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Landon Baker
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Christian Flores
>losing Kyrie
>replacing with Kemba who is worse
>already lost Baynes
>losing Horford
>Gordon was only ever a star his contract year before his Celtics deal
>Brown never good
>Tatum regressed
>drafted a bunch of busts
So what is the plan here?
Noah Rodriguez
>WE DID IT WE GOT A BIG NAME FA
Thats the plan. Fuck everything after, thats the plan. To be able to say that sentence.
Ryan Russell
crashing this plane
Levi Stewart
10,000 tears, shitposting about free agents, and general bawwwwston shittery. I'm pretty happy, those smug cunts deserve every bit of ennui.
Gavin Kelly
Asterisk title.
Hunter Hernandez
Asterisk "leaf".
Aaron Reyes
It’s obvious Ainge doesn’t have any real plan, going after Kemba is pure cope. Celtics are allergic to the concept of doing a proper rebuild and would rather stew in mediocrity forever.
Noah Hill
Kemba is unironically as good as Kyrie, the difference is KW isn't a cancerous faggot. Good luck NY, let's hope Kyrie doesn't destroy your team's chemistry.
Kemba + Gordon Hayward (he'll finally get back in shape to his All-NBA level) + Jayson Tatum (aka next Kobr) + Jaylen Brown (aka Kawhi 2.0) + Boggie Cousins sounds like a top team 2bh (to be honest).
Brandon Johnson
>Dan Gilbert was born to a Jewish family in Detroit, Michigan
>Micky Arison is an Israeli-American businessman and chairman of Carnival Corporation
>Jerry Buss's father, Luther Busstein, an ethnic Austrian and Jewish cobbler, was born in Kamscher, Austria
what did lebron mean by this
Lucas Roberts
Don’t forget they’re also losing Rozier and Morris if they do indeed sign Kemba. They have to renounce the rights to both in order to have enough cap space to offer a max.
Caleb Adams
>Boston going downhill
>while Lakers are making a SUPER MEGA TEAM
lol we just keep winning
Levi Richardson
What do you mean what did LeBron mean? Like 75% of NBA owners are Jewish, thats hardly some statistical oddity.
Colton King
Kemba is unironically better in that team. Kyrie is only world class when he's with LeDad, otherwise he sucks dick.
Elijah Sullivan
lakies will win
Logan Nguyen
this ship is sinking and there will be no survivors
Robert Morgan
(You)
Adam Flores
I agree, however it still doesn’t get the Celtics over the Sixers, Bucks, or Raptors. Its a half-measure signing that locks the Celtics in to an eternal state of never reaching the top of the East.
Daniel Wright
cry more
Joshua Reed
LOL at delusional Lakeshit fans. They’re linked to nearly every free agent because the mainstream media wants muh big market teams.
If you look at all FA rumors, nowhere does it say that marquee free agent X prefers the Lakers or they are the front runners.
You see terms like Lakers are interested or are ‘in the mix’ which is a generic way of saying they want the player more than the player GAF about them.
The LOL’s will be that much better when they strike out completely in a few days and are stuck with Bron/AD/Kuz and a bunch of spare parts.
Lucas Torres
shouldve signed with honorable vivek
Aaron Carter
I hope Kemba is smart enough to negotiate a no-trade clause if he signs with the Celtics or Ainge will immediately flip the guy for assets after he signs.
Levi Martinez
Uhh so we're supposed to be scared of the big bad Celtics if they get Kemba? Remember when they got fucking Kyrie and how they thought that made them contenders? LMAO.
Eli Robinson
make the off-season shorter, stretch the 82 games out. NBA Finals should run into late july.
Anthony Rogers
You should be scared about Kawhi leaving your shitty team lmao. A hundred more years of irrelevancy
Nathan Baker
So the lakers and celtics are both shit? good
Brandon Johnson
Given this recent news about Kemba, I think it means Celtics will also probably trade for either Stevens or Capela.
Landon Allen
holy shit you are SO mad LMAOO
Gabriel Turner
Keep praying so Kawhi doesn't leave lmao
Carter Long
honestly i don't see the raptors repeating even if kawhi stays. also the warriors being fucking dead is a bigger story
Brayden Martin
We secured Ujiri and Gasol bros
We doin it!
Cameron Cruz
>[MacMahon] Sources: Patrick Beverley is seeking a deal in the three-year, $40+ million range. Suitors include Mavs, Lakers, Bulls and Clippers. Agent Bill Duffy also represents Luka Doncic and is known to be intrigued by idea of pairing bulldog Beverley with the young playmaker.
Mavs should sign Beverly and Randle and call it a day.
Ethan Perez
They still lose Horford's outside shooting which a manlet like Kemba wouldve benefited from greatly if the opposing center was drawn outside leaving the the paint open. Adams would let them hang defensively against Janice and Embiid. If they get Adams theyre semifinals bound.
Hudson Watson
I never thought about DeMarcus Cousins as a replacement for Horford, but it could happen I guess. I didn't like how he looked during the finals against the Raptors, but maybe he'll be good.
Jaxon Fisher
so will Charlotte be relocated to Seattle/Vegas before or after 2021?
Brandon Adams
Imagine missing the playoffs with LeBron on your team
Jayden Martinez
Nigga we got Tacko. We don't give a shit about other bitches
Jeremiah Fisher
No way Cousins is gonna take another underpaid contract. Celtics can’t sign both Kemba and Cousins. It’s take basically all of their cap space just to sign Kemba.
Nathaniel Peterson
>tfw the celtics win the negro bowl
Elijah Ward
shut up faggot
Brayden Thomas
Mad
Ayden Evans
>Negotiating a NTC
He can't until he plays for a team for 4 years ( he can do so with Charlotte but that's it), so expect Ainge ships him off eventually if he signs for the Leltics
Jonathan Mitchell
MY SIXIES. THEY'RE GOING TO SIGN JIMMY BUTLER AND TOBIAS HARRIS AND TERRENCE ROSS :)
Oliver Murphy
Kemba's not as good but he's not as big a cancer, so maybe that's a win? Who the fuck knows. All I care about is watching Kyrie go to the Knicks and them be a laughingstock of failure.
Gabriel Martin
imagine having a stacked team full of all stars and get buttfucked by the bucks
Henry Powell
Bucks are winning it all next year. The MVP will lead us to the promised land.
Lincoln Martinez
Nah, Kemba signing with Boston is horrible news for the Sixers. It likely means they’ll want to trade for Capela and will help expedite a Butler S&T to the Rockets.
I’m like 80% sure Butler is headed to the Rockets now.
Charles Sullivan
Hunter Lee
Doubt me at your own peril.
Josiah Sanchez
>Rockets now betting favorites to land Jimmy Butler
Lmao speak of the devil, I called niggas
Nathan White
The only time the MVP has won a title in the past decade has been on superteams
not regular season fraud teams
Gabriel Reed
I have no problem with kemba leaving charlotte. I just wanted to do it last offseason so the hornets could get some stuff and then try to properly tank for zion. Now charlotte has nothing and next year's draft class is ass
Adrian Edwards
>tfw still world champs
Feels fucking good man
Nicholas Richardson
Jimmy Cancer and CP3 on the same team = locker room explosions every week
Julian Wood
Don’t worry, the lottery is rigged, and Silver will probably give the Hornets the #1 overall now as per the tradition of awarding it to teams that recently lost their franchise star.
Andrew Gomez
Yeah and knowing the hornets they draft the next anthony Bennett.
Michael Brown
>Sixers lose Butler
>Raptors lose Kahwi
>Bucks lose half of the group of Lopez, Mirotic, Middleton, and Brogdon
>Celtics sign Kemba and trade for Capela
All of a sudden nobody is laughing at the Celtics anymore.
Nathaniel Hernandez
Maybe the hornets should go after dlo to get younger
Evan Diaz
lel they can’t. Even if they lose Kemba they’re still over the cap.
Adrian Johnson
Fuck
Hudson Williams
They have practically no cap space (only around $7M if Kemba and all those who could walk leave thanks to all those awful contracts to the likes of Batum and Biyombo) for D'lo, who will pretty much guaranteed to fetch 25% of the cap space
Samuel Reyes
The entire Western conference would still be laughing.
