[McMenamin] The type of player that James would be willing to make a financial sacrifice for would be an established veteran playmaker like James Harden or Klay Thompson, or an established big man to play alongside Anthony Davis — like Jonas Valančiūnas, sources told ESPN.
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Harden isn’t taking the MLE lmfao
Lebron telling Dave his exact wishes is hilarious
JV would be perfect, so underrated and so likeable, would love too see him go to lakers and get shine he deserves
James Harden for the MLE is pretty funny. Klay has high chance and Jonas is very possible too
James Harden has a chance to do the funniest thing
You are not getting James Harden for the mid level lmao
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Shams says Lakers one of the front runners for Klay, ESPN reports Klay as the type of player LeBron would take a paycut for. Yeah Klay’s going to LAL lol
So Jonas you are a Los Angeles Laker?
did kawhi pull the trigger on his extension too early lol
Renowned playmaker Klay Thompson
I didnt think I’d see Jonas on this list of players Lebron would take a pay cut for. I thought it would just pay for a big splash like Klay or Demar
That’s smart though, team needs JV
Please don’t go to LA man lmao
Where does McMenamin get all of these Bron demands?!
20m discount for jonas
I know JV isn’t the most popular name there but he would be perfect next to AD
I’d love Jonas. Even if he’s not the ideal fit next to AD, surely he’ll be at least equal as a fit and more productive than Jaxson Hayes (who wasn’t even bad) and Wood.
Klay’s never averaged 3+ assists in a season before, wouldn’t really call him a playmaker
Hardens just racking up all the big markets
wow if harden took the MLE i would take back all slander. Artesia stand up!!
“You can’t spell LA without KLAY” – an incredibly confused LA marketing consultant.
Klay is a liability now.
Am I crazy or is Valanciunas an absolutely brutal fit in LA?
Jonas forces AD to guard 4s because there’s no way in hell he can he can guard anyone with even average foot-speed. But he’s also not a good rim protector, which you kind of need if you’re going to have D’Lo, Reaves, and LeBron defending the perimeter.
And as an offensive player, he barely spaces the court and largely takes away driving lanes. Now you’ve got two relatively non-shooting bigs fucking up spacing.
Like, this might make sense against Denver, but against almost anyone else it seems really really bad.
Oh, Klay is a Laker. It’s happening.
Klay and/or JV would be best case scenario for the Lakers.
Isn’t lebron a billionaire now? Do you even need more money at that point? He should just sign a minimum deal if he wants to win, although the players union probably wouldn’t allow that.
It is interesting that he holds Valanciunas in high regard. Nice to know.
Klay Thompson, James Harden……….Jonas Valanciunas……?
LeGM
Poor guy. Must be short on coin.
Established playmaker Klay Thompson with a whopping 2 assists a game for his career lol
sources said “James Harden”…..they actually said that name, James Harden?
sources, man.
Why would he want klay out of all people??? Klay don’t got it anymore
I’m honestly surprised we didn’t hear any noise around PG going to the Lakers.
Reaves+Rui+Gabe +1st probably would of got it done
While he likes money, I’m certain he doesn’t need it. It would be dope if he didn’t sign a big contract so the Lakers could get some people
The Lakers giving Klay a fat payday is exactly what I expect from this clusterfuck.
I understand it, but in general I feel like the old geezers unite mentality is just always doomed to fail in the modern day
Firstly, someone will get injured. Secondly in the miracle that nobody is injured, you need young kids playing defense and making hustle plays
Not sure why James Harden is mentioned extremely doubtful he takes something like an MLE. I’m cool with Klay Thompson though. He’s cooked but he’s probably the best defender we will have in our backcourt.
Harden – Klay – LeBron – Davis – Jonas would be an improvement for sure.
Klay to the Lakers is a done deal
Lebron accepts $1 dollar salary, brings in a 50 million dollar player.
Winner move by Bron… looking for that last ring.
Klay is a “playmaker” ?
Klay getting 200 million just to repeat
“ I guess his feelings just got hurt “ so he can Average 35 a game
Harden for MLE on the Lakers would be unfair. Even at his age, he is still a player worth at least 30m/year.
Paul George
Klay is not a playmaker dude