Lakers: going after Kiwi?

[Clipper Nation]

He left the Clipps $200+ million dollar offer on the tablePERIOD. Like Kawhi with San Antonio, he could have made more by staying with the Clipps. He bounced anyway

The offer's still on the table. It's just been moved to this summer from last summer.

Also, I'm glad the Clippers aren't paying that kind of money to CP0 in his 30s.

[daslicer]

With a $108 million cap for 2019-20 you'd have to do one of three things to land PG13 this summer and Leonard next:

1. Find someone to take Deng's contract, perhaps offering Ingram as a sweetener to do it.
2. Let Randle walk.
3. Not pick up the team options on both Ingram and Ball.

Checkmate

[baseline bum]

Checkmate

Not really IMO. Randle isn't very good so the Lakers should let him walk regardless what happens with PG13 and Leonard. No way he's worth the $20 million plus per season he'll be asking for.

[HarlemHeat37]

Not really IMO. Randle isn't very good so the Lakers should let him walk regardless what happens with PG13 and Leonard. No way he's worth the $20 million plus per season he'll be asking for.

You know a terribly ran team like the Mavs is fantasizing about signing Randle to a franchise-killing deal

[ambchang]

Oh man, it would be a huge screwup if the Lakers couldn't land Kawhi now.

[dfens]

Oh man, it would be a huge screwup if the Lakers couldn't land Kawhi now.

god loves the lakers sons

[Killakobe81]

With a $108 million cap for 2019-20 you'd have to do one of three things to land PG13 this summer and Leonard next:

1. Find someone to take Deng's contract, perhaps offering Ingram as a sweetener to do it.
2. Let Randle walk.
3. Not pick up the team options on both Ingram and Ball.

shhit no way would we give up Ingram to dump deng ...
a 1st rounder? Sure. Stretching Deng is also an option but onbiously Randle has to take a fair market deal. This has been outlined plenty and why Maginka cant cave to Randle's agent ...With no jumper 15 million is more than fair ...much higher than that we need to let him walk ...

[Killakobe81]

Not really IMO. Randle isn't very good so the Lakers should let him walk regardless what happens with PG13 and Leonard. No way he's worth the $20 million plus per season he'll be asking for.

isnt very good is an exaggeration but not worth $20 milly is a fact.

[DPG21920]

Good

Dropping knowledge for my LA brothers.

[DPG21920]

With a $108 million cap for 2019-20 you'd have to do one of three things to land PG13 this summer and Leonard next:

1. Find someone to take Deng's contract, perhaps offering Ingram as a sweetener to do it.
2. Let Randle walk.
3. Not pick up the team options on both Ingram and Ball.

Not true my man. Randle would walk but who cares if that means getting Kawhi. They can get Kawhi/PG if they trade for Kawhi or PG and sign one other with cap space even with Deng. Them dumping Clarkson put them in the driver seat.

[baseline bum]

Not true my man. Randle would walk but who cares if that means getting Kawhi. They can get Kawhi/PG if they trade for Kawhi or PG and sign one other with cap space even with Deng. Them dumping Clarkson put them in the driver seat.

I said only one of the three needs to happen. Randle walking would be enough for them to sign Leonard outright in summer 2019, assuming they add no salary for 2019-20 other than PG13 this summer.

[DPG21920]

I said only one of the three needs to happen. Randle walking would be enough for them to sign Leonard outright in summer 2019, assuming they add no salary for 2019-20 other than PG13 this summer.

Got ya - mis-read that then. But letting Randle go for nothing is really no big deal if it means a Kawhi/Lebron type player.

[baseline bum]

shhit no way would we give up Ingram to dump deng ...
a 1st rounder? Sure. Stretching Deng is also an option but onbiously Randle has to take a fair market deal. This has been outlined plenty and why Maginka cant cave to Randle's agent ...With no jumper 15 million is more than fair ...much higher than that we need to let him walk ...

Sign him for $15 million and he becomes the second big FA signing with PG13 and now options #1 and #2 I laid out are the only ones to get Kawhi next summer.

[spurraider21]

You know a terribly ran team like the Mavs is fantasizing about signing Randle to a franchise-killing deal

yeah. mavs were trying to build a core around deandre jordan and wes matthews

[DMC]

god loves the lakers sons

He loved his own son as well. You saw how that played out.

[DMC]

yeah. mavs were trying to build a core around deandre jordan and wes matthews

They'll end up with a Blake Griffin and Rodney Hood.

[dfens]

He loved his own son as well. You saw how that played out.

revived and rang tbh.

[DMC]

revived and rang tbh.

Sure he did

[LkrFan]

RC must be drunk AF. No team is giving him a "grand slam" for a disgruntled star. Just ask the Grizz

[DAF86]

RC must be drunk AF. No team is giving him a "grand slam" for a disgruntled star. Just ask the Grizz

Well, you will have to wait one more season if you want him, tbh.

[LkrFan]

Well, you will have to wait one more season if you want him, tbh.

Exactly. I think we may try Boogie on a 1-year prove it deal. If it works out, we have our starting 5 for the foreseeable future:

Zo
PG13
BI
Randle (?)
Boogie

If it doesn't work out, punt 1 max cap slot to 2019. Boogie is targeting training camp to be ready, but seeing what happened to Kobe post Achilles should give Maginka pause. Kobe's not 6'10" and 275lbs either.

Back on topic. I think SA gonna have to pull an Indy on Kiwi. I think his days in SATX are numbered tbh. Whether he plays for the Lakers or not doesn't really matter at this point.

[baseline bum]

Exactly. I think we may try Boogie on a 1-year prove it deal. If it works out, we have our starting 5 for the foreseeable future:

Zo
PG13
BI
Randle (?)
Boogie

If it doesn't work out, punt 1 max cap slot to 2019. Boogie is targeting training camp to be ready, but seeing what happened to Kobe post Achilles should give Maginka pause. Kobe's not 6'10" and 275lbs either.

Back on topic. I think SA gonna have to pull an Indy on Kiwi. I think his days in SATX are numbered tbh. Whether he plays for the Lakers or not doesn't really matter at this point.

You can't punt your max slot if you sign Randle. So you don't think they should give Boogie $48 million?

[LkrFan]

You can't punt your max slot if you sign Randle. So you don't think they should give Boogie $48 million?

If we get assurances that he is healthy, absolutely. I doubt it though.

Truth be told, he was my plan A until he blew his Achilles.

[Ice009]

You can't punt your max slot if you sign Randle. So you don't think they should give Boogie $48 million?

48M over how many years?

Would DeMarcus sign a one year deal or you think he'd go for more years at less dollars due to his injury and not knowing how he'll come back from it?

[lefty]

RC must be drunk AF. No team is giving him a "grand slam" for a disgruntled star. Just ask the Grizz

Kiwi for Steph, Dominos, Klay and Dray or bust