GM worried that Exum may force his way to LA

[LkrFan]

Lakers, that is. :toast


When projected first-rounder Australian guard Dante Exum told an Australian paper that he planned to speak with Lakers star Kobe Bryant about the transition to the NBA and signed with Bryant's agent, Rob Pelinka, there was a degree of concern that this could be foreshadowing. There were rumors, after all, later denied by Bryant and some executives, that as a high school phenom Bryant had threatened to play in Europe if anyone but the Lakers tried to draft him.

Now the Sporting News reports that some personnel are concerned about the same thing with Exum.

But would Exum go so far as to try to angle his way onto the Lakers, who currently have the fifth-worst record in the NBA? That's the concern among some front-office executives around the league.

“When you hear some of what he says, it does make you wonder how the process is going to go as far as workouts and that sort of thing,” one general manager told Sporting News. “We have seen this story before, of course. I am not sure a player can have that kind of control, though.”

via NBA Draft: Is Dante Exum destined to be a Laker? - NBA - Sporting News.

Pulling that kind of stunt now as opposed to when Bryant did it in the late-90's is a different deal, now. Not only is there more reporting and more scrutiny with the internet and social media, but Adam Silver played a huge hand in the CBA negotiations towards leveling the playing field for small markets to prevent exactly this kind of thing.

Odds are that Exum will be happy no matter where he's drafted and this is a non-factor. But it's interesting that some league personnel have a concern about a possible demand from the youngster.


LINK (http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-basketball/24457934/report-nba-personnel-concerned-exum-will-try-to-force-his-way-to-lakers)

Exum: 6'6"
Kobe: 6'7"
Wes Johnson: 6'8"
Melo: 6'8"
MVPau: 7'

^ lineup is long, athletic, and versatile. I could see the 18 year old rook blowing by and posting up 30 year old Enrique or CPFlop. :downspin:

[AussieFanKurt]

Exum doing Australia proud. Hope he gets drafted to a big franchise

[Clipper Nation]

Sounds like another gamma male who needs a generational big man and a Horry-esque clutch player to carry him :lol

[Robz4000]

Still a first round exit if not a lottery team tbh.

[DeadlyDynasty]

For all the whining people make over youngsters "not wanting to play in certain places", it's hard to argue with the results:lol

John Elway: Don't wanna be a Baltimore Colt...Colts move away a year later, Elway goes to 5 superbowls and wins 2
Kobe Bryant: Don't wanna be a Hornet...Hornets eventually move away, Kobe wins 5 rings and goes to 7 NBA Finals.
Eli Manning: Don't wanna be a Charger...Wins 2 SBs in NY, SD still hasn't seen the big game since 1994.

Let's be honest, these kids know more than you do:lol

[Clipper Nation]

Eli Manning: Don't wanna be a Charger...Wins 2 SBs in NY, SD still hasn't seen the big game since 1994.

Hated Eli at the time (I don't anymore), but he and his father were totally right about AJ Smith, tbh....

[Robz4000]

Agreed, Eli Manning is a poor example. Also not like Elway forced his way to a major city either.

[LkrFan]

Still a first round exit if not a lottery team tbh.
Nah, at least 2nd round fodder if Mamba sits the rest of this year and comes back healthy next year.

[LkrFan]

For all the whining people make over youngsters "not wanting to play in certain places", it's hard to argue with the results:lol

John Elway: Don't wanna be a Baltimore Colt...Colts move away a year later, Elway goes to 5 superbowls and wins 2
Kobe Bryant: Don't wanna be a Hornet...Hornets eventually move away, Kobe wins 5 rings and goes to 7 NBA Finals.
Eli Manning: Don't wanna be a Charger...Wins 2 SBs in NY, SD still hasn't seen the big game since 1994.

Let's be honest, these kids know more than you do:lolTruth bombs. :toast

[baseline bum]

For all the whining people make over youngsters "not wanting to play in certain places", it's hard to argue with the results:lol

John Elway: Don't wanna be a Baltimore Colt...Colts move away a year later, Elway goes to 5 superbowls and wins 2
Kobe Bryant: Don't wanna be a Hornet...Hornets eventually move away, Kobe wins 5 rings and goes to 7 NBA Finals.
Eli Manning: Don't wanna be a Charger...Wins 2 SBs in NY, SD still hasn't seen the big game since 1994.

