What star combo do you most want the Lakers to sign and/or trade for ?

iimarshon · Star Player Joined: 12 Oct 2007 Posts: 2673

2018:
- Paul George
- 1 year deals on guys who can help win now (maybe Brook or IT)

2019:
- Kawhi ideally but Klay would be awesome too.

2019-2020 Team:
Ball
George
Kawhi
Ingram
Randle

Plus:
- Kuzma
- Zubac
- Hart
- Bryant
- 2018 1st
- 2019 1st
- 2018 2nd
- 2019 Room Exception Vet Center
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unleasHell · Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2018 11:45 pm Post subject:

One thing I have not heard anyone mention, is the Lakers signing LeBron to a 1 year deal, he may only want to play one more yea, especially after he gets out here to Cali, he may want to pursue other things, he should be worth over $150mil by then.

That way the Lakers could still go after another big name in 2019...!
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gng930 · Franchise Player Joined: 13 Apr 2001 Posts: 11475

I'm fine with that. Whether it's a 1-year deal or we trade his ass next summer, I'd rather go after Kawhi.
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Dumhead · Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2018 1:31 pm Post subject:

I'm fine with a number of those combinations. Maybe I'm old school (actually I know I am), but the idea of having good guard play, PG, plus a guy like AD in the middle (injuries aside),... that is really attractive.
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CalisFinest · Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2018 1:38 pm Post subject:

PG and Kawhi would be mind boggling defensively. I'm just not sure who takes the mantle of #1.

LAL4K3RS · Star Player Joined: 13 Oct 2008 Posts: 2750

This starts with the assumption we get PG and I hate to say this but why would he want to join the Lakers when we have a team that is struggling to win 30 games this season. 30 Wins does not sound like a team that needs one more piece to win championships and unfortunately the guys like PG are more interested in winning Championships and to do that they will join teams that are in the playoffs now.

I am curious if in the last 20 years a player that is considered ELITE - ALL STAR level has ever left a team and joined a team with a sub .500 record? Ever since the super teams started to emerge, it seems the teams that want to lure someone over are teams that have .500 record.

Now, imagine if we had not traded JC and Nance away and we hit that .500 threshold this year. We get a guy who adds that Elite star to the lineup and we continuing our improvement which means we start competing with the elite teams next year.

Now we have IT and Frye added to the mix and most likely will be dumped on the "Take me for Free" table or even worse, resigned to the team for a bloated one year contract or god forbid a multi year deal. We then have to float to the next year for a hope at bringing in a FA or two. But if this team continue to win 30 games, we are not going to bring in anyone who sees the other players as a poor choice compared to their own teams players.

Players heading for FA are more likely to join a team like the Spurs for less money than join the Lakers for More Money. Unless we go off the deep end and put in a contract that is crazy high, we are not going to get people to move to LA.
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hydrohead · Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2018 7:25 pm Post subject:

give me Lebron and Klay
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delric · Rookie Joined: 04 Jun 2015 Posts: 20

Kawhi & Klay

composite · Star Player Joined: 31 May 2005 Posts: 3043

It's mind blowing how many people are opposed to LeBron coming to the Lakers. People are chanting for PG at Staples, but you hear people OPPOSING LeBron coming.

LeBron is clearly the best player in the NBA by far. He's the player leading his team to 8 Finals appearances, including 7 in a row.

Is he passive aggressive? Yeah, but so was Kobe. It's just bizarre to me why people wouldn't want the best player. Considering how good GSW will be for the next 3-4 years, there's really no other way to reach the title soon.

venturalakersfan · Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2018 10:26 am Post subject:

Agree, Lebron should be our top option. I think the chances are slim to none that he comes here, but we should pursue him.
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babyskyhook · Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2018 12:32 pm Post subject:

It’s interesting to see how teaming PG with one of Klay, Kawhi or AD have all been running about even since the poll went up, and all three choices are preferred almost twice as much as Lebron.

As someone who has PG and AD as my top choice, though, I’d be stoked if Lebron came here this summer, although I’d be a little concerned about him wanting to trade some of our young guys.

But maybe that concern is unwarranted. After seeing how JC and Nance look playing with Lebron, how good will BI, Zo, Kuz and Hart look playing off Lebron and PG ? My guess is they’d look great and we’d have a realistic shot at the title in year 2, assuming the young guys keep developing.

unleasHell · Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2018 9:50 pm Post subject:

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If I may interrupt. I think LeBron has maybe three great years left. If he and PG come next year the Lakers will probably still lose to the Warriors next year with no guarantee the rest of his prime while the Warriors reign exists.

Or the Lakers could bring in PG and let the young guys improve to see who is making a difference then get AD the following year and get Chip opportunities for many years to come, after the demise of the Warrior run.

While the Klay angle (weakening the Warriors) has a nice jingle to it, I think AD (Health aside) is superior to Klay in so many ways and is younger.

Anthony Davis + PG/Ball/Kuzma/Hart/Zubac/Ingram/Bryant = 10 plus years of greatness while keeping the young core and watching the Laker handpicked youngsters blossom into maturity.

LaBron + PG/Ball/Kuzma/Hart/Zubac/Ingram/Bryant = 2-3 plus years of greatness with a real possibility of gutting the young core to appease LaBron in his pursuit to be GOAT for the short term?

I would rather take the AD rout for long term. But, don’t get me wrong, I would love a scenario that would bring PG, LaBron, Klay, Kawhi or the Greek Freak.

babyskyhook · Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 11:11 am Post subject:

PG with one of Klay, Kawhi or AD have all been running about even since the poll went up. It’s very consistent.

Approx 75% of the vote between those three has also been consistent.

babyskyhook · Posted: Tue Oct 08, 2019 10:51 pm Post subject:

My ideal FA pairing back in early 2018 was AD and PG.

AD and Lebron ? Even better!!!

So happy this is now reality.

epak · Retired Number Joined: 30 Aug 2005 Posts: 34147

Which of you clippers fans (or Lakers fans without a time machine) voted for those scumbags PG and deuce?

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defense · Retired Number Joined: 12 Jan 2010 Posts: 39449

I always enjoy reading old predictions

Good times

LeBron will never come here
Anthony Davis will never be a laker

LG is right half the time 50% of the time sometimes