[Woj] Hard for Lakers to make the money work for a Bruce Brown / Dejounte Murray trade; Hope is Cam Reddish, Gabe Vincent returns soon and Vanderbilt doesn’t need surgery; Lakers looking ahead to more “Significant Trade Scenarios” when they have 3 picks to trade this summer
by Hwight
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Sell the team Jeanie!
oh wow we punting
Unless they have inside info of a star wanting to come to LA, this is an insane gamble when you have to pay DLO.
Also Mitchell has made it very clear that he only wants NY lol
Thank you for the memories LeBron
Note: Woj’s report could be coming straight from Pelinka’s mouth if you consider [what Irwin “with Klutch sources” reported this morning](https://www.reddit.com/r/lakers/comments/1al5fg8/irwin_p1_dfs_to_lakers_has_a_chance_p2_lebron/)
Hmmm okay
>Vanderbilt doesn’t need surgery
🥳
We knew this but still. Hopefully, this isn’t “Yeah, he actually needs surgery” six weeks from now.
ultimate smokescreen or the Lakers are the dumbest org UNLESS the FO have talked to LBJ, AD, e.t.c.. and have secured that the 3rd star is coming for real. (which is a fucking gamble)
At least fire Darvin to appease Lebron then.
Not shocking honestly. Prices suck. If they overpay, no one would be happy. Sometimes you just cant do anything besides minor moves.
I wonder if Curry could be an option.
Reaves, Rui, contract filler, 3 firsts and 3 swaps.
Is it enough?
He better re-sign this summer if he opts out
Thing is who will be available this summer? And how would we outbid other teams with more to offer?
lol Rob is trying to sell the public on dreams of the summer again. Lord lebron is gonna leave man
Already searching the buyout market and options for next off-season is just good due diligence.
Then our season is over. Maybe we can win 1 round in PO and thats it. DLO will 10000% deliver a stinker series
We already knew this
FIRE THE COACH
Man. My heart just sank. Without a big move (doesn’t have to be for Dejounte, specifically), the Lakers won’t even make a splash this season. And if this is the best they can do while Bron and AD are both playing like MVP contenders…Then everything will get dismantled in the offseason. Bron will certainly leave.
Y’all are aware the Lakers cant put a gun to other team’s head and force them to trades right?
Does LeBron opt out or request a trade? Other than Philly there aren’t many contending teams that can sign him to a max deal.
Normally I’d call BS but Pelinka is in his bag rn. He’s dialed in big time and IDK I sorta feel like he wants to trade something insane really soon after the WCF run just to show LeBron, and the league, that he’s better then ever and counting him out is a mistake. The best revenge against the league rn is to make the biggest trade on the planet, something others can’t compete with. Not even fucking the Celtics will outshine a second masterpiece within a back to back season. Just my 2 cents.
“Wait till next year” is just…. Depressing. Third star in the summer? There’s no guarantees, especially when it comes to health.
Lakers need to stop trading picks. Team isn’t about Lebron and I love Lebron. It’s AD team now so start building the team around him and quit wasting our picks. So many terrible front office decisions the last few years and we the fans keep paying for it.
You know your roster is bad when you’re down to hoping that Cam Reddish returns soon. If they really stand pat at the trade deadline then I’m willing to bet that this is the end of the LeBron era.
Season is over
I like the idea but even fully healthy we haven’t gelled as a group like the nuggets who have been together for years. That’s the big advantage the nuggets have over every contender. Same coach, same core
I guess no Gabe Vincent takers. I don’t blame other teams
Are there any Cs out there that are worth making a move for?
Woj really fell off man lol dude is really just regurgitating stuff that we already know
I remember the good ol days when it used to be Bust or Chip
That doesn’t mean you can’t make small trades for needed shooting and a 5.
If Vanderbilt is out for the season, I think it’s a wrap for the season.
Lakers will have 5 picks to trade this summer if you include swaps. This is the right move. There is no trade out there that gets this team to the finals. Making lateral moves is pointless under this coaching staff as well.
If there is behind the scene channel talk that Donovan Mitchell wants to come here, then sure. But otherwise it’s risky as hell. Time isn’t on our side.
Trying for a 3rd star is gonna turn into trying for a 2nd once Bron opts out.
Gabe Vincent and 2 2nds for Troy brown and muscala is gunna be what we end up with I swear 🥲. Well at least they are playing it smart