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KeepItRealOrElse Retired Number
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Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2019 8:31 pm Post subject: |
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yinoma2001 wrote: | Wonder if OKC will break that team up. Adams makes 25m. PG may get Blake Griffin’d. |
You would think they want to take a shot with GSW being disbanded; that’ll probably be their false hope(maybe even a reason why PG stayed), but they can’t beat Utah and POR. next season should be their last |
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WindyCityLakerFan Star Player
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Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2019 8:32 pm Post subject: |
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yinoma2001 wrote: | Wonder if OKC will break that team up. Adams makes 25m. PG may get Blake Griffin’d. |
Read they have over 300 million in salaries and taxes this year and one more loss will have two straight first round exits. I’m not sure they want to pay that again next year so I think somebody is going to be traded. |
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Inspector Gadget Retired Number
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Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2019 8:34 pm Post subject: |
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Westbrook used to be really good, now that he’s collecting the big contract OKC gave him he has a tendency to give lackluster efforts... |
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yinoma2001 Retired Number
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Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2019 8:34 pm Post subject: |
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KeepItRealOrElse wrote: | yinoma2001 wrote: | Wonder if OKC will break that team up. Adams makes 25m. PG may get Blake Griffin’d. |
You would think they want to take a shot with GSW being disbanded; that’ll probably be their false hope(maybe even a reason why PG stayed), but they can’t beat Utah and POR. next season should be their last |
But paying the highest record luxury and repeater taxes for a first round team? _________________ From 2-10 to the Western Conference Finals |
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Inspector Gadget Retired Number
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Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2019 8:40 pm Post subject: |
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If OKC decides to blow it up, the only guy I want on the Thunder is Jerami Grant.... and MAYBEE Adams. |
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yinoma2001 Retired Number
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Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2019 8:43 pm Post subject: |
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Hey if they want our cap space for PG13 I’d consider it. (assuming KL and KD go elsewhere). Oh and OKC can throw in a few draft picks and a meth lab or 70. _________________ From 2-10 to the Western Conference Finals |
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Villain6Activated Star Player
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uNfInIsHeD bUsInEsS _________________ “Life is too short. You have to keep it moving.” - Kobe |
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Practice Star Player
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Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2019 9:14 pm Post subject: |
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WindyCityLakerFan wrote: | yinoma2001 wrote: | Wonder if OKC will break that team up. Adams makes 25m. PG may get Blake Griffin’d. |
Read they have over 300 million in salaries and taxes this year and one more loss will have two straight first round exits. I’m not sure they want to pay that again next year so I think somebody is going to be traded. |
This would be their third straight year losing in the first round. |
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Jesusdelonla Franchise Player
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Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2019 9:16 pm Post subject: |
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Practice wrote: | WindyCityLakerFan wrote: | yinoma2001 wrote: | Wonder if OKC will break that team up. Adams makes 25m. PG may get Blake Griffin’d. |
Read they have over 300 million in salaries and taxes this year and one more loss will have two straight first round exits. I’m not sure they want to pay that again next year so I think somebody is going to be traded. |
This would be their third straight year losing in the first round. |
And I bet they won't make playoffs next season |
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Rubin Starting Rotation
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Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2019 9:35 pm Post subject: |
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Jesusdelonla wrote: | Practice wrote: | WindyCityLakerFan wrote: | yinoma2001 wrote: | Wonder if OKC will break that team up. Adams makes 25m. PG may get Blake Griffin’d. |
Read they have over 300 million in salaries and taxes this year and one more loss will have two straight first round exits. I’m not sure they want to pay that again next year so I think somebody is going to be traded. |
This would be their third straight year losing in the first round. |
And I bet they won't make playoffs next season |
Nah, this team should be a Top-5 seed for a couple more years. Russ is a very good regular season player. The playoffs bring out the worst in him and shine a spotlight on his warts.
Frankly if they blow it up, Russ is the guy they should look to trade. I think PG is simply better and contributes to winning more than Russ. |
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Staccatos Star Player
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Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2019 9:44 pm Post subject: |
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Practice wrote: | 1ngr4m wrote: | This is stupid, sorry for wasting your time but I present to you: Kuzgram Ball
Lonzo Ball's position, athleticism, passing skills, help defense and IQ.
Kuzma's iso ability only in terms of how fast he can get his shots off and quantity of threes.
