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If AD/LBJ only win 1 championship, was it worth it to trade the assets that we did to get AD/LBJ? |
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laker50 Star Player
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Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2020 6:12 am Post subject: |
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Without AD the Lakers would have not won a championship.
So the NBA championship was well worth the trade.
It would have taken 3 to 5 years for the young core to develop.
By that time Lebron would be retired and window closed.
Championships don't come easy. |
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TooMuchMajicBuss Franchise Player
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Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2020 6:44 am Post subject: |
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Yes. |
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non-player zealot Franchise Player
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Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2020 6:48 am Post subject: Re: WORTH IT? |
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I don't think I'll ever get over that I shall never again witness Lonzo Ball's beautiful stroke and LaVar Ball's wholesome support of his beloved son who he proudly puts ahead of himself while he steps back into the shadows.
Miss that so....
PS: The 1 "no" vote?.......VLF. _________________ GOAT MAGIC REEL
SEDALE TRIBUTE
EDDIE DONX! |
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non-player zealot Franchise Player
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Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2020 6:56 am Post subject: |
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A rare Jackson Pollock only 19x24 inches sold the other day for 13 million. Why? Because every Pollock drip painting is a masterpiece by a genius and you can't deny one when you see one in any artistic field (like Brawn). Every NBA championship won after a decade is a Pollock. Is it worth it? YES. No question, gavel strikes plate.
https://tinyurl.com/yxft3ajs _________________ GOAT MAGIC REEL
SEDALE TRIBUTE
EDDIE DONX!
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Annihilator Star Player
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Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2020 7:15 am Post subject: |
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AD23 wrote: | No. There was so much potential in DLO Lonzo BI
I'm confident they would have won multiple rings |
Is this sarcasm and I am missing it?
1. The team surrounding DLO, Lonzo and BI wouldn't have had more upside than the current Celtics team.
2. By the time, DLO, Lonzo and BI reach their potential they will have been free agents. There is no guarantee that they would have stayed.
Recall: DLO (and Mozgov) needed to go in 2017 to get the cap space for LBJ in 2018. |
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scottpot29 Star Player
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Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2020 8:02 am Post subject: |
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Annihilator wrote: | AD23 wrote: | No. There was so much potential in DLO Lonzo BI
I'm confident they would have won multiple rings |
Is this sarcasm and I am missing it?
1. The team surrounding DLO, Lonzo and BI wouldn't have had more upside than the current Celtics team.
2. By the time, DLO, Lonzo and BI reach their potential they will have been free agents. There is no guarantee that they would have stayed.
Recall: DLO (and Mozgov) needed to go in 2017 to get the cap space for LBJ in 2018. |
I am going to go out on a limb and say yes, this is sarcasm. The person who voted no is obviously a troll, or Ball's Dad. _________________ Wow. Luke has gone full (bleep) on us. - DB |
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KingKobe20 Franchise Player
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Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2020 10:26 am Post subject: |
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Who’s that one person who voted No??? 😆😂🤣
Reveal yourself Dreamshake/pastor Riley!!! 😆 |
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FanOfFour Star Player
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Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2020 3:49 pm Post subject: |
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Probably the dude who said LeBron was a cancer and wasn't worth it either. And he stands by it and wasn't wrong, dammit! |
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Baron Von Humongous Retired Number
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Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2020 3:57 pm Post subject: |
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Obviously, but the pick structure should've been more favorable for the Lakers given what players Pelinka gave up and the non-existent trading options Griffin faced. _________________ Under New Management |
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70sdude Star Player
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Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2020 4:19 pm Post subject: |
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I won't know if the trade was worthwhile for five more years. One never really knows in an instant. For example, if the Lakers were to have a 2021 - 2024 series of years that resembled what we saw from an AD-lead teams in New Orleans for the past four seasons (if LeBron were to go down and not come back) then it is probably not worth it to me. |
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Beir32 Star Player
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Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2020 4:33 pm Post subject: |
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70sdude wrote: | I won't know if the trade was worthwhile for five more years. One never really knows in an instant. For example, if the Lakers were to have a 2021 - 2024 series of years that resembled what we saw from an AD-lead teams in New Orleans for the past four seasons (if LeBron were to go down and not come back) then it is probably not worth it to me. |
How many more championships do we have to win for this to be worth it for you? |
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wolfpaclaker Retired Number
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Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2020 4:54 pm Post subject: |
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Not hindsight - Said at the time it was worth it.
You had the best player of his generation who based on even last years play was a top 5 player (and got better defensively to return to being one of the top 2 guys this year) to be paired with the best big man in the NBA and arguably the best talent in the NBA, who happens to be a top 5 guy also. I mean, you can not look beyond the history of what happens when you have 2 guys like that on the same team.
When someone like Bron trusts you, when you suck, you need to reward him with a chance. |
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activeverb Retired Number
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Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2020 5:25 pm Post subject: |
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70sdude wrote: | I won't know if the trade was worthwhile for five more years. One never really knows in an instant. For example, if the Lakers were to have a 2021 - 2024 series of years that resembled what we saw from an AD-lead teams in New Orleans for the past four seasons (if LeBron were to go down and not come back) then it is probably not worth it to me. |
I'll take the for-sure ring.