Let's be honest, these kids know more than you do:lol

Steve Francis doesn't want to play in beautiful Vancouver, forces his way to shithole Houston, gets addicted to crack, and will be dead in 5 years.

[DeadlyDynasty]

Steve Francis doesn't want to play in beautiful Vancouver, forces his way to shithole Houston, gets addicted to crack, and will be dead in 5 years.
But yet again, another player who refused to play for a franchise that moved away anyways:rollin

[spurraider21]

:lol why the fuck would Pau resign with the Lakers

[spurraider21]

For all the whining people make over youngsters "not wanting to play in certain places", it's hard to argue with the results:lol

John Elway: Don't wanna be a Baltimore Colt...Colts move away a year later, Elway goes to 5 superbowls and wins 2
Kobe Bryant: Don't wanna be a Hornet...Hornets eventually move away, Kobe wins 5 rings and goes to 7 NBA Finals.
Eli Manning: Don't wanna be a Charger...Wins 2 SBs in NY, SD still hasn't seen the big game since 1994.

Let's be honest, these kids know more than you do:lol
add Ricky Rubio to the list

[DeadlyDynasty]

:lol why the fuck would Pau resign with the Lakers
^This, but the better question is why would the Lakers attempt to resign him?:lol We couldn't get a late first-rounder (historically unimportant pick anyways), and towards the end we would've settled for some nachos and a large coke in return yet there were still no takers.

And hell no to Melo and Wes Johnson too. It's terrible to say but we need the team plane to go down.

[Robz4000]

Nah, at least 2nd round fodder if Mamba sits the rest of this year and comes back healthy next year.

Healthy Kobe still won't be anything more than a roleplayer at this point tbh. He'll prolly be Derek Fisher with a bit more consistency and more FTs.

[Robz4000]

^This, but the better question is why would the Lakers attempt to resign him?:lol We couldn't get a late first-rounder (historically unimportant pick anyways), and towards the end we would've settled for some nachos and a large coke in return yet there were still no takers.

And hell no to Melo and Wes Johnson too. It's terrible to say but we need the team plane to go down.

:lmao

[Clipper Nation]

Sounds like another gamma male who needs a generational big man and a Horry-esque clutch player to carry him :lol

Juan Diego can't even :downspin: these truthbombs :lol

[MultiTroll]

Lakers, that is. :toast





Exum: 6'6"
Kobe: 6'7":downspin:
Of the 1st three plays on the video, the 2nd is him receiving 2 bogus foul shots.
The third is of him obviously travelling and no call.
Stopped watching after that.

Go Kirby II :lol

[DeadlyDynasty]

tbh we should assemble the old gang back next year (minus Gasol, of course). Get Odom, Bynum, and Fisher back with one-year deals, have them play a farewell tour with Kobe enroute to a 30-win season. If Pau sticks around for cheap, maybe we get 1-2 more W's. It would be nostalgically awesome, and Parker or Randle would get to play his first year with a bunch of championship vets before taking on a more important role in 2015. They're going to suck anyways next season so I'm just spitballing ideas

[PingPong]

White EXU(m) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eshu)?

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-j1cOKXRk4Pk/UYbrA-jsKAI/AAAAAAAAAj8/Apm1KHY2fuE/s1600/exu-marabo-01.jpg

[Katherine Robinson]

Lakers will always remain a popular destination for many. The same cant be said about the Spurs.

[LkrFan]

:lol why the fuck would Pau resign with the LakersThe same reason he feigns bogus injuries just prior to the NBA trade deadline. He's been doing that shit the last 3 years in a row. He wants to be a LakerPERI:lolD

[Clipper Nation]

Sounds like another gamma male who needs a generational big man and a Horry-esque clutch player to carry him :lol
Still no response from Jorge :lol

[LkrFan]

Of the 1st three plays on the video, the 2nd is him receiving 2 bogus foul shots.
The third is of him obviously travelling and no call.
Stopped watching after that.

