The Los Angeles Lakers 2024-2025 NBA Season

[UK Cowboy]

What a pathetic showing from top to bottom in this series. JJ Reddick is a complete moron...facts

J.J. played his starters till they ran out of gas last game and then leaves Jaxson Hayes on the bench and let's Goebert do any damn thing he wants. J.J. was Brons handpicked coach. Bron needs to call it a career and take J.J. with him

 

[Retroram52]

Anybody could see from the First Quarter on that the Wolves were going to go down low to Gobert ALL NIGHT LONG because the Lakers were not contesting anything Gobert did with anybody. He was left to do what he wanted ALL GAME and the Wolves simply fed him for easy baskets and he had a free lane ALL GAME for rebounds and contesting shots.

AND, Redick didn't even bother with Hayes and neither did he play Kleber after one or two series. Kleber sat on the bench the entire Second Half. After Game One and Three, the Lakers surrendered!!

 

[UK Cowboy]

Anybody could see from the First Quarter on that the Wolves were going to go down low to Gobert ALL NIGHT LONG because the Lakers were not contesting anything Gobert did with anybody. He was left to do what he wanted ALL GAME and the Wolves simply fed him for easy baskets and he had a free lane ALL GAME for rebounds and contesting shots.

AND, Redick didn't even bother with Hayes and neither did he play Kleber after one or two series. Kleber sat on the bench the entire Second Half. After Game One and Three, the Lakers surrendered!!

Honesty, JJ should be fired for that series performance. His coaching decisions literally cost them the last two games. If he werent Bron's boy there's no way he would survive

 

[Retroram52]

You are right again UK Caboy. Here is a vid by Morris who laid the blame of the series loss at the feet of JJ Redick.

Marcus Morris not impressed with Lakers coach JJ Redick's performance: 'I could be coaching some of these ... teams'

Morris didn't hold back with his criticism of the Lakers' first-year coach.

www.yahoo.com

 

[Retroram52]

And so begins the speculations for the re-tooling of the Lakers for next season. They will supposededly want to re-tool around Doncic and James if he stays. BTW, Doncic needs to get his ass into the weight room this summer and put on some NBA muscle!

Lakers need to overhaul roster around Luka Dončić and LeBron James: 5 trade targets for L.A.

Here are five trade proposals to get a rim-rocking center.

www.yahoo.com

 

[JDW]

LA Lakers on CBS Sports clickbait. "The Lakers eyeing Giannis to join Bron and Luka in 2026."

LOL.

My gosh! How much money do they think we have!?

 

[JDW]

Great season by the Lakers, we just couldn't pull it off in the playoffs. If Reaves can get more consistent, and we can get better subs, I think we might have a chance at a championship next year. I just don't know how much more LeBron has left in the tank though.

 

[shopson67]

Bron needs to call it a career and take J.J. with him

No to both. You take Lebron for as long as he wants to play (especially at his current level of play). JJ was as green of a rookie coach as you can get and he did quite well until the end. Learning experience and he will be better for it. The Luka trade created some roster deficiencies that they didn't fill or overcome this season. Tasks for the summer now.

 

[shopson67]

My gosh! How much money do they think we have!?

Money isn't even the issue; they can put matching salary together to make a trade work. The problem is they don't have enough enticing trade chips to get a trade done.

I would expect a youngish team needing leadership to be a better fit. Rockets, Spurs, etc.

 

[UK Cowboy]

No to both. You take Lebron for as long as he wants to play (especially at his current level of play). JJ was as green of a rookie coach as you can get and he did quite well until the end. Learning experience and he will be better for it. The Luka trade created some roster deficiencies that they didn't fill or overcome this season. Tasks for the summer now.

I don't disagree that LBJ is still a quality player, but Luka is a great offensive player who needs certain types of players around him, and if he gets that, he's already shown that he can lead teams to the WCF and Finals. He needs a post who can go to the rim for lobs and defend and a 4 who can defend and run and shoot from 3. LBJ is simply not a defender who is good to pair with Luka and he is strictly a half court guy now

 

[shopson67]

I don't disagree that LBJ is still a quality player, but Luka is a great offensive player who needs certain types of players around him, and if he gets that, he's already shown that he can lead teams to the WCF and Finals. He needs a post who can go to the rim for lobs and defend and a 4 who can defend and run and shoot from 3. LBJ is simply not a defender who is good to pair with Luka and he is strictly a half court guy now

Agree to disagree. Turning away someone like Lebron would be a horrible decision.

 

[TheSnowdog]

Source: LeBron suffered MCL sprain in G5 loss

Lakers star LeBron James suffered a Grade 2 MCL sprain in his left knee in the fourth quarter of Wednesday's Game 5 loss to the Timberwolves, a source told ESPN.

www.espn.com

 

[Retroram52]

Yea, Snowdog. I think the time has come for James to really consider retirement. It would help alot of things.

 

[Retroram52]

Paul Pierce is stating something similar that it is time for the Lakers to move on from LeBron.

Pierce says it's time for the Lakers to move on from the LeBron era: "He's had a grasp of the whole organization, bear-hugging them for so long now"

LeBron is just 2-14 in his last 16 playoff games played.

www.yahoo.com

 

[ANGELAKERAMS]

I don't disagree that LBJ is still a quality player, but Luka is a great offensive player who needs certain types of players around him, and if he gets that, he's already shown that he can lead teams to the WCF and Finals. He needs a post who can go to the rim for lobs and defend and a 4 who can defend and run and shoot from 3. LBJ is simply not a defender who is good to pair with Luka and he is strictly a half court guy now

They have a 4 who can defend and run and shoot from 3.

It’s just that everyone under appreciates what he does for the team and are always wanting to trade him for some bigger name.

 

[DJ Fieri]

J.J. played his starters till they ran out of gas last game and then leaves Jaxson Hayes on the bench and let's Goebert do any damn thing he wants. J.J. was Brons handpicked coach. Bron needs to call it a career and take J.J. with him

No way.....LOL.

JJ had a pretty solid rookie season as HC. He struggled a little in the postseason but we got the 3 seed. 1st time in a while we hadn't been in the play-in.

 

[DJ Fieri]

Agree to disagree. Turning away someone like Lebron would be a horrible decision.

Yep.

No way, he is still playing at a crazy good level for somebody that is 40.

 

[UK Cowboy]

No way.....LOL.

JJ had a pretty solid rookie season as HC. He struggled a little in the postseason but we got the 3 seed. 1st time in a while we hadn't been in the play-in.

He gagged the postseason

 

[DJ Fieri]

For those saying Bron needs to retire.....and a sign and trade id Bron wanted out? They aren't getting much for an almost 41yo.

 

[Retroram52]

Alot of fingers being pointed in LA.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25192013-whos-really-blame-los-angeles-lakers-early-2025-nba-playoffs-exit