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| LakerLanny wrote: | | Jesusdelonla wrote: | LMAO DeMar DeDorzan. He wanted to create legacy in Toronto instead of playing home in LA.
Traded to Spurs
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I just posted the same in the Kawhi thread.
DeRozan blows off the Lakers to be loyal to Toronto and gets dealt to a rebuild in the flatlands a year later.... |
DeRozan didn't exactly "blow off" the Lakers. He was a FA and decided to stay with a team who could offer more money and who were building towards deeper playoff runs, instead of signing with a team who wanted him badly because they had nobody else. |
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| Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2018 9:18 am Post subject: |
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| vanexelent wrote: | | LakerLanny wrote: | | Jesusdelonla wrote: | LMAO DeMar DeDorzan. He wanted to create legacy in Toronto instead of playing home in LA.
Traded to Spurs
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I just posted the same in the Kawhi thread.
DeRozan blows off the Lakers to be loyal to Toronto and gets dealt to a rebuild in the flatlands a year later.... |
DeRozan didn't exactly "blow off" the Lakers. He was a FA and decided to stay with a team who could offer more money and who were building towards deeper playoff runs, instead of signing with a team who wanted him badly because they had nobody else. |
I'm still glad we dodged that bullet.
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| vanexelent wrote: | | LakerLanny wrote: | | Jesusdelonla wrote: | LMAO DeMar DeDorzan. He wanted to create legacy in Toronto instead of playing home in LA.
Traded to Spurs
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I just posted the same in the Kawhi thread.
DeRozan blows off the Lakers to be loyal to Toronto and gets dealt to a rebuild in the flatlands a year later.... |
DeRozan didn't exactly "blow off" the Lakers. He was a FA and decided to stay with a team who could offer more money and who were building towards deeper playoff runs, instead of signing with a team who wanted him badly because they had nobody else. |
Its the exceptionalism talking. Some Laker fans don't understand that the players have free will. |
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Guys. How could Droz blow us off when we quickly moved on Moz/Deng? 
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| Inspector Gadget wrote: | | https://mobile.twitter.com/Mitch_Lawrence/status/1019620334721556482 |
Shroeder as a Westbrook backup is very interesting. If this is true, then I actually like their roster to be a top 3 team in the West. People like to clown them for falling on their faces last season, but that roster has a lot of talent, and it fits well together when you take away Anthony. Getting a talented young PG to be Westbrook's backup would give them a lot of depth. |
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| ShowtimeDynasty_24/7 wrote: | | Inspector Gadget wrote: | | https://mobile.twitter.com/Mitch_Lawrence/status/1019620334721556482 |
Shroeder as a Westbrook backup is very interesting. If this is true, then I actually like their roster to be a top 3 team in the West. People like to clown them for falling on their faces last season, but that roster has a lot of talent, and it fits well together when you take away Anthony. Getting a talented young PG to be Westbrook's backup would give them a lot of depth. |
agreed - I think it's a good move for both sides
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| Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2018 9:49 am Post subject: |
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| ShowtimeDynasty_24/7 wrote: | | vanexelent wrote: | | LakerLanny wrote: | | Jesusdelonla wrote: | LMAO DeMar DeDorzan. He wanted to create legacy in Toronto instead of playing home in LA.
Traded to Spurs
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I just posted the same in the Kawhi thread.
DeRozan blows off the Lakers to be loyal to Toronto and gets dealt to a rebuild in the flatlands a year later.... |
DeRozan didn't exactly "blow off" the Lakers. He was a FA and decided to stay with a team who could offer more money and who were building towards deeper playoff runs, instead of signing with a team who wanted him badly because they had nobody else. |
Its the exceptionalism talking. Some Laker fans don't understand that the players have free will. |
Just like some don't want to accept that the Lakers just weren't in a position to start winning games yet. We were still a few years away from being a few years away.
Timing is everything.
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| yinoma2001 wrote: | | If you're KL, and you just saw how the Raps traded DRoz, would you honestly trust the Clips FO who did the same thing to Blake Griffin? |
I would know that the FO who signed Griffin wasn’t the one that traded him.
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| ShowtimeDynasty_24/7 wrote: | | Inspector Gadget wrote: | | https://mobile.twitter.com/Mitch_Lawrence/status/1019620334721556482 |
Shroeder as a Westbrook backup is very interesting. If this is true, then I actually like their roster to be a top 3 team in the West. People like to clown them for falling on their faces last season, but that roster has a lot of talent, and it fits well together when you take away Anthony. Getting a talented young PG to be Westbrook's backup would give them a lot of depth. |
yep good move on both sides.
Carmelo gets bought out in Atlanta, Dennis goes to OKC as a backup to Westbrook which is a very solid backup option.
All OKC really needs now is a legitimate 2/3 option. One that can play either the 2 or the 3 while George plays the alternative.
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| dont_be_a_wuss wrote: | | yinoma2001 wrote: | I'm very interested to see how healthy KL is going to be.
Let him play a few months. If he's completely healthy, and still wants to be a Laker, I can see the Lakers making a play for him. Deng would have to be included for salary matching purposes too. |
If he decides to sit out in TOR I will see it as a bit fishy. Almost like he is trying to hide something until he can get another deal. |
Or he is unethical. Either way, pass.
