Memphis has 3 guys who I want: Iggy, Korver, Bradley
One down, 2 to go. And now, waiting on Iggy......
We only have one roster spot left, and yes, Iggy and Korver should've been the ones we waited on. Not Bradley.
Korver??? The guy is near 40 and plays no defense.
I would rather have him at the min and the Room saved for a better player (Iggy) than wasting it on Bradley. Korver still offers elite floor stretching for a 2nd unit.
I think Bradley would get more than the min somewhere else so its better to have him for the room than not at all.
Iggy has made way more money throughout his career and would be more willing to play for the min. imo.
Excellent Pickup! I think he'll be a great fit and Kudos to Pelinka! I think we're genuinely 2-3 deep at every position.
C - Cousins | McGee
F - Davis | Kuzma | Dudley
F - Lebron | KCP | THT
G - Green | Caruso | Daniels
G - Bradley | Rondo | Cook
Though in terms of rotation, I will play Caruso ahead of Rondo mostly through the regular season to preserve playoff Rondo.
I had the Clippers right there with us.. maybe slightly ahead because of questions at the PG position. Picking up Bradley answers those questions for me.. and I now feel we are ahead of the Clips!!!
Keep the last roster spot open in case another vet (maybe Iggy) gets released.
KCP doesn't guard up very well. He's better guarding 1/2. _________________ Formerly OC Lakerfan
Meh. It's been what, 3 years since this guy was last good? Do we really have an analytics department or are the just ignored? I'm assuming this means we think we have no shot at Iggy since we usually keep one spot open throughout the season for buyouts.
I value dprm and I remember he was an outlier. I saw him play defense and he’s smart defender. he does not gamble and usually staying in front. he’s more of on ball defender just like KCP. The difference is KCP can play good defense for the most part then commit a stupid foul gambling for steals.
I am digging this signing. He has not been on relevant team and been hurt. I have the feeling he’s gonna put it together for us and will pan out and will likely be paid.
He’s gonna win that starting gig.
I have no choice but to hope he can be good again, but it's been 3 years. That's an inordinately long "slump."
He had a pretty good numbers before this season. 14.3 ppg on a 37% on his 3 ball. Maybe he was not as good like he was 2016-2017. That’s 2 years ago. Not 3 years
*The Lakers will only be able to add to their roster using the veteran’s minimum after signing free agent Avery Bradley with their full room exception.
This is a solid pick up, but Alex Caruso needs to be the backup point, and Bradley can compete at who is gonna be playing next to Alex... Quinn, kcp, or AB. Or maybe have a 3 of Alex, KCP, and Bradley on the floor together since Alex and kcp are 6'5.
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@LakerFilmRoom does Avery Bradley meet your requirement that the Lakers need a guard to be considered contenders?
@LakerFilmRoom
No. It's been a few years since Bradley's played well & I think he's a vet min signing at best. We're basically hoping he gets back to the player he was in 2015-16 in 2019-20. And I hope this doesn't take us out of the running for Iggy. Wish I could like this signing but I don't.
Tldr: we wasted our Room MLE. Becoming decreasingly confident in this "Rob is a genius" rumor.
We get it. You don't like him and will post copies of anyone who agrees with you. FYI there are also plenty who think it's an excellent signing.
Avery Bradley for about 1/2 of an average NBA salary is a good deal. I also think it matters we have multiple guys who know how to play individual and team defense, because they're most likely to figure out how to do it on a string. It's why AB looked much better after he was traded to Memphis (nevermind the 16.1 ppg, 3.1 rbds & 4 assts he averaged there).
If we signed Bradley to play with Jordan Clarkson, Kyle Kirver and a bunch a guys who've never really valued that side of the ball, Bradley would be a wasted signing and his defense would look nonexistent. However, when you add him to a team with other defenders on it, they all elevate.
Bruce Bowen and Shane Battier remained impactful defenders for most of their careers, not just because they knew how to play it and prepared, but because they played with others who also played it. Any guy can look washed up on that end, if no one's got his back and he's the only guy defending. That will thankfully no longer be the case here.
I think AB makes perfect sense on this team and the money is fair. We needed him.
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@pablokim13
@LakerFilmRoom does Avery Bradley meet your requirement that the Lakers need a guard to be considered contenders?
@LakerFilmRoom
No. It's been a few years since Bradley's played well & I think he's a vet min signing at best. We're basically hoping he gets back to the player he was in 2015-16 in 2019-20. And I hope this doesn't take us out of the running for Iggy. Wish I could like this signing but I don't.
Tldr: we wasted our Room MLE. Becoming decreasingly confident in this "Rob is a genius" rumor.
1. I know he's discarding the Memphis sample size because it was small.
2. I know he's ignoring the Doc Rivers affect
What's the Doc Rivers effect? Why didn't it hurt Patrick Beverly?
And why wasn't he good in Detroit?
Didn't he put up 15PPG in Detroit? I mean, look at the Det stats and the Memph stats, and they are very similar. Then in the middle are the clips stats. 9PPG, worse shooting. Bookended by good shooting and 15+ PPG. Looks like the Clips was just a bad situation. _________________ 17 on the horizon.
Bradley's not a lock down defender.. what makes him unique is that he plays the passing lanes very well, he has good anticipation as to the players dribble direction and picks them well and he’s a pest.. someone who isnt scared to get up in a players face and puts pressure on them, while anticipating direction.
Good skill set addition to what we want to do at the 1, and he’s only 28yo.
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really dont understand the KCP, Daniels, and Dudley pickups after this
They give us shooting and depth.
Exactly. This isnt 2k where everyone plays well every night.
Some guys have off nights, so its good to have backup options, and different folks for matchup purposes.
Excellent Pickup! I think he'll be a great fit and Kudos to Pelinka! I think we're genuinely 2-3 deep at every position.
C - Cousins | McGee
F - Davis | Kuzma | Dudley
F - Lebron | KCP | THT
G - Green | Caruso | Daniels
G - Bradley | Rondo | Cook
Though in terms of rotation, I will play Caruso ahead of Rondo mostly through the regular season to preserve playoff Rondo.
I had the Clippers right there with us.. maybe slightly ahead because of questions at the PG position. Picking up Bradley answers those questions for me.. and I now feel we are ahead of the Clips!!!
Keep the last roster spot open in case another vet (maybe Iggy) gets released.
KCP doesn't guard up very well. He's better guarding 1/2.
I agree... when he subs in.. Green might have to slide up to the 3.. Kuzma could slide down to the 3 as well
Excellent Pickup! I think he'll be a great fit and Kudos to Pelinka! I think we're genuinely 2-3 deep at every position.
C - Cousins | McGee
F - Davis | Kuzma | Dudley
F - Lebron | KCP | THT
G - Green | Caruso | Daniels
G - Bradley | Rondo | Cook
Though in terms of rotation, I will play Caruso ahead of Rondo mostly through the regular season to preserve playoff Rondo.
I had the Clippers right there with us.. maybe slightly ahead because of questions at the PG position. Picking up Bradley answers those questions for me.. and I now feel we are ahead of the Clips!!!
Keep the last roster spot open in case another vet (maybe Iggy) gets released.
Bro, KCP is a SG-PG... and we aren't paying KCP $8m (4th highest salary on the squad) for you to push him out of position into SF as LeBron's back-up to make place for Caruso as a 2nd option in some position on your list instead of being the 3rd PG option behind Bradley/Cook.
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