Willingness to match an offer for JR

[MJST]

Let's be honest. If Randle was on any other team and playing 35 MPG and averaging 20/11/4 on 55% shooting before he had a jumpshot as he has with us whenever he's played over 30 Minutes with the ability to defend all 5 positions and switch onto point guards... At just 23 years old...

Imo darn near Lakers fan here would be after the idea of obtaining him this off-season and would be willing to payout to get him or giving him an offer he couldn't refuse and forcing the other team to have to make a decision.

But deep down they'd know the other team would match any offer Julius got.
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[yinoma2001]

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$16M

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[Bard207]

[venturalakersfan]

[Chronicle]

I'm in the 18 to 20m camp.

However if some other team gives him a max I am matching it without a second thought. We're in no position to let randle walk. If we must, we can trade him after matching.
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[davidse]

It's vital that we reach a deal with him rather than match an offer so he doesn't get to veto trades the following year.

He's young enough that I would go up to 20 to keep him, but big part of the thought process is that if one of the 2019 stars we're after becomes available at the deadline, we'll need to be able to make a trade offer for them, and Randle would be an important piece in such a trade.

If we end up needing that cap room a year from now ?
Then like I said, I think he's young enough and valuable enough that we can feel confident about unloading his salary - even a big 3 year salary.

[davidse]

[yinoma2001]

I’m glad that Jules and Pg13 share agents. Mintz will know if pg13 is coming to LA and how that affects Jules. If pg13 isn’t coming the Lakers will know soon and can deal with Jules accordingly.
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[NBALakerLegends]

You can’t max him based off potential because if he doesn’t realize that potential (ie Wiggins) he will become immovable. The fear is that you end up with a bad immovable contract and he’ not living up to his contract which would be almost a quarter or your teams salary. However, I doubt any GM/owner would give Randle a max. There’s a lot of value these days with having cap space even if you don’t sign a player with it. You can take bad contracts along with picks and sign large one year deals.

I picked 16M but I’d probably match 18M now that I’ve thought about it more since it would probably still be movable at his current play.

[mookielala]

It's helpful that there aren't a lot of teams with significant cap space this summer. I don't think JR will get many good offers, despite the fact he has been playing exceptionally well. I'm thinking $16 mil.

[yinoma2001]

Interesting how many RFAs to be were traded recently. Hood. McDermott. Payton. Etc. teams don’t want to pay it seems.
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[yinoma2001]

IMO if the Lakers didn’t believe in Jules he would have been unloaded even for a 2nd rounder like Payton or Mudiay. The fact he survived over nance/jc/Dlo shows the Lakers rightfully believe in him.
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[venturalakersfan]

[LakerLogic]

I think the highest they go is 18. They know they can unload Deng next year. If we sign LBJ/PG, maybe he takes the QO with a wink/wink to sign next year over the cap.

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[davidse]

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It is blossoming, it is understanding what is required to get better. Look no farther than this year’s rookies to see how clueless they are about physical fitness and what is required for success in the NBA. My guess is that in the next couple of years they will commit to that.
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According to the poll results so far 45 percent says 16 to 18 million. What's sad is it's the same amount of money Mozgov and Deng make.
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Ten teams trying to win
Two to three stars who occupy 70-80% of the cap, three to four guys making mid level money ($9-$10 million per) and the other half of the roster making $3 million or less each. Desperately looks to avoid: a contract between the max and the mid level where the player is only marginally better than what you can get for the average salary. Desperately tries to find: a late first rookie scale player who plays at or close to a player on a mid level.

Ten teams trying to profit and Tank
Won't have the star layer and will pilfer assets to help teams who make contract mistakes stay clear of the tax and find space to shuffle their rosters. Will live of of low costs and leaguewide revenues including revenue sharing. Multiple shots at a star with high draft picks which will propel a select few into the top ten group. In the meantime, develops players that fit the needs of the top ten teams for future assets. Desperately looks to avoid: long term contracts that aren't trade assets. Desperately tries to find: top teams in need of their cap space and marginal pieces.

Ten teams in the middle
A couple will be those in process of legitimately moving from the bottom to the top. But more often most will be teams who failed to realize they should be positioned in one of the other two groups. They will tend to overvalue the players they drafted and provide contracts accordingly. They will clog their cap with contracts that fall in the avoid category for the top ten teams. They will generally have drafted poorly or used picks to manage their cap. They may have one star they are looking to appease and get trapped in the idea they are closer than the actually are. They refuse to accept sunk costs.

Where in this construct does Randle go from asset to being overpriced?
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