Shams: Lonnie Walker IV Signs with the Lakers, one year at $6.5 million

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I'm pretty sure the Lakers will finish behind the Pelicans.

It'll be something like the 25th pick swapped for the 17th or something similar.

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Lonnie will be in ESPN highlight reels... It can't be anything better after Spurs letting him walk

I predicted he would be a regular highlight reel there in Hollywood because he's a high flying get you out of your seat jumper, and it looks effortless. It's a perfect fit in LA. Lots of show, less on the substance though, at least when it all shakes out. His defense is borderline atrocious at times and his jump shot is far from consistent. It's why we let him walk for nothing.

[Rocalcio]

I’m happy for Lonnie to have consistent minutes in LA, being a starter is the cherry on the top. The only problem is that the Lakers are way too exposed to media , and the start of their season tells me it will soon be a mess there. We know he has (had?) mental issues, hopefully the upcoming crisis won’t affect him too much.

[spurraider21]

I think it made sense for the Spurs to let Walker leave even though it wasn't the outcome I preferred. They had too many guards, and Walker wasn't progressing in SA. But I will never root against him to justify that move. I don't think he'll be scoring in the 20s regularly, at least not for a while. But I do think he can provide scoring and dynamism from his position. In many ways, the Lakers seem to be hoping Lonnie can be to them what the Spurs seem to be trying to make Primo be this season.

Dno about primo. Seemed like pop wanted Lonnie to be oladipo and the lakers are content with him being Lou Williams

[ambchang]

That's not true. Can't hold everyone to the same standards of Abdul-Jabbar, Bird, Johnson, Jordan, O'Neal, Duncan, James, etc., who mostly had decent or better teams surrounding them.
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Even robinson, dirk, Garnett, Barkley, west, dr J, moses Malone can drag their teams to the playoffs most of the time. Davis pretty much never or barely did.

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Another huge L for PATFO&fluffers

[ceperez]

26 points agains LAC. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cmal23vAbXE.

[rjv]

nice to see lonnie play "well"-even it was for the evil empire. still way too shaky from three point range and on the defensive end but at least he contributed, unlike westbrick. i actually didn't know which team on the floor i hated more.

[Mugen]

Good for Lonnie, hope he has a good year stats wise and gets a big contract next summer. Spurs & the old man were never a great fit for him.

[RC_Drunkford]

Even robinson, dirk, Garnett, Barkley, west, dr J, moses Malone can drag their teams to the playoffs most of the time. Davis pretty much never or barely did.

Aldridge too. But he thinks his "supreme basketball knowledge" supports the argument that AD is a top 75 player

[rankingtear]

The Lonnie Walker roller coaster continues. He is bad.. but is he? Yes.

[Leetonidas]

a role player would play better next to Anthony Davis and LeBron James vs Murray and Keldon?? gasp

[John B]

I think Lonnie is a perfect fit for the Lakers, I’m not sure as a starter, but even better. He provides them with occasional dunks and very entertaining. And he did some acrobatic move to the basket last night. The fans are entertained and he sells tickets. Even Coach Ham seems to be a perfect fit him, a player's coach. Just drive to the basket, he said just smiling, on one of the clips. I’m happy for Lonnie especially since nobody seems to want to sign him and now in a perfect situation.

[Spurs Homer]

Cannot believe i was rooting for the lakers…but i never really hated lebron or the brow- even tho both are pretty y..

but the HATE for the re traitor is just too much to overcome…

pretty sure i will root for ANY team the clippers play…

and it was nice to see Lonnie play decently.

[SpurSpike]

Lonnie would be out 2nd best player if he had stayed.

[4lifecowboy]

Beginning to look like Pop hindered Lonnie and Dejonte

[GAustex]

Beginning to look like Pop hindered Lonnie and Dejonte

This

[Vince Carter's ankle]

Beginning to look like Pop hindered Lonnie and Dejonte

I wonder why you didn't post this after the game with GSW

[Leetonidas]

Lonnie would be out 2nd best player if he had stayed.

That's more of a testament to how ty our team is

[BillMc]

Cannot believe i was rooting for the lakers…but i never really hated lebron or the brow- even tho both are pretty y..

but the HATE for the re traitor is just too much to overcome…

pretty sure i will root for ANY team the clippers play…

and it was nice to see Lonnie play decently.

[dbestpro]

I will be happy when we can move on from Pop. Time to let the next generation take charge.

[Harry Callahan]

Lonnie would be out 2nd best player if he had stayed.

No. Can't agree with than even today. Too many holes in his game.

Wildly inconsistent. I wouldn't have hated it if he stayed, but sinking a large amount of salary cap space into him is not a wise investment. He's five years into his career now and is looking to get a big contract soon.

The Spurs timeline (full teardown and rebuild) does not mesh with Walker's timeline.

[RC_Drunkford]

I think Lonnie is a perfect fit for the Lakers, I’m not sure as a starter, but even better. He provides them with occasional dunks and very entertaining. And he did some acrobatic move to the basket last night. The fans are entertained and he sells tickets. Even Coach Ham seems to be a perfect fit him, a player's coach. Just drive to the basket, he said just smiling, on one of the clips. I’m happy for Lonnie especially since nobody seems to want to sign him and now in a perfect situation.

he's a great fit for them. Another guy who shoots under 30% from 3. That's exactly what they need

[TD 21]

Even robinson, dirk, Garnett, Barkley, west, dr J, moses Malone can drag their teams to the playoffs most of the time. Davis pretty much never or barely did.

Context: Davis not only had bad - mediocre talent, but the best surrounding talent was chronically injured on top of that.

The guy was playing at a MVP/first ballot HOF level. If it wasn't enough to do much team wise, maybe just maybe he wasn't the problem.

Aldridge too. But he thinks his "supreme basketball knowledge" supports the argument that AD is a top 75 player

You people are ridiculous. First off, Davis was named top 75. Second, go virtually anywhere outside of this forum and spout this nonsense and you'll be laughed at and dismissed.

[Leetonidas]

26 points yesterday but 5 the game before. shooting 39% so far in two games and 16% from three yeah we really missed out on keeping this guy!