2019-20 WORLD CHAMPION Los Angeles Lakers Thread

Originally posted by Hoovtrain:

Originally posted by StOnEy333:

Originally posted by Hoovtrain:

Originally posted by LB49ers:

The thing that kind of annoys me is that the rest of the league actively colludes against the Lakers. No other team has to deal with that. The reports that one of the main reasons they traded Paul George is the fear of a Lakers dynasty.

Lakers have it so tough

Poor kings fans. Stuck in the Central Valley with nobody actively trying to force teams to make them better and the 4th best team in the state. It really must suck.

Haha No need to turn this into a kings thing to try and make yourself feel better about losing out on Leonard and having the most dysfunctional FO in the league lol. I know it sucks when Lakers don't just get everything catered to them. But hey that fringe top 5 seed and 2nd round exit should be fun

I see I struck a nerve. lol


Most dysfunctional FO, he says. Went from bottom dweller to favored to win it all in 2 years. Sounds pretty dysfunctional. But hey, Vlade might build something that could get the kings into the 8th spot one of these years. You should hold your breath waiting for that to happen.

Originally posted by StOnEy333:

I see I struck a nerve. lol


Most dysfunctional FO, he says. Went from bottom dweller to favored to win it all in 2 years. Sounds pretty dysfunctional. But hey, Vlade might build something that could get the kings into the 8th spot one of these years. You should hold your breath waiting for that to happen.

You're not the favorite anymore. Those odds were assuming you'd land Leonard.

Originally posted by StOnEy333:

Originally posted by Hoovtrain:

Originally posted by StOnEy333:

Originally posted by Hoovtrain:

Originally posted by LB49ers:

The thing that kind of annoys me is that the rest of the league actively colludes against the Lakers. No other team has to deal with that. The reports that one of the main reasons they traded Paul George is the fear of a Lakers dynasty.

Lakers have it so tough

Poor kings fans. Stuck in the Central Valley with nobody actively trying to force teams to make them better and the 4th best team in the state. It really must suck.

Haha No need to turn this into a kings thing to try and make yourself feel better about losing out on Leonard and having the most dysfunctional FO in the league lol. I know it sucks when Lakers don't just get everything catered to them. But hey that fringe top 5 seed and 2nd round exit should be fun

I see I struck a nerve. lol


Most dysfunctional FO, he says. Went from bottom dweller to favored to win it all in 2 years. Sounds pretty dysfunctional. But hey, Vlade might build something that could get the kings into the 8th spot one of these years. You should hold your breath waiting for that to happen.

A nerve has been struck indeed

So this is what the roster is looking like, right now:


PG: Alex Caruso (RFA)
SG: Danny Green
SF: LeBron James
PF: Anthony Davis
C: JaVale McGee

Bench: Kyle Kuzma, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Troy Daniels, Jared Dudley, Talen Horton-Tucker, Zach Norvell Jr. (Two-Way), Jonathan Williams (RFA)

They need another PG. Other than that, I think they did pretty good once the cards fell in place.

Originally posted by StOnEy333:

So this is what the roster is looking like, right now:


PG: Alex Caruso (RFA)
SG: Danny Green
SF: LeBron James
PF: Anthony Davis
C: JaVale McGee

Bench: Kyle Kuzma, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Troy Daniels, Jared Dudley, Talen Horton-Tucker, Zach Norvell Jr. (Two-Way), Jonathan Williams (RFA)

They need another PG. Other than that, I think they did pretty good once the cards fell in place.

You forgot Quinn Cook.

Originally posted by Willisfn4life:

Originally posted by StOnEy333:
So this is what the roster is looking like, right now:

PG: Alex Caruso (RFA)
SG: Danny Green
SF: LeBron James
PF: Anthony Davis
C: JaVale McGee

Bench: Kyle Kuzma, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Troy Daniels, Jared Dudley, Talen Horton-Tucker, Zach Norvell Jr. (Two-Way), Jonathan Williams (RFA)

They need another PG. Other than that, I think they did pretty good once the cards fell in place.

You forgot Quinn Cook.

And we have some $$$

Originally posted by Willisfn4life:

Originally posted by StOnEy333:

So this is what the roster is looking like, right now:


PG: Alex Caruso (RFA)
SG: Danny Green
SF: LeBron James
PF: Anthony Davis
C: JaVale McGee

Bench: Kyle Kuzma, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Quinn Cook, Troy Daniels, Jared Dudley, Talen Horton-Tucker, Zach Norvell Jr. (Two-Way), Jonathan Williams (RFA)

They need another PG. Other than that, I think they did pretty good once the cards fell in place.