Brandon Ingram's body (6'9/ 7'3 wingspan), his overall iso skillset, man to man defense and driving to the rim ability.
Rookie year stats: 18.7/7.2/6.9 on 50/36/76 with 5.6 threes attempted a game and all of Lonzo's advanced stats.
Where would he rank as a prospect?
Where would he rank in the league in his peak?
Would you trade him + 11th overall for Anthony Davis straight up this off season? |
That would be an amazing prospect , so no. |
I'd prefer if this frankenstein monster was named Kranzo Bakuzgram though. Lakers should unretire #24 so it could be KB24 reborn. |
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Sentient Meat Franchise Player
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Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2019 9:54 pm Post subject: |
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Salaries owed for the next four years in millions.
John Wall 37.8/40.8/43.8/46.9
Russ 38.1/41.0/43.8/46.7
Wall's TS% the last two years 51.5%... 52.7%
Russ's TS% the last two years 52.4%... 50.1%
DLO's TS% 50.9%... 53.3%
Ingram's TS% 53.6%... 55.5%
Steph's TS% 67.5%... 64.1%
Kawhi's TS% 61.0%... 60.6%
Harden's TS% 61.9%... 61.6%
Klay's TS% 59.8%... 57.1%
Dame's TS% 59.4%... 58.8%
Kyrie's TS% 61.0%... 59.2%
How the f*ck did they get these teams to pay those salaries?
This is why people shouldn't worry so much about names.
This is why Ingram and DLO aren't worth max salaries yet.
Gotta get to the high fifties to warrant that money. |
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The Juggernaut Star Player
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Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2019 10:11 pm Post subject: |
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yinoma2001 wrote: | Wonder if OKC will break that team up. Adams makes 25m. PG may get Blake Griffin’d. |
I'll give em Ingram and our 1st |
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Lakesh0wtime Star Player
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Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2019 10:20 pm Post subject: |
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The Juggernaut wrote: | yinoma2001 wrote: | Wonder if OKC will break that team up. Adams makes 25m. PG may get Blake Griffin’d. |
I'll give em Ingram and our 1st |
What in the world |
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SocalDevin Star Player
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Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2019 10:29 pm Post subject: |
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Lakesh0wtime wrote: | The Juggernaut wrote: | yinoma2001 wrote: | Wonder if OKC will break that team up. Adams makes 25m. PG may get Blake Griffin’d. |
I'll give em Ingram and our 1st |
What in the world |
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SocalDevin Star Player
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Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2019 10:30 pm Post subject: |
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Sentient Meat wrote: | Salaries owed for the next four years in millions.
John Wall 37.8/40.8/43.8/46.9
Russ 38.1/41.0/43.8/46.7
Wall's TS% the last two years 51.5%... 52.7%
Russ's TS% the last two years 52.4%... 50.1%
DLO's TS% 50.9%... 53.3%
Ingram's TS% 53.6%... 55.5%
Steph's TS% 67.5%... 64.1%
Kawhi's TS% 61.0%... 60.6%
Harden's TS% 61.9%... 61.6%
Klay's TS% 59.8%... 57.1%
Dame's TS% 59.4%... 58.8%
Kyrie's TS% 61.0%... 59.2%
How the f*ck did they get these teams to pay those salaries?
This is why people shouldn't worry so much about names.
This is why Ingram and DLO aren't worth max salaries yet.
Gotta get to the high fifties to warrant that money. |
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Snipes Star Player
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Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2019 10:46 pm Post subject: |
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PG was a top 3 player this year in the NBA.
It was him, Harden and Giannis by a wide margin. That injury is a problem and I didn't think they could beat the Blazers with PG playing on a bum shoulder.
I can't knock PG and neither should we. He chose OK because WE chose LBJ. He didn't want to be a part of that mess. I don't blame him either. He showed up this season and was one of the best players on any given night.
Westbrook is the most overrated player of all time btw. |
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Chad09 Star Player
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Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2019 11:12 pm Post subject: |
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I don’t blame him either.