Cooper Ortiz
Uh oh
Not sure how good a Lakeshit/Cockshit wcf would be. Cockshits wont have a decent center so AD will feast and Dantoni will respond with more chucking? Leave it to the choke artists emeritus to allow a zero-depth team like the lakeshits to reach the finals.
Chase Reed
hahahaha, the Lakers are still suffering from the nobody wants to play with LeBron+Woman management situation.
This is the greatest day of my life!
Owen Price
I think Zion is the guy bros.
His intro is eerily similar to iverson and Lebron
Justin Hughes
>Lakers +1000
lmao. why were they even considered? even oddshark is shitposting on the lelkers
Kayden Reyes
cuz they know laketards will bet that shit no matter what
Grayson Diaz
No lakers fan you can't sign everyone, i know one of you is gonna post some edits and be wrong as always.
Justin Phillips
don’t buy that the Lakers are a legit contender yet with aging LeBron/AD + literally who. They need to put the rest of their cap space to good use in filling out the team before I rate them.
I do however buy the Rockets if they add Butler pretty much regardless of who’s at center, and the Nuggets are still good and getting better. Also watch out for the Jazz after adding Conley. Right at this moment I’d predict a Rockets/Nuggets WCF.
Easton Gray
Silver gargling Lebron's balls is the x-factor for me. His GS darling is no more so it's only natural a Lebron will fill the western void, as le kang's swan song. Otherwise, pretty much agree with everything else you posted.
Oliver Gomez
lakers gon get
patrick beverley
d angelo russell
trevor ariza
brook lopez
vince carter
a championship
Angel Nelson
Tbqh, even if the Sixers lose Butler, I still think they’re gonna be in good shape given what they could expect to receive in a S&T for him.
I imagine a trade between the Celtics/Rockets/Sixers would send Gordon, Tucker, and Smart to the sixies which is honestly a good team.
Jason Brooks
>Clipanada
LMAOOOOOOO BTFO YET AGAIN
Josiah Ramirez
>Implying that someone just as good as Kyrie without any of the ego is bad
>Implying Brad won't just coach the team into massively overachieving into an NBA finals like he almost did without Kyrie and with Issah Thomas
Are you actually retarded?
Christopher Kelly
>Silver gargling Lebron's balls is the x-factor for me
Pure fiction. Silver represents the owner’s interests not LeBron’s, and the owners don’t like the Rich Paul/LeBron fuckery. He isn’t gonna help LeBron.
Elijah Evans
Asterisk.
Title.
Joseph Sanchez
>2k mygm player
Kayden Clark
chill out morey butler is gonna be a sixer for the next five
Dominic Scott
>Celtics are shit
>Red Sox are shit
>Bruins choke
>Only a matter of time until Brady and Belichick retire
You spoiled Boston faggots are in for a very rude awakening
Gabriel Myers
>Sixers and "the process"
>Raptors being anything other than an opponent in the conference championship
The Bucks are the only gatekeeper in the east. Kembra makes the Celtics the second best team in the east easily.
>Getting rid of rozier
Good riddance. That player is a cancer on the locker room. And they don't even need to get rid of morris because they currently have enough cap for a max contract.
Michael Roberts
>If Butler and the 76ers were open to the trade scenario -- and there has yet to be a formal indication the team or Butler are interested -- the Rockets would need to include two or three of those players in a deal to the Sixers or a third team to make the salaries match on a four-year, $140 million maximum contract for Butler.
>there has yet to be a formal indication the team or Butler are interested
Holy wheeze, Pooston. This whole Butler to the Cockshits story has been fabricated by Morey and Woj.
Robert Turner
>Kembra makes the Celtics the second best team in the East easily.
Daniel Sanders
If I got a penny for every time I heard this in the past 20 years, I would honestly have a pretty nice savings built up
Kevin Rodriguez
Save yourself the heartbreak of thinking the Sixers are keeping Butler bruh. The dude has made it painfully obvious he wants to play in Houston, and the only actual obstacle standing in the Rockets way is whether they can actually made a S&T possible. With the Celtics now expected to sign Kemba and obviously interested in adding a center, that obstacle continues to erode further by the day.
Isaiah Thompson
The Sixers are losing Butler and basically all of their core, the Raptors are going to lose Kawhi, and that leaves the Bucks at number one with the Celtics at number 2.
Michael Reyes
>The dude has made it painfully obvious he wants to play in Houston
source needed
>and the only actual obstacle standing in the Rockets way is whether they can actually made a S&T possible
they have absolutely zero leverage which makes this obstacle seem like an impossibility.
Connor Thomas
Silver values the association's share of the collective revenue generated by all franchises. Some franchises earn more than others. Here's a mental shortcut: Which matchup would be the biggest draw?
[ ] Lebron v Kawhi III
[ ] Harden v Kawhi II
[ ] Harden v Gianniswho? (battle of the memechucks)
[ ] Jokic v Embiid
[ ] Gobert v Embiid
Austin Nguyen
>Brady and Belichick were close to retiring 20 years ago
Go away retard
Evan Kelly
>The Sixers are losing Butler and basically all of their core, the Raptors are going to lose Kawhi, and that leaves the Bucks at number one with the Celtics at number 2.
>Celshit delusion
Christian Gray
Lebron vs Giannis
Samuel Foster
>t. delusional processbabby
John Barnes
If we're being real, Jimmy Butler doesn't make anyone better.
Jeremiah Bailey
>Source needed
His Instagram where he never stops talking about how much he loves his hometown.
Daniel Cruz
who?
Jaxson Gonzalez
Who outchea Tryna ball?
Camden Moore
Lebron James, he has a movie called space balls or some such coming up
Brody Smith
you cant guard me
Isaac Richardson
Gotcha. Brand recognition is tricky
Thomas Nguyen
>Celtics starting lineup:
>Walker
>Smart
>Tatum
>Hayward
>Tacko Fall
>this is the second best team in the East
Alexander King
just checked his instagram and you're full of shit, he'a busy hanging with Neymar. Is he now a soccer player?
Joseph Martinez
Danny Ainge is the best gm
Levi Russell
People are forgetting how solid Horford was for those Celtics teams. He always did plenty of small things to clean up for the team. His defensive IQ IS really good. It's like he knows where to be on the floor at all times. The Celtics may be happy they have a poor man's kyrie (who never won before), but they are also probably losing their best defensive big in Horford..
Colton Wood
>The Lakers and Rockets have increased talks along with the Sixers to make a three way deal where Lakers receive Paul and Rockets get Butler. Sixers would receive picks, Aaron Gordon, and Pj Tucker.
Per Adrian Woj.
Joseph Carter
Just did a 360 at the park and the girls were going crazy. One gave me her phone number.
Cameron Green
Can't forget that Horford also gave the Celtics better spacing than most of the other potential replacements since he can actually shoot the ball
>Aaron Gordon
I think you mean Eric Gordon since the other guy is in the Magic
Thomas Reed
this sounds a lot like nash and howard now. kinda scared fuck cp3
Brody Flores
Fake and gay
Josiah Perry
>He "forgets" about Brown and tries to put in taco to misrepresent the team
Kek
Jack Diaz
Made me look
Noah Peterson
Brown is my bad. I guess he's switched for Hayward. But Tacko is legit their only center/big man now that Bane?s is kill and Horford is leaving.
Nolan James
WHY THE FUCK AREN'T BIG FREE AGENTS FLOCKING TO COME PLAY FOR OUR RAPTIES??????????
WE JUST WON THE FUCKING CHAMPIONSHIP WHAT THE FUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK
Anthony Wood
You already have a complete team.
Wyatt Green
>The Celtics acquired the budget older, shorter, and less accomplished version of Kyrie and lost Al Horford
You hate to see it
Ian Hernandez
KEK BASED
FUCK LOSETON
Jeremiah Jones
>Tacko Fall
Don't they have that other guy (Robert Williams?) in the roster who had practically no minutes last season? And Tacko only signed on an Exhibit 10 contract so he could just be let go as easily
Michael Ramirez
You forgot about the part where the Lakers gm gets hung up on with "Roaring laughter" being heard from afar.
Carson Wood
so they don't lose him for anything. bill simmons will realize this when kyrie irving leaves and blames danny for not trading him when they had a chance
Zachary Sanchez
Who here /high/ and just getting /you/'s senpai?
