For those who were rallying on my behalf, thank you but I've never had any beef with @wojespn who is obviously elite at what he does. He blocked me by accident – I've been unblocked. All is well. Carry on Twitter
— Eric Pincus (@EricPincus) February 1, 2019
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keen observer
Well, who would say no to that?
Who says no?
Pelicans would also get 2019 & 2021 1st Round Picks from Lakers. pic.twitter.com/VuH88G83Af— UniquESports + (@UniqueSportplus) January 31, 2019
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havoc
this is going to be a very interesting Trade Deadline next week
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LakerTom (Publisher)
NO KIDDING!
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LakerTom (Publisher)
Lakers should say NO because they can actually trade for KP now and sign AD next summer.
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keen observer
LOL! This is the tweet of the day
Looks that way, either by mistake or purposefully. I've never spoken ill of the man or poached anything, always give him direct credit. I'm not assuming anything negative here, likely a misunderstanding https://t.co/fWAhSIVPB0
— Eric Pincus (@EricPincus) January 31, 2019
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LakerTom (Publisher)
Local media competition can get brutal!
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LakerTom (Publisher)
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actually, no. this is one of the options. all together.
12:00 PM -- 31 Jan 2019-
LakerTom (Publisher)
So Lakers did make offer of all three young stars.
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keen observer
Trying to parse BT's language – if Lakers have discussed multiple scenarios that include all of the listed players – doesn't mean one specific scenario includes all of the players. https://t.co/dA0g4Ii0kD
— Eric Pincus (@EricPincus) January 31, 2019
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LakerTom (Publisher)
Good point by Eric. Turner’s tweet could be interpreted two ways.
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keen observer
I haven’t been posting on any of this because I really didn’t think there was a chance in hell that it could happen, but now I have a glimmer of hope. AD is the one guy who I’d give up the farm for, although as great as he is, he is not Kareem or Wilt.
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keen observer
Lakers want to get deal done and have no plans on trying to outbid Celtics during the summer because Lakers will then pursue other free agents besides AD.
— Brad Turner (@BA_Turner) January 31, 2019
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keen observer
Smart negotiation tactic, if true.
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LakerTom (Publisher)
This is really interesting. Threatening not to be a bidder next summer of the Pels don’t accept their offer? Not sure if I think that’s a better negotiating strategy than waiting to sign AD as a free agent. Even if the Lakers sign a second free agent, the Lakes would likely still make the same offer to trade for AD but wouldn’t have the threat of signing him in free agency to lower the market value. The only thing I can assume is the Lakers believe that the above offer is good enough to win even next summer and they don’t want to deter any free agent superstars that they would be spending their war chest if they don’t get AD.
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keen observer
Lakers and Pelicans executives have connected on the phone concerning Anthony Davis, league sources tell ESPN. They're expected to talk again prior to next week's trade deadline.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 31, 2019
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keen observer
Source close to Celtics says Kyrie is genuinely interested in reuniting with LeBron — "That is for real," per @RicBucher pic.twitter.com/5yJSnNlFka
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) January 29, 2019
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mclyne32 (Director)
OOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
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John M.
Bet Dan Gilbert is pleased as punch…
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keen observer
There was a shooting contest happening that involved LeBron, Rondo, KCP, Svi, Brian Shaw and Miles Simon. Lots of laughter, very light hearted. The bigs were having their own shooting contest on another court. The atmosphere at Lakers shootaround is pretty light.
— Tania Ganguli (@taniaganguli) January 29, 2019
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keen observer
Why not? Sixers will be at full strength and we’ll be without out three best players again. Nothing to lose!
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LakerTom (Publisher)
Going to be a touch stretch over the next 10 days for the Lakers players, young and old. Even LeBron, although he’s the only safe player, has to feel some stress at a possible AD trade before Feb 7th.
Lonzo’s out but you have to wonder how Ingram, Kuzma, and Hart respond. If they play poorly, might they be left behind and not traded? If they excel does that increase their likelihood of being traded?
Comes down to being professional and playing for your career. Hopefully, we’ll still see selfless play from the team while all this trade stuff works itself out over the next 10 days.
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LakerTom (Publisher)
What about the kids? Hmmm. None of the young guns in the shootaround?
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therealhtj
All busy packing and figuring out the NO club scene.
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LakerTom (Publisher)
Was thinking the same thing, Stan. Good one!
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Magicman (Editor)
Especially since half the stadium is empty most nights, they can event plan it all. Lol.