Go Kirby II :lol
STD-Wade has made a (probable) HOF career of the above. :downspin:

[LkrFan]

Sounds like another gamma male who needs a generational big man and a Horry-esque clutch player to carry him :lol

Kobe - 5
CP0 - :lol

[Clipper Nation]

Kobe - 5
CP0 - :lol
:lol Luis deflecting

[gnsf0946]

STD-Wade has made a (probable) HOF career of the above. :downspin:

He's HOF for sure, not 1st ballot though imo, tbh, fwiw

[DeadlyDynasty]

Wade is definitely first ballot material...

[LkrFan]

Healthy Kobe still won't be anything more than a roleplayer at this point tbh. He'll prolly be Derek Fisher with a bit more consistency and more FTs.
Kobe has caused BNSF so much asshurt throughout the years that you guys are now delusional. Question: how many all defensive teams has Ray Allen made in his career? Did he even make 3rd team once? Not even in 2008 when he was part of a top 5 defensive team in NBA history. He was a good team defender. But he can shoot so he is valuable. Well, so can Kobe, who just so happens to own the NBA record for 3s in a game (12). As long as he has a jumper, he is employable by the NBA. As long as he can go old school (AKA posting up guards and forwards that are either too short or have poor low post defensive skills), he is employable in the NBA.

[spurraider21]

how is d-wade NOT first ballot? :lol

[LkrFan]

:lol Luis deflecting
Heat Nation has as many rangs as his hero CP:lol

[LkrFan]

how is d-wade NOT first ballot? :lol
Indescent proposal: you have one more slot available. Manu (3 rangs) and STD-Wade (3 rangs) are both vying for the last ballot. Who you got? :downspin:

[DeadlyDynasty]

OT, but it's crazy how little Paul has actually accomplished. 2 series wins, 1 of which only happened b/c Memphis fell asleep with a 25-pt 4th quarter lead. His testimony to life right now is deferring to Jannero Pargo and making State Farm ads. He's too good not to have a better resume...I hope they make some noise in the playoffs this year though, the NBA needs an exciting playoffs since the Lakers won't be there.

[LkrFan]

Wade is definitely first ballot material...

I'd give his ass the Barry Bonds treatment tbh

[spurraider21]

Indescent proposal: you have one more slot available. Manu (3 rangs) and STD-Wade (3 rangs) are both vying for the last ballot. Who you got? :downspin:
as a die hard fan i shouldn't be eligible to vote when Manu is up :lol

[LkrFan]

OT, but it's crazy how little Paul has actually accomplished. 2 series wins, 1 of which only happened b/c Memphis fell asleep with a 25-pt 4th quarter lead. His testimony to life right now is deferring to Jannero Pargo and making State Farm ads. He's too good not to have a better resume...I hope they make some noise in the playoffs this year though, the NBA needs an exciting playoffs since the Lakers won't be there.
:lol - it's quite pitiful. Some clowns think this dude was better than Zeke. Put Zeke on this year's Clippers and they sweep the Heat in the Finals.

[LkrFan]

as a die hard fan i shouldn't be eligible to vote when Manu is up :lol

Chickenshit! :rollin :lmao :rollin

[Clipper Nation]

I'd give his ass the Barry Bonds treatment tbh
Kirby should get it too for those PED, I mean, "blood spinning" treatments in Germany :lol

[spurraider21]

Chickenshit! :rollin :lmao :rollin
i'll say Manu and rationalize it because of his non-nba accomplishments

[DeadlyDynasty]

Indescent proposal: you have one more slot available. Manu (3 rangs) and STD-Wade (3 rangs) are both vying for the last ballot. Who you got? :downspin:
If only American citizens were allowed to vote it would probably be 95%/5% in favor of Wade

[Clipper Nation]

Indescent proposal: you have one more slot available. Manu (3 rangs) and STD-Wade (3 rangs) are both vying for the last ballot. Who you got? :downspin:
I'd give the HOF spot to Wade and give Manu a wing dedicated to his epic performances in 0.4, The Foul, and 6, curated by ElNono :lol

