The only center we really missed out on was Jonas but he is awful defensively and would be a limited player with us. There was no one at the mid level we missed out on but Klay but he got a better deal than we could offer. We could have traded for Murray but I don’t really think we had a shot to get him. DeRozan does not move the needle for us and anyone who thinks that needs to think how he would fit next to Bron and AD.
_TIMBER_
The Lakers were never going to outright sign decent players because of roster spot availability. Lakers need to cut salary and trade. Hoping for Kessler
Impossible-Taco-769
The biggest change has already happened and y’all have collective amnesia: #HAM WAS FIRED That alone is a major game changer.
crd-dc2049
I’d rather have this fa than have wb and darvin on the team again
sathish306
No move is sometimes better than a bad move. 🦬
CabbageStockExchange
Going into this season I wanted an upgrade at guard and a new center. The news of LeBron taking a discount definitely changed things for a bit. But regardless these need to be addressed.
Creative_Category_21
The annual front office justification, last year everyone was glad we didn’t get Kyrie and retained Dlo and Rui
Klay/Demar aside, there were still players we needed. We didn’t sign a SINGLE vet min guy. We could’ve used Kris Dunn badly. Rob has his head in his ass right now until he proves otherwise.
Temporary-Move7403
They don’t want to trade. Keeping hold 29 31 picks. Lakers already has 26 28 30 picks and two 25 second round picks.
Confident_Pen_919
Maybe continuity is all we need
Accomplished-Dot8533
Im crying over the fact that they focused on Klay and Derozan and not players that will help this roster, whatever at least my east coast team has KCP
nottherealstanlee
It’s tough. I think people sort of don’t understand what was on the table for us and how to get there. Bron offered to take a paycut if someone took the MLE, but there were no takers. Blame whoever you want for that, it’s the truth. I believe Jonas at that 10m would have been really useful, but in the end he’d be a bench big for us and I’m not sure Bron was sacrificing that much to get him.
Once we started entertaining S&Ts things get really weird for the roster. Now we’re talking about Dlo for Klay… That’s sort of a lateral move to me and it would make us need to then cascade down and move Rui or Vando for a guard, are there many on the table that make that kind of money and would help the team? Idk. Is “trading” Dlo/Rui for Klay/Tyus Jones a win? Idk.
For the pieces we have and the pieces that we could reasonably attain, I’m not too mad right now. It’s been tough getting rejected over and over lol but it’s not the end of the world.
divergent_stinker
Another stale free agency. Silver lining: We have some young guys that will benefit. Let’s see if JJ can develop Knecht. Let’s see what happens when we have a steady (and sane) rotation with an actual offensive system. I’m excited to see what Lakers will do next season. People need to chill, but whatever. This sub loves to freak out.
river0f
The idea of Klay seduced me, but he was out of the picture so quickly that didn’t have time to imagine how good or bad it would’ve been
Moiii562
Nothing but casuals bitching about it.
Crippledforlife42
People tripping over a washed Klay Thompson
Doc_JC
We lost in the playoffs because Vando never got healthy. Without a wing defender, we aren’t winning anything.
Tall_Succotash
Why were people twerking for these dudes
They are washed and would only slow us down, if the lakers want to contend they gotta go with 2 way athletes.
thaiteawhitey
I’m chillin
vinylmartyr
I agree, Should focus on trying to find a center.
LanaSwiftFan
klay woulda been cool i guess but who tf wanted dog shit ass derozan? hes garbage
Irrichc
Weren’t lakers one of the best teams post asg last season? Once ham started our true starting lineup, lakers were doing fine. It would be great if we made improvements but its not the end of the world if all we did was replace ham, resign max and added dalton. We’d essentially be adding Gabe(under full training camp) as well. This would be year 3 of the “core” playing together.
Munk45
I think both Klay and DRo would have made us a stronger contender.
But I think there are still moves we can make.
Clock is ticking tho
BusiestWolf
Klay saved them from their own stupidity cause their starting pg with what they’d have had to give up would’ve been Bronny lol
DoreMD
Picks are becoming more valuable under the new CBA rules. If you want to compete, you have to have young, low cost talent coming in. You can’t casually throw away picks for moves that don’t move the needle enough.
discussionandrespect
Please just make sure we stay under the 2nd apron
dutnguye
Coming to Free agency, we didn’t expect to sign anyone because of cap space. We were hoping DLO opts in to retain his cap as trade chip and Lebron signs extension. We achieve those 2, Lebron’s statement about willing to take pay cut to sign certain players was an extra and at the end of the day Klay didn’t sign for MLE, trading DLO for him would make the team worse.
