"I don't really think the Lakers are serious anymore," Cousins said. "I love everything that LeBron stands for… as far as the Lakers actually competing, I don't know. I take that as a sign that they aren't really serious."
by Mechaultima
@National Basketball Association
45 Comments
Facts but the lakers suck ass with or without Bronny anyways
Why didn’t the Lakers draft another Jokic with 55th pick? Are they stupid?
I mean, Boogie knows best what it means to not be serious about winning.
Its the 55th pick just shut the fuck up about it
The Lakers aren’t serious about winning because there’s no path for them to be a top tier contender this year. The 55th pick is irrelevant.
I don’t either
Demarcus knows nothing about winning
hell even Jaylen Brown said this just not the silent part
None of this would matter if Bronny was treated like the 58th pick, but he’s not.
He’s the 55th pick when was the last time the 55th pick was the difference between contending and not
I don’t even think Lakers fan believe in Bronny either lol
Yes as typically happened the 55th draft pick rookie is a sign of the seriousness of a club trying to win
What if this is actually a master-class of game of zones and Ser Bron has been saving all of Bronnys abilities to be revealed if the Lakers make the playoffs🤫🫣🫣👁️
does every mention of Bronny’s name need to be posted in this sub?
It’s not about winning. They know they didn’t have the cap flexibility, trade assets, or anything to make winning moves. At least know they can roll with marketing and ticket sales.
Yes because a late second rounder is ever a win now pick
I don’t think a level of a teams seriousness is measured by what happens on the 55th pick
Who was at pick 55 that would contribute now? Lmao
I’ve never heard so much criticism of the 55th pick in the draft 🤣.
At least his first couple of years. He’s an end of the bench rotation player. It’s not like he’s going to be starting and playing heavy minutes.
He’s probably going to end up in G-League as a season goes along.
People are making a big deal out of nothing.
He’s just like us
They did it for the $$$
Cmon, lmao. He was the 58th pick ffs. Which 58th pick has ever helped a team to a championship?
This is obvious who doesn’t think this
Rare DMC W
My thing is Bronny was most likely going undrafted they still could’ve gotten him. I don’t understand why waste the pick because you don’t want that undrafted status on his name?
It was a business decision.
Gotta get the photo op of father and son tossing lobs to each other.
Bronny sucks.
Yes, there are many other 58th pics who spring to mind immediately that were franchise changers
They haven’t been serious since they blew up the team that won in the bubble.
No one knows more about not being serious than DeMarcus Cousins.
They’re in it for the clicks and likes. Its not about winning – they don’t have to.
Just like Dallas Cowboys
Demarcus cousins, known for been serious about winning
Honestly, if anything I think this shows they are serious.
Willing to draft someone who is obviously not and will probably never be nba player just to make their star player happy and keep him at the team. Not saying their team is good enough to win it all, but they’re trying
Yeah! If they were serious they would have drafted their next franchise star at the end of the second round! Bronny is going to tank their franchise for decades wasting such a valuable pick!
Huge gesture to lebron and other players in the league that the Lakers will take care of their stars. The goodwill that this will build is far more valuable than whatever future Shanghai Shark they missed out on
He’s not wrong
just saw bronny in person against the bucks and it was bad
almost feel bad for the kid
Bucks won with Thanasis though..how is this much different and how often do deep bench players influence playoff runs?
Yep, usc is probably so happy he decided to go pro
Lakers are like the Cowboys of the NBA
They are always going to make money so they have no real incentive to create a championship contender.
I agree with Boogie.
What in the world does Demarcus cousins know about being serious about winning?
The Lakers gave him 4 years guaranteed. They simply did that to appease LeBron.
They drafted him with a late 2nd rounder, where is is unusual to get a rotation player, and it keeps their star happy and is a story line fans are obviously excited about given the Bronny chants we heard at their Vegas preseason game last night.
I think it was a perfectly cromulent move by the Lakers front office.
I think taking a flier on an all-time-great’s son on the 55th pick is fine. Everyone’s saying “if he wasn’t lebrons son…” No one is saying “what if he was a different all time greats son?” It’s a good pick.
Non story
Season can’t start soon enough