Bentley Watson
just checked and yeah he's there, but he's not gonna be good to be honest. he's a third stringer and he's only 6'10
Samuel Collins
Nigger a rookie Black Boban isn't going to cut it in the playoffs, how new are you? Even the real Boban didnt get playing time when the game got real. Celshits will have to settle for a Javale Mcgee or likely, if Ainge doesnt get a stroke, Dedmon.
Justin Jones
this, he'll get some return from the all in trades he did for jimmy and tobias
Jayden Ross
Simmons has turned into a gas bag and Russillo is the only good thing about the podcast nowadays.
Aiden Murphy
Yeah but saying 'so they don't lose him' implies he expresses a desire to go to Houston. Even if he does want to go there, they can simply not sign him and use the cap space elsewhere.
Nolan Reed
>Kobe Bryant to take vet minimum and will begin workouts with Lebron and the Lakers next week.
Per Brian Windhorst.
Asher Morales
that's my point
the celtics won't be the second best team in the east
Jack Anderson
oh. but every real person already knew that.
Evan Jenkins
Russillo makes the beta fans happy cause they wish they were him.
Nathaniel Brooks
Why is Bill Simmons such a fucking moron? If Butler wants to leave, the Sixers best option at that point is to S&T him to Houston because they’ll actually get shit in return.
If they say “no”, what do you think Butler is gonna do? Say “alright then, you win, I guess I’ll just have to say in Philly then”? Lmao no, Butler will just sign with a team that has cap space like the Clippers or Mavs or something.
Dominic Thompson
My clipper is signing Kawhi, Horford, and Harris
Praise Ballmer
Jason Walker
We got the next Harden
Evan Carter
hahahahaha their franchise is irrelevant now.
Alexander Hill
At least I'm not a celshits fan riding on false hope ;)
Noah Baker
cap is more valuable than anything Houston can offer
Joshua Martin
Rapties getting Butler and Kawhi lads
Hudson Edwards
>actually preferring to have no hope at all.
See ya in 50 years I guess?
Jeremiah Wright
would you a joy or a jenny
Anthony Allen
Joy. Both better than molly
Austin Cruz
Not really no hope but more like realistic aspirations. Got a ring, don't care ;)
Jacob Johnson
Newsflash sweetie, Sixers still won’t have cap space even if Butler leaves unless they relinquish the rights to Tobias Harris which would be mega retarded.
James Martin
Imagine being so desperate for mediocre pussy that you make ultimatums about which one is less mediocre
Christian Martin
They can sign a max FA then resign tobias/JJ. my sixies getting kawhi u mad?
Samuel Turner
and trading jimmy to houston doesn't exactly make the rockets world beaters either. i doubt they get out of the west
Justin Lee
are you retarded?
Kevin Murphy
No they can’t. Tobias still counts as a huge hold against the cap unless they completely give up his rights. Learn how NBA salaries work.
Hunter Wilson
they have bird rights on Tobias you absolute troglodyte
they sign the free agent first and then Tobias
Ian Roberts
this dude hates every trade that isn't a boston fleece trade. if boston was more proactive they could have moved kyrie when they had the chance. all signs started pointing towards locker room meltdown
Connor Wilson
>this entire post
Ryder Peterson
Joy Taylor without a doubt. In my opinion, she is the most beautiful woman in the biz rn. I noticed a trend in every woman I have liked over the years and it's that they all have big foreheads. I'm not sure why, but I guess it's my thing. I love a woman with a big ol forehead.
William Lee
post yfw Lelkers sign Carmlelo
Camden Rivera
Jenny Taft of course
Christian Bell
this guy has proven he doesnt have the mentality to be a role player
Henry Smith
for me? it's taking it there with taylor rooks
Isaiah Bell
LAKERS HAVE MOVED CONTRACTS TO FREE UP CAP SPACE
HAS ROOM FOR A MAX PLAYER
LAKERS HAVE MOVED CONTRACTS TO FREE UP CAP SPACE
HAS ROOM FOR A MAX PLAYER
LAKERS HAVE MOVED CONTRACTS TO FREE UP CAP SPACE
HAS ROOM FOR A MAX PLAYER
LAKERS HAVE MOVED CONTRACTS TO FREE UP CAP SPACE
HAS ROOM FOR A MAX PLAYER
Camden Morales
lakie fans where you at??
Mason Phillips
Elijah Moore
>Tobias Harris is entering unrestricted free agency with a $22.2M cap hold
Fuck you faggots, I actually looked it up just to make sure I was right. See those highlighted salaries? Those are the amounts which count against the cap BEFORE you even resign those players
Gabriel Young
Adrian Wojnarowski
Verified account @wojespn
The Lakers are trading Mo Wagner, Isaac Bonga and Jemerrio Jones to Wizards as part of the Anthony Davis deal with New Orleans, league sources tell @ZachLowe_NBA and me. Deal clears contracts and creates more cap space for free agency.
Austin Gray
Hahaha fuck the Wizards for bailing out the Lakers.
Jonathan Mitchell
the lakers are signing paul cap this
Asher Mitchell
seething flyovers right now
Daniel Price
No more Kyrie, Kemba. Say hello to Rozier.
No more Butler, the last of the tier 2 stars. Say hello to _____ _________
Luke Green
Lakies getting Kyrie. He's coming home.
Sebastian Rogers
Why is GoZolof doing this?
Luke Powell
Kevin Love
Robert Clark
could it be..?
Decision pt 2?
Mason Cox
SUPER TEAM ASSEMBLE
Isaiah Collins
Basically
>Lakers traded the literal whos to Washington
>Anthony Davis waived his trade kicker for $4 million
Connor Jackson
Wizbros.... why......
Jack Lopez
>Implying the Lakers aren't going after Kawhi, Butler, or Durant
Christian Mitchell
>lakers have completely obliterated their roster to make a max slot
you can't make this shit up
Ayden Lee
CP3/DLO
LeBron
Kuzma
AD
McGee
Ryder Barnes
Ah. Interesting frontcourt. 2020 WCF will be all-star backcourt with literally who bigs versus all-star frontcourt with literally who guards
Anthony Lewis
I still don't understand the Lakers plan here
Sign AD, Lebron, Kuzma, 3rd max guy, and then be completely capped out with 4 dudes on your roster?
Brayden Bell
>the Wizards took on the Lakers garbage so they can have a big 3
Wizards just went from BASED drafting/ourguy/ at 9 and now they're helping out that scum franchise. Wtf.
Jaxon Rivera
>no zoomers allowed on the team
Hudson Moore
>implying Ball and Ingram did anything
>implying Lakers are still in young talent rebuild mode
no youre just retarded
Aiden Green
do the lakers even have a bench?
Connor Smith
then you sign vets. the miami heatles roster method
Jack Wood
Isaac Bonga could theoretically be good in a few years and they got him for nothing
Like if I was running an NBA team and someone offered me Isaac Bonga and a 2nd round pick literally for free, yes, I would take that deal
Oliver Kelly
>implying ring chasing vets wont sign for a bag of chips
David Green
I'm telling you right now that he's never going to have a meaningful impact ever
Mason Roberts
I would like to the the Lakers farm system Pelicans and Wizards
Lucas Cooper
I agree. Unless they can actually get Kahwi (which I doubt), they are better off spreading that money on multiple role players instead of maxing somebody.
Christian Morgan
>wizkids bailing out the Lakeshits
Explain yourself gowiz
Jackson Fisher
>LeBron James is letting Anthony Davis wear number 23 for the Lakers
>LeBron James is letting Anthony Davis wear number 23 for the Lakers
>LeBron James is letting Anthony Davis wear number 23 for the Lakers
What is this symbolism????
Lincoln Brooks
at the end of the day. Was the return to home the best thing to happen to the NBA in the last 5 years?
youtube.com
Easton Adams
Who are the 3-4 veteran guys you're going to sign for a bag of chips who are capable of making an impact in a conference finals or finals series? There's a finite number of those guys, and a lot of teams with money to spend who can pay them more than the Lakers can. It's not as easy as just snapping your fingers
Seriously, give me some names
Jaxon Long
666666
illuminati lebron is back
Nathaniel Hall
This. I don’t see any valuable guys on the market that would be willing to take a vet min right now.