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keen observer
Yahoo Sources: Lakers and Knicks preparing an offer to Pelicans for star Anthony Davis and why Celtics aren’t a desired preference. https://t.co/f47Afbh3d0
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) January 28, 2019
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mclyne32 (Director)
From Mason and Ireland this morning:
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mclyne32 (Director)
Who do the Knicks have to offer that would come close to what we have?
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Jamie Sweet (Local Ne'er-Do-Well)
Porzingis.
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Magic Phil
Dam…
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Magicman (Editor)
No guarantees those pinballs get you Zion or RJ.
Outside of those two, this is a watered down draft for immediate impact.
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mclyne32 (Director)
Yup.
I know we as Laker fans always over value our own guys, but the way I look at it, we have the most promising young talent, unless the Celtics change their mind and offer Tatum and Brown plus picks.-
Magicman (Editor)
If they’re not even gonna entertain trading Tatum, now, makes a less complicated scenario.
Ainge is risk averse and lacks testicular fortitude. :)
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mclyne32 (Director)
LOL!!!!
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Jamie Sweet (Local Ne'er-Do-Well)
Zang.
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MongoSlade
Somebody pointed out how the Celts got all those picks from the Nets and only lead them by 3 games right now..lol
But according to this piece, AD isn’t interested in the Celts? Did I read that correctly? That might be the biggest takeaway in this whole thing..if true.
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Magicman (Editor)
I read it the same way.
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keen observer
LOL!
Kevin Durant reveals his free agency plan: 'Make sure I get as much money as I can'https://t.co/a4PecEGETR pic.twitter.com/pI4MYL2HQI
— CBS Sports NBA (@CBSSportsNBA) January 2, 2019
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keen observer
Thomas Bryant Goes Off!
The Wizards might have found a hidden gem
Thomas Bryant goes off for 31 PTS on a PERFECT 14/14 outing in 3OT win over the Suns 💪 pic.twitter.com/N1X7MfxGHJ
— Bleacher Report NBA (@BR_NBA) December 23, 2018
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Michael H (Editor)
This makes me sad. While Magic and Rob has done a great job. Their pursuit of sacred cap space has been flawed. They traded Dlo to clear two max slots. But what if they hadn’t made that trade. We more then likely we would still have Kuz. And perhaps even Hart if he slipped into the 2nd and we bought a pick like we did with Bonga. Dlo is developing into a very good player. He could very well turn into and all star. They wanted the cap space for PG. and if he wanted to come I doubt OKC would have turned down a sign and trade if they were getting a player like Dlo back. Even if they did, someone would have made that trade.
Next we let Randle and Bryant walk for nothing. With the tight money market last summer it wasn’t going to cost us much. And again if we needed cap space young players on reasonable contracts would not have been hard to trade. And three more promising players for a trade for AD. I just think about how good this team might be if we added Dlo and Randle too it. The Lakers have gotten most of their stars in trades. I hope Magic remembers that in the future.
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mclyne32 (Director)
I’m still bummed about how they handled the Randle situation.
As for Bryant, I won’t be too upset if we land AD and have JaVale as our backup.
I was never a big DLO fan because he’s a one dimensional player.
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Seely_Iggy (Director)
Agree with you on all these. I like both Dlo and Randle and it’s a bummer we let them go. I am especially fond of Randle and feel the Lakers did not treat him right after all the effort he put in. Worst if they turn out to be the stars and not our current crop of young players we chose to keep. Zubac vs Thomas. I think I would keep Zu because you can’t teach size and if he keeps up his current play then definitely it’d be a no brainer.
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LakerTom (Publisher)
Aloha, Michael,
Watching Thomas Bryant star for the Wizards is definitely frustrating, especially since they let him go for nothing except for cap space that they never really used. The fact that Zubac played well on Friday when he got his first start in over two year takes away some of that pain but even if Ivica continues to play well, there’s zero chance he will be on the team next year. He’ll be jetisoned just like Bryant was as part of maintaining cap space for the long shot of stealing KD from the Dubs. Everybody loves swinging for the fences when you connect but sometimes choking up and getting a critical base hit be it a single, double, or triple might be a smarter option.
