Free Agency Thread

[BAConrad]

Just now, J-ALL-DAY said:

Not only that, but for a guy with personality issues, wouldn't you want a trial run with him for a year to see he is a guy want long term or not? 

Sure he has a bad injury and will miss half the season, but for 5.3 million there was so little risk. 

But let's continue calling Boogie a clown and protecting the inept front offices around the league…….. 

LA absolutely should have went after Boogie. For the exact reasons you just said. But theyre one of very few teams that I believe should have signed him to anything more than a 1 yr 5-10 million $ deal. 

Hes a bad fit on GS on the court. He is ( well he WAS seeing as he ruptured his achilles just a few months ago and I doubt hes ever the same player again) the exact player who a team that wants to slow GS down would want...And also he actually doesn't play defense at all really, makes mind numbingly dumb turnovers A LOT, makes crazy weird and stupid passes, doesnt hustle back on D and leaves his team to play 4 v 5 which when youre already playing Curry, is terrible for your defense.

The Warriors signing DMC isnt so much about how it effects them (because I see him having almost little to zero meaningful impact on the court for them this year) but moreso about how teams like LA didnt sign him.

[BAConrad]

6 minutes ago, showtime said:

Who cares about the first season in Los Angeles for LeBron.  All this season is going to be is a chance to gain chemistry, get better and have a crap ton of cap space for the biggest FA summer in NBA history.  They're right on pace for where they need to be.  Not signing Paul George was a blessing in disguise.  George always comes up small in the biggest moments.  He's not built to play in an extremely high pressurized situation in Los Angeles with LeBron James.

It was funny when the Thunder lost to the Jazz in game six and people just went off on Russell Westbrook for shooting 43 shots.  Well, what the hell was Westbrook was supposed to do?  Paul George shot 2-16 in that game and Carmelo Anthony sucks.  Westbrook did all he could in an elimination game and kept the team afloat.  I'm not saying that George sucks or anything like that, but it might end up being a good thing that the Lakers didn't use their cap room on him.

Yeah why would the Lakers want a top 5 two way player in his prime to play alongside Lebron?

 

And you realize that Lebron probably doesnt have that many more amazing years left, yeah? LA doesnt have time to "take a year off and just see how their young core develops". Lebron signing there literally flips that line of thinking. Go ask the Cavs and the Heat.

[showtime]

1 minute ago, BAConrad said:

Yeah why would the Lakers want a top 5 two way player in his prime to play alongside Lebron?

 

And you realize that Lebron probably doesnt have that many more amazing years left, yeah? LA doesnt have time to "take a year off and just see how their young core develops". Lebron signing there literally flips that line of thinking. Go ask the Cavs and the Heat.

Because he can't handle the pressure and there are better players than him in the summer of 2019.  LA does have time to have a year and see because that's what they're forced to do at this time.  Even if they would have signed Cousins, then what?  He's going to to play until January at the earliest and he would have felt tons of pressure to return as soon as possible - which is the exact opposite of the situation with the Warriors.

The Lakers aren't winning the title this year regardless if they had George or Cousins, so in the big picture it doesn't really matter.  Next year, you have Durant, Leonard, Klay, and a bunch of other guys who you can sign and more that likely at least one of those guys will want to play with the Lakers and LeBron.  That's the year you start to make the legit championship push.  That's not going to happen this year.

Go ask the Cavs and Heat?  First off, he had another high quality star with him to start off both those situations.  He came to LA where that doesn't exist.  And finally, they play in the east.  Obviously that's a pretty huge deal.

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20 minutes ago, showtime said:

Who cares about the first season in Los Angeles for LeBron.  All this season is going to be is a chance to gain chemistry, get better and have a crap ton of cap space for the biggest FA summer in NBA history.  They're right on pace for where they need to be.  Not signing Paul George was a blessing in disguise.  George always comes up small in the biggest moments.  He's not built to play in an extremely high pressurized situation in Los Angeles with LeBron James.

It was funny when the Thunder lost to the Jazz in game six and people just went off on Russell Westbrook for shooting 43 shots.  Well, what the hell was Westbrook was supposed to do?  Paul George shot 2-16 in that game and Carmelo Anthony sucks.  Westbrook did all he could in an elimination game and kept the team afloat.  I'm not saying that George sucks or anything like that, but it might end up being a good thing that the Lakers didn't use their cap room on him.