Ian Long
If it's not Kawhi, and if Kemba is actually going to Boston as rumored, then that basically just leaves Kyrie or Butler as the legitimate top-level max guys, right?
IDK how I feel about either of those if I'm LA
Hudson Russell
>hmmm it is pretty cold here in Toronto
>hmm do I really want my kids to grow up in Canada?
>hmmm flying through customs is quite a bitch
Connor Martin
punished melo
punished isiah thomas
punished boogie cousins
Noah Wilson
Jamal Crawford, Jose Calderon, Vincie Wincie Carter and Carmelol finna sniff their first ever finals lakesbrehs!!! HOORAY!
Let's get Joakim Noah and Haslem as well, remember no rebounds, no chips!
Lucas Martinez
These trash takes
Luis Collins
>Full Heat villain Lebron, AD, Kawhi
Im scared senpai
Sebastian Sanders
the Lakers are 100% going to sign Derrick Rose
book it
Owen Gray
>no bench
>no good guards
>dude just win a chip with 4(?) players!!
Dylan Martinez
wizzys look all of the lakers trash and didn't even get a future first round pick out of it
what the FUCK they don't even have a GM right now
Easton Myers
oh no NO NO AHAHAHAHAAHAHAH CELSHITS AHAHAHAHAHAHA BOMBSTON
Michael Cruz
Kemba is not better than Kyrie but he is much more capable of playing off the ball and spacing the floor instead of doing iso shit. Plus Hayward will probably be better now that it's a year further away from the injury
They need Tatum to take a step forward and they need to figure out what to do at center, losing Horford is a way bigger blow than Kyrie. but it's totally possible that Boston is better next year.
Wyatt Brooks
Kyrie to Brooklyn done deal
Butler to Houston 50/50 so all GM Lebron does in that meeting he just bought is raise Morey's price for Jimbo
Jordan Ward
amazing how the lakers find a way despite all the racism and hatred. truly the martin luther king jr of the nba
Nolan Thompson
>Boogie
ain’t signing another MLE or vet min contract. The only reason he did it with the Warriors was to increase his value and get a better offer this offseason. He is definitely taking the highest offer thrown his way.
>Isaiah Thomas
alright maybe
>Melo
Sure but he’s trash and cancer
Lakers need to sign somebody who can actually play defense.
Ayden Howard
This. It's literally addition by substraction.
Hudson Mitchell
Lakers finna sign DRose, DWade and Melo
Austin Morales
>Butler to Houston 50/50
turn off the proxy Daryl
Eli Price
The wizards killed Michael Jordan, Gilbert Arenas, John Wall, and now they literally just saved the Lakers from having a trashpile of a season. Petition to remove them from the nba
William Walker
ray allen might come out of retirement
Hudson Bell
I don't think Kyrie to Brooklyn is 100% but we'll see I guess
Isaiah is also trash at this point in his career. Got played out of the rotation by Monte Morris last season didn't he
Blake Campbell
holy shit all the gms should do business with the wizshits rite now
holy shit beal might be actually be fleeceable
Cooper Brooks
I will never forget this magazine cover.
Evan White
I don't understand why people think this is a bad deal for the Wizards
they got a second round pick and some young players who might be something for free. none of those guys are on contracts or anything. they gave up nothing
Oliver Foster
I'm willing to bet that Beal will be fleeced before February
Liam Clark
Is it time for the NBA to step in and look to see if Lebron is trying to circumvent the cap with Space Jam?
Wyatt Kelly
>inb4 Boston picks up Beal(by trading Rozier and Morrie's) and Kembra
TRADER DAN AT IT AGAIN
Isaiah Jones
>trading Rozier
user, I
Brandon Stewart
Guys, help me make an all-punished team
>IT / Monta
>Demar / ?
>Melo / ?
>?
>Cousins / ?
Anthony Jenkins
Rozier, Jaylen Brown, and a first for beal
Julian Thomas
Fultz
Wyatt Howard
you don't think dirk and mark cuban were going around the cap when dirk took those pay cuts? it's why a lot of these players have their own LLC's
Evan Gutierrez
Package deal with the Suns, who apparently have a hard on for Rozier.
Jose Gonzalez
what do the Suns get out of this?
Dylan Baker
Maybe you could use all those pennies to buy a clue.
Adam White
Yeah. We getting Dlo, Drose, Melo, Korver, Reddick, Lopez, and JR Smith. Shit gonna be lit bro.
Robert Butler
This, a three team deal involving the Wizards and the Suns landing Boston, Beal while only having to give up Morris to the Wizards and Rozier to the Suns.
Colton Gonzalez
I doubt they were going around the cap at the time although it's entirely possible that there was an under-the-table understanding about stuff that would happen after Dirk retired (the same kind of thing that happened with AK47 taking a pay cut to play for Brooklyn and then becoming head of the Russian Basketball Federation after he retired)
but I am sure the NBA did due diligence to make sure of that, and they should do the same with Space Jam 2
FA isn't he?
Daniel Sanchez
Rozier. Who they have a hard on for.
Zachary Gutierrez
per Woj
>LeBron James has torn has ruptured his Achilles on the set of Space Jam 2
Camden Reed
he's a free agent dude
Dylan Brown
John Wall status
Jordan Howard
I don't need a clue when I have rings
Ryder Reed
He is going to be a Restricted which means he can be dealt away if necessary.
Noah Bennett
Based or Cringe
Kevin Morris
hell yeah
>IT / Monta /
>Demar / Fultz
>Melo / ?
>?
>Cousins / ?
David Harris
S/T, He is restricted.
Justin Clark
LeBron is a marketing genius
Jace Sanders
Based and Bronpilled
Luke James
>Toronto Raptors star Kawhi Leonard intends to grant the Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers meetings when free agency opens on June 30, league sources told Yahoo Sports.
>Toronto Raptors star Kawhi Leonard intends to grant the Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers meetings when free agency opens on June 30, league sources told Yahoo Sports.
are we seriously gonna move from one unbeatable dynasty to another
i thought this was gonna be a comfy 2 star a team period
Oliver Lewis
>kawhi will meet with the lakers
>kawhi will meet with the lakers
>kawhi will meet with the lakers
>kawhi will meet with the lakers
Adrian Torres
I can't even be mad. LeBron brought my city a championship. Please fuck up the league, LeBron.
Caleb Campbell
>Being so punished that people actually forget to include you in the all-punished team
That’s it, I’m officially jumping on the John Wall unJUSTification train. The man has suffered enough, I want to see him make the greatest comeback ever and BTFO of /nba/.
Wyatt Edwards
Part of Miami LeBrons mystique was the crazy athleticism, and Dwade lobs.
Now he's old and has a broken pussy. It's like Restarring Tom Hanks in a Forest Gump remake
Benjamin Martin
>headband Bron might comeback
Please god his hairline is fucked
Oliver Gonzalez
rest of the league are you even trying???
Lincoln Roberts
lol the lakers are down to 3 players
this is weird as hell
Noah Wood
So who will be the "geriatric point guard that keeps getting injured" for the trio?
Brandon Edwards
Fuck you mean he is still the best player in the league
Xavier Miller
definitely not a top 5 player in the league last season. maybe not a top 10 player
Bentley Evans
How many rings does LeGod need to surpass Kobrick as an alltime Lakie? I say two.
Juan Morris
>he is still the best player in the league
Jose Wright
At least 3.
Adam Price
the only trash take was tatum, the other 9 were true as fuck
Michael Adams
Why don’t the good guys ever win
Jaxson Peterson
3 since only the 2009 and 2010 rings
Nolan Perez
He most definitely was.
>27/7/7 on 60% ts
Tell me how many games he played and who his second options were
Brayden Powell
Kobe had 5 as a laker so Lebron needs 6. Simple maths
Matthew Jones
Only KD could have been considered better and now hes dead.
Ethan Brooks
It hurts
Benjamin Adams
this fatherless uncle tom wont even sniff a finals so it doesnt matter
Evan Martinez
one step closer
Connor Bell
Three of those were Shaq rings. KoBrick only has claim to two of those.
Xavier Kelly
>Kobe had 5
Huh that’s strange. I only count 2 FMVPs by Kobe. Where are the other 3 you’re talking about?
