Justin Verrier, Rob Mahoney, and Wosny Lambre discuss why the Los Angeles Lakers are one of the most interesting teams to watch this offseason as they deal with contract negotiations for D’Angelo Russell, Rui Hachimura, and Austin Reaves while simultaneously dealing with LeBron James.
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lakers would trade for a star if they could, they dont have the assets though
It is understandable that they say "We have never seen Rui Hachimura play this way" because nobody watched the Wizards, but he had a really great playoff performance for them in 2021. The per game numbers were even better than this past postseason.
Just want everyone to remember that this panel laughed at the thought of the Lakers making the playoffs. These three chuckle ducks are clueless
The question is can the Lakers do anything to beat the Nuggets? Unless they turn back the clock on Lebron (about a decade) then the answer is Nothing.
The Los Angeles Lakers are in the driver seat because they have extended the qualifying offers for Rui Hachimura and Austin Reeves, making them restricted free agents. With the new CBA teams will be less likely to try to over bid to steal them away, allowing the Lakers to keep their contracts to a team friendly deal.
Wasn't old enough to pay attention during the MJ era. But, at what point do we remove Lebron James from the GOAT argument with his constant, 'I need better players,' stance? Love him as a player, best of my generation, but it's annoying as hell.