You forgot Quinn Cook.

You're right.

Originally posted by TheGore49er:

Originally posted by susweel:

I knew Kawhi wasn't gonna sign with us he just isn't laker type of player. Dude doesn't like the attention and lakers always have the spotlight on them.

The fact that he was interested in the Clippers at all said enough. Nobody willingly wants to be a clipper lol. Hes a different dude thats for sure.

Kawhi picks New Balance as his shoe brand over Adidas, Nike, Puma, and Under Armour. No one wears New Balance basketball shoes. Pretty much sums up the type of dude he is. He just does things different which I kinda respect.

Originally posted by StOnEy333:

Originally posted by Willisfn4life:

Originally posted by StOnEy333:

So this is what the roster is looking like, right now:


PG: Alex Caruso (RFA)
SG: Danny Green
SF: LeBron James
PF: Anthony Davis
C: JaVale McGee

Bench: Kyle Kuzma, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Quinn Cook, Troy Daniels, Jared Dudley, Talen Horton-Tucker, Zach Norvell Jr. (Two-Way), Jonathan Williams (RFA)

They need another PG. Other than that, I think they did pretty good once the cards fell in place.

You forgot Quinn Cook.

You're right.

I like Caruso off the bench... does Cook start ?
I thought the Lakers had interest in retaining Rondo too..
Boogie Cousins is still out there and enjoyed playing with AD.... Lakers have the mid-level available.

Originally posted by TheGore49er:

Originally posted by susweel:

Originally posted by TheGore49er:

Originally posted by susweel:

I knew Kawhi wasn't gonna sign with us he just isn't laker type of player. Dude doesn't like the attention and lakers always have the spotlight on them.

The fact that he was interested in the Clippers at all said enough. Nobody willingly wants to be a clipper lol. Hes a different dude thats for sure.

The paul George thing was a surprise tho.

Yup lots of reports coming out now saying that they talked and both wanted to play together. Wasn't gonna happen with the Lakers, so Clipps made sense. For them to pull of that trade that fast, obviously this was planned out. Clippers FO had to tamper. If im Okc and lakers, i go snitch on em.

It's called Jerry West and his stealth moves... I remember Pau Gasol trade years ago came out of nowhere... These Lakers broadcast their every move.... sigh Jerry West

Danny Green is a nice add. But realistically they got screwed pretty bad here. They waited so long on Kawhi Leonard that a lot of the higher tier free agents they were interested in already signed with other teams. The left over guys are a real thin group. They probably over paid for Green who is good but not that good. The more important problem is there is not much left to fill out this roster. This is a real thin team with lots of holes and not much depth. I'm not sure they can fix it all this year. But they will have to just do their best to fill it out with whatever they can find for the right prices.

Alright AD. Let's see what you got buddy. Guy can't even pluck his own eyebrows and now is going to try to save the Los Angeles Lakers.

Can magic Johnson f**k off? Please

Lots of trolls up in here crowing about the Lakers losing out on KL. Is that what you do when your team just blew up or simply flat out sucks?

Going to be a fun season next.

Originally posted by nothing03:

Originally posted by TheGore49er:

Originally posted by susweel:

I knew Kawhi wasn't gonna sign with us he just isn't laker type of player. Dude doesn't like the attention and lakers always have the spotlight on them.

The fact that he was interested in the Clippers at all said enough. Nobody willingly wants to be a clipper lol. Hes a different dude thats for sure.

Kawhi picks New Balance as his shoe brand over Adidas, Nike, Puma, and Under Armour. No one wears New Balance basketball shoes. Pretty much sums up the type of dude he is. He just does things different which I kinda respect.

Even growing up he was a sixers/AI fan when everyone else around him including his family and friends were Laker fans. Said he didn't like the lakers.

If LeBron and AD are both healthy then they're one of the favorites to win it all. But how they fill out the rest of the roster will be crucial. The west is a murderers row. Can they win regular season games without him and stay in contention for a high seed? Last year there was no chance in hell he was gonna be able to rest and still make the playoffs.

Can't expect LBJ to play close to 82 games at 35 coming off an injury. When that drop-off in production happens, it happens quick.