Andrew Williams
One of kobricks rings is a PauGasol ring
Wyatt Reyes
>best player in the league
>missed playoffs
Luke Carter
>thinking the king of load management is going to go 3 on 5 for 48 minutes every night
Adam Peterson
would have been 5th in ppg, 3rd in assists, and outside the top 20 in rebounds if he had played enough minutes. generally didn't play defense all season long. in advanced stats, he was 9th in RPM, 5th in BPM, 8th in PER, and not in the top 20 in WS/48
Leo Wood
It's easy to get points when you're top ten in free throw attempts per game.
Thomas Miller
fuckin delusional
Joseph King
The Sixers are not losing Embiid or Simmons at the very least
Ryder Gray
>Joel Embiid
>Anthony Davis
>PF
what the fuck? lmao
Thomas Young
This is why you don’t get your hopes up, why the fuck would anything good ever happen?
Jace Clark
Eh "not playing defense" is kind of a meme at this point. He definitely took some possessions off, but generally when he turned it on He played great defense. He's great at reading plays, getting in passing lanes, weakside helping, and defensive rebounding. But if you think he's going to take on a tough perimeter assignment then that's a big no
Lincoln Morris
But the Pacers are better than both of those teams
Wyatt Jackson
Sixers shouldve traded Ben the moment he started dating a kardashian. Could we even get anything worthwhile for him now who knows
Daniel Scott
>losing our best 2 players is a good thing
Isaac Edwards
PAVIES :))
Wyatt Thompson
Casuals I swear to god. Fta makes casuals so butthurt lmao. It's part of the game, bud. LeBron is 6'8" and is an elite finisher. He's gonna get fouled.
Jose Ortiz
>not even interested enough to schedule meetings on separate days
Yeah he stay
Noah Morris
He dumped the Kardashian though. What a chad.
Ryder Fisher
AD prefers to play PF, but I don't why Embiid counts as one as well
If Ben stops dating a Kardashian, then maybe he'll mysteriously develop a servicable jumpshot and might eventually be able to shoot a 3
Dylan Bell
In all seriousness, why do Lakeshits fans always deny Shaq won the first 3 rings?
Matthew Gonzalez
Breakfast with the Clippers, lunch with the Lakers, and dinner with the Raptors. Usually how it goes
David Evans
Sorry about the oladipo injury but we had to physically or mentally kill all of the competition for the title
Anthony Reyes
crazy how all these guys are constantly driving and attacking the rim
Ryder Stewart
Kemba
Beal
Hayward
Tatum
Capela
Yeah I’m thinking we back
Kevin King
Being a Kobe fan causes brain damage
seriously
Grayson Cox
delusion
Aiden Gonzalez
It's part of the game, but theres aspects of the game that get abused, which is a disrespect to the game as a whole, such as.
Moving screens
Jumping into your defender after he attempts to contest you
Traveling and charging your defender.
Josiah Gray
inb4 Kawhi Is given the diplomatic immunity
Dylan King
Just because AD is an idiot doesn't mean center isn't his best position
Jose Nguyen
twitter.com
Baste LeGod is so generous. We boutta to see the return of Evil LeBron.
Jose Howard
James Harden is my favorite player because he makes the casuals mad.
Eli Ross
>Getting rid of Kyrie, who is a massive cancer in the locker room
This is a good thing.
>Al Horford leaves, who never really did anything anyways besides iso ball
Okay? YOUNG GUYS!!1!!!1!
Jordan Martin
Thanks for taking me on those expensive dates boys. I'm going home to see my husband now.
Benjamin Evans
everyone saying the Lakers have only 3 players on their roster... sounds like you forgot about a little someone called Talen Horton Tucker
Easton Fisher
But your favorite player will never win a ring.
Charles Hernandez
Lol, Horford was also their best defender but OK
Joseph Thomas
>he makes casuals mad
Literally the opposite is true
Tyler Robinson
>Al Horford never did anything besides iso ball
holy shit do celcucks fans even watch basketball
Angel Ward
So Silver already emailed him the advance script
Raptors v Lakers Finals confirmed
Samuel Perez
They literally have three players on their roster.
Ayden Fisher
The young guys are shit. Kyrie already told you that and he's right. Even with Kyrie gone Al knew that Tatum and Hayward were the true cancers so he left too.
Henry Green
I think that's the point, I doubt Williams, Tacko Fall, or whoever they replace Horford with will be nearly as good as him due to the defense and spacing he provides
Brody Green
>mfw the laker protest worked
based lakie fans
Jonathan Davis
>Celtshits fans now claiming Horford wasn’t important to their team
Cmon man
Matthew Allen
Horford was the Celtics best player
Easton Johnson
There are so many contenders in the league that would benefit from signing Ed Davis
Lucas Scott
Based, correct, and 200 IQ pilled
Ryder Allen
Robert Williams A.K.A. the Time Lord, will become defensive player of the year in 1/2 years once he starts getting consistent minutes.
Jonathan Rogers
Bill has always been a mega homer but running his own show has made him 10x worse.
Kayden Baker
Are the Lakers the greatest NBA franchise of all time? The 2nd most rings and evenly spread out throughout history. In contention to win a few other rings in the coming years as well. The only team with more rings are the Celtics who won 11 of their rings in the 50s and 60s and had 1 championship in 33 years. I'd say the Spurs are the 2nd best franchise in NBA history, but its not looking good for them in the near future, and it may take them another ~100-200 years to match the Lakers current titles amount.
Cooper Mitchell
Damn so ad Lebron and lakers are definitely going all in for rings now.
Jace Watson
Who is the best player on the Philadelphia Seventy Sixers?
Isaac Hughes
is Dwight Howard still relevant?
Lincoln Barnes
JoJo
William Williams
Embiid
Hudson Powell
Butler but he's going to the Rockets
Luis Reed
Even if Kawhi leaves my rapties still won the ship. Love seeing how some Americans are completely bootyblasted about it. Get fucked
Cooper Wilson
Butler if he stays, if not then Jojo when he's healthy
Angel Rodriguez
Bro I just don’t see how the league at this stage with golden state dead af is about to handle ad and Lebron right now. This shit is about to look like Gary Payton and Kemp 2.0
Isaiah Wilson
daryl i'm begging you please stop with the shitposting
Justin Watson
What Americans are mad about the raptors winning?
Cooper James
Embiid over the course of 48 minutes. Issue is they don't have a go to scorer in the 4th if Butler leaves. Can't go to Embiid in crunch time or else he's gonna get doubled.
Brandon Ward
If him and Wall are healthy they could be
Dylan Moore
APOLOGIZE
Lincoln Jones
Thats Kawhis ring, not the Raptards, they're an afterthought in all this.
Gavin Thomas
Who?
Ian Gonzalez
>sixers
>raptors
sixers are losing butler and tobias, aint gonna be anything to worry about
raptors losing kawhi, theyll be a shell of themselves
bucks are still scary as shit tho
Aiden Stewart
No Americans are pissed off. We don't really care for the Ratpors and everyone hates the Warriors.
David Wright
Embiid obviously, even if Butler is included in the argument. He outright forces other top teams in the East to specifically have to acquire players capable of defending him.
Ryan Moore
I wanna nut in Jeanie.
Nathaniel Jackson
>The last meeting entails Kawhi chestbumping with Masai mid-air then an elaborate Nigerian ritual involving the donning of the neckrings, and finally the presentation of the contract. Kawhi has been overheard muttering "black ink for your paper, green ink for mine" all week long
per Woj
Hudson Perez
They are going to lose one of their main core players to the Bulls. They aren't going to be as good as last year.
Lucas Barnes
SAS CONFIRMS KYRIE AND KD TO BROOKLYN
Jayden Peterson
Everybody get up, it's time to slam now
Oliver Gomez
Butler is going to my Lakies actually
Luke Williams
Raptors fans sweating
Julian Jackson
This, the Bucks aren't going to be able to match the 25 million dollar offer the Bulls offer one of their core players.
Nicholas Garcia
>all the other lakers dont even get names since they dont exist
toplel
Nicholas Rogers
Wow wow WOW what a trade and big move by Jeanie and Rob to clear $32M in cap space! This move puts the Lakers in play for all of the free agents. I can't wait until Sunday!! It's going to be exciting!
Laker Nation, Anthony Davis just showed all of us Lakers fans he wants to win a championship by waiving his $4M trade kicker!
