Latest On D’Angelo Russell’s Decision! Lakers’ Spending Power If He Opts In Or Out
D’Angelo Russell’s decision is now the biggest domino to fall on the Lakers’ board. Trevor Lane takes a look at what it would mean for LA if DLo opts in or out…
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50 Comments
Dejounte Murray got traded to the pelicans for a bag of chips
We are not getting a decent player with the full MLE. not even KCP.
We need Dlo trade him and watch how bad it gets fans were mad we couldn’t beat Denver well just imagine us not making the playoffs at all…
lakrs must start dalton as shooting guard
Lebron can take less to open salary cap for Bronny
Whatever dlo decides we all know he gonna be gone
Lebanon, James is not taking a pay cut all though he could afford to to help the team, but Lebanon, James is a selfish mother f*******cker and he’s a cancer to whatever team he plays for. I was so oissed when he came to the lakers. We had young talent and a slew of draft picks. Now we’re talking about not being able to make any moves because we might be over the cap. Wasting a draft pick on Bronny he’s garbage. We could have used that pick to get a big man to help AD.
Lebron is NOT going to take less. With Brony on the roster the Lakers are going to be making many millions more because of the James family on the roster. Many more people around the world will be tuning in and buying more merchandise without doubt. It may be a circus but it sure as heck will be a profitable one for all.
Pelinka isnt gonna trade, unfortunately.
I hope D Lo returns & LeBron takes a pay cut. Now that we have a coach we should be good 🙏
LOS ANGELES JAMES
Lakers tax is real.. but I truly think this would never happen if the Lakers had a Gm with relationships around the League..The is why the Pels deferred to next season, they were always thinking murray gonna require 2 first..
I don’t think Bron will take a pay cut but I hope he does and I hope he knows this. Take a small pay cut so the team can have some space.
We lost out on D. Murray to pels🤦
its too late..murray to pelicans
Welp dejounte just got traded to the pelicans for a couple skittles and some lint
How the hawks trade Murray for Pennys but was asking us for the whole damn house 🤦🏽♂️ the lakers tax is crazy how are teams getting away with this towards us
Gabe Vincent can go imo frfr
LeBron must take a pay cut.
Watch the only trade be c paul for , Dlo and gabe vincent
Did Trev slightly pause when mentioning Bronny James? lol
family discount LeBron, Lakers helped you.
I like Dlo with JJ Redick.
Dejounte traded now, so who else can we target?
I don’t see anybody paying D’Lo more than $19 million, so why would he opt out? Even if he does opt out, there is nobody the Lakers could sign that would be better. Seems like they are stuck together for one more season.
DJ Murray is now in NOLA, good luck Laker Nation.
Taurean Prince can play.
A long-time Lakers follower I hope De Lo does whatever hurts the Lakers, I'm sick of this Bull 💩!
The Lakers and Ringling Brothers the greatest show on earth 🤣🤣🤣
jonas and buddy hield are both better than klay rn
If the Lakers get rid of Max Christy for Bronny that would be one of the stupidest moves they could make. But it would fit right in with all the over stupid moves they've made over the last 4 to 5 yrs
This was always pretty obvious to me as D-Lo has simply been extremely inefficient in the playoffs. I never saw him getting 20+ million per yr as a bad defender, someone who doesn’t get to FT line at all and streaky. When he’s hot he can be awesome offensively but when he doesn’t outside of passing he doesn’t do anything at all well (defense, getting to FT line, deflections, spg, bpg, rbg etc). Opting in at this point would prob be best then hopefully trade him if possible before deadline as expiring.
*2024-25 salary cap 141 hardcap 178.7 (2nd apron) 189.486…Don't nec want this trade… They're just options… (1)Lakers trade D'lo/Rui/Hayes and 2028 (pick swap) and 2029(1st) to the Hawks: Trae Young..(2)Lakers trade 2025 (2nd via Clips) and take their top 5 protection off the Lakers 2027 (1st) … And then trade JHS to the Jazz: Kessler. *1st: AD 43.25 LeBron 40 Vando 10.75 MC 5 Young 43=142 *2nd: Kessler 3 Wood 3 TP 5 Vincent 11 AR 13=177… *3rd: Bitadze 2.5 Cam 2.5 Lewis 2 Knecht 3.8 Bronny 1.2=189 *LeBron 2yr/80…MC 3yr/15
Lakers need to trade woods he trash 🗑️
No video on the Murray trade? Disappointing
Cant pay anyone and BUILD a team! 2 MAX players take up %95 of the team's salary! Then its like $20 million leftover, TO SPLIT UP AND PAY THE REMAINING 13 PLAYERS!
To late for merry traded to the pela for 2 future 1st round picks. Should have sent reeves and a future first.
Trade d-lo, Reeves, rui ,.to.the Houston rockets for C SEGUN
KLay to LAKERS 👌👌👌😎🙏
This didn't age well
Murray already traded lol
Hold up, hold up…. why do we have cap holds on guys like Carmelo Anthony, Avery Bradley, and Duds?
So we running it back
Why are we so hung up on max christie
Just wait when news hit tmrw that Dlo opting out.. just wait. Yall thought Djm to pels was bad? Lmaoo just wait till ya see how bad out gm with managing assets is with Dlo opting out tmrw and we gonna have 13 mil to go sign someone like Gabe and miss the whole season. Just wait. This season isn’t for us to win at all.. this is a fair well for lebron.
Very tough spot to be in….
Hopefully a good vet wants to come play with AD & 'Bron at a discount…..
Hope D'lo opts in and we are able to trade him for Myles Turner
Real talk:
Lakers should include in their roster the following players: Armel Traore, Blake Hinson and Mohammed Diarra whom they signed on a two-way NBA contract. These players are more NBA ready compared to Bronny James. I've been a Lebron James fan since his Cavaliers stint. But when he became a Lakers and became older, but getting better, he becomes so entitled, so privileged. So sad 😭
Let's say that also bcoz of DLo, the team were able to enter the playoffs. Don't put the blame when he doesn't play well. It's a team effort. Everybody should step up when one player is not playing well.
Injury prone, inconsistent AD needs to take a pay cut. If i were the GM, i would pay AD minimum wage, 16 bucks an hour.
Then i would pay Lebron 10 million a year. I would trade everyone else and get 3 superstars and pay them 20 million each.
Then i would bring in 2001 Shaq and pay him 15 million. Then we would win 10 titles in a row and i would be crowned the greatest GM in history!!!💯👑😎