MeiIsBaePrayForMe
Preach
Satanic_chef
Im relaxed because the season was over when they drafted bronny
gregmango2323
This team made it to the WCF under a chaperone. We don’t need much
downgoesbatman
No. We are kinda not overreacting. We have our main superstar say I’ll take a payout if you get me x or y. We struck out on both. Yes. Last year’s team was good but not championship good and we are running it back with the same squad when we didn’t even do that for our 20 chip roster. So yeah , we are freaking out from another mediocre season.
TheGrandData
Can people stop using this trash Steven crowder meme like stop contributing to this trash human being’s presence on the internet.
ZapataOilCo
The point of this meme is that Crowder is a moron and thus the opposite of the sign on his banner is actually correct. So in this case, the Lakers did miss out.
Nice one!
SevTheNiceGuy
The lakers are going to land Grant for trades and picks and grant is a better 3pt shooter.
Supyloco
We need a Center.
redbluenavy
Really funny seeing the major twitter personalities (even smart and level-headed ones) get caught into the groupthink, and shout “do SOMETHING!!” like signing a bad FA is better than staying pat. Also don’t see any FA signing and the same ppl saying “dam the Lakers coulda got him.” This isn’t a particularly strong FA class, and none of the FA solve our needs on rebounding and defense.
Besides, all our roster spots are currently filled so it was always gonna be a trade. I get we could’ve gotten an mle from Bron’s paycut, but none of those options would fit (big name and defense/rebounding were 2 sep circles). I get technically getting someone for “free” sounds nice, but again we still had to trade. And trading players to get someone with the same problems… aint worth it.
Complex_Jellyfish647
I swear every time the phrase “move the needle” gets used in this sub, I lose a hair.
This is why I’m bald.
frazo6490
Getting sniped on a Dejounte Murray deal is the one the hurts the most, that was the most realistic deal to have been made but Pels beat us to it while we waited on DLo to make a decision on opting in
aproperopinion
I’m just relieved JJ won’t be coaching the team by himself lol
singh_1312
signing someone like jonas would have surely moved a needle and jonas as the backup center or alongside AD would have fit like a glove
Heisenberger9
I couldn’t agree more man people here keeps complaining no matter what happens. I get that the expectations with Lakers is championship or bust and we’re passionate about the Lakers but people in this subreddit gotta relax and let them do their job. Also I’m gonna get slandered for this but most people here come up with arguments that shows they know nothing about basketball.
IlGrandBoss
I’m a true believer that our issue was Ham, not the roaster, although the roster has its flaws but we could’ve done way better post season.
Vando being out hurt our defense and rebounding.
The only move this team needs is to have a good back C, and in case Gabe wasn’t him, a guard that can defend.
Otherwise sometimes no addition is a good addition, there’s no player available out there for the right price can make us better.
_weeks_
Seriously, people expect everything to just fall in our laps. It was a horrible FA market and we have weak assets to facilitate good trades under this CBA. Are we really that’s desperate that we think signing Klay, Demar, or Jonas significantly elevates our team?
We had a top offense with Darvin f-ing ham. If we run that team back with a real offense we’re more than good on that side of the floor. It’s DEFENSE and Off-rebounding that killed us. Simply having a healthy Vando and Gabe helps with the defense. The rebounding just boils down to effort and boxing out. Something Lebron seems allergic to.
The only thing I think we really need is a decent big body just to relieve AD during the REGULAR SEASON. Hell, CWood looked great next to AD but Ham never ran our most effective lineups. But come playoff time its AD at the 5 anyways. What big bodies were on the floor during this year’s finals? I’ll wait.
Minnesota bigs dont scare me and we had the talent to beat Denver. We led most of the series, lost on TWO buzzer beaters, and MPJ averaged career numbers. Coaching cost us that series.
Lastly, people seriously undermine coninutuity and knowing your role on the team. Ham was still experimenting 3/4 through the season.
Legote
Klay was going to be huge because the lakers need 3’s and open the floor out for more spacing. He cant defend, but getting him is getting more offense while keeping defense the same. He was going to be their “Ray Allen” or “Chris Bosh”. Don’t forget that he was still giving 17points a game coming off the bench. All the lakers need is someone who can catch and shoot.
pickleballz8
Agreed. The panic is just laughable from all these people. There will be a trade at some point to improve the team. Portland and Brooklyn are dumping salaries and need ways out. Dlo, Rui or Vando and picks are the perfect trade chips
favorite_sardine
Various-Effective361
Nice cope. Several rosters in the west got better. We didn’t. We’re allowed to be upset our team isn’t making any good moves.