Aaron Walker
SEETHING LMFAO HAVE SEX DUDE STOP WORRYING ABOUT MY LAKIES
David Hill
There has been exactly ZERO max level players who have taken multiple meetings and have chosen to re-sign.
Kawhi gone.
Julian Cox
APOLOGIZE RIGHT NOW
Oliver Torres
*
who's going to the bulls
Lincoln Turner
This is logical. Hes gone to the ClipShits so he can be owned by LaBron.
Easton Green
daryl morey
William Gray
If Kawhi goes to the Clippers, the Clippers will finish with a better record than the Lakers
motherfucking book it down right now
Dominic Reed
LeBron feeding kawhi and anthony buckets all day
Michael Moore
I think it was Brogdon.
Jaxon Ramirez
RFA, isn't he?
if I was milwaukee I would match anything for Brogdon, and let Middleton walk if need be
Matthew Hughes
AD really paid LeBron $4m just to wear the #23
Camden Moore
Yea, I have been hearing that it was Brogdon.
This.
Jackson Nguyen
They are going to be weaker if they lose either.
Jayden Morris
>Jr smith
>Rondo
>Kobe
Ayden Butler
The real reason is Kawhi is planning to sign a short term deal so he is conducting recon on the LA franchises and their short-term visions for their franchises to gauge which one is worthy when he hits free agency again. Plus Kawhi will sell what he learns to Masai who will then sell the intel to rival gms of west contenders.
Erryday my champs are hustling.
Camden Allen
Notice how the Raptors just gave kawhi the ball to dribble around and create for himself. He wouldn't have to do that on the Lakers. Anthony Davis and LeBron attract so much attention because of their size and scoring ability.
Gabriel Reed
Holy shit they let ad wear 23?
Carson Allen
Yes, but will the Bucks really want to let Middleton walk though since they had difficulty in attracting free agents?
Middleton: Player Option
Mirotic: UFA
Lopez: UFA (No Bird Rights)
Hill: Only guaranteed for $1M if waived before June 30th
Brogdon: RFA
The front office fucked up by giving Bledsoe that 4/70 extension during the season instead of waiting out until the playoffs were finished to evaluate who should they keep
Robert Rogers
>Raptors
The good guy
>Lakers
Anti-Hero masquerading as a villain
>Clippers
Villain masquerading as an anti-hero
Zachary Edwards
kawhi knows the raptors title is an asterisks title. he can't win with those cats if warriors were healthy
Jack Young
>LeBron not wearing 23
The walking injury that is AD doesn't deserve it.
Oliver Powell
Raptors are actually an anti-hero masquerading as a good guy
Asher Parker
23 should be banned from the league out of respect
Wyatt Walker
>Celtics
Fat villian, that only serves as comedy relief, but doesn't really amount to anything
Zachary Flores
Lmao look at yours
Ryan Rivera
Brad Stevens is gonna have tons of fun with this one
Liam Evans
Lou Wil was on some podcast earlier talking about living in Canada as an NBA player. He said its a pain in the ass, nobody wants to raise their kids to be Canadian, you have Canadian TV, Canadian bank account, Canadian phone number, I imagine he and Kawhi probably talked about it too. If youre American you want to live in your own damn country not raise your kids in Canada, just like Im sure Canadians wouldnt want to live in the US.
The only reason I could see Kawhi staying would be the chance at another Championship since the Warriors are dead but he could do that with the Clippers too, they already proved themselves last year. There is literally nothing the Raptors organization can offer him that the Clippers cant, aside from the success that he near single handedly brought them and some extra money, but what does that extra money really add up to when youre in a place that isnt your actual home and your kids are there and you pay even more in taxes? If he stays its for one year maximum, but the chances of him leaving are still very real. Its somewhat telling when his fellow teammates talk about it the way they do.
Now im hearing grumblings about the Clippers trading Danilo Gallinari to Philly after his career year for Butler and pairing him with Kawhi.
Its all in Jerry West’s (PBUH) hands now.
Chase Young
I hope Lebron chooses a new number, do not destroy the legacy of Miami god number 6
Michael Collins
I think thats just dumb
>23 gets banned
>then they have to ban a bunch of other legend numbers, 13, 6, 44, 32, 34, 33 just comes to mind
Zachary Lewis
>my team banning 23 to suck Jordan cock
Fuck off. Don't understand the unanimous Jordan cock sucking and it makes the heat look like a bitch made franchise.
Liam Roberts
>tfw about to hang yet another division banner alongside the championship banner
24/7 and Clipanada are SEETHING right now hahahahaha
Jaxon Martin
25 and 24 look cooler than the number 23
Josiah Lopez
you sound surprisingly close-minded for a teenager
Anthony Rogers
>clippers
I don't understand this meme. why would Kawhi want to be hated by everyone in socal? if he goes to LA, it's to be a Laker
Dylan Wright
Lebron x Giannis
Nathan Barnes
Based
Hudson Baker
The fuck does that even mean? Go watch soccer you fucking idiot.
Kevin Garcia
Just got fired from my shit job
Angel Wilson
Kyle Lowry is literally better than Kyrie and Kemba and it’s not close
Eli Foster
>It's kind of like if you go on YouTube and you think about Taylor Swift when she was 16 years old
Caleb Roberts
>overpay shitty role players
>underpay allstar meal ticket
just doing goat things
Jacob Wilson
D'lo, Reddick, and Brook Lopez
Logan Phillips
Is Brooklyn getting Reddick? I listened to every episode of his podcast and he has always jacked off over the city of Brooklyn. He makes his family live there 24/7.
Samuel Smith
Rondo
Korver
McGee
David Harris
Fuck it. I quit my shit retail job because the asshole who was my boss refused to give me a raise and now I make 3 times more. Just get out there and, most importantly, find someone you know who knows someone and have them hook you up.
Elijah Sanchez
>Toronto offers more money
>end up making less money because of Canadian taxes
Canadian teams simply cannot compete with American teams due to the cuckoldry that is Canadian taxes.
Charles Garcia
>Knicks
Villain masquerading as comic relief
>Mavs
Good guy masquerading as comic relief
>Sixers
Comic relief briefly masquerading as a competent character
Samuel Phillips
brooklyn should just keep joe harris.
Dominic Collins
Oh lawdy it's gonna be a fun year
William Thompson
Let's see, 32m cap minus 27m that Snitch wants equals 5m split between Reddit who hmmkay he might settle for the vet min because he wants a shot at the ring leaving 4.3m to Lopez who is leaving the Bucks precisely because he wants a significant raise from his current 3.4m pittance?
Yeah, needs more heat chief
Christopher Lee
I had hated mine for awhile but when one of the managers in training told me a collective of people were trying to get me fired by speaking on me to management I knew I wasn’t going to quit. I’m just glad my birthday is the day after tomorrow and I’ve actually got it off now
Parker Smith
Andrew Martin
>Old man trying to relive glory days
Pathetic
Dominic Morris
>black weed dealer said ‘bet 7 minutes’
What are some good documentaries I can stream on my cellphone?
Jackson Davis
As of today, I declare myself a Lakers fan. Goodbye Filthadelphia lmao.
Oliver Moore
he should go full durag
Thomas Robinson
Lakers are my second team, Warriors are usually first
Andrew Brooks
My dad is gonna kick my ass when he finds out I got fired
Levi Taylor
I'll take care of him ;)
Michael Allen
Ok fine, I’ll bite. What did you get fired for?
Christian Jackson
>every play that has come to the NBA from Europe in the last 20 years has been scouted and brought over by a child rapist
What did the league mean by this?
Joseph Powell
He just needs two. He wont just tie Kobe, but he will allow the Lakers to surpass the Celshits for most rings and officially make the Los Angeles Lakers the undisputed GOAT NBA franchise.
Elijah Gomez
Caleb Flores
he's a gambling addict and an alcoholic and a mushbrain nigger with tons of illegitimate kids
got handed the team for scraps because the league didn't want to lose it's sole black owner and he's a walking brand in the state
>Charlotte wins less than 20 games for the next 3 years
>still picks between #5 - #9 every single year
>every Top-6 player they get is another Adam Morrison or Noah Vonleh
>dead last in attendance
>team is sold to the Vegas or Seattle NHL owners
MJ will go down as the worst of all GOAT candidates just because of his life after the Bulls
Benjamin Diaz
Poor work quality
Jace Long
I think there's a good chance Russell would sign for less than his max
Caleb Murphy
>name is literally Dick Dick Philo
Nolan Johnson
AD should wear 80
Dominic Long
Lakers have like what, 4 players on their roster right now?
