The Los Angeles Lakers 2024-2025 NBA Season

[DJ Fieri]

Just brainstorming here.

I wonder.....if Luka might take advantage of his friendship with Joker and try and lure him to the Lakers? If Bron retires after next season.

Joker is 29 now but in a few years he will be 31 and his game translates to aging well....rebounder, shooter and passer.....not like he is a super athletic freak.

 

[DJ Fieri]

Without a C I truly think getting to and losing in the 2nd round (WC semis) is their ceiling. We got the face of the franchise after Bron but we still have a pretty incomplete roster right now.

 

[DJ Fieri]

Joker has a player option for '27-28, he could turn that down. It's almost 63 mill.

But, he'll have earned a shit ton of money by then and the Lakers could give him a pretty good deal.

 

[DJ Fieri]

This addition of Luka secures Rob Pelinka's job for the next 4-5 years.

 

[DJ Fieri]

What is it with Lakers superstars that are universally known by one name?

Magic. Shaq. Kobe, Bron and now Luka.....LOL.

 

[Retroram52]

Of course the First was George, right after the franchsie moved from Minneapolis to Los angeles. That belonged to the beloved first Big Man for the Lakers, George Mikan who I got to see in one game before he retired, way back when.

 

[Retroram52]

Well, DJ, Outside of Nick Richards, who Pelinka and the Lakers are kicking themselves over letting Phoenix get him before they did, the real Center the Lakers want is Kessler. Kessler is the quinntessential Prototypical Lakers Center that would be the guy THEY have wanted for some time. But Ainge being the ass-hat Celtics douchebag that he is is going to fight the Lakers for as long as he can just so they can't get the player they really want.

To rush out and lose more resources they really should keep just to assuage the public sentiment that the Lakers should make a trade for a Center is really defeating and counter-productive to the long-term goal. The Lakers and Doncic just may have to go forward without that Center until the summer and then make the appropriate move then.