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Pincus on Lakers DLO and Reaves returning next season: D’Lo – return to LA next year “seems inevitable”. Reaves – “Expect him back with LA next season.”



Pincus on Lakers DLO and Reaves returning next season: D’Lo – return to LA next year “seems inevitable”. Reaves – “Expect him back with LA next season.”

by daftmunt

36 Comments

  1. Better be. I love our backcourt, and with Schroder we have a pretty good way to rotate guys based upon fouls/injuries/hot hand/matchups etc.

  2. 420Cum69

    I want both of them back, to be honest.

    Skill wise Kyrie is probably better – but cost wise, it’s a not a question. You’d have to severely hamstring the team to bring him in.

    Just a guess, but I’d guess that the Lakers window is like the next 2 seasons or bust. I’d see LeBron going for one last ride in the 2024-2025 season, even if his son is in his first year, and then play with him the second year after that wherever he is.

    Of course you have to bring back Reaves, too.

    I’d love to see Schroeder too but idk if the money is there for him. Dude definitely deserves another big pay day and is in the late stage of his career, so he’ll probably take whatever gives him the most (as he should).

  3. Quantumsystem00

    Would be nice to take a 4/5 with rim protection in the draft this year i feel like max can take tbjs role next year.A mobile big with some upside would be good for us instead of these vet minimum bigs who can’t anchor at all without AD

  4. KingNephew

    Wiggins took a team friendly deal and that was coming off a title run as the 2nd best player. I think $25 million a year is fair for D’lo and $18-20 million for Reaves.

    Sadly I doubt Dennis comes back but he might pull a Bobby Portis and angle for early bird rights in a year.

  5. nottherealstanlee

    I’ve been saying. There’s a zero percent chance we let these guys go. You don’t get chemistry like this every season and Bron’s window isn’t open for long.

  6. Battle2heaven

    If Rui also isn’t back, we riot.

    Right fellas?

  7. There is so much potential now, and even more if these guys stayed together as unlikely as it normally is.

  8. defaultcss

    Reeves looks so weird on that thumbnail pic

  9. atierney14

    Rui, Reaves, and DLo better be back

    We’re losing DS imo but hopefully can bring back Brown Jr, on the TPMLE, and Wenyen on the minimum.

    Ideally, we use Bamba and/or Beasley’s contract to bring in some other pieces. I feel like the FO is bringing the 3 – Rui, Reaves, and DLo though, and they might cheap out from there.

  10. deathinmidjuly

    You just know if Schröder played soccer he’d be a proper time wasting cunt on the pitch.

    (This is a positive thing)

  11. iKnockout

    DLo, Reaves, Rui, Vando, Dennis are the ones we need to mainly focus on bringing back if it’s possible

  12. CabbageStockExchange

    LeBron/AD/Vando/Reaves/DLo/Dennis/Rui/TBJ/Gabriel are the guys I’d want back. Basically our main rotation.

    Additions I’d make:

    -Better bigger backup C

    -Another 3/D Wing can’t hurt

    -Shot creating guard for some additional offense

  13. No-Equipment-20

    Pretty much guaranteed Reaves, Rui, and D’lo will be back. We have matching rights for Reaves and Rui, we pretty much have to re-sign D’lo because we’re above the cap anyways and won’t find a better player for our MLE.

    Probably picking up Beasley and Mo Bamba’s non-guaranteed deal for trading purposes if for nothing else. Although, I think we can renegotiate their deals if possible.

    The question-marks are Shroeder, TBJ, Lonnie, and Wenyen who are all UFAs. A lot of that is going to depend on their market value. Re-sign Wenyen to a minimum deal seems likely. You’re probably going to have to choose between Shroeder and TBJ for your MLE, although I think it’s possible Dennis is too expensive.

  14. I feel like DLo is super important for our team chemistry, he’s the goofy one

  15. CvegasEagle

    DLo is a wait and see for me. Reaves and Rui no question. And I think Jared is under contract for us next year. Schroder on the cheap please

  16. FastestSloth00

    The only flip I want to see is find a better shooter and a stretch 5 replacing Beasley and Bamba. The rest, I don’t see any reason spending to re-sign them

  17. Constant-Resort7689

    Let’s see how this post season goes… there will be over reactions either ways

  18. No_Detective_1139

    I want to run it back this team is good enough to win a championship all we need is wing and center depth

  19. wutevahung

    We will see, I expected Caruso to be back too.

  20. Severe-Chocolate8157

    If it’s possible to bring back Dlo, Reeves, Rui, and Schroeder we’ll be in good shape next year.

  21. I just wish Dlo was more durable. It would make the decision much more easy.

    The question isn’t should we bring him back. It should be how much should we spend to keep him here. Fans think he’s gonna settle at 20 mil. At 20 mil it would be great value. At 30-40 mil it would be ehhh.

  22. backdoorbuddy

    You can’t put a price on that freeze smile.

  23. CooperHouseDeals

    Dlo looking for $34 million for 4 years max. Kyrie is available at $40 million for 4 years. LeBron and Kyrie seem to want it to happen. Kyrie is not my kind of guy, but he sure has talent, and he sells seats. No one’s coming to a Laker game from the “buzz” Dlo makes. I’m still waiting for the 3 point breakout game from him. He was 1 for 5 from 3point. In game 1, not getting max contract from that performance.

  24. guyfromthepicture

    Dennis might be gone but I know a former bear who has a habit of poking bears that is gonna get a check contract somewhere

  25. ResponseInitial

    I want Schroder back – he’s not scared, great on point defender, smart and can shoot a bit – only thing is he throws the ball away

    Edit: idk what Troy brown, Lonnie walker and Beasley contracts look like but if we can offload a combination of them and keep Schroder that would be great

  26. awibasedgod

    my early prediction is DLo, Reaves, Rui are all signed to bird right deals and Shroeder is back for the TPMLE. TBJ, Bamba, and Beasley are gone

  27. SophisticamatedApe

    Wait until we lose a series in this playoffs. Lakers fan would be chanting to get dlo off the team. Thats how usually things go around here with these fans.

  28. imironman2018

    Backcourt of the future. they play off each other so well.

  29. seattle23fv

    This team will win a championship. The level they’ve played at after barely a few together is crazy; imagine what they could do with more time

  30. MediumShotBob

    The dream is:
    (1) Re-sign D’Lo for ~$25m per
    (2) Re-sign Reaves for <$20m per
    (3) Re-sign Dennis for TPMLE (if that’s even a thing anymore)
    (4) Re-sign Rui for ~10m per
    (5) Trade Beasley, Harrison, #17 for Hield
    (6) Re-sign Gabriel and Troy Brown Jr for minimum
    (7) Draft a wing at 47

    Russell…Schroder…Pippen Jr
    Reaves…Hield…Christie
    LeBron…Brown Jr….Swider
    Vanderbilt…Hachimura
    Davis…Gabriel…Bamba

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