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| venturalakersfan wrote: | | yinoma2001 wrote: | | If you're KL, and you just saw how the Raps traded DRoz, would you honestly trust the Clips FO who did the same thing to Blake Griffin? |
I would know that the FO who signed Griffin wasn’t the one that traded him. |
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| ShowtimeDynasty_24/7 wrote: | | Inspector Gadget wrote: | | https://mobile.twitter.com/Mitch_Lawrence/status/1019620334721556482 |
Shroeder as a Westbrook backup is very interesting. If this is true, then I actually like their roster to be a top 3 team in the West. People like to clown them for falling on their faces last season, but that roster has a lot of talent, and it fits well together when you take away Anthony. Getting a talented young PG to be Westbrook's backup would give them a lot of depth. |
That's still a gross amount of tax to pay for OKC without relief until 2021. But if they're willing to do it for a second round playoff team, getting decent - if overpaid - depth for Melo's expiring and a future 1st isn't terrible.
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| ShowtimeDynasty_24/7 wrote: | | Inspector Gadget wrote: | | https://mobile.twitter.com/Mitch_Lawrence/status/1019620334721556482 |
Shroeder as a Westbrook backup is very interesting. If this is true, then I actually like their roster to be a top 3 team in the West. People like to clown them for falling on their faces last season, but that roster has a lot of talent, and it fits well together when you take away Anthony. Getting a talented young PG to be Westbrook's backup would give them a lot of depth. |
Good backup, horrible, horrible contract.
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| Baron Von Humongous wrote: | | ShowtimeDynasty_24/7 wrote: | | Inspector Gadget wrote: | | https://mobile.twitter.com/Mitch_Lawrence/status/1019620334721556482 |
Shroeder as a Westbrook backup is very interesting. If this is true, then I actually like their roster to be a top 3 team in the West. People like to clown them for falling on their faces last season, but that roster has a lot of talent, and it fits well together when you take away Anthony. Getting a talented young PG to be Westbrook's backup would give them a lot of depth. |
That's still a gross amount of tax to pay for OKC without relief until 2021. But if they're willing to do it for a second round playoff team, getting decent - if overpaid - depth for Melo's expiring and a future 1st isn't terrible. |
I thought they wanted to save 70-80m in salary/luxury + repeater taxes by getting rid of Melo. Makes no sense to me.
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| The Spurs shooting is terrible. They have like on potential starter that can shoot over 31% from 3. |
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I think Atlanta can get more for Schroder + Muscala than Melo's expiring contract when they already have tons of cap space. I'm sure another team might offer some picks or 1/2 useful rotation players for that.
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| yinoma2001 wrote: | | Baron Von Humongous wrote: | | ShowtimeDynasty_24/7 wrote: | | Inspector Gadget wrote: | | https://mobile.twitter.com/Mitch_Lawrence/status/1019620334721556482 |
Shroeder as a Westbrook backup is very interesting. If this is true, then I actually like their roster to be a top 3 team in the West. People like to clown them for falling on their faces last season, but that roster has a lot of talent, and it fits well together when you take away Anthony. Getting a talented young PG to be Westbrook's backup would give them a lot of depth. |
That's still a gross amount of tax to pay for OKC without relief until 2021. But if they're willing to do it for a second round playoff team, getting decent - if overpaid - depth for Melo's expiring and a future 1st isn't terrible. |
I thought they wanted to save 70-80m in salary/luxury + repeater taxes by getting rid of Melo. Makes no sense to me. |
Yeah, that doesn't make any sense. Stretch seems the most likely, the only trade that may happen would be for a contract to make the hit more managable. |
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| AirKobe8 wrote: | | I think Atlanta can get more for Schroder + Muscala than Melo's expiring contract when they already have tons of cap space. I'm sure another team might offer some picks or 1/2 useful rotation players for that. |
Deng, Zubac + pick?
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| ShowtimeDynasty_24/7 wrote: | | Inspector Gadget wrote: | | https://mobile.twitter.com/Mitch_Lawrence/status/1019620334721556482 |
Shroeder as a Westbrook backup is very interesting. If this is true, then I actually like their roster to be a top 3 team in the West. People like to clown them for falling on their faces last season, but that roster has a lot of talent, and it fits well together when you take away Anthony. Getting a talented young PG to be Westbrook's backup would give them a lot of depth. |
Yep. Even just buying out Melo and getting nothing in return for him I think would vastly improve that team already. |
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Schroeder would be effectively paid 40m+ a year to be WB's backup (when you factor in luxury + repeater tax)? I don't buy this.
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I can see OKC throwing Shroeder and Westbrook out there together. That would give them 3 playmakers on the floor with PG locking down opposing wings.
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| fansincemagic wrote: | | yinoma2001 wrote: | | Baron Von Humongous wrote: | | ShowtimeDynasty_24/7 wrote: | | Inspector Gadget wrote: | | https://mobile.twitter.com/Mitch_Lawrence/status/1019620334721556482 |
Shroeder as a Westbrook backup is very interesting. If this is true, then I actually like their roster to be a top 3 team in the West. People like to clown them for falling on their faces last season, but that roster has a lot of talent, and it fits well together when you take away Anthony. Getting a talented young PG to be Westbrook's backup would give them a lot of depth. |
That's still a gross amount of tax to pay for OKC without relief until 2021. But if they're willing to do it for a second round playoff team, getting decent - if overpaid - depth for Melo's expiring and a future 1st isn't terrible. |
I thought they wanted to save 70-80m in salary/luxury + repeater taxes by getting rid of Melo. Makes no sense to me. |
Yeah, that doesn't make any sense. Stretch seems the most likely, the only trade that may happen would be for a contract to make the hit more managable. |
I assume they stretch Melo, as well, but I don't have a sense of what anyone's motivation in OKC is anymore. They're not completely fiscally irresponsible, but they're also not as scared of their massive tax bill as they should be.
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| Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2018 11:32 am Post subject: |
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| matrixskillz wrote: | | I can see OKC throwing Shroeder and Westbrook out there together. That would give them 3 playmakers on the floor with PG locking down opposing wings. |
RW didnt shared the playmaking with KD and he is going to share it with some guy Shroeder? |
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