You go Paul. Make another documentary on ESPN about how you get to go home early in the playoffs every season. Why would you ever want to play with LeBron. He would get the credit for you making it out of the first round. Four straight years going out in the first round. Congratulations. |
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PinoyLBJFan Starting Rotation
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Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2019 11:36 pm Post subject: |
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if OKC will exits early in this play-offs i think PG will blame himself for not signing with the lakers. if he chooses the lakers this season, even with the injuries that we have, we could still be in the playoffs and perhaps could be in the running for the finals. |
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AFireInside619 Franchise Player
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Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2019 2:40 am Post subject: |
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Jesusdelonla wrote: | AFireInside619 wrote: | Remember when it was initially announced that Levert was part of the DLO trade? I bet we turned that down because of “CAPSPACE”. Bropez, Kuz, and Levert, plus some cap relief and getting rid of Moz would have sounded a lot better. |
i read somewhere it was LeVert or pick |
Well that does change things a bit. |
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AirKobe8 Star Player
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Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2019 5:44 am Post subject: |
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PinoyLBJFan wrote: | if OKC will exits early in this play-offs i think PG will blame himself for not signing with the lakers. if he chooses the lakers this season, even with the injuries that we have, we could still be in the playoffs and perhaps could be in the running for the finals. |
Don't think that will happen (yet). He's been severely injured since the AS Break. There are some rumors he's actually playing through a torn rotator cuff, which is a very bad injury. Before all that, they were looking like a HCA team with a great shot at WCF. _________________ www.lakersbrasil.com
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LAL1947 Star Player
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Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2019 5:53 am Post subject: |
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Sentient Meat wrote: | Salaries owed for the next four years in millions.
John Wall 37.8/40.8/43.8/46.9
Russ 38.1/41.0/43.8/46.7
Wall's TS% the last two years 51.5%... 52.7%
Russ's TS% the last two years 52.4%... 50.1%
DLO's TS% 50.9%... 53.3%
Ingram's TS% 53.6%... 55.5%
Steph's TS% 67.5%... 64.1%
Kawhi's TS% 61.0%... 60.6%
Harden's TS% 61.9%... 61.6%
Klay's TS% 59.8%... 57.1%
Dame's TS% 59.4%... 58.8%
Kyrie's TS% 61.0%... 59.2%
How the f*ck did they get these teams to pay those salaries?
This is why people shouldn't worry so much about names.
This is why Ingram and DLO aren't worth max salaries yet.
Gotta get to the high fifties to warrant that money. |
Agreed... but this is also why Vuc, Tobias and Middleton type players are not worth the max IMO. Even Kemba is not worth the max to any team other than Charlotte and I think they'd be making a mistake giving him the supermax because it will handicap them. Just because the cap-space is available doesn't mean it has to be distributed to players who are not absolute superstars. I think teams should wait until they've got a roster in place that will challenge for the title for some years and only then can start going into max contract territory through renewals. Easier said than done, yes.... but they've got to start doing it.
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daytripper Star Player
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Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2019 5:53 am Post subject: |
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AFireInside619 wrote: | Jesusdelonla wrote: | AFireInside619 wrote: | Remember when it was initially announced that Levert was part of the DLO trade? I bet we turned that down because of “CAPSPACE”. Bropez, Kuz, and Levert, plus some cap relief and getting rid of Moz would have sounded a lot better. |
i read somewhere it was LeVert or pick |
Well that does change things a bit. |
In all likelihood could've had Lavert and drafted Kuz with the Hart pick (which was 2 picks later). It's all water under the bridge at this point though.. |
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AirKobe8 Star Player
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Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2019 5:56 am Post subject: |
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daytripper wrote: | AFireInside619 wrote: | Jesusdelonla wrote: | AFireInside619 wrote: | Remember when it was initially announced that Levert was part of the DLO trade? I bet we turned that down because of “CAPSPACE”. Bropez, Kuz, and Levert, plus some cap relief and getting rid of Moz would have sounded a lot better. |
i read somewhere it was LeVert or pick |
Well that does change things a bit. |
In all likelihood could've had Lavert and drafted Kuz with the Hart pick (which was 2 picks later). It's all water under the bridge at this point though.. |
Yeah and it's not like anyone saw LeVert's rise coming anyway. It's like complain we didn't draft Nikola Jokic or any other late pick guy that grows into a star. This kind of revisionist history doesn't do any good. I bet a lot of teams could've had LeVert for cheap the past 2 years and didn't get him as well. That's just the way the game is. Let's focus on the things that are real. _________________ www.lakersbrasil.com
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vanexelent Retired Number
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Watching Paul George following Rus's lead during their post-game interviews is pretty sad. He's getting dragged down by Westbook. |
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