[irishock]

:lol Manu>Wade

[LkrFan]

Kirby should get it too for those PED, I mean, "blood spinning" treatments in Germany :lolTrue, but he was a 1st ballot HOFer before his "treatments" :lol

[LkrFan]

I'd give the HOF spot to Wade and give Manu a wing dedicated to his epic performances in 0.4, The Foul, and 6, curated by ElNono (http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=8054) :lol

:rollin :lmao :rollin

[ElNono]

I'd give the HOF spot to Wade and give Manu a wing dedicated to his epic performances in 0.4, The Foul, and 6, curated by ElNono :lol

Good idea... I'll prepare the "caught a bat in mid-air" section and the "exploding shoes" section... :tu :lol

[DMC]

Lakers will always remain a popular destination for many. The same cant be said about the Spurs.

No shit?

[Katherine Robinson]

No shit?

It has to be written once in a while as people believe nobody wants to set foot in LA because of AIDS and Jim Buss.

[LkrFan]

Dante Exum


NBA Comparison: Penny Hardaway


Strengths:


Lightning quick combo guard with a deadly first step ... Plays an incredibly controlled and smooth game, especially considering he is routinely the quickest guy on the court ... Gets where he wants to off the dribble at will; has good ability to change direction ... Very positive reports about his leadership ability, strong character, and work ethic ... An unselfish and heady player ... Has an uncanny ability to draw fouls, both in the open- and half-court...At 6'6" is more than capable of playing both guard positions; "natural" position may actually be PG... A good and willing passer... Has great length ... Can score in a variety of ways around the basket ... Has good finishing ability ... Good overall feel for the game ... One of the top prospects not just in Australia, but in the world ... Strong character kid, with strong desire to win and improve his game ...

LINK (http://www.nbadraft.net/players/dante-exum)

If we draft him and he reaches the level of Penny (pre-injury) :wow

[Koolaid_Man]

all the new players want to be like Kobe....no one is feeling Lebron :lol

[Kool Bob Love]

LINK (http://www.nbadraft.net/players/dante-exum)

If we draft him and he reaches the level of Penny (pre-injury) :wow

mike dantonio gonna blast this kid to the media like he does Pau?

[LkrFan]

mike dantonio gonna blast this kid to the media like he does Pau?
Non-issue. I have a feeling the Lakers will have to choose between MDA and MVPau this summer. If MDA stays, they better hope we can draft Embiid. Otherwise, on top of the hot garbage our team already is, we'll also be looking for a starting center.

[Clipper Nation]

Exum's rookie year to date:

4.7 PPG
2.3 APG
1.2 TOPG
.345 FG%

Even Auscrub Rivers' rookie season was better than this shit :lmao

LkrFan (http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=18824) Curse strikes again :lol

[Malik Hairston]

:lol I remember Laker fans were obsessed with this dude for whatever reason..

[jeebus]

He was fucking awful playing for Australia this year. MVPatty didn't play and Exum could've made his presence known; instead Baynes and Ingles took the Alpha roles while Exum remained a Betasung.

[MultiTroll]

Lakers, that is. :toast



LINK (http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-basketball/24457934/report-nba-personnel-concerned-exum-will-try-to-force-his-way-to-lakers)

Exum: 6'6"
Kobe: 6'7"
Wes Johnson: 6'8"
Melo: 6'8"
MVPau: 7'

^ lineup is long, athletic, and versatile. I could see the 18 year old rook blowing by and posting up 30 year old Enrique or CPFlop. :downspin:
And LkrFans dream lineup turnout:

Former Celtics Player Guerschon Yabusele Slams Dante Exum To The Ground During A Fight Between Real Madrid And Partizan Belgrade (msn.com) (https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/former-celtics-player-guerschon-yabusele-slams-dante-exum-to-the-ground-during-a-fight-between-real-madrid-and-partizan-belgrade/ar-AA1at2we?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=a6f8e3660d964935a182e888bca25c3c&ei=52)