Agent told Randle that don’t happen anymore lol. Honestly don’t see a player even on the current roster who will be here till retirement. Reaves, maybe? But the number of times his name came up in trade talks with Dejounte, I don’t see even that happening. Is it even that big of a concept to die for anymore, for players or for teams? Kobe’s marketing also benefited a lot from being associated with just 1 team. Any laker who can do that again?
by Imaginary-Mouse-1737
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I’m glad he was gone.
At least for me Julius and Dlo represent a failed rebuilding process where we drafted players that were not professional, didn’t have the physical tools to become generational players, kids that thought they were better than they are, didn’t play defense and were happy bragging after meaningless wins.
Some folks talk about being a Lakers fan an about Mamba mentality, but putting the effort an old Kobe on one leg after the Achilles would put. I have ZERO respect for those players even if I can recognize they have some talent.
BI and Ball changed it in the sense they were always truly pros, but when you tank and fail to find a generational talent it is a failure.
Fino at least wasn’t a high lottery pick.
>Any laker who can do that again?
Easily. That player just isn’t on the roster. This is only really possible for non-consequential role players who sign team friendly deals so they don’t have to move. Or for generational superstars who decide to stay with a team. Currently we don’t have a non-consequential role player. And we have not drafted a generational superstar.
The agent was right, the only way someone who is not a generational talent plays his entire career on one team is if they either get a career ending injury while they’re still productive or if they take a Udonis Haslem-style discount.
????? Randle just making stuff up? He asked the team to be let go when LBJ was on the way. Still don’t get why the Lakers didn’t just force him to stay and sign him coming off his rookie deal. We let him walk for nothing at all.
Just another failed move by Magic and Rob
Randle and AD front court incoming
Even Kobe was the exception not the rule. Go from 1990 on and name me all the players the Lakers had that only played on the Lakers that lasted at least 7 years in the league. Kobe is likely the only one. But that’s because the goal isn’t team loyalty, it’s to win a title.
If they paid Randle, do they still win the 20 title? Maybe, but it’s not hard to see just enough dominos falling that they don’t.
Reaves def not playing here his whole career lmao
AD
It’s a lot less likely to keep a Laker long term now, since we seemingly no longer have any interest in keeping/obtaining first round draft picks most years.
During the Dr Buss era we kept and obtained picks/rights pretty often, not so much anymore
Agreed we don’t have a player great enough to commit to for their entire career. Can see how someone like Wendy stays his career in San Antonio as long as they’re winning. No way San Antonio lets someone like that walk. We just don’t have a generational talent like that
Took Julius with what the 7th pick? And the Lakers just let him walk for nothing then he became an all star. Terrible asset management once again from the Lakers