Enjoyingcandy34
Didnt want deroazan.
Klay would of been dope though.
ronnie760
We are literally so up as a team right now compared to what/where we ended last season at. Not snagging an aging star during free agency isn’t the end of the world in the slightest.
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The only center we really missed out on was Jonas but he is awful defensively and would be a limited player with us. There was no one at the mid level we missed out on but Klay but he got a better deal than we could offer. We could have traded for Murray but I don’t really think we had a shot to get him. DeRozan does not move the needle for us and anyone who thinks that needs to think how he would fit next to Bron and AD.
The Lakers were never going to outright sign decent players because of roster spot availability. Lakers need to cut salary and trade. Hoping for Kessler
The biggest change has already happened and y’all have collective amnesia:
#HAM WAS FIRED
That alone is a major game changer.
I’d rather have this fa than have wb and darvin on the team again
No move is sometimes better than a bad move. 🦬
Going into this season I wanted an upgrade at guard and a new center. The news of LeBron taking a discount definitely changed things for a bit. But regardless these need to be addressed.
The annual front office justification, last year everyone was glad we didn’t get Kyrie and retained Dlo and Rui
Klay/Demar aside, there were still players we needed. We didn’t sign a SINGLE vet min guy. We could’ve used Kris Dunn badly. Rob has his head in his ass right now until he proves otherwise.
They don’t want to trade. Keeping hold 29 31 picks. Lakers already has 26 28 30 picks and two 25 second round picks.
Maybe continuity is all we need
Im crying over the fact that they focused on Klay and Derozan and not players that will help this roster, whatever at least my east coast team has KCP
It’s tough. I think people sort of don’t understand what was on the table for us and how to get there. Bron offered to take a paycut if someone took the MLE, but there were no takers. Blame whoever you want for that, it’s the truth. I believe Jonas at that 10m would have been really useful, but in the end he’d be a bench big for us and I’m not sure Bron was sacrificing that much to get him.
Once we started entertaining S&Ts things get really weird for the roster. Now we’re talking about Dlo for Klay… That’s sort of a lateral move to me and it would make us need to then cascade down and move Rui or Vando for a guard, are there many on the table that make that kind of money and would help the team? Idk. Is “trading” Dlo/Rui for Klay/Tyus Jones a win? Idk.
For the pieces we have and the pieces that we could reasonably attain, I’m not too mad right now. It’s been tough getting rejected over and over lol but it’s not the end of the world.
Another stale free agency. Silver lining: We have some young guys that will benefit. Let’s see if JJ can develop Knecht. Let’s see what happens when we have a steady (and sane) rotation with an actual offensive system. I’m excited to see what Lakers will do next season. People need to chill, but whatever. This sub loves to freak out.
The idea of Klay seduced me, but he was out of the picture so quickly that didn’t have time to imagine how good or bad it would’ve been
Nothing but casuals bitching about it.
People tripping over a washed Klay Thompson
We lost in the playoffs because Vando never got healthy. Without a wing defender, we aren’t winning anything.
Why were people twerking for these dudes
They are washed and would only slow us down, if the lakers want to contend they gotta go with 2 way athletes.
I’m chillin
I agree, Should focus on trying to find a center.
klay woulda been cool i guess but who tf wanted dog shit ass derozan? hes garbage
Weren’t lakers one of the best teams post asg last season? Once ham started our true starting lineup, lakers were doing fine. It would be great if we made improvements but its not the end of the world if all we did was replace ham, resign max and added dalton. We’d essentially be adding Gabe(under full training camp) as well. This would be year 3 of the “core” playing together.
I think both Klay and DRo would have made us a stronger contender.
But I think there are still moves we can make.
Clock is ticking tho
Klay saved them from their own stupidity cause their starting pg with what they’d have had to give up would’ve been Bronny lol
Picks are becoming more valuable under the new CBA rules. If you want to compete, you have to have young, low cost talent coming in. You can’t casually throw away picks for moves that don’t move the needle enough.
Please just make sure we stay under the 2nd apron
Coming to Free agency, we didn’t expect to sign anyone because of cap space. We were hoping DLO opts in to retain his cap as trade chip and Lebron signs extension. We achieve those 2, Lebron’s statement about willing to take pay cut to sign certain players was an extra and at the end of the day Klay didn’t sign for MLE, trading DLO for him would make the team worse.