After all, we could have not made the trade and had 5 bad years too. It's not keeping Ingram, Ball, etc. was a guarantee of success. |
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Laker's Fan Franchise Player
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Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2020 5:31 pm Post subject: |
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yinoma2001 wrote: | PenG_ wrote: | A Celtics fan came in an ruined the perfect vote. |
Someone needs to fess up. |
It might actually be Danny Ainge
I voted yes (and would have gone Hell Yes if it had been an option). Good thing we won't have to find out . |
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Raijin Star Player
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Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2020 5:32 pm Post subject: |
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activeverb wrote: | 70sdude wrote: | I won't know if the trade was worthwhile for five more years. One never really knows in an instant. For example, if the Lakers were to have a 2021 - 2024 series of years that resembled what we saw from an AD-lead teams in New Orleans for the past four seasons (if LeBron were to go down and not come back) then it is probably not worth it to me. |
I'll take the for-sure ring.
After all, we could have not made the trade and had 5 bad years too. It's not keeping Ingram, Ball, etc. was a guarantee of success. |
That young core did not look very promising to me.(Hell I don't think I liked any of the Lakers lotto picks over the last few years) _________________ "It was tough," Kobe Bryant said. "But when it got really tough for me, I just checked myself in." |
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32 Retired Number
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Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2020 5:35 pm Post subject: |
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Two people voted No. _________________ Nobody in the NBA can touch the Laker brand, which, like the uniform color, is pure gold. |
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nevitt_smrek Star Player
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Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2020 5:41 pm Post subject: |
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32 wrote: | Two people voted No. |
Watching Lonzo miss free throws in non-playoff qualifying seasons is better. _________________ Smrek 2, Nevitt 1, Barkley 0 |
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LakerSD Franchise Player
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Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2020 6:03 pm Post subject: |
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Emphatic yes. It’s so damn hard to win. |
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BotPoster24 Starting Rotation
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Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2020 7:03 pm Post subject: |
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I don't think we win one if we build with the youth. Likely start paying those guys and then realize we not winning with them. That seems to be what happens to every team that feels they have great young guys. Fans overrate them and then complain a few years later, when they get a huge deal they then don't feel they deserve.
I've always felt the best way to win for us was exactly how we did it. Use our scouting department to get the attractive young talent potential free agents want to play with or use to trade. |
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BlueNGold Star Player
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Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2020 7:07 pm Post subject: |
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Everyone is entitled to an opinion (even if it is dead wrong), so I’d love to hear from the ones that voted “No” as to why this wasn’t worth it. |
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lakersfever714 Franchise Player
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Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2020 7:27 pm Post subject: |
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Yep, we won the trade regardless of what happens to all players involved in the deal from here on out. The ultimate goal of any trade decision is to win a championship and we did just that. It tied us for most championship ever. Now, because of that trade, next year we'd be in position to shatter that record. Very damn well worth it. _________________ LeGoat! LeMazing! LeGend! |
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Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2020 7:31 pm Post subject: |
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There are many ways for a team to build a championship contender. Through the draft, free agency, and trades. It doesn't matter how you do it. If you win it all it was worth it. _________________ Nobody in the NBA can touch the Laker brand, which, like the uniform color, is pure gold. |
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cthroatgtr Star Player
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Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2020 7:34 pm Post subject: |
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Draft picks aside, Lonzo will be a solid player for a while in the league. BI is a legit #2 in a few years. Hart is replaceable. AD is 1b on this team. No contest Lakers got the deal done and it earned them a chip. Now can the Lakers free up cap space, hopefully so. Add a real #3 and perhaps you can win another one. |
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focus Star Player
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Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2020 7:38 pm Post subject: |
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Yes, but we are winning more than one so this about one is moot. I feel good about another in the next two years, and see 2 more in three as a possibility (total of 3).
Lebron, the clear best player in the league, has to feel age sometime down the line, right? He is human, all evidence to the contrary. |
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70sdude Star Player
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Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2020 7:56 pm Post subject: |
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Beir32 wrote: | 70sdude wrote: | I won't know if the trade was worthwhile for five more years. One never really knows in an instant. For example, if the Lakers were to have a 2021 - 2024 series of years that resembled what we saw from an AD-lead teams in New Orleans for the past four seasons (if LeBron were to go down and not come back) then it is probably not worth it to me. |
How many more championships do we have to win for this to be worth it for you? |
It's a feel thing, not a count of trophies at all. I think I was pretty clear.
If the Lakers were to suck wind for the next four years or so, say as badly as they did for most of the past decade, it will probably feel it wasn't worth it - to me. Just have to see what happens and take measure of the effects of the big roster moves as we go along. This championship is pretty sweet on its own, so it's no criticism of its value to say it's not enough on its own to make the trades worthwhile. So far, so good and that's a good place to be. |
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