The Randle situation was clearly a mistake. Had we given Julius that second option year, it would have cost nothing because he is obviously going to decline it and become a UFA. Even if he hadn’t, he could probably have been traded for late first round pick or pair of seconds. Randle on an expiring $9 million contract could have easily been moved had we needed the cap space for a second superstar. Sometimes, teams just get too smart for school. That’s my opinion of letting Julius Randle walk. I continue to look for crazy ways to get him back. The ultimate irony would trading our other four young players to the Pelicans for AD. New Orleans would become the 2015 Lakers.
One of the problems I see with our strategy right now is that we won’t trade any of our young players or take back anything but expiring contracts because we want to pursue KD, Kawhi, and Klay AND we won’t trade any of our draft picks becase we want to pursue a trade for AD. This might have made good sense before the start of the season when we felt there was no way we could seriously compete for a championship in year 1 of LeBron’s contract. The way things have gone so far, however, the Lakers may be foolishly sacrificing the first year of LeBron’s contract when we actually could have made moves right now to be in position to win it all.
I’m not one who bemoans missed opportunities because every fork in the road ultimately will lead to a new universe of opportunties, some of which might unexpectly be franchise defining moves. One such example is trading D’Angelo, whom I loved as a Laker and played with an edge I liked. While we never got to use the cap space we got by trading Russell and Mozgov for Brook and the #27 pick, it’s hard to argue that landing Kuzma was a stroke of good fortune, especially when you consider what a perfect fit he is on the Lakers with LeBron. Not trading for PG may end up with us getting KD, Kawhi, or Klay. Missing on them could lead to us getting AD. Fate’s fickle and hard to predict. All you can do is place your bet and be ready to react to the new opportunities that appear.
Personally, I don’t think we need two additional superstars to be a legitimate champioinship contender. All we need is a second top-ten superstar via free agency. That’s why I wouldn’t trade any of the kids at this point in time, unless it was for that second top-ten superstar. Shoot to sign KD, Kawhi, or Klay this summer and if we fail, then kick the can to AD and the summer of 2020. Lakers right now only have an inkling of how good they could be in 2 years once their young guns really start to play at a superstar level. The way the front office has been drafting, I would be hesitant to trade away our first round picks. And the upside offered by Lonzo, Brandon, Kyle, and Josh is just too great to throw away before finding out how far we can go with LeBron and them.
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keen observer
Why would the Lakers want to help them?
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope trade rumors: Lakers guard is Rockets top targethttps://t.co/Jnhl6q5LKx
— CBS Sports NBA (@CBSSportsNBA) December 19, 2018
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Magicman (Editor)
Unprotected 1st.
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mclyne32 (Director)
Yup.
The larger picture involves what the Pels would want.
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keen observer
Great Lakers Fan, Penny Marshall, Dead at 75
BREAKING: Iconic actress/director Penny Marshall died last night in Los Angeles at age 75, sources told the Daily News. "Our family is heartbroken," the family said in a statement. "She was a comedic natural with a photographic memory and an instinct for slapstick." RIP
— NancyDillonNYDN (@NancyDillonNYDN) December 18, 2018
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keen observer
RIP to a great actress and director .. a fixture at The Forum and Staples Center.
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Magicman (Editor)
Diabetes sucks!
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Jamie Sweet (Local Ne'er-Do-Well)
RIP, Penny, you got the best seat in the house now.
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keen observer
Nate Silver’s NBA Stats
Hey folks, we now have updated depth charts and projections for every NBA team, which are updated for injuries and player absences. We think these are pretty cool! –> https://t.co/YmTGcmyTEs pic.twitter.com/fDa8yQujbp
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) December 18, 2018
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keen observer
Lakers have a 70% chance of making the playoffs. Less than 1% chance of winning the championship.
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Magicman (Editor)
Nate Silver might be the worst prognosticator in America.
Didn’t even have Trump winning the Republican Nominee.
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keen observer
You are so wrong about him. So wrong.
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Magicman (Editor)
He’s a hack.
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keen observer
Au contraire. Without getting into specifics, he came closer than anyone else with respect to the 2016 election. He’s a genius, not a hack.
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keen observer
And there it is .. Robert Saver is dead to me
Phoenix is sending Trevor Ariza to Washington for Kelly Oubre and Austin Rivers, per @ShamsCharania pic.twitter.com/iKcSXaYCbA
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 15, 2018
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LakerTom (Publisher) 11:53 AM on February 1, 2019 Permalink | Log in to Reply
LOL.
Magicman (Editor) 11:54 AM on February 1, 2019 Permalink | Log in to Reply
F*****g egotist. Snowflake.