2015-16 Los Angeles Lakers Thread

i love the potential of this team.

Originally posted by phatbutskinny:

i love the potential of this team.

lol at jrg though. come into the lakers thread to post that the lakers are eliminated with a photo of the team.

but don't worry, he's not hating

I'm really intrigued to see what Mitch does this offseason. I think it goes without saying that the best FAs we might bring in are guys like DeMar and Horford. Not going to come in here and instantly make us a contender but with the gradual growth of our youngins plus fit/scheme, it'll be something. Postseason ball at the least. Then who's to say he doesn't ship some of our young pieces and/or the draft pick that we may or may not keep. Lots of question marks.

D'Angelo
Jordan
DeMar
Julius
Al

^It ain't bad. I really like Horford's game in general. DeRozan – unless he can come in and play the 3, then I don't think he should be a priority. Not that I have a problem with him being our 2 and Clarkson coming off the bench, but we need a God damn wing. We haven't had a legitimate 3 since MWP/Trevor Ariza during the back2back.

i don't want derozan. ball stopper.

Originally posted by phatbutskinny:
i don't want derozan. ball stopper.

He gets that rap a lot. I don't know if it's 100% well founded. He's not Melo bad. I mean, he's also not a willing passer either.

I wouldn't mind him.

Wins are nice. Enough though. Be happy with keeping it close and move along.

Originally posted by StOnEy333:
Wins are nice. Enough though. Be happy with keeping it close and move along.

Agreed. Next two Suns games are big, starting this Friday.

Originally posted by phatbutskinny:

lol at jrg though. come into the lakers thread to post that the lakers are eliminated with a photo of the team.

but don't worry, he's not hating

Guy thought the magic would be no lower than the 5 seed in the east

Originally posted by crabman82:

Originally posted by phatbutskinny:

lol at jrg though. come into the lakers thread to post that the lakers are eliminated with a photo of the team.

but don't worry, he's not hating

Guy thought the magic would be no lower than the 5 seed in the east

Yeah total douche move. Before that the cardinals were like my 5th favorite baseball team. Not anymore

Looks like the maximum amount of cap space we'll have this summer is $63 million, which would be tops in the league.

Hopefully, we do something productive with it.

Originally posted by GameOver:
Looks like the maximum amount of cap space we'll have this summer is $63 million, which would be tops in the league.

Hopefully, we do something productive with it.

RE-SIGN KOBE!! 5YRMAXDEALZ!

Brandon Ingram is now ranked the No. 1 prospect in the 2016 NBA Draft class by Draft Express over Ben Simmons.

"Ingram is 14 months younger than Simmons, has a longer wingspan by four inches and a standing reach six and a half inches higher," writes Jonathan Givony. "Ingram is a better shooter – which is perhaps the most important skill in today's NBA – and has shown a much better trajectory throughout the college season. The intel on Ingram as a teammate and competitor has been much stronger than Simmons'. Yes, Ingram has a much more frail frame now, but it's easy to envision him filling out as he ages and matures."

Simmons has received criticism for his lack of competitiveness and also for producing hollow box scores.

"One NBA executive described him as a "taller Rajon Rondo, a more athletic Evan Turner, or a skinnier Royce White"," wrote Givony.

Originally posted by GameOver:

Brandon Ingram is now ranked the No. 1 prospect in the 2016 NBA Draft class by Draft Express over Ben Simmons.

"Ingram is 14 months younger than Simmons, has a longer wingspan by four inches and a standing reach six and a half inches higher," writes Jonathan Givony. "Ingram is a better shooter – which is perhaps the most important skill in today's NBA – and has shown a much better trajectory throughout the college season. The intel on Ingram as a teammate and competitor has been much stronger than Simmons'. Yes, Ingram has a much more frail frame now, but it's easy to envision him filling out as he ages and matures."

Simmons has received criticism for his lack of competitiveness and also for producing hollow box scores.

"One NBA executive described him as a "taller Rajon Rondo, a more athletic Evan Turner, or a skinnier Royce White"," wrote Givony.

Sweet, he'll be a sixer and leave them in 4 years and we'll get Simmons.

that gif