Lakers Dumping Players

[Down Under]

According to Woj, Lakers are looking to clear space by getting rid of Clarkson, Randle & Nance. Randle looked like a dud, but has improved this year despite spending time out of Walton's rotation. I think with Gay, we've got a good combo forward off the bench so Nance, even though he's ok, would probably be wasted. Clarkson, even though he is probably a better scorer, isn't a good shooter & his defense is probably as bad as Mills. Randle has an expiring contract & seems to have decent foot speed when switched onto smaller guards and is even showing some signs of rim protection ability. Could be someone worth looking at.

[Seventyniner]

Randle and Nance are tons better than Joff but the Lakers aren't just giving these guys away.

[sananspursfan21]

Lonzo ftw!!!!

[Down Under]

Randle and Nance are tons better than Joff but the Lakers aren't just giving these guys away.
I thought that but then I remembered Magic's tweets

https://basketballforever.com/2017/02/22/fans-dig-magic-johnsons-old-tweets-hes-named-president-basketball-operations/

[BatManu20]

Jordan Clarkson isn't a poor shooter, he's just not a great one. Still, I'd take him over Patty at this point. Not that it has any chance of happening regardless.

[Mr. Body]

Seller's market.

[BatManu20]

I remember the Spurs liking Larry Nance Jr. coming out of college. Worked him out a couple of times and seriously considered taking him IIRC.

[BatManu20]

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[sasaint]

Randle and Nance are tons better than Joff but the Lakers aren't just giving these guys away.

Very true. We have no assets in which the Lakers would be interested - especially if they want to clear cap space. All we have are bloated contracts... But, in his draft class wasn't Nance a player in whom the Spurs were rumored to have interest?

[sasaint]

I thought that but then I remembered Magic's tweets

https://basketballforever.com/2017/02/22/fans-dig-magic-johnsons-old-tweets-hes-named-president-basketball-operations/

Haha! Yup, Magic is some kind of talent evaluator!

[daslicer]

Getting Randle or Nance would be solid but I doubt the Lakers would be willing to give those guys to the spurs without demanding a lot in return.

[BatManu20]

The Lakers should be able to get decent draft picks for Randle and/or Nance if they wind up moving them, and it won't be from the Spurs.

[Keepin' it real]

I remember Nance Jr. had a good summer league game once. Spurs should sign him.

[Spurtacular]

I'm willing to take what the Lakers have to offer for pennies on the dollar.

[tholdren]

Lol its what you get when you value social media likes over bbiq...

[ElNono]

Randle is absolute garbage

[Down Under]

^ He was, but he's shown some improvement this season on both sides of the ball.

[Raven]

^ He was, but he's shown some improvement this season on both sides of the ball.

he somehow grew a wingspan, a brain and a jumper?

[TheGreatYacht]

Lol at some of you think they want a lot in return. They traded 6MOY candidate Lou Williams for peanuts. They want the cap space for this offseason and Randle isn't getting paid. Clarkson is on 11M-13M per season for the next 3 years, and Nance Jr has one year left after this in his rookie contract. They'll take what they can get.

[cutewizard]

Can we trade Murray for Clarkson??

[cd98]

Making room for LeBron and Paul George.

[sasaint]

Can we trade Murray for Clarkson??

Clarkson is not the answer for the Spurs. Not saying Murray is...

[cutewizard]

Clarkson is not the answer for the Spurs. Not saying Murray is...

Why not , good Sir?

[LittleCriminal]

Anderson for Larry Nance jr would work

[sasaint]

Why not , good Sir?

He would be just one more mediocre combo guard in the Spurs' collection. Clarkson might have a slightly different skill set and be an immediate upgrade from Dijon, but he would be a stop-gap. I think the Spurs need a better primary ball handler and distributor.

[MaNu4Tres]

Randle has made leaps this season and has been the 2nd best player on the Lakers this year. He's been a great PnR defender and one the best PnR rollers in the league.

[MoSpur02]

I'd take Randle of Joffrey any day of the week and twice on Sunday. I'd take Clarkson over Murray too.

[Leetonidas]

Would take Nance as an energy big off the bench instead of Joffrey. Pass on anyone else

[BatManu20]

Can we trade Murray for Clarkson??

Why would we do that? Clarkson is almost 26 and is a FA this summer. Murray just turned 21 and is under contract for 2 more years. Would be a horrible decision.

[Stabula]

I still feel good about Murray but don't expect him to take on a real role until next season when he's had more time to clean up his handles and work on his jumpshot

[TheGreatYacht]

Why would we do that? Clarkson is almost 26 and is a FA this summer. Murray just turned 21 and is under contract for 2 more years. Would be a horrible decision.
Clarkson won't be a FA until the summer of 2020

Would trade 30yr old expiring Green for him in a second. Lakers would take that.

[cjw]

Clarkson won't be a FA until the summer of 2020

Would trade 30yr old expiring Green for him in a second. Lakers would take that.

He’s been a bit better this year, but is still a dime a dozen player who doesn’t do anything particularly exceptionally. His defensive metrics are atrocious and is a turnover machine.

I’ll take Green anyday over Clarkson. Thinking Clarkson is better than Green is the kind of thinking that causes the Lakers to suck

[Dex]

I still feel good about Murray but don't expect him to take on a real role until next season when he's had more time to clean up his handles and work on his jumpshot

Isn't that what we were saying last season?

[Stabula]

Isn't that what we were saying last season?

He's improved just not enough to take on a more serious role. He has all the physical tools and seems to have the Spurs resources behind him and the work ethic. Could be a triple double machine in two years.