Young, DeJounte Murray, and/or Donovan Mitchell. Three number ones for any ONE of those players is too much.

Then of course there is the Brony James issue. Keeping James and then having him demand that the Lakers trade for Brony's rights is just more of the same shit the Lakers have been dealing with since James arrived. It would be better if the Lakers let James walk and go play with his son on the team that drafts Brony! Then the Lakers can focus on obtaining one of the young players aforementioned without mortgaging the future like they did with AD.

ESPN: Lakers plan to use first-round pick in trade, not on Bronny James

If the Lakers will have a first-round pick this June, they want to save it for a possible trade for a third star.

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[Retroram52]

If this is true, this is just stupid. Giving James this kind of influential power through Klutch Sports on the future hiring of a HC and the roster adjustments to come is just ridiculously stupid. This guarantees that the Lakers will not make any further advances toward another championship as long as James and Klutch Sports are in the building. And this also means that not too many coaches are going to want to sign with LA to deal with this continuing shitshow!!

Report: Lakers intend to re-sign LeBron James on any term he wants

Assuming LeBron James wants to remain with the Lakers, they may not want to haggle with him on a new contract.

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[Retroram52]

Ten-to-one, Budenholzer signs with the Suns. Another good coach will be out of the market!!

Report: Suns fire head coach Frank Vogel after 1st-round playoff sweep, eyeing Mike Budenholzer as replacement

Frank Vogel's out after one season in Phoenix failed to produce a playoff win.

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[DJ Fieri]

Coach Bud has reason to want the Suns job.

He from AZ.

 

[DJ Fieri]

I would be laughing and hanging up the phone.

LaVine is over paid and injury prone.

The Lakers could do better if they are trading Russell away.

And Russell isn’t the problem anyway.

His shooting performances vs Denver indicate otherwise.

 

[DJ Fieri]

Russell declined his player option.

 

[Retroram52]

That is no surprise. Before DRuss did his annual disappearing act in the post-season, he stated he was going to decline his option. He is going to look around and see if he can get overpaid. Had a good year shooting but then did his usual disappearing act to the behest of Ham and others. What a pile of dogshit this guy has developed into.

 

[Retroram52]

There goes Budenholzer who is taking the Phoenix job just as I predicted. We are going to end-up with Redick. Good grief. What a bigger shitshow this is developing into in LA.

Another Lakers head coaching candidate is off the board

The Lakers' pool of head coaching candidates has shrunk.

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[Retroram52]

Maybe this Popovich disciple will work.

Lakers are expected to interview James Borrego for head coaching job

The Lakers have reportedly added another name to their list of head coaching candidates.

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[Retroram52]

The finger pointing continues and the author of this article sounds alot like me. lol!

Letters to Sports: Lakers need to clean house after playoff exit?

Readers of the Los Angeles Times Sports section share their thoughts on the Lakers and Clippers after their first-round playoff losses.

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[DJ Fieri]

Maybe this Popovich disciple will work.

Lakers are expected to interview James Borrego for head coaching job

The Lakers have reportedly added another name to their list of head coaching candidates.

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He won 43 games with Charlotte a few years ago.

Let that sink in for a minute....LOL.

 

[Retroram52]

Hoopshype has the final decision for HC coming down to between Borrego and Kenny Atkinson from Steve Kerr's staff. Meanwhile, James wants to play just two more years. Probably will sign the max deal for those particulars.

BTW, New Orleans is rattlin' about maybe cleaning house with trading Williamson and Brandon Ingram. BI would be a good replacement for say Vanderbilt and the Lakers are intimating that they may trade the 17th, First Round pick this year.

Interesting indeed.

 

[Retroram52]

From the Dan Patrick Show:

"LeBron's friendships in the NBA tend to fall out as quick as they start. There's a long line of former teammates that he was buddy buddy and when it's over they're gone."-@WindhorstESPN on the possibility of JJ Redick becoming the #Lakers HC because of friendship w. LeBron

 

[Retroram52]

Would that not be interesting if the Lakers went and got BI and Josh Hart, convinced DRuss to re-sign with the Lakers, and tried to pry Larry Nance loose. That would fall under the category of bringing back all the players the Lakers gave-up on too soon! lol!

 

[DJ Fieri]

Would that not be interesting if the Lakers went and got BI and Josh Hart, convinced DRuss to re-sign with the Lakers, and tried to pry Larry Nance loose. That would fall under the category of bringing back all the players the Lakers gave-up on too soon! lol!

Have to give up on something too soon to get a guy like AD.

 

[Retroram52]

A lot of speculation going on here. If Hood-Schifino gave nothing to the Lakers all season which is true, then what dumbass selected him in the first place?

5 Players the Lakers should have drafted instead of Hood-Schifino

Rob Pelinka and the Los Angeles Lakers got nothing out of 2023 first-round pick Jalen Hood-Schifino. Which players should he have drafted instead?

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