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Doubt it. His head isn't on all that right; if he'd read all the posted about him here, we'd have had rumors of suicide attempts by now...Anybody doubt that he reads ST?
Yes, it was a good move. No, he wouldn't be an asset. I guarantee LAL tried to trade him to anyone who would take him for something useful in return and they had no takers
Doubt it. His head isn't on all that right; if he'd read all the posted about him here, we'd have had rumors of suicide attempts by now...Anybody doubt that he reads ST?
Probably could have had a perfect RRT if we kept him...just saying.
Unfortunately I don't think Lonnie will ever be a star or even a regular #3 guy on a good team....too inconsistent and a lack of defensive awareness. Doesn't really have the focus of a compe ive winner.
I sure liked him in that one game for us against the Rockets though.
He's a player that can put up good numbers, but not consistently. He'll have a role in the league (hopefully for awhile), but at best as a scoring punch off of the bench. Might fall into your 4th guard during the regular season.
I was thinking about Lonnie during the slam dunk contest, wondering why he was never invited to participate. Oh well.
Great kid, wish him all the best. But a good example how elite athleticism doesn't translate to being an elite professional basketball player.
Agreed. If Lonnie was an asset, Spurs would have been able to move him for at least a second-rounder.
The fact that they just let him play out his contract and walk meant there were no offers on the table, and he ended up on a 1-year contract with a Lakers team that was short on options and has still fallen out of the rotation.
He picked up well with 21 and 13 points the last two games with increased minutes. He's a streaky scorer who should always have a place at Lakers and bigger market with his highlight reel dunks. I don’t get the hate. I’m happy for this kid.
I like the kid, but I recognize that he has a LOT of shortcomings as a player. He plays no defense, and outside of a 3 point shot, and vertical athleticism that allows him to highlight dunk, he has no real basketball skills, and a pretty low bbiq. That’s not hate,it’s truth.
He has a great at ude and that alone should keep him in the league for a while.
Exactly. Good dude. Still figuring it out. For now is going to be fighting to keep a career.
Been fun seeing Lakers fan realize what Lonnie is or isn’t. He has a great highlight reel, but he is at best a bench player.
i don't think too many on ST hate lonnie, when he was a Spur, there he was frustrating to watch. also, i think that he's a laker makes it harder to root for him because he's a laker. but most here seem to wish him well because of how great a SA resident he seemed to be. he's still the same flawed player though.
Kind of pointless on this roster with Vassell already showing he's a much more complete player.
Don’t forget Branham…..
Pop ruined him trying to make him something he not and taking him out if he sneezed the wrong way
Lonnie is who he always was. A low confidence athletic freak with 0 bball IQ and no defense. He's at best an inefficient bench player with negative impact all across the board.
Lakers have Austin Reeves in the rotation ahead of Lonnie. It doesn’t look like Reeves is giving it up either. Lonnie barely plays nowadays. He might be a minimum contract guy next year.
I believe they will value the roster spot more than Lonnie.
Pretty much agrees with this board
https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2023/03/...ivision-5.html
Code:Still just 24 years old, Walker is an explosive athlete but he’s just an OK shooter and doesn’t provide much in terms of rebounding, passing or defense. When he’s been on the court, he has a minus-7.2 net rating, the worst among the team’s rotation regulars. When he’s off, the Lakers are plus-3.3. I’d be pretty surprised if he receives a starting salary at the taxpayer mid-level exception again next season.
You know, it's wild.
2 of the 3 things that are his negatives are things he can control with effort and attention.
He could have been much more than he is, but he's not.
His bbiq is low on both sides of the ball. I’m not sure that an effort issue.
Are y'all watching this? Our boy is going full SJax vs Mavs 2003
Walker playing the game of his life this quarter. Props.
Spurms
Lonnie just won the lakers this series. 15 pts in the 4th Qtr. The tradition of former spurs being traded and playing better for their new team continues
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