So lets say they sign another supermax, then what? How the fuck do they fill in the gaps and build a solid bench when 95%+ of the cap is in 4 players?
Justin Morales
What was your job?
Nolan Rogers
Because its the Lakers, rite? Because its Lebron asking. Yeah, heard that one before. I think there's a good chance a spic would be president in 2020.
David Gray
Bringing up g leaguers lol
Luis Martin
Magic was a horrible executive and Bird was a great coach and executive? Neither of their legacies are really impacted by it either way, Lebron’s charitable contributions help his case now but once he’s MJ’s age he could build an entire children’s hospital and no one would care about. GOAT is determined on the court, neither Magic or Lebron are GOAT though. Imagine if Bird was a gifted a center with 5 MVPs as a rookie, or the Celtics gifted a number one overall selection for letting another team sign Gail Goodrich. Nope Bird still had a lottery team at 60 wins and ECF game 6 his rookie year, and that guy calls Jordan “God.”
Ryder Flores
LMAO who thinks the Lakers are winning ANYTHING with 4 players which will eventually turn into 4 players and a bunch of bums who'd make no other team.
Ian Adams
I cannot wait for the seething next season as the Lakers don't amount to anything and either miss the playoffs or sneak in as the 8th seed and get BTFO by a better team.
Also, AD will get injured and be out for several months.
Dylan Rogers
I can't think of a much better situation than being a young NBA champion living in LA, even if that means getting paid ~24 million dollars instead of 27
>spic
as a Filipino you should be half offended by your own post
Easton Adams
>find someone you know who knows someone and have them hook you up.
Kill yourself
Caleb Reyes
hibachi is so based
Thomas Cook
Lakers can only win if they get Klay and a serviceable guard or Kawhi and a serviceable guard. Are there any good or decent point guard defenders who would take less than a max? That could start on a title team?
Brandon Perez
OH NO NO NO NO
[spoiler] I’d still use that cap spacec to sign Collison, Beverly, Lamb and Brook Lopez over Kyrie/Kawhi/Kemba [/spoiler]
Adrian Peterson
Kemba is unironically going to be much better for Tatum than Kyrie was. Kemba plays so much better off the ball, it will allow Tatum to progress more as an offensive weapon, which he wasn't really able to do last year because Kyrie needed the ball so much, and then there was Hayward.
Now, for the love of God, I hope he doesn't hang out with Kobe again this summer.
Cooper Reyes
Kyrie is better with Lebron, just injury prone as a mother
Justin Baker
They're unironically Bottom 5 in the West. That depth they're going to have will be among the worst of all time.
Nicholas Bailey
How the fuck are they going to sign a THIRD max player, and then fill out the rest of the roster? As it is, they'd have three max players plus Kuzma. They wouldn't even have the money to put a fifth guy on the floor. If they actually do try to get a third superstar it will prove they've learned nothing.
Aiden Brooks
>Klay
not next year, anyway. Kyle Korver or Reddick on vet min fills the same role while using WAY less cap space
Daniel Powell
no depth
Owen Hill
I hate the blacks
Parker Murphy
>reddick taking a vet min
lmao fuck off retard
Jackson Cruz
So it really is, autodiscount because Lakers exceptionalism AHAHAHAHAHAHA THAT WAS THE REHASHED BRAINLET PLAN ALL ALONG THEY REALLY DONT SEND THEIR BEST SPICS TO POST HERE HUH
Zachary Fisher
Not entirely sure how the cap works vis a vis trading -- could the Lakers sign a max free agent, then trade cash considerations for some vet min contracts?
Justin Peterson
Asterisk title and Kawhi gone.
Nolan Hall
I'll give you 1,3, and 4 so 3 for 9
Daniel Flores
What about Klay and Dame? You're not a real Lakers fan with this minimalist attitude! Space Jam team or bust!
Nathan Hall
All I'm saying is snitch wants a ring and taking a short-term paycut would be worth it. Look no further than KD's first contract with the warriors for proof of this
Levi Bailey
Didn't the last western champion just lose the finals because they had no depth? I remember it like it was days ago.
Julian Rodriguez
Thats literally how life works, learn from it. Youve got to know someone who knows someone who owns a business or has some sway somewhere that can get you something, granted you arent a retard. If youre a retard or fat, this becomes much harder. If youre ugly even moreso. People you dont know have to like your face if they are going to help you out, and if they dont like that then youd better be smart and quick with words. If youre not smart and youre ugly, well, youre fucked either way so hey nothing of value was lost. Hope that helps champ.
Alexander Carter
Who needs a bench lol
Justin Russell
Injury.
Colton Lee
>mfw the Lakers sign a bunch of players for surprisingly low salaries who casually happen to have a role in Space Jam 2 NBA and have more depth than Toronto.
JJ Reddick for 6 million? Patrick Beverly for 4? Brook Lopez for 8?
How nice.
Brayden Scott
TJ McConnell
Adam Hall
>who needs a bench lol
>we r getting klay and trading 4 dame dolla and draymond who needs a bench lol
Hunter Lewis
Holy fuck we are reaching never before seen levels of delusion here
Ethan Sanchez
Pelinka is much better off using that money to sign solid mid-level guys and a good bench. You already have LeBron and AD, if you put a good team around them that's more than enough to get out of the West. Chasing another superstar is stupid.
Mason Morgan
this makes /nba/ seethe
Gavin Smith
Lakers Twitter*
Robert Anderson
Brody Cruz
Bruh now your new bulletproof pitch to Snitch to take the discount is guaranteed finals trip? That's even less credible than the LA market pitch you've abandoned. Who do you think you'd beat in a 7 game series in the west? Name them.
Joseph Evans
Literally who
Camden Powell
this makes me lol and say bucks or raptors in 5
Austin Watson
lol
Noah Bailey
Should be titled “Lou Williams recants a recent conversation he had with Kawhi Leonard”
Landon Morales
Nobody to step up after personnel became unavailable mid-series. Got depth problems.
Adam Gutierrez
Collison 6 million + Space Jam 2 role
JJ Reddit 8 million + Space Jam 2 role
Jeremy Lamb 6 million + Space Jam 2 role
Brook Lopez 8 million + Space Jam 2 role
Terrence Rods 6 million + Space Jan 2 role
Easton Kelly
Lou has always been a real one. Based.
Elijah Thomas
Speaking of Tatum, anyone seen some of the newest pictures of him? It almost looks like he's had a growth spurt, he suddenly looks noticeably bigger. Check the latest pic on his Instagram.
Caleb Collins
I think the bucks win it all next year. What do you think/nba/
Chase Young
Should be titled “Lou Williams recounting a recent conversation he had with Kawhi Leonard”
Matthew Cruz
all i got to say is warriors in 9 just you wait
Thomas Harris
I'm not even sure any other team is willing to pay him $27m, but yeah he doesn't need to take a huge paycut to make them an instant favorite in the West. Tell me which WC teams beat the following:
Russell
Korver
Lebron
AD
Lopez
Bench:
Kuzma
Rondo
McGee
Caruso
Aiden Sanchez
Based. That podcast with him and Arenas is worth a listen.
Jordan Price
Nice 5th seed on the east and first round gentlemen sweep forever.
Nathaniel Miller
Man, Bron really generous paying all dem niggas out of pocket. No way the hollyjew including a box office share clause for bit actors.
Carson Peterson
Space Jam 2 The REAL MVP. All potential Lakers gonna be in that movie and get a nice hollywood bonus
Jacob Nelson
Why don't NBA players keep renewing their contracts? Like when there are 3 years left, why don't they make a new one for 5 years? Is this illegal or what?
Aiden Jones
>instant favorite
Stopped reading there
Gabriel Hill
oh, kara lawson is actually joining the celtics. i thought that was shopped.