Preach
Im relaxed because the season was over when they drafted bronny
This team made it to the WCF under a chaperone. We don’t need much
No. We are kinda not overreacting. We have our main superstar say I’ll take a payout if you get me x or y. We struck out on both. Yes. Last year’s team was good but not championship good and we are running it back with the same squad when we didn’t even do that for our 20 chip roster. So yeah , we are freaking out from another mediocre season.
Can people stop using this trash Steven crowder meme like stop contributing to this trash human being’s presence on the internet.
The point of this meme is that Crowder is a moron and thus the opposite of the sign on his banner is actually correct. So in this case, the Lakers did miss out.
Nice one!
The lakers are going to land Grant for trades and picks and grant is a better 3pt shooter.
We need a Center.
Really funny seeing the major twitter personalities (even smart and level-headed ones) get caught into the groupthink, and shout “do SOMETHING!!” like signing a bad FA is better than staying pat. Also don’t see any FA signing and the same ppl saying “dam the Lakers coulda got him.” This isn’t a particularly strong FA class, and none of the FA solve our needs on rebounding and defense.
Besides, all our roster spots are currently filled so it was always gonna be a trade. I get we could’ve gotten an mle from Bron’s paycut, but none of those options would fit (big name and defense/rebounding were 2 sep circles). I get technically getting someone for “free” sounds nice, but again we still had to trade. And trading players to get someone with the same problems… aint worth it.
I swear every time the phrase “move the needle” gets used in this sub, I lose a hair.
This is why I’m bald.
Getting sniped on a Dejounte Murray deal is the one the hurts the most, that was the most realistic deal to have been made but Pels beat us to it while we waited on DLo to make a decision on opting in
I’m just relieved JJ won’t be coaching the team by himself lol
signing someone like jonas would have surely moved a needle and jonas as the backup center or alongside AD would have fit like a glove
I couldn’t agree more man people here keeps complaining no matter what happens. I get that the expectations with Lakers is championship or bust and we’re passionate about the Lakers but people in this subreddit gotta relax and let them do their job. Also I’m gonna get slandered for this but most people here come up with arguments that shows they know nothing about basketball.
I’m a true believer that our issue was Ham, not the roaster, although the roster has its flaws but we could’ve done way better post season.
Vando being out hurt our defense and rebounding.
The only move this team needs is to have a good back C, and in case Gabe wasn’t him, a guard that can defend.
Otherwise sometimes no addition is a good addition, there’s no player available out there for the right price can make us better.
Seriously, people expect everything to just fall in our laps. It was a horrible FA market and we have weak assets to facilitate good trades under this CBA. Are we really that’s desperate that we think signing Klay, Demar, or Jonas significantly elevates our team?
We had a top offense with Darvin f-ing ham. If we run that team back with a real offense we’re more than good on that side of the floor. It’s DEFENSE and Off-rebounding that killed us. Simply having a healthy Vando and Gabe helps with the defense. The rebounding just boils down to effort and boxing out. Something Lebron seems allergic to.
The only thing I think we really need is a decent big body just to relieve AD during the REGULAR SEASON. Hell, CWood looked great next to AD but Ham never ran our most effective lineups. But come playoff time its AD at the 5 anyways. What big bodies were on the floor during this year’s finals? I’ll wait.
Minnesota bigs dont scare me and we had the talent to beat Denver. We led most of the series, lost on TWO buzzer beaters, and MPJ averaged career numbers. Coaching cost us that series.
Lastly, people seriously undermine coninutuity and knowing your role on the team. Ham was still experimenting 3/4 through the season.
Klay was going to be huge because the lakers need 3’s and open the floor out for more spacing. He cant defend, but getting him is getting more offense while keeping defense the same. He was going to be their “Ray Allen” or “Chris Bosh”. Don’t forget that he was still giving 17points a game coming off the bench. All the lakers need is someone who can catch and shoot.
Agreed. The panic is just laughable from all these people. There will be a trade at some point to improve the team. Portland and Brooklyn are dumping salaries and need ways out. Dlo, Rui or Vando and picks are the perfect trade chips
Nice cope. Several rosters in the west got better. We didn’t. We’re allowed to be upset our team isn’t making any good moves.
Didnt want deroazan.
Klay would of been dope though.
We are literally so up as a team right now compared to what/where we ended last season at. Not snagging an aging star during free agency isn’t the end of the world in the slightest.