: Lakers taking and making calls on trading No. 2 pick

[baseline bum]

Maybe Givony means in a sexual way?

[DPG21920]

I would trade Aldridge for their #28 pick.

Then you sir are a very bad GM and I love you dearly so it pains me to say that

[DPG21920]

I just don't understand how Randle aside, you take another PG when you just burned a top 3 pick on Snitch? I mean, they have to really believe he can play 2 and/or that he's going to be cool being a Ginobili and taking a bench role.

[baseline bum]

Then you sir are a very bad GM and I love you dearly so it pains me to say that

It's like with Jefferson to the Warriors except it opens up capspace too. Aldridge is dead to me ever since he couldn't post up James Harden.

[DPG21920]

It's like with Jefferson to the Warriors except it opens up capspace too. Aldridge is dead to me ever since he couldn't post up James Harden.

Dude - I know people aren't happy with LMA but it's no where near the RJ situation. LMA still does many things well and there is no Kawhi to replace him if you move him.

LMA as the third banana is a very good thing IMO

[sasaint]

If the 76ers trade goes down I'd like to trade Green to them for their 2 early second round picks and Rishaun Holmes.

No way the Spurs could hoodwink the Sixers like that.

[sasaint]

I just don't understand how Randle aside, you take another PG when you just burned a top 3 pick on Snitch? I mean, they have to really believe he can play 2 and/or that he's going to be cool being a Ginobili and taking a bench role.

Or moving him. Maybe the deal is Lakers' #2 plus Snitch for the #1 either straight up or with a throw-in.

[sasaint]

Dude - I know people aren't happy with LMA but it's no where near the RJ situation. LMA still does many things well and there is no Kawhi to replace him if you move him.

LMA as the third banana is a very good thing IMO

Agreed. But finding the right #2 banana will be the trick.

[Russ]

Are you high on Randle? I have never seen anything out of him that makes me think they'd be better off holding onto him and drafting the Ball circus instead of getting Fultz.

Randle is an asset -- 22 years old, 6'9" and scores 13.2 at close to 50% with 8.6 rebounds in 28 minutes/game.

He may not be an all-star but he's not a throw-in. And the Lakers need live bodies with some semblance of potential.

As a Spurs fan, I'd probably take him for anyone other than Leonard.

[DPG21920]

Randle is an asset -- 22 years old, 6'9" and scores 13.2 at close to 50% with 8.6 rebounds in 28 minutes/game.

He may not be an all-star but he's not a throw-in. And the Lakers need live bodies with some semblance of potential.

As a Spurs fan, I'd probably take him for anyone other than Leonard.

WTF? I mean, Randle shows flashes but he was a damn top 5 pick you better show flashes. But he can't shoot. At all. Unless he buys in and lives up to his defensive potential he can GTFO of my team.

[BatManu20]

Sixers not messing around.

[DMC]

Lets offer Mr. Irreplaceable. He can dribble (as pictured above), shoot threes (might miss 70% of them but he shoots them!), and plays elite defense (send them some YouTube vids from 2014)

Who says no?

Without Danny Green we're light 1 Danny Green

[DMC]

Dude - I know people aren't happy with LMA but it's no where near the RJ situation. LMA still does many things well and there is no Kawhi to replace him if you move him.

LMA as the third banana is a very good thing IMO

What we know about LMA is that he can score if he really wants to score. He's much better if he's not the focal point of the offense. I just don't know if he's worth the price. He still will command big dollars and some team will pay it.

[DPG21920]

What we know about LMA is that he can score if he really wants to score. He's much better if he's not the focal point of the offense. I just don't know if he's worth the price. He still will command big dollars and some team will pay it.

Sure, but he's a fixed cost at this point on what is still a reasonable contract in today's dollars. Kick that can down the road a year.

Plus, this is what could be a contract year for LMA so you have to factor in he's probably going to be as focuses as possible (like that at ude or not).

[phxspurfan]

It's like with Jefferson to the Warriors except it opens up capspace too. Aldridge is dead to me ever since he couldn't post up James Harden.

He also shriveled up when Kawhi went down, which was the reason many cited as why he's been underperforming on the Spurs (not being the #1 option).


Meanwhile guys like Simmons and Murray went all out with their increase in minutes.


I even remember scrubs like Rasho going off when our #1 went down in the past (TD)

[TimDunkem]

Without Danny Green we're light 1 Danny Green

There are more out there. Some of them can even dribble and make layups.

[ducks]

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