Ethan Garcia
Why would I shop it? Dumb german
Joshua Mitchell
>Leonard
>Butler
>SGA
>Shamet
>other pieces Jerry West (PBUH) signs for cheap including a center
>Trez and Lou = best bench tandem in the NBA
Its fucking OVER
Jayden Barnes
Bird had a great career after playing, Magic was retarded but only around for like 3 years and can put a big chunk of the blame on Pelinka & Jeanie (but he'll get some credit if DLo comes back and the LeLakers acutally make it to the WCF)
Jordan is responsible for
>drafting Michael Kidd-Gilchrist at #2 in 2012
>drafting Noah Vonleh at #9 in 2014
>traded Shabazz Napier for P.J. Hairston
>turning down FOUR 1st rounders only to take Frank Kaminsky at #9 in 2015 because he liked the guy so much
>traded his 2016 pick for Marco Bellineli
>overrode the team vote and took Malik Monk instead of the planned Donovan Mitchell in 2017
>GAVE NIC BATUM $120,000,000/5 YEARS
>traded Dwight Howard's contract for Timofey Mozgov's just so he wouldn't have to pay to wave D12 (which would have been cheaper and shorter term)
>re-took on Bismack Biyombo's contract for nothing
>let his franchise GOAT walk away without even offering the max
do you recognize even one of those names? No one else does. Batum/Zeller/Kidd-Gilchrist/Marvin Williams take up $85 million in cap space each year
no one pays attention because Charlotte has been irrelevant literally since 90's but all Jordan can do is draft busts, literal whos, overpay shit-tier old FA, and give jobs to all his friends
like no one gives a fucking shit about Charlotte and they'll be the worst, most irrelevant team in the entire league, but watching this shitshow in person and seeing retards complain about the Knicks/Suns/Lakers/Wizards/etc. is laughable. MJ the worst owner in the league and has been for nearly 10 years now
Hudson Lopez
Bruh you didnt watch the east playoffs or the ecf. Lopez was their second most valuable player, he commands an 8 figure contract now, that's why he'll be available in the first place. Korver is a pylon on defense, the shittiest bench point guard in the league can beat him off the dribble, hell Lopez can beat him off the dribble. Come up with a real roster then we'll talk.
Elijah Barnes
Uh bros you told me that Kawhi would definitely re-sign and there's no doubt that the clippers and lakers are memes what THE FUCK BROS why did you lie?
Thomas Stewart
Who can even stop us
Jeremiah Rogers
Korver tries though. He's a hustler. He dives for loose balls. He blocked Jaylen Brown 3 times in the eastern conference finals in 2018
Wyatt Lee
>>Leonard
>>Butler
>>SGA
>>other pieces Jerry West (PBUH) signs for cheap including a center
>>Trez and Lou = best bench tandeom in the NBA
>Its fucking over
Joshua Wood
becuase you are shady. dubious character.
Adrian Powell
How is this legal?
David Jenkins
I understand. You menace.
Andrew Fisher
>Kawhi meeting with Clippers on June 30th instead of July 2nd now
Oh fuck what does this mean? Is he actually meeting with the Clippers BEFORE officially meeting with the Raptors?
>goes to Carribean on a boat to get the fuck out of Canada
>comes to LA before returning to Canada from said boat trip
KAWHI AND BUTLER TO CLIPPERS
ITS FUCKING HAPPENING
Jacob Jenkins
He also mulled retirement after the Jazz season ended. Now the Jazz would sweep the Lakers if the playoffs started right now.
Nathaniel Richardson
we above the law, we dont give a fuck bout yall
Julian Sullivan
Caleb Wright
Yea because he's depressed. His brother recently died
Parker Wilson
how many times did i tell you morons that it was PART OF THE ORIGINAL DEAL? how many times did i have to explain that rob pelinka had arranged the deal in a way that would allow my lakies' to sign a MAX?
and how many stupid "with what money" posts have we gotten in the last month? as usual woj, and the ESPN narrative, and a lot of lakies' haters right here in this thread end up getting absolutely historically humiliated once the fax come out. i couldn't feel happier right now
Jason Howard
yea mane we gettin klay and tradin 4 dame dolla and draymond, space jam 2 confirmed it lmao who needs a bench
Camden Davis
Can we end this pathetic franchise already?
Hunter Myers
@wojespn: Kevin Love to Charlotte for Nic Batum + a 2020 2nd. Cavs offload cap for term to expedite the rebuild.
>@wojespn: Kevin Love to Charlotte for Nic Batum + a 2020 2nd. Cavs offload cap for term to expedite the rebuild.
@wojespn: Kevin Love to Charlotte for Nic Batum + a 2020 2nd. Cavs offload cap for term to expedite the rebuild.
>@wojespn: Kevin Love to Charlotte for Nic Batum + a 2020 2nd. Cavs offload cap for term to expedite the rebuild.
@wojespn: Kevin Love to Charlotte for Nic Batum + a 2020 2nd. Cavs offload cap for term to expedite the rebuild.
>@wojespn: Kevin Love to Charlotte for Nic Batum + a 2020 2nd. Cavs offload cap for term to expedite the rebuild.
@wojespn: Kevin Love to Charlotte for Nic Batum + a 2020 2nd. Cavs offload cap for term to expedite the rebuild.
>@wojespn: Kevin Love to Charlotte for Nic Batum + a 2020 2nd. Cavs offload cap for term to expedite the rebuild.
@wojespn: Kevin Love to Charlotte for Nic Batum + a 2020 2nd. Cavs offload cap for term to expedite the rebuild.
>@wojespn: Kevin Love to Charlotte for Nic Batum + a 2020 2nd. Cavs offload cap for term to expedite the rebuild.
@wojespn: Kevin Love to Charlotte for Nic Batum + a 2020 2nd. Cavs offload cap for term to expedite the rebuild.
>@wojespn: Kevin Love to Charlotte for Nic Batum + a 2020 2nd. Cavs offload cap for term to expedite the rebuild.
@wojespn: Kevin Love to Charlotte for Nic Batum + a 2020 2nd. Cavs offload cap for term to expedite the rebuild.
>@wojespn: Kevin Love to Charlotte for Nic Batum + a 2020 2nd. Cavs offload cap for term to expedite the rebuild.
Tyler Anderson
>Every big free agent snubs Dallas
>Only options left are Vucevic, Brogdon, or Bogdanovic
>Sign one of them
>”I KNEW IT, THE MAVS ARE BUILDING A WHITE SUPREMACIST TEAM”
Watch this happen.
Jaxson Jenkins
This is why Kawhi is leaving
Brody Robinson
Seething
Nicholas Anderson
>AD
>Lebron
>Max FA
>Kuzma
that team wins championships with a big 3 bench. but i'll understand if you don't understand hoops
Matthew Richardson
>Batum and a second round
Yikes
Gabriel Foster
Who would we rather have Dlo or Butler. i'd rather have Butler since he a real nigga.
Lucas Myers
Fake and gay
Ian Phillips
there goes the season bros
Brandon Bennett
Someone please take Kawhy so the ape hoop meme can end for another decade.
Jaxson Edwards
das rite mane we gettin kawhi and butler they didnt mean the clippers they meant the lakers cuz lakers=LA=hollywood=relevant lol clippers r irrelevant bitch
Ian Roberts
Nah, Culver is gonna bring the word of Jesus to Andrew and KAT and save the franchise.
Andrew Ward
based
Adrian Carter
Well, yes, but this is the alternative videogame world pre-Culver Saric era
Cameron Miller
My Cavaliers aren't hungry for cap
Austin Gray
NEW THREAD
Ethan Jones
>gets shut down by a player half his size
Camden Garcia
thats what he gets for supporting kaepernick, can join him on the sidelines
Andrew Morris
It's not
Cooper James
I'm not a fan of women in male working environments, but it's a thing now, so I guess you just gotta deal
Gabriel Smith
MY LAKIES GOT THE MAX SPACE
TRADE KICKER WAIVED
BONGA AND SCRUBS TRADED
CAP SPACE FREE FOR FULL MAX
EAT
FUCKING
SHITS
Asher Lewis
How the hell are we entering 2019-2020 with the very high probability that the Brooklyn Nets are in a better position than the Celtics?
Nathaniel Wood
Alright lakerbros. We got max cap size. How will our team look like?
Aiden Diaz
>t. Increasingly nervous bucks fan
Brogdon is gone and you are going to be worse off than last year.