The Los Angeles Lakers 2024-2025 NBA Season

[Retroram52]

Minnesota is next on Thursday.

 

[Retroram52]

Then the Lakers have a back-to-backer on Friday against the Clipjoint on Friday. They have the Clipjoint againon Sunday.

 

[Retroram52]

Lakers move into 4th place in the WC with this win. Keep it going dudes!

 

[DJ Fieri]

Good win

 

[shopson67]

Knecht doesn't make much. Keep him on his rookie deal and package Reaves with either Vandy or Vincent and get a legit C and a few guys for the bench

There is no way I'm keeping Knecht over Vando based on the current big 3. Lakers need all the defensive pieces they can get.

It's not a matter of salary, it's a matter of perceived upside. Knecht could hold 1st round pick value in a trade.

 

[shopson67]

I don't follow the Lakers but I do follow Tennessee sports and was wondering how Knecht is working out. I thought he would do OK, he was able to score off the dribble in college and had really good court awareness but I was suspect of his defense. What's he been like other than your description? Thanks.

He's been a volatile 3 pt shooter and a pretty decent rebounder, but he gets lost defensively too much to earn a bigger role thus far (especially now with Luka/AR/Lebron as the big 3 (at best questionable defenders at this stage - Lebron a step up over the guards when locked in). He can be a big weapon when he has that 3 going, but so far has a tendency to give it back on the other end.

 

[shopson67]

DJ, Your minority owner, Tom Brady has contacted Stafford's agent Jimmy Sexton and is begging Jimmy to convince Stafford to sign with the Raidas. Also, rumors abound that Kupp will come with Stafford if Stafford can be talked into leaving the Rams.

They're not free agents. He needs to be begging the Rams GM. That rumor is likely nothing more than just that.

 

[shopson67]

The Lakers have got to play better three-point shooting Defense.

Klay was roasting Knecht

 

[DJ Fieri]

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He's been a volatile 3 pt shooter and a pretty decent rebounder, but he gets lost defensively too much to earn a bigger role thus far (especially now with Luka/AR/Lebron as the big 3 (at best questionable defenders at this stage - Lebron a step up over the guards when locked in). He can be a big weapon when he has that 3 going, but so far has a tendency to give it back on the other end.

Vandy injury prone (you have even mentioned that) and not getting a lot of mpg after adding DFS. His salary helps for matching purposes. For Knecht and Vandy they could land a C and a bench player, maybe 2.

PS: I am not a fan of trading Vandy, just throwing out a possible scenario. They could also trade Vincent instead of Vandy since they have Milton under contract. Although Vincent has been playing well offensively as of late plus his tenacious defense.

We shall see what they do to address C in the offseason.