Laker fans never disappoint. 

[J-ALL-DAY]

This makes little sense. So you're trying to win it all with the current squad? Then why not throw your best offer at Kawhi? You clearly are looking at the big picture yet couldn't afford to wait until January for Boogie's return? L-O-L…… 

[sdrawkcab321]

so they’d rather have javale mcgee all year than boogie for half a year when it matters most  

 

bad teams stay bad 

 

[showtime]

2 minutes ago, sdrawkcab321 said:

Laker fans never disappoint. 

I'm definitely not a Laker fan.

[sdrawkcab321]

Just now, showtime said:

I'm definitely not a Laker fan.

*salty sonics fans 

[showtime]

6 minutes ago, J-ALL-DAY said:

This makes little sense. So you're trying to win it all with the current squad? Then why not throw your best offer at Kawhi? You clearly are looking at the big picture yet couldn't afford to wait until January for Boogie's return? L-O-L…… 

So adding someone who ruptured their Achilles five months ago is going to make the Lakers win it all?

[J-ALL-DAY]

3 minutes ago, showtime said:

So adding someone who ruptured their Achilles five months ago is going to make the Lakers win it all?

Um, when did I say that? Are they going to win it all with their current team? They want to be competitive this year yet aren't going all in on Kawhi. What gives them a better chance of winning, their current team or with Kawhi? Exactly, so they aren't in win now by all means mode. Why couldn't they "afford the luxury" of waiting until January for Boogie's return? 

[showtime]

The interesting thing about Kawhi Leonard is that there is so much being reported that he says or believes, but yet he never actually has said any of it since he doesn't do any interviews or post on social media.  Stephen Jackson said he has spoken to Kawhi and they're friends - He has asked Kawhi about some of the things reported and Kawhi has told him they are not true.

[showtime]

Just now, J-ALL-DAY said:

Um, when did I say that? Are they going to win it all with their current team? They want to be competitive this year yet aren't going all in on Kawhi. What gives them a better chance of winning, their current team or with Kawhi? Exactly, so they aren't in win now by all means mode. Why couldn't they "afford the luxury" of waiting until January for Boogie's return? 

They're not winning it all with any team this year.  So why does it matter?

[CWood21]

1 hour ago, stl4life07 said:

How is this a silly post? I am just asking a question of was it a Lakers decision or a LeBron decision? Like sure LeBron thinks Cousins is one of the best big men in the game. Sure the Lakers are concerned about the Achilles, but for 1yr 5m, why not take the chance? Its silly that the Lakers signed KCP, McGee, Stephenson, and Rondo all to 1yr deals but was scared off by Cousins one a 1yr deal thats cheaper than all those guys they just signed. 

I think that's both.  The Lakers aren't going to put up a semi-competitive team out there.  DMC is at best going to be ready around the trade deadline.  If they feel they can put up a more competitive roster without DMC, so be it.  He's coming off a major injury.

[CWood21]

19 minutes ago, J-ALL-DAY said:

This makes little sense. So you're trying to win it all with the current squad? Then why not throw your best offer at Kawhi? You clearly are looking at the big picture yet couldn't afford to wait until January for Boogie's return? L-O-L…… 

Because gutting your roster for Kawhi doesn't do that.  The Spurs reportedly want Brandon Ingram, Josh Hart, Kyle Kuzma, 2 FRPs and swapping two other FRPS.  That's a HAUL.  That's fair value for a guy who isn't coming off of injury and didn't ask for a trade.

[CWood21]

6 minutes ago, J-ALL-DAY said:

Um, when did I say that? Are they going to win it all with their current team? They want to be competitive this year yet aren't going all in on Kawhi. What gives them a better chance of winning, their current team or with Kawhi? Exactly, so they aren't in win now by all means mode. Why couldn't they "afford the luxury" of waiting until January for Boogie's return? 

Does Kawhi and giving up what the Spurs want make them more competitive?  Maybe marginally.  Adding Kawhi doesn't suddenly jump them into that top tier with Golden State or Houston.  And I'm not sure how much better they are with Kawhi as opposed to their youth.