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Give me Parker and Kiwi and he's yours.
Agreed. Clarkson in my eyes isn't a deal breaker for drafting Russell. My issue is, if Russell is only marginally better than Clarkson, I'd rather see them draft Winslow if they don't take Okafor. For me it is about balance:
Clarkson
Kobe
Winslow
Randle
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Or...
Russell
Kobe
Danny Green
Randle
??
Or...
Clarkson
Kobe
Danny Green
Randle
Okafor
Thursday can't come soon enough.
Give me Parker and Kiwi and he's yours.
I like the idea of drafting Russell and signing Aldridge. Good for present and future.
Aldridge would get eaten alive in Los Angeles. We'd both be miserable. He'd be another coming of Samaki Walker.
Nah he is more a poor man's Pau. But with no Kobe (healthy) to drive or PJ to coach or Fisher to lead he would not be able to get us to 17
The mavs haven't drafted anyone since josh Howard I hope that changes soon
Boogie + LMA to the Lakers Rumor:
12:38am: People within the Trail Blazers organization increasingly believe Aldridge is set to bolt, while the Lakers have become confident that they have a shot, Stein reports in a full story. The Blazers plan to be “very aggressive” in efforts to convince Damian Lillard to sign a five-year max extension, according to Stein, who writes in the same story, though it would appear that they won’t have to try too hard, since the point guard wants to sign that extension after he becomes eligible to do so in July, as Shams Charania of RealGM reported in April.
12:16am: The Lakers have eclipsed the Mavericks on unrestricted free agent LaMarcus Aldridge‘s list of preferred destinations should he leave Portland, Marc Stein of ESPN.com reports (Twitter link). While the Spurs are now at the top of his list, Los Angeles is gaining traction as a potential landing spot, Stein adds. This is a change from a report made last week by Bleacher Report’s Ric Bucher, who noted that Los Angeles was a distant third on Aldridge’s wish list.
Dallas was previously regarded as the biggest threat to lure the talented forward away from the Blazers, and Aldridge had reportedly soured on San Antonio as a destination, according to a separate report from Bucher. The All-Star power forward can be fickle, as The Oregonian’s Jason Quick wrote several weeks ago, and that’s evidenced not only by his apparent change of heart regarding a long-term commitment to the Blazers but also his apparent reshuffling of preferred teams. League sources had informed Bucher that the idea of returning to his native Texas is what appeals to him, not any specific team.
The Lakers currently have $35,075,659 in guaranteed salary committed for 2015/16, which would leave plenty of room for the team to float a maximum salary offer Aldridge’s way. Though, with Los Angeles’ reported pursuit of the Kings’ DeMarcus Cousins, its cap figure could change drastically as a result. But landing the talented Cousins from Sacramento would likely strengthen the Lakers’ appeal in Aldridge’s eyes, though that is merely my speculation. One potential sticking point with such a frontcourt pairing would be Cousins’ stated preference to play more at power forward, which likely wouldn’t be the case if partnered alongside Aldridge. But a chance to contend could assuage Cousins in this regard, and it would certainly be a tremendous coup for Los Angeles to land both players this offseason.
LINK: http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2015/06/l...e-growing.html
LMA is too old and soft to be a max player. Don't do it, Mitch.
LMA is too old and soft to be a max player, while Kobe is not too old and not too injury-prone for a 2yr 48.5m contract...
Stop playing checkers son. That was a strategic contract. Depending on what we do tonight (trades or keep J Clarkson, Randle, #2, #27, #34 + a ton of cap space for 2015) and we still have enough to sign a max player this year despite Kobe's contract. Then we have enough cap space in 2016 to damn near sign 2 max players in FA. 2016 is the target. We put together a decent roster this year that may be a "player or two" away, take our lumps, then make our moves next year..
Boogie is a top 5 center, but I (hope) we don't mortgage our future to get him. Mitch has surprised us before (MVPAU) so all of my gibberish may be obsolete.
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FTFY.Stop playing checkers son. That was a strategic contract. Depending on what we do tonight (trades or keep J Clarkson, Randle, #2, #27, #34 + a ton of cap space for 2015) and we still have enough to sign a max player this year despite Kobe's contract. Then we have enough cap space in 2016 to damn near sign 2 max players in FA. 2016 is the target. We put together a decent roster this year that may be a "player or two" away, take our lumps, then make our moves next year..
Boogie is a top 5 center, but I (hope) we don't mortgage our future to get him. Jerry West has surprised us before (MVPAU) so all of my gibberish may be obsolete.
Logo wasn't employed by Memphis at the time of The Gift! tbh.
Could DPG be right? Lot of chatter all of the sudden about LA & Russ. Hope they don't.
LkrFan get in here
Well...uh.......hey LkrFan least you haven't been deported.
Knicks fans lol ...
Im Happy with DRussell now we need to get a big ...
Spurs fan right about a Laker pick over Laker fans.
Kobe only has one year to work his pedagogical magic on the boy.
No surprise you know my cap better than I do ... I am happy with it if they felt he was best player.
I love the pick. Gotta admit, I'm SHOCKED, but in a good way. The NBA has changed. We just saw the Dubs go small, which turned the Finals around, then win it all.
5-6 years ago the Lakers would have drafted Okafor. Times have changed and it's good to see our FO recognized this and drafted accordingly.
I could see the Lakers building around this kid. Hopefully Magic takes him under his wing - which I am sure will happen.
In today's NBA, you need good guard play. We just drafted the best in the draft.
Free agency is where we'll get our bigs. Cousins might still be a possibility...